The Washington herald., 1908-07-28
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Nationals move on to Chicago to
morrow.
Hughes was easy picking for the
Browns
The desperate fight for the lead IN the
National League continues
Bender IS Connie Mack's best bet. with
games captured and lost
cobb is really the American Leagues
best batter. with an average OF 80
Hoaus Wagner has taken IS sacks in
the National League on the catchers-
: taz Towns use q left-handsr this
I afternoon they viii make It four straight
Brown. Of Chicago. leads the National
/ League pitchers, with Il games won and
/ 3 lost
DoaIin leads the National League bat
ters, with an average Of SO with his vii
/ low.
Jack Powell must have been n great
shape 20 escape with only Two hits being
made against him
n Chicago about SO people witness the
play Of the Cubs from the roofs Of houses
/ opposite the grounds.
Wiue1ts, OF the Tigers, leads the list OF
t-virlers IN the American League with 10
games won and 2 lost
John Rudderhan. the trainer OF the
I PLiuies- viii assist the football team Of
/ the University OF Illinois
a glance al the averages explains why
the Tigers lead their league They have
three men batting over the 800 mark
They're getting Americanlzed over n
[ Honolulu 4 japanese team which has
/ been playing with sailor boys made &
so hot for an umpire recently that he re
/ signed his job
+ out IN Warsaw. WIS. the other day
+ Manager Ferguson OF the Warsaw team
attacked an umpire and q lively fight fol
lowed The umpire and manager were
I both arrested and hned so each n the
{ Municipal Court
Walter Brotie who started out With
I Holyoize this season and then went 70
! Portsmouth Va. has shifted 10 the Nor
+ folk club Brodie has worn the uniforms
I Of the following clubs; Baltimore. New
[ York, Providence. Newark, Roanoke
Z HoIyoke. Portsmouth and Norfolk
Jack DunIeavy. the old Amherst pitcher.
[ has been released by the St Paul Aueri-
[ can Association team Dunleavy was
I barred on his second year at Amherst for
+ professionalism and then signed with the
s. Louis Nationals. playing IN the out
field From there he dTifJed 10 the Amer
{ lean Association
Manager Jesse Bu-kett. OF the worces-
Ter baseball team. has been indefinitely
T suspended as a player by President 7 d
Aiurnale OF the New England League on
( account OF the Vrangie in Lynn with I'm
pire Connolly Thursday. n which COnnOl-
( y ordered Burkett from the grounds and
then declared the game forfeited to Lynn
/ by 4 score Of 10 O.
The South Atlantic League IS in bad
shape. & runaway race for the pennant
having made this the hardest year n the
history Of the league Augusta and Co
IUrnbia seem 70 have been hit harder than
any others Now the fans in these two
cities have come 10 the aid Of the man
agement and at Augusta sum Of $3.50
was raised 10 keep the team in the field
until the close OF the season
Chicago, IN the National. IS not the
only Championship team that has fallen
by the wayside this year Atlanta. in
the Southern League: Columbus in the
American Association; Toronto. IN the
Eastern League; Rock Island. in the
Three-I League Fort Wayne. in the
Central League; Aberdeen. IN the North
west League: Austin, IN the Texas
League, and Charleston. IN the South At
lautic League. are practically out OF the
running for the pennant this season
His once athletic physique emaciated.
his brain dulled and ruined by the IN
cessant use Of cocaine. Alfred Leese. for
merly pitcher on the Pittsburg Nation
al League baseball team. and the son OF
a wealthy and influential minister near.
Chicago. was picked UP IN a dazed condi-
ton By PatrOlman Shoemaker at Sioux
City. Iowa Leese several years ago
broke his arm while pitching IN a game
The arm was not properly set. and the
pitcher suffered great agony ResOrting
70 opiates 10 relieve the pain. he became
g confirmed victim OF the habit
While the pennant IS far from settled IN
the American League. the race for the
flag Is still among the four Western
clubs. though Cleveland has dropped back
in the Geld. and It only needs a little
sPurt on the part OF the Athletics 70
push the Maps out Of the first division
Detroit IS playing the kind OF ball which
won the championship last year. The
Tigers are picked by many 10 repeat on
the form they showed in the East. and il
viii take a lot Of hard work on the part
OF the other clubs to disIodge Jennings