The Washington herald., 1908-08-27

Joe Canuuon added another pitcher 10
the Nationals stan yesterday. when he
signed Bob DimpfeI from the Kinston
club Of the North Carolina League
DimpfeI is a graduate OF s.. Johns Col
Iege- Annapolis. and first attracted atten-
ton as a professional when he pitched
good bail for the Philadelphia team Of the
late Iameuted Union League While with
The outlaws he Won two no-hiJ games.
and after Lawson's venture had exploded
Dfmpfel went 10 North Carolina. where
he won seventeen out OF twenty games IN
which ne performed
On his recent scouting trip jesse Tame
hin took a look al Dlmpfsl IN action and
losttno time in advising Canuuon 70 sign
him Dinpfel IS stu a y0unEster, and Is
built much along the lines Of Walter
johnson He viii don a uniform to-day
and practice. although It viii be several
dayssbef0re he VIII pitch in a game
we- grounds caused postponement OF
the opening game yesterday Of the series
with CIsreland. but providing that the
weather man gives his consent this after
noon there viii be double-heade-- Smith
snd Hughes are Canrfuon-s choices for
pitchers. while La5oie expects 10 work
-Addie joss and Fred FalkenberE
TO deprive the Cleveland club of half
3 dozen players sent 20 the minor
leagues with options retained on them
through a technically Of the rules Is. in
ny opinion. unjust and q dangerous
precedent said President Murphy IN dis
cussi-E the ruling Of the national com
mission which abrogsted the option
clauses held By The Cleveland club on Ger
tain players because promissOry notes. in
stead Of checks on banks were given In
payment That the Cleveland club was
honest II its intentions Is evident from
the fart that tt sent those notes 70 the
commission without orders but presum-
ing such q transaction was legal OF
course the club took advantage OF a loop
hole by buying back az once the men
q most desired. But 20 charge the CleTe-
land club with farming Is urouE. not
because that club was not farming play
.e-s but because all clubs are doing it-
and do IL Urde- the rules Of the ma
-5o-zI commission itself The rule by
which q major league club places a
PLAYER with g minor league club with an
option 20 buy him back on August - Tor
the same price is nothing more or less
LGa- La-.HA7aa aa|.a--I a.-.fha--A
Eu5se Il IS a necessary evil though an
evil only ar times. for f. also has i'm
rrense benefits both 20 the players and
ire clubs"
Ch-istv 0Iathewson is about 20 assume
the most monumental task that a ulajoI
league pitcher ever had thrust upon his
shoulders He has expressed a willingness
10 pitch tE-ee games week for the rest
of the season. provided THAI the Giants
are at any time II danger OF dropping cu-
O. the first place
Ez-Eewzcn is the most powerfully built
pitcher in America. and. though he be-
lieves that his constitution is rugged
enough 70 stand such a continuous strain
upon his muscles. It looks IS # the tasE
vs-e roo much TO ask of any one man
He IS determined 20 make the effort. how
ever and II ne succeeds he VIII have per
formed the most wonderful feat that
baseball has seen since the National
LeaEue was organized back IN the '-1's
Some tine ago lIcGrsw admitted that he
lad but Two pitchers Of the magnitude OF
stars and that on WIlrse and 3I8thews0r
he would have 10 rest the chances OF Neu
York winning the psnnznL The Other
pitchers can be used when there IS not
50 El-.H. al Sle-lE- DAL1 SprdhL-- ErlLeLc-4l-
T. IS Ep 10 these two men 10 land the
Championship. WTtse IS fraiI Of physique
and 20 ask nim 10 pitch more than once
5l three days would be almost inhuman
1IcGraU explained -he situation % hi:
men ard asked 1Tattv what he though
q Il
Il can go IN there and pitch every Other
Gay u1rI the end Of the season" replied
The great pitcher. and II YOU think It q
good idea I am perfectly wiling 10 take Z
.cEanoe-
You are en- said 0IcGraw. and It va.
decided % put 3Iathewson Up against Z
proposition that would make almost AM
athlete quail
The Evening Chronicle. of Charlotte
says Ty Cobb did cruel thing IN not re
mining II Western North Carolina Will.
OF the way back 20 Detroit with hi,
bride The Chronicle says
II Ty Cobb had known how man5
embryo baseball sports were crazy 10 Sc,
him when he was down this way said
man fron South Carolina this morning
ne should have postponed going back L
Detroit for a month in order 70 let hun
c-eds of the youngsters in the smaIlei
towns get q glimpse OF his batting eve
No hat IN The universe could be Bis
enough for him Il he knew what a stir b,
created along the line from Augusta o.
Ihe Charleston and Western CaroIin-
Railway when he made his return trip
Al the future Hans Wagners OF West
ae-n South Carolina knew weeks in ad
vance OF Tvs marriage, and they were c1
Ihe alert 70 study The train schedules 4
see how he would come and which wa
lie would 50 back-and some Of the boy
along the line Of the c & ". c. knew.
The cay after Ty's marriage he an
his bride boarded a train on the line an,
went north as far as Greenwood 10 catcl
the main line q The Seaboard- When tn
train STOPPED sr Mccormick which IS
Junction point. for about five minutes
pretty good delegation was standtnt
around the depot 10 get a glance al III
famous ba1suan-
Up one side and down the other q
the Pullman car the young fellows. peep
ed with the hope Of getting a glimpse o
the young man and bride, but no Tv va
there Presently the agent walked I'd Z,
2 Young fellow loafng about the train an,
said
I'm looking for a M johnson 1
hat your name
No Stree Ny name IS Ty Cobb. Re
piled the famous hitter with his heavl
cheSt pushed out home-run fashion
Here he Is. boys" cried the excite
agent And Immediately Ty was SUI
rounded by 4 crowd Of wide-mouthsd fel
lows looking and saying nothing T.
smiled on each fellow individually as h
boarded his train. which had changed Il
bell and was then putting away.
But the point I am trying % make.
continued the South Carollnian. 'abou