Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-07
BASE BALL NOTES.
A red-hot day, with prospects OF equal!
heated base ball.

A red-hot Gay, with pToSpccls VI 'oQu1iAy
heated base ball.
Pitcher Frank Smith is not with the
White Sox, being at his home in Pitts
burg. That removes at least one OF the
Nationals handicaps.
Ex-Manager Clark Griffith finally re-
turned to New York yesterday. and 1t Is
reported that he will shortly start for
his ranch in the west.
A no-score game with eight or ten hits
on side is q sight more interesting than
any no-hit game.
Danny Green, a member of the Chicago
White Sox only three years ago, has been
turned over to Sioux City by the Milwau-
kee club.
No batter can be credited with base
hit on any ball that results In forced
play. If batter hits safely to the field
and the runner on first is thrown out at
second, no base hit is credited.
If Sallee of the Cardinals and Falken-
burg of the Washingtons would kindly
stand back to back it would settle mo-
mentous question as to which Is the taller
Catcher Mclean of the Reds has been
holding out for bets on his throwing to
bases too long. A bush Lacquer who
wears the name of Bunny Pearce Is
q
while Mac is giving his throwing arm a
rest.
Glaze, the old Dartmouth star. was in
Sunday, and the Orioles could do nothing
with him. Three hits were their limit.
and Glaze famed nine men.
Manager Fred Clarke Of the Pittsburg
team has given his players instructions
to let the umpires alone. There is moth
ing gained" says Clarke, "by paying at
tention to the unlpires. but it may mean
big loss when men get put out Of the
game.
Wagner Of the Boston Americans has a
dry wit. In the sixth innin gof the no
hit game which Cy Young pitched against
the New Yorks last week he asked: How
many hits have they made of you, Cy?"
Il don't think they've got any yet" re-
sponded Cy. WELL" said Wagner, I'm
as good as the whole New York team. I
haven't got any yet. either"
A Boston scribe has figured it out that
the reason the Beaneaters do not win
games Is because they fail to hit when
hits are needed. When you know that
that is the reason all ball games are lost.
you will perceive that for good clear logic
this chap has Aristotle and Plato showed
into the minors.
P1ttSOurg papers are saying now tnat
it was the fighting spirit Fred Clarke put
into the Pirates that took them to the
front.
Harry Cole of Berwick, player on the
Benton base ball team. died, at the City
Hospital at Wilkesbarre, Pa. yesterday
from a fractured skull, having been
struck over the left ear while at the bat
Saturday in game against the Divide
team. Pitcher Howard Shannon threw a
sharp inshoot which Cole tried to dodge
but could not. and the ball struck him
with great force. He was knocked sense
less and when it was seen that he was
seriously injured he was taken to Wilkes
barre Sunday night. He died without re-
gaining consciousness.
When the Philadelphia National League
Club asked forSwaivers on the services of
Harry Mccormick, an outf1elder, who was
once Giant, the New York club refused
to relinquish its claim on the player. In
der base ball law, therefore, Mccormick
reverts to the Giants. He was once a
member Of the club. He has been signed
by McGraw to act as utility outfielder.
Merkle will be the infield utility man.
while Mccormick will occupy the po-
sition which Samuel Strang Nick|in once
held with the club. For their double VIC
tory over the Philadelphia Saturday John
T. Brush, owner of the Giants, announced
that each player would receive a new pair
Of playing shoes.