The Washington herald., 1908-09-04
BASEBALL NOTES.

DonohUe. Purteu. and Ai.rock. three OF
1 the White Sox players who were with
| the team IN the East. were sent home
] from Cleveland
! Rube Waddeu was a good risk for
/ McAleer, after all The eccentric twirler
I has been winning heavily for the Browns
the last six weeks
] The national commission IS seriously
/ considering a suggestion that four ura-
( pires- two from each league. be worked
/ in the world series.
! The Pirates sure are in class OF their
Own as road team. They have played
I ffJy-four games away from home this
/ season, and won forty Of them.
I A mighty battle wiz be waged at Pitts
I burg when the Cubs hook UP with the
Z Pirates. IT viii be one Of the most i'm
portant series Of the year in the National
I League.
( Hans Wagner gave Camel a great
{ compliment az Cincinnati in the eighth
inning. Monday Wagner sat in the grass
al short while Willis was disp0sing OF
Z Camel at bat
I The Government Hospital team viii
T play the Steel Plant on Saturday. and
Z on the 18th and 18th OF this month they
VIII 90 TO Culpeper, Va. to cross bats
with the Culpeper team
Frank Huelsman. the former Washing
ton outfelder, is hitting the ball a mile
tor the Harrisburg club IN the Tri-State
League Frank is slamming the leather
az -52q clip and leads the circuit
A foul Tip crashed through Charley
Streets mask in the first inning yesterday
and cut deep cash in the backstop's
forehead After little adhesive strip
had been applied Street resumed his po-
sition-
Patsy Dcnovan's Brooklyn combination
IS badly battered up by reason Of his lack
OF catcaeTs- Ritter IS down with fever.
while Bergen was called home owing 10
the critical illness OF a member Of his
family
During all the time they have been n
FaLs II East company. since 1852 Pitts
burg never until Thursday won both
games Of a double-header in Cincinnati
sixteen double bills have been played in
thar time.
Jim MCGUIRE SAYS he is going back 10
the farm for the quiet life. as his man
aserial regime in Boston was somewba. {.
teTnpestuous. He VIII be heard from next
season. II is hinted. probably as manager
Of the New York Americans
Detroit had the hardest sort Of a time
yesterday The Tigers move on to s.
Louis today. and they VIII have 10 show
a decided Improvement II they are 10
Keep the Browns from moving ID.
The fight for the local amateur cham
pionsh-p opens to-day at National Park
In Class A The Class 3 race starts to-
morrow az Union Park with double
header Some interesting baseball should
Be played before the title fs finally won.
&ew York. tsiIen5cr in the American.
has poorer record than st Louis. The
team bringing up the rear IN the Na-
-ionaI League Washington. however. has
a much better percentage than BROOKLYN
the seventh place team in the senior
league.
In The Eastern League. the pitchers
have been SO effective this season thar
there IS only one man now with a hat
ing aversge Of 80 or better Right
Fielder ONeiL Of Montreal holds raa
honor as the stellar stlcker OF the cir
cult. with q -so rating
Eddie Wheeler. Of St Paul. has baa,
traded 20 Minneapolis for second Base
man Pete O-Brisn. who 0layed here a
part cf last year The latter was OBJ
ta!ned 20 take the place Of Tim Flood IT
second next season. meaning. Of course.
tat Tim viii have 70 60
BIZ Burns and Eli Gates. who pIavsd
against Bobby Groom fu the Pacific Cost
Leag1e- declare that the pitcher drafted
oy Cantlllon from Portland Is the most
promising twirlsr on the Coast. Groom
comes highly recommended by Denny
Long. Washington's scout in California.
TWENTY-FIVE points separate the first
three teams in the American Ieas,a
"-i--r tHe7e IS margin OF but twelve
between the three leaders in the NJ
uonaL Never since The organizarfo. nf
TIE American League have the two major
bodies had such close races in September.
Nike Kelley. the reinstated manager A.
- Paul. has surely been making good
and a. the same tine throwing the har-
poon into some OF the pennant chaserS.
Nike has the fans wild with enthusiasm
again and Owner George Lennon is reap-
Ing the benefit Of his good move in get
ting Mike back TO the Job.
In an effort TO cvershadow Catcher
Streets stunt. Charley Doom viii catch
a regulation big leasue sphere from Mr.
Nright's aeroplane, which will ascend
a distance Of I5.000 feet This viii he
done directly before next SATURDAYS
game. II Doom can get Wright and TIE
aeroplane--Philadelphia North American.
Considering the poor support he re-
ceived atield and in batting. Jesse Tame
hlH did not pitch bad ball CartilIon was
highly pleased with the southpaw's show
lnE. declaring that he looked better than
at any time since ne left Pittsburg.
IannehiH had no pains in his salary wing
LAST night. and from now on he expects
10 take his regular turn in the box
Manager John 8IcGraw is authority for
the statement that the New YORK Ma
uonal League baseball club will clear
$4,000 this season 1IcGraw bases his
on the gate receipts already
received and on the big crowds that are
sure 70 witness the games ar the Polo
GROUNDS during the teams stretch Of
twenty-five home games. beginning Sep
tember s
Garry Hermann. OF the national c IN
is in a serious dilemma An i'm
portant question 10 the baseball world IS
raised by President Hermann. Of the
Cincinnati club. when IN a letter TO Pres
.dent PUlllaIn. Of the National League.
he asked If the Western teams may plav
on postponed games between October !
the close of the SCI son IN the West> and
October {, the end Of the Eastern season. /
The pennant chase in the American As
has gotten TO be 50 close that
= Is difficult TO try TO pick the winner
Louisville. Indianapolis. Toledo. and Co
-umbus are all punched. and game lost
or Won is liable TO change the four clubs
around completely The trouble-uak kers
Tor the leaders have been ST Paul and
kansas City and they have been caus-
.ng great deal Of worry for the four
1rst division teams The race will not be
settled until the Eastern teams get on
their home grounds. as all four leaders
are the Eastern clubs
Umpire troubles IN The Ar1,erica- Assn-