The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-05
Baseball Notes.

INN Mcclure has signed a contract 10 manage
the Boston Americans again next year.
Jim Delehanty IL now playing nrst base for the
WAshingtons. He Is a good build for the position.
With wIlle Keller ard Hal Chase both laid up
with injuries, the HilltOppeTs are minus the ser.
vices OF two OF their fastest men on the bases.
Whitley A,perman Is scooping M the grounders
In large quantities almost daily showing that as
Joe Doyle. Gnhrth's unhasty pitcher. is some
thing OF a hitter. He Is no soft mark for any
i%wirIer,. He lands good and hard and makes his
The Detrolts are easily the most popular visiting
team that comes 70 American League Park. Among
cause It is bright and there is nothing offensive
or personal in II.
getter, according TO the latest averages. He had
circumnsvtgated the diamond sixty nine times
among the Hmencsn Iesguers. with siSty.one.
The Cubs have not been free IRON ~ fortune by
any means. yet they have a lead. and n long one.
Srs"i laid ap for a While. Johnny King has done
a sentence for kicking and Chance has been ont
OF commission several times.
a peculiar accident happened In q game at West
neld: Mass the 9,ne. day a boy was watching
started for a foil: The boy lay down on the grass
TO allow the catcher 70 step over him The spike
tor. q rash in the scalp s,I inches LONG.
Sow is the season Of the year when tho scouts
az. busy d,Sg,.T .s ", y s,1nSy blood, s%sI TIN bne isc, Is ,b a.,
only a small pOportion o. newsomers make good
The harder II Is - hold a Job In one the better the
quality OF the play.
In one Of the recent Amateur League games
there was an amount Of weird coaching and sense
less kicking over the umplrc's decisions, although
at vgnancr With the best spirit OF sport, n II was
a sample OF Amateur League tactics then there Is
need ~ drastic reform In this ethical side OF the
game. There were kicks when there was not the
shadow OF a doubt that the umpire was night,
and absurd kicks that a professional would not
think OF meldnR.
Dave Ful,z, the former centre mel der Of the New
York Americans and now practising law in this city.
team last Saturday when 9 bstted ball struck him
In the nose. The nose was broken, the injury being
a conpound fracture. Dave met With a serious N
In 1 collision with Kid Elberfeld his law was broken.
Once he hurt his knee playing baseball. Yet he
went through several seasons OF football without 10
much as scratching his skin.
Haplon tells Of case Of base running by McGraw
and Kselcr IN the old OrLole days which must have
boen Q wonder. With McGraw on flrst. kecler hit
a liner 20 left which went to the nelder on the
fsght on to third at fuIi III. Nor did he stop az
third Bill Joyce. was playing that bag. and by
the time he had dug the ball out OF the dirt and
swung around Tor msG5Sv ~ inc ls.'sT wa; on his
did, knocked the ball out OF McGuire's mitk and
boforo Nc, ulre could recover IL Keller, too. was
over the plate.
The New York Nationals think George Browne
New YORK Americans think the same OF Holman,
sad the Cievelands Of Bay. browne move. more
had the advantage Of pointers riven by M mry
Wefers but IS W natural speed II isa hs I'd question
" decide. Jimmy harrctt ran. or could, get down
70 nrst With ~l!Gh.ninr speed. and once past hrst
few s~a s ssss'sa.i ran nv. sSsir' 8ns, 70 gaaii Chase or p,
Dougnsrsp. Willie Keeier. Jimmy Sheckard and
TopU Harssei av not In the snail clsss-