The Washington herald., 1908-04-27
CAUGHT ON THE FLY

With Tannehill. Parent, and Atz in the
infeld the White sox must look Ike g
new team TO the fans.
Ed Hughes. the pitcher who refused to
go TO Little Rock when disposed Of by
the Boston Americans. has now signed
with Jimmie Caliahan's Logan Square in
dependent club Of Chicago.
Toledo has sold First Baseman Dwyer
to the Des Moines club Western League.
The sale means that Pete Lister has been
selected as the permanent first basemaR
Of the Hens
The New York club has asked waivers
on Infelder Hansfan. AS Manager Kel-
ley, Of the BOstons, thinks he can use
Hannifan IN the absence OF Dave Brain,
the Giants probably will lose the serY-
ices Of the clever utility man.
Secretary John H. Farrell has announced
that the Atlantic Association, embracing
the territory Of Portland and Lewiston
! (Me), Pawucket, WOons0cket, and New
port Or. T.. and Taunton CMass) has
qualified for membership in the National
Association.
If Patsy Donovan could gather to
gether a team that could play up to the
level OF the pitching that graces the club
he would win so many worlds champion
ships that the ceremony would be abol-
ished." says an Eastern baseball man.
Chief" thinner has slipped a little
farther down the baseball ladder. No
regular league umpire job offered Itself
70 the former Cleveland catcher, and he
has accepted a job as umpire for high
school games in his home city for the
coming summer.
Considering the showery weather hat
prevailed throughout the East on sat
urday, the Union League drew remark
ably large crowds. Although the outlaws
confiicted with the Tri-State at Reading.
nearly 5000 fans braved showers 10 see
Reading and Washington play.
Catcher Jack Sullivan got hiIpself in
Dad with the Kansas City fans. he was
not playing a good game and the fans
began TO boot him. He turned upon them,
using vile language. When Monte Cross
attention was called to il. he ordered Sui
livan out Of the game and threatened to
suspend him the next time.
That the CIevelsns rooters like the style
Of game being put up by the Maps this
year Is demonstrated by the attendance.
They are still making errors, not many,
Il is true, and they are still making an
occasional error Of judgment, but neverthe-
less they are playing a much more gin
gerry and much header game than last
year. That combination with their natg-
raj mechanical ability should go a great
ways toward landing them well toward
the top.
! The Union League is a new venture. Il
/ is what is known as an outlaw" organ
/ Ization; that is, IT. is padding its own
canoe. and has gone into several cities
which have clubs in the major leagues.
Among these are Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, and Brooklyn, and It win
also conflict with minor league teams in
! Reading and Wilmington. The organ
/ izers of the league believe that there Is
room in each Of these cities for another
1 club. and they propose TO develop the
| field The Union League has started out
| In businesslike way. and up 70 date has
made a very favorable impression. II IL
/ plays good, clean baseball and doesn't
! get mixed up in a row with the big
league through reaching out for star
| players. its chances for success are good.
| Philadelphia Press