The Washington herald., 1908-07-13

Double-header to-day. First game at ?
o'clock.
The Nationals are only two points be-
hind St Louis in team hitting.
Kitty Bransield, Of the Phillies de-
nles the story to the effect that he is
after the Spokane franchise.
Manager Jim McAleer says he will
send Bill Dineen after "Cy' Young
when ST. Louis plays in Boston.
McAleer is trying TO buy Mig Smiths
release from the SOx for cash and pre-
serve his own pitching stan intact
Earl Mack, the young son OF the Ath-
letics' managers Is putting up a fast
game at second base for the Atlantic City
team
Gene Demontreville has quit the B.r-
mlngham team Of the Southern League.
He viii probably retire from the dia-
mond
! The Cleveland players feel very much
at home when they reach Boston. NO
/ American League club is the attraction
/ there that Lajoie and his boys prove to
be year after year
/ Eloerfeld is said to be trying to get
/ I.aporte back from Boston. Might be
good scheme for him TO get Powell, How
! ell. Williams. and Hoffman back from St
Louis M the same time.
The Detroit American team is carry
ing with it a mascot bat boy. an ebony
hued pick called Rastus, who was picked
up in Chicago He will have a home as
long as the present streak lasts
"Rube" MarQuard has pitched twenty
mine games for Indianapolis this season.
winning twenty of them. Wood, the Kan
sas CITY pitcher. classed by some mag
mates as the equal Of Marquard, has won
six and lost eight.
The Tigers awakened sorrowful memo
ries in New York. They reminded the
fans there Of that glorious Yankee team
OF two seasons ago that threw everything
else aside and batted, batted until they
had hammered their way from seventh
place 90 first.
The greatest secret OF Jennings sue
cess. aside from his gameness and spirit.
IS the fact that he is a judge OF human
nature When he watched COBB. he saw
the world greatest natural ball player
in the making. He realized it. and re-
fused TO interfere with the lads natural
lprogress Cobb learned 10 feel the con-
fdence placed in him, and what fol-
lowed is history 40 ball player ever put
I'm a more sensational season.
Bugs Raymond the Cardinal spitbaIl
J pitcher. landed in Chicago the other day,
decorated with numerous buttons and
badges. He was unable 10 recall how or
when he left St. Louis. lie had a lively
time I'm the Windy City. where he was
istIl holding forth at last accounts. Car
iyou blame anybody for wanting 10 break
away from those Cardinals once in a
while2 Bugs may be a little nutty. but
/, mot enough 10 want 10 stay In st. Louis.
Dispatches from St Thomas tell sac
tale OF what is feared 20 be the end Of the
Canadian Baseball League. The entire ST
Thomas team with the exception OF two
local members. took leave of the town the
lother day and went home. Most OF ths
members Of the aggregation live in Buf
.. falO. and all managed 10 secure the price
Of transportation. The league IS talking
! OF substituting Port Huron for one Of IL:
towns. and President Long. Of London, /.
making a manfuI EFFORT 20 save the or
: ganizatlon from the wreck which threat
ems.
, UngIaub has reason 10 feel pleased with
. the change. as his home IS in Williams
! port, Pa. and he will be within striking
distance while the Washington team &
playing home games Unglaub came &
Boston from the New York American
( League club in 1905. and during that sea
q son played as a utility infelder. In 100
Q he Jumped 10 the Trl-State League, bu
n returned TO Boston in 1907, and has bee
] here ever since. AS FAR as the relativ
y merits OF the two players so, II is un
0 doubtedly a fact that Unglaub is bet
b, ter player than Stahl. There has. how
ever been some friction between the for
2 mer and the local management. and
, was thought best 10 make the chang
l. for this reason as much as for any Other
]. Ungaub was formerly with Cantillor
T. playing with Milwaukee in 1903. when tn
!. latter was manager Of that team.-Bosto
~ / Herald