The Washington herald., 1908-05-24
BASEBALL NOTES.

the game
Five Of the ten hits made by Detroit
were infield affairs.
-Four thousand, six hundred and eleven
fans were on hand.
Bill Shipke and Jack Warner worked
the squeeze play to perfection.
Cantillon will use Bill Burns tomorrow,
while Jennings expects to pitch Siever.
A Fan.-A wins The Nationals won
two straight games from the Philadelphia
Athletics.
Otis Clymer expressed himself too forci-
bly, 10 Umpire Evans. and was chased To
the clubhouse
Al OTth showed great form at New York.
shutting out Chicago. Smith was in the
box for the Sox.
The Minneapolis club in the American
Association. after a miserable start. has
won seven straight games.
The Detroit series ends tomorrow, and
then comes Cleveland for the last games
that Will be played at National Park until
July
In the eighth inning Ty Cobb smashed
out liner that chased Pickering almost
10 the clubhouse before he bagged the
ball
The crowd at Union Park had a ton OF
fun with the bank clerks The laugh was
on the American Security and Trust after
the game.
George Mcbride had a couple of one
hand stops yesterday. but each time was
unable 10 ferry the ball across in time 10
flag the Tiger.
Six OF the seven other National League
clubs have visited Pitsburg this season,
and only one OF them (St. Louis has sue
ceeded in playing a full series.
Waivers have been asked by the Reds
on Pitcher Spade and Mccarthy. and
both VIII be released as soon as Beebe
and McGlynn report from ST. Louis
The Georgetown team was away on
color yesterday II was one Of those days
when none Of the players could hold a
ball. Notre Dame has a we,l-balAnced
team
Cleveland people are bemoanlng the
fact that only two OF their pitchers are
going right Joss and Berger seem 20
be about the only ones who can deliver
the goods.
The ST. Paul team Is going 10 suffer the
wedding out process soon. Rather than
continue losing. President Lennon will
drop the ak. and the pitchers will be the
first to suffer.
Andy Oyler won't play Sunday ball this
year for Minneapolis, and an unkind fan
suggests that the club would be stronger
II Oyler decided to cut out the game on
week days also.
Connie Mack. out of the bitterness OF
defeat, has sized up the Browns in this
wise: They are not a brilliant team in
any respect. but they are as hard to beat
as any in the league"
Roger Bresnahan has again prophesied
that the Giants will win the pennant this
season. He admits that the team is off
badly just now, but expects IL TO get
Strengthened out soon.
It is reported that Manager Tim Flood
Is in bad with both the ST. Paul owners
and the fans OF that city He was not
liked any too well anyhow. and when he
threw his bat at Pitcher Hit. the other
day. the crowd hissed him and demanded
that he be chased of the field The
umpire did so.
Billy Gilbert had a hard time Of Il
at the beginning of the season because
AAN vac AADA III lAlC Dtol VI IN
his last few games he has been PLAYING
bail in something like the style that was
in evidence when he was a Giant. and
the St Louis fans are beginning 10
assert that he IS the best second baseman
IN the business.
When baseball fans talk about the
wonderful throwing OF Buck Ewing they
should remember that he sxceUed not
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but ia accuracy" says an old-timer. He
would frequently shoot the ball to the
exact spot where the baseman could blocl.
the runner and tag him at the same
time"
Manager McGraw Is trying to land one
OF the Cardinals pitchers despite his
denials. 1t is not Raymond that the
Giants manager wants. He is trying to
land Karger, considered one Of the best
left-handers in the National League. Nc
Graw has already offered 5000 for Kar-
ger. but he will have 10 raise his bid II
he hopes to land this star
Opposing batters nave remarked that
Manning, the Highlanders' young pitcher.
has nothing. That's the ball PLAYER
way Of describing a pitchers stock In
trade. Gotham fans who sit behind the
plate and note results assert that Man
ning's nothing" Is much better than
some pitchers who are credited with
everything. His drop bail is a beauty
and a teaser.
For the second time in his ten wears
experience in the major league, Jimm,
Barrett has been turned adrift Barrett
was carried by Detroit, though OF n,
use to the club. almost the entire sea
/ son of 1905 In 1906 he was LET ont n,
| Detroit and went TO Rochester. Here h,
played such fine bail that Boston drafted
] him in the fall. He was carried all las
| season by the Red SoX, though he. par
tlcipated In but few games In his da,
! he was one Of the fastest fielders anC
| speediest base runners in the game. bu
| his poor underpinning slowed him. ant
| as his hitting ability depended mostly OF
/ sprinting, he lost his cunning with tn,
4 stick
Michael J. Lynch, for several years sta,
| pitcher of the Brown University baseball
| team, and later with Pittsburg and New
York, in the National League, will b,
married in ST Mary's Church, in Provi
dence. June 3. to Miss Mary Slattery
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael J
Slattery, formerly OF Boston, but nov
residents of Providence. Several hundre,
invitations have been sent out, and tn,
wedding will be one OF the most preten
tious OF the June nuptials. Mr.. Lyncl
has for some time been connected witt
the law firm of Tiilinghast & Murdocl
He Will shortly take the bar examina
ton. and expects to practice. The brid
will receive as a wedding gift a 5000
residence, and Il will be their home,