The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
BASEBALL NOTES.

Being no longer a Yank, Ira Thomas
opines that Grifith's team Is as weak In
pitching as it ever was.
Continued cold weather at Philadelphia
may force the rival managers to call of
the series between the Athletics and
Phnlles
If Ty Cobb has another good season
he expects to settle down in Detroit next
winter in the billiard business with Wild
Bill Donovan as a partner.
II looks as though New Haven VIII not
get Lush Cleveland has transferred him
10 Nashville. and Lush must play in the
South if he wants TO play Al all.
Manager Jimmy Casey, OF Montreal, Is
looking after one Of the extra Outfelders
with the Detroit outfit. Drake a new
conner, is probably the man he viii get.
The first game Of the Georgetown-Vir
ginia series, which practically carries witt
il the Southern intercollegiate champion
ship. will be played at Charlottesville
next Saturday.
Reports from Indianapolis declare that
Charley Cars HO0siers are going stale
The weather there has been bad. and
practically all of the exhibition games
scheduled have been called off.
\ St. Paul paper says: est. Paul boasts
Of the only Indian battery in the business
Pitcher Leroy and Catcher Meyers are
the duo who are said to have the original
blood eourslng through their arteries.
Manager Clarke. of Pittsburg. is care
fully nursing Lever and Philippe this
spring The veterans have been given
L. Iov haF hsst A~s l.
clare that their arms are in fine shape.
Ned Heydon. the catcher who took French
leave from the Nationals last season, has
not yet reported at Kansas City. AS
Monte Cross has three other backstops
he is not worrying much over the stub
bornness Of the ex-Washington player
Philadelphia scribes are giving Walter
Irwin, manager of the Washington Tn
ions, the greater part Of the credit for the
good showing made thus far by the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania team. Irwin has
been coaching the collegians for several
weeks, paying particular attention to the
batters.
It would Re a good thing for amateur
baseball here if the officials Of the league
would get together and stTaighten out the
tangle in the Capital City League. The
Capital City League Is one of the most
representative baseball organizations In
this city. and ii is to be hoped that CON-
plete harmony viii be restored before the
opening of the season. Get together!
Cantiuon's crew is not the only Ameri-
can League club to find rough going in
the South and West All Of the major
league teams have been forced to step
some to win from the minors. The wise
old vets are taking no chances, while the
youngsters are going the limit in the con-
tests which are for practice purposes only,
Hugh Jennings says the boys who have
been raised on a farm are the ones FOR
baseball. They make the city lads take
the back seat every time" he declares
Yes. indeed. For instance there's Willie
Keller, a product of a farm in densest
Brooklyn. Look at the country boys who
have been making him take a back seat.
The boycott, dreaded by every Ioya
union fan. proposed against the Detroit
baseball club because nonunion carpenter.
had been employed at Bennett Park. Is
now but a disagreeable dream. At a meet
ing OF the federation il was decided TO de
strOy letters prepared for the purpose OF
requesting workingmen in other towns Il
refuse to attend games when the Tiger:
were playing.
President Farrell. of the New York
State Leagnue, has directed themanageTs
and owners Of the league teams to meet
In Wilkesbarre tomorrow TO adopt the
seasons schedule. II is expected the
meetins will be stormy. as @flkerbarre
Scranton, Syracuse, Albany. and Troy are
making vigorous objections to the sched-
ule as it has been outlined by President
Farrell. Wilkesbarre and Scranton want
Albany and Troy as their opening attrae.
tions.