The Washington herald., 1908-04-01
BASEBALL NOTES.

Od4dlQel VIII play Al GeOEbelOWn uetG
this afternoon al ! o'clock
Wyatt Lee has been ordered by Arthur
Irwin. OF the Unions. 10 report at once
at Philadelphia
"As far as am concerned" says La
joie. the season could start tomorrow
am in better shape than I have been
for many spring"
The La Crosse team, Of the Wisconsin
State League. has three full-blooded In
dians on its roster, and a fourth has just
applied for a job.
Jimmy Sebring denies the report that
he has signed with Wilmington. In the
Tri-State. He alleges that that club still
owes him part Of last seasons salary.
Boston deserves a place in a national
league. The team represents Kentucky,
Maryland, Wisconsin. New York. Ohio.
Pennsylvania, Michigan. Missouri. Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana. and Massact usetts in
regard to homes.
Al Lawson. president OF the Union
League, is expected here to-day 10 look
over the local outlaw situation. Ccnsid-
cradle work has already been done on the
Union schedule. and It will be announced
shortly
Connie Mack nurses Jimmie Collins as
if the pennant depended on his staying in
condition. The fact that the ground
around third base at Columbus was
slightly slippery Saturday afternoon.
caused Mack 70 take Collins out and put
Covoleski in at that position.
Pitcher Coombs will not be used on the
rubber this year by the Athletics. He viii
play right field permanently. or at least
until Seybold recovers from his injury.
Coombs is a Colby College player. who
achieved his greatest distinction IN pitch
| ing twenty-four innings against Joe Har
ris, the Boston twirleT.
The Chicago Clubs second consecutive
/ National League pennant will be hoisted
to its place on the west-side flag pole on
/ April p. when the worlds champions are
! scheduled TO open their season with Gin
cinnati. and the remOdeled plant will be
thrown open to public inspection for the
/ first time.
/ John T. Luitich has taken the Ecking-
! ton CLUB in hand. He will put forth every
effort 10 make the club fast one. and
with some new material should build up
one of the foremost clubs In the city He
has ordered the candidates out for prac-
/ tice on Thursday, at First and NJ street
! grounds.
They may all talk about the new-fan-
! gled curves that will be worked this sum-
mer by the various pitchers said
/ Catcher Kleinow, but give me Al Orth
when he gets pitching his slow ones with
the same motion he uses when he speeds
EN- over. That is the kind OF delivery
that has the heavy sluggers breaking
their backs"
Fans should not be too quick to roast
the Nationals for the showing made thus
! far. Exhibition games are for practice
only, and not until the championship
season opens can any estimate be
formed of the strength of CantiIlon's
squad. In the games against the minors.
signals and team work are being prac-
ticed. and these things are not likely to
be perfected until the team opens the
regular season. In the meantime pull for
/ Cantillon e. Co.
I Manager Frank Chance. of the Chicago
Cubs. believes he has found another gem
/ in Heine Zimmerman. the second Artie
Hoffman. The big German bought from
! Wilkesbarre. Pa, last summer has never
Nhad an opportunity to show his real
merit until now Johnny Evers recon-
mended Heine. and it was largely on his
say-so and the record ne made with
! Wilkesbarre that President Murphy made
the deal Heine did not join the Cubs un-
/ til September l, and found no chance TO
work. His only appearance remembered
| by West Side fans is when he went 10
! bat during the first game of the worlds
series at the crucial moment when a fly
to the outfield would have scored the win
ming run from third base. but ne struck
out. With both Holman and Howard too
badly crippled 10 play. Heine has been
given his opportunity. A. Montgomery
the other day he gave a flash Of the
ability that led TO his purchase.