The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
Baseball Notes and Comment

The many friends Of big "Cy" Young
win regret TO learn that the long expected
event In his family came to an unfortu-
nate end. the little one dying soon after
birth.
\ joint meet Of both major leagues at
the close OF their respective seasons for
| superiority in baseball events would
/ doubtless be most nteresting.-Boston
Herald
Manager McCloskey, Of the Cardinals,
says he must have some good outfieiders
L won't be easy for him to find the kind
he wants II Spike Shannon wasn't good
/ enough
/ Jennings has been the hit Of the year
at the SOuthside grounds in Chicago and
has made friends instead Of enemies ont
/ Of the SOX Tooters, much as they delight
/ ed in beating him.
Dick Harley. the old Lacquer. has been
/ up against it this season. The Trenton
/ club was forced to release the veteran.
/ as he was unable 10 get his throwing
arm IN working condition.
/ ANY one who was inclined to question
/ the hold which the amateur sport has on
. the baseball followers of the District
ShoGld have Witnessed the crowd and en-
/ thusiasm at National Park yesterday
A celIsrette a large library, a floral
horseshoe a big Napoleon hat In flowers.
d purse. and a small brown sheep were
among the things that Lajuie received
| from his many friends on Lajoie Day.
A fan at Gulfport, Miss. in the Gulf
Coast League yelled TO player Reilly
that he would give him 81 if he knocked
a home run. Reilly complied and clout-
ed one over the fence. The fan made
good
1t pays 10 have a winner. The Athletics
played 20 $3.50 last week. getting as
/ their share S23.00o. At that rate it takes
a very short time TO pay the salaries OF
the club for the season. The pr0ftS for
the season are estimated az Sl50009.
Outside of King Larry, Bobby Wallace,
OF the Browns, is the highest sslarled
player IN the American League. He gets
S5,5o-Cleveland Leader. And how about
/ Jimmy Collins. who gets a salary that
makes that of Larry look insignificant?
Funny how men who can throw ls5
yards in practice can throw only l33 when
IL comes 70 a showdown Laieaune
threw a little over 133 yards at Cincinnati
II has been talked for weeks that 40
yards was easy for him. Hatfelds world
record still stands just the same.
The Baltimore club, In appreciation Of
the services rendered 1t by Capt. Wilbert
Robinson. when he caught a game at
Oriole Park several months ago. has pre-
sented the veteran with one Of the hand
soonest gilt parloT cabinets ever seen in
Baltimore. Robbie" was away on "a
hunting trip for about ten days. and -e-
turned to find the handsome present at
his residence.
Toronto has a lead Of eight full games
in the Eastern League, where the season
ends September .. The pennant is prac-
tically cinched by the Canuck team, which
is anxious FOR a series with the Associa-
ton winners. Toronto is likely TO be ac-
COmmOdated by either Columbus or To-
ledo II played. the series Will be con-
Quoted under the rules Of the National
Commission.
Says Harold Lanigan, OF St Louis:
Cleveland doesn't play near good enough
ball 10 cause the Cubs much trouble.
JOSS, 1 think, is the only pitcher n
Lajoie owns who would be very trouble
some 40 Chicago's cracks. Almost surely
would Rhoades and Thielman, both ex-
Cardinals, be easy. ! doubt If Leibhart !
would be winner. Hess. II he rounds !
70, might prove a stumbling block"
Following a dispute on the playing field
Pitcher Harry Hammond. of the Spring- |
field Central League team. and Manager
Don Cameron, of the Terre Haute team |
engaged in fight at a Springfield hotel 1
Both were arrested, Hammond on a 1
charge Of disorderly conduct. and Came /
ron for carrying concealed weapons and /
being disorderly. Because Mckenzie WAS 4
injured, Hammond acted as umpire and 4
one Of his decisions angered Cameron.
Says the Indianapolis News: Manager /
Bill Clymer, of the Columbus team
almost threw the attaches OF the union
station into a fit last night when he an
peared at the gate attired in the gavest
color scheme they had ever witnessed
Clymer wore a natty blue suit. a green
hat and red necktie, from which pro-
truded a large white diamond. When
ne made his appearance there was much
comment and one uncharitable person re-
marked: He is Kl0ndike rich"
In these days of speedy. fast base
ball. says Sam Crane, players minds
got to be working overtime looking for
advantages. and, II they don't the other
llUuflon
Of speed with either mind or feet causes
havoc There is no excuse for a player
nowadays not to sprint with his mind as
we'll as his feet, and they both have got
TO work IN unison. There is az much
necessity for team work between a play
er and himself as between a player and
his fellows"
The major league clubs have the exclu-
sive right to draft from all National AS
seoiation clubs until October Is. with the !
exception that from Class A clubs only II
one player can be drafted at S1OG0
player. The other classes in the National
Association have their innings at draft
ing. as follows: Class A. between Octo-
Der 10 and November 10; Glass b. between
November 10 and December Is; Class c.
between December Is and January Il. In
each class the draft is limited to two
players per club at this schedule: For
players in Glass B, $500 each; for PLAYERS
IN Class c. $500 each; for players in Class
D.. 500 each.