The Washington herald., 1907-10-04
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.


The Tigers had four double plays.
Double-header with the Athletics this
afternoon.
Bill Kay was there with three hits out
Of four times up.
The Boston Nationals lead the National
League IN double plays
Wild Bill Donovan has now won TWEEN
ty-six out Of thirty games.
Jennings received nearly 200 kilograms
of congratulations yesterday.
The AthIeuc-Detrolt series ended.
eleven games to eight, in favor Of De
troit
Harry Davis has made eight home runs.
He leads the American League in doubles
and homeTs.
Canullon viii use Walter Johnson and
probably Falkenberg to-day against Wad-
den and Plank.
was presented with an elaborate floral
piece, the gift of the Knights of Colum-
bus, of which order the manager is a
member
Two Of Griffth's releases. Howell and
Powell. are pitching great ball for the
Browns. Griffith is short Of pitchers, and
he has never replaced that pair.
The New York Nationals took seven
teen out OF twenty-five games in the
series with St Louis Chicago took six
teen out of twenty-one from Brooklyn.
There VIII be twice the seating capacity
on the Chicago National grounds for the
worlds series that there is for the ordi-
nary game of the regular championship
season.
/ Ty Cobb was injured in sliding into sec
/ ond base and Lowe took his place IN
right field. Cobbs injury is only slight
so he viii be In the line-up against the
/ Browns.
Owner Taylor Of the Boston Ameri-
cans is on the wrong end of a 500 BET
that Cleveland would beat Chicago IN tEt
race. A Chicago fan named Burns will
cash.
/ Start TO talk baseball 10 a Philadelphia
man twenty years from now and he viii
( say Yes. but do YOU rememer that sew
/ enteeu-inuing game with Detroit when
-" &c
Mr. Crawford has been making bis
I gain on Mr Cobb for first place in tn.
/ American League batting. and his hitting
is decidedly better than that OF thg
/ Georgian.
Percy SldIin, the Dartmouth pitcher
has refused au offer of $fpJ for a two
year contract with the Boston Ameri-
cans. He is now negotiating. il Is said
with the White Sox.
Pitcher Walsh. of Danvius. Va. who
has been signed 10y the Chicago Nation
ais. is an inch taller and fifteen pounds
heavier than his brother, Big Ed
Walsh, or the White S0N
The Providence reserve list is very
small owing to the fact that IL was al
most wholly a borrowed club. The play
ers reserved are CrUuiu. Poland. Stevens
Swanson, Rock, Crawford. and PheIan.
In the first Detr0it-Athletic game OF
the series just completed iu Philadelphia
Donovan pitched ls3 balls % lg. for
Plank. Donovan was compelled 20 use
tWeuty-seven balls on HarJsel and TWEEN
Jy-thTee on Nichols.
Sporting Editor Edwards. Of the CIeve-
land Plain Dealer says that. while there
is no particular love Tor the Der5lts ln
that city outside OF Jennings. Cleveland
people prefer the Dctroits rather than
the Athletics 90 take the penuant
Two smarty dressed girls crowded into
a Woodward car. one firmly clasped "a
sporting extra. She glanced lurrIedlv
over the baseball story I'm so glad
Donovan won" said the little blonde.
hes got such pretty teeth.'-DetroIJ
Journal
Barney preyfuss says he Will not back
the Chicago cubs against either the Ath-
leugs or the Detroits. Tor the reason that
they are merely "a good base running
team. and it Will take more than ability
In that line To enable them 20 land the
worlds peuuant
The Rock Island team. champions of
the Three-I League, shut out Blooming
ton in four consecutive games and de-
feated Clinton four straight by the score
Of % 10 %. and played saveury-tW0 con-
secutive innings without a run being
scored against them.
Frank do Haas Robson, the ST Louis
National League maguate, sounds q dis
cordaut note when be makes q plea for
"a baseball trust This scheme crops ont
now and then. but the trust system is
too unpopular o. saddle upon our most
popular game.-Bostou Herald