The Washington herald., 1908-07-14
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BINGLES OF THE DIAMOND
TO-days game at 4 o'clock.

To-day's game at O'Clock.
Nothing has yet been heard from Bob
Unglaub.
The bool1-concern battery, Street g.
Smith. did not leave their imprint on the
frisky Brownies"
McBride's pickup and play to the plate
classed with the best stunts pulled OF at
National Park this year.
It was Dave AltIzers luck to crowd q
months poor work into one afternoon.
His error ana failure 70 throw the ball
resulted In the three runs that beat
Charley Smith.
The Lynn club, OF me New England
League, has purchased Pitcher Hartman
and Infelder Gardner from the Boston
Americans. The new men Will Join
the team at FAN River to-day.
The fourth number Of the Baseball
Magazine, published IN Boston by that
veteran baseball writer, Jack Morse, is
at hand, and, as were the other num-
bers, lis brimful of interesting reading
for the fans. One OF the most pleasing
bits Of news this month IS the announce
ment that the Baseball Magazine win be
published winter and summer.
LulA4G ~ II Allk ~ Uu44Q uU his team.
Tom Raftery. outfelder. Is ths newest
Nap, and, according TO his last season S
record, he probably will make Ty Cobb
and Hans Wagner look like they are
standing still when It comes 10 stealing
bases. Last year Raftery pilfered nine
ty-six cushions. He stole eighty IN 12l
games at Charleston, S. c., and copped
eighteen mo~e in forty-one games AZ
Portland ores, 70 which team he was
sold by Charleston. At Charleston he
batted .30l and at Portland 30. Raftery
is left handed. and is said 10 be faster
than the proverbial creased lightning.
He was the only 300 hitter in the South
Atlantic League last season. and felded
95S.
The Cincinnati baseball magnates are
expecting Il great boom in the attendance
at the games there. now that the race
track has been suddenly shut down. The
strict enforcement OF the law against
boOlCmaking and the failure Of the Paris
mutual machines TO work satisfactorily
brought the racing game 10 an end with
duh thud. Tuesday was the las day at
the Latonia track. and Wednesday the
attendance at the ball park jumped about
2,0O0 50 that the hopes Of the baseball
people seem TO be well founded. New
1Ol II UDM ~ the OllAA CRY III G4AlIt4 AetAA 4N
where there is any opposition 90 the base
ball box Office in the afternoon, and bust
ness around both circuits IS enjoying ar
unprecedented boom.
II experience counts for anything IN
baseball. and Il is generally conceded that
il does, the ST. Louis Browns have the
advantage Of every other team in Tho
American League When the average OF
number OF years experience the player.
have had in big league company rs ug.
ured out Il is found 10 be six and one
half years, which Is going some. tTht
number of years IL the big leagues or IN,
Browns follow: Bobby Wallace. 10 years
Jimmy Williams, IL; Jack O'Connor. %
HObe Ferris, z; Tom Jones, 8. George
stone, 8: Danny Hoffman, z; Roy Hart
zell. 9; Charlie Jones. 8; Al Sweitzer. !
Jack Powell. II, Bill Dineen. Il. Barney
Petty 3; Rube Waddeu. Il: Harry Howell
II; Graham, /; Bailey. 2. Spencer. 3
Stephens. 2. Blue. i. Joe Yeager. y
Criss, /. Average years service in bi,
/ leagues. 6i5 years.
special from Chicago says: Preslden
/ Charles W Murphy and Manager Chance
/ Of the Chicago Cubs. are indignant ove
| the efforts OF the Cincinnati club 70 ge
/ king. Yesterday the club officers re
fuSeC % listen 20 any oNertures Tor TIT
/ purchase Of the catcher. King is goinl
10 open a big billiard and pool han ii
/ Cincinnati this fall. and would like Z,
catch for the Reds for business reasons
Garry Hermann IS one OF the hacker
| % his enterprise. Hermann want
/ king and King is willing 10 make tn
/ change. Murphy, when asked % set
price for his star catcher. kindly offere,
/ % sell him 20 Hermann for Kane 10
| bert. Schiei. S250l0. a portion of Avon
/ dale, and q half interest in the Cincin
natl club