The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
DIAMOND DUST.
Great finish for the Nationals!

PICK Detroit 70 Win the AIleIlIeA 4-eds 1e
pennant
Honus Wagner. the great Pirate. has
jumped into the lead in the National bat
ting race.
Jack Thoney. Of Boston. created a great
impression in Cleveland By his daring
base running
The New York Giants are now trying
10 slug the ball Sacrifice hitting is said
70 be a lost art with them
Jennings himself has hasJened 10 deny
that he has choice other than BIZ Cough
In as captain for the Detroit Tigers
Clarke Griffith says he considers Stone,
Of the St louis Browns. the most vaiU-
able player on any team IN the American
League.
It took a long time for the Nationals
70 get TO Doc White. but when they com
menced 10 hammer him they drove him
or the rubber
New YORK. the tanender IN The Ameri-
can League race. IS credited with the
most stolen bases. It's players have made
an aggregate Of 10
The latest spoken OF as manager OF the
Hishlaldsrs IS Jack O'ConnOr. the old re
liable catcher Il looks. however. as II
II was only a ruu1or-
Frank BoweG1nan was hurt June after
playing IN the ssveuteer-inEing game
against the Cubs He was out two days
more than seven weeks
John Cancel says he has picked UP d
good pitcher IN Gasford- or Waterloo.
Iowa but won't get him until the end OF
the minor league season.
Wagner leads the National League in
extra bases with I9 doubles. l3 triples
and 5 home runs. an aggregate Of 49,
CObbs aggregate Of extra bases IS 81
Danzig. the Red Sox first baseman who
Is getting experience with the Portland.
Greg. club. Is batting better than he ever
did In the New England League. and is
at the top Of the hrst-sackers' list IN
fielding
Jesse Burlzett. manager OF the Worces-
ter team. got nob5ed az Lynn. Mass, the
other day TIE experience must have re-
minded Jesse Of the old Cleveland days
when be played with Pat Tebeau. Chiles.
O'Cozuor. &c
A cry OF horror went Up as Hans Wae-
ner got a spike IN the shin Not because
st hurt him, but because 1t didn't break
his leg New York fans Just now would
almost commit murder 10 get that Dutch
man out Of tEe garn---New York World
Cobb. The Detroit champion bitter leads
the American League IN two bageers,
having made & He shares with Craw-
ford the lead Tor rh-ee-bazEe-s with H.
and the latter has made the greatest
number Of home runs, . being credited.
with COBB and ROsman following close
with each
One scout declares himself 10 the extent
that the American Association this year
IS particularly bereft OF material fast
enough 70 20 higher lie can see but one
OF two outdeIders. no Irfelders OF note
and but few catchers that VIII 90. In the
pitching department he admits there IS
more class.
The sh-evvd scouts of the major league
clubs are reporting little promising pitch
Ing material IN the minor organizations
this summer. Jack O'Connor. who has
been scouting FOR the ST Louis club.
says that all the youngsters are using
-5= sp;t-baI. and sP!t-baU pitchers are so
short-lived that he doesn't want them.
Chick Evans. tce Hartford Connect
cut state League pitcher. broke all
twlrIi1g records iu a game with Bridge
porc. Evans BANKED Bridgeport without
the seuola-ce q a hit Nary a man got
10 first base Nary a ball got past the
in6eld- Evans famed ten men and tossed
out another The second bsseuan had
seven chances. the clird bzsenau four
and the frsl 0aseman twelve.
Pitcher Geo-se Winter. bought BY De
trojt. went 10 Boston in June. 1871. The
first year the American League put club
il Boston He had made a reputation as
a pitcher FOR Gettysburg College. and was
recommended 20 President c. W Soners
BY Eddie Plank. or the Philadelphia
Americans. He was a success almost
from the start. and though never a con-
slsJenr pitcher. had periods Of great ef-
fectiveness that helped his club to win
the two championships that went 70 Bos-
ton
Il is the general opinion that no pitch
CT can ever throw both right and left
handed with equal skill Back IN the
SOS. when Jim 8IcAIeer and Ed Mexican
were playing with Youngstown. in the
Iron and OIL LeaEue. an ambidexUrOus
pitcher by the name Of Keenan, played
on the same team This man could work
equally well with right OF left On July
4. ISS5 NcAleer says he pitched two
games against New Castle, twirIing the
morning game with his right and the
afternoon performance with his left hand
winning both games.
The New YORK club officials have decId-
eQ 70 Dl4lu &dQiuonS 10 Lle STANDS q the
Polo Grounds now. instead Of waiting
until next spring The turning away Of
The crowds from the game last Saturday
and the fact that the Giants have a grand
chance 70 win the pennant and thus break
into another worlds championship battle,
induced President Brush 70 wire for
James Foster. the originator OF the style
OF stands used az Philadelphia Pitts
burg Boston, and by Yale. Princeton,
and the big athletic clubs Of the East
The Foster stand Is the best that can be
constructed.
It looks now as Il President Watkins.
OF the Indianapolis club, will make
league record for sale Of players. Rube
MarQU2rd has already been planted for
S11.e0o, and now comes the announcement
that Catcher Pat Livingston has been
sold 10 the Boston Americans and Short
stop owen Bush to the Detroit Ameri-
cans. Players sold this early IN the game
rarely bring less than $500 This esti-
mate might be a fair one on these two
men. despite the talk that Bush ought
TO be worth as much as MarQua7d. Co
ing on the basis that Watkins got S3S03
each for these players. S17.oo0 would be
the price obtained for the three men
HAGERSTOWN REPEATS.