The Washington herald., 1908-08-31
BASEBALL NOTES.
Game to-day called at ! O'Clock.

Game to-day called al / O'CLOCK
Hughey Jennings Tigers slipped again
yesterday when the Maps administered a
g 10 1 JOLT
The three veterans. Bernhard, Breiten-
stein. and Fisher. top the pitching rec
OTds in The Southern League.
The Chicago Cubs have finally passed
Pittsburg. and are closing in on the
Giants for the lead in the National.
George Bannon. one Of the old-timers
. in the Connecticut League. has joined his
brother Jimm!e's team in the New York
State League
1IcGraw seems determined 10 get rid
Of Iron Man AIcC5iunIty before the time
I comes 20 declare him in the big rake-off
should New York pull on the prize money
this fall
Now that Charley Street has accom-
plished the unprecedented feat Of catch
Z ing a bau from Jhe Monument. he should
next try 10 gauge a ball of Falkenberg's
head
Il IS no merry wheeze that she Chi
[ CaCo Cubs are faster now than at any
time this season Their batting shows the
/ secret OF their rlIn-getting- The lower
{ end hits as hard as the upper.
/ Billy Murray's PhIlies have done Just
A-e1- many ~ - WIN
go in the air al a time when counted
/ on 20 come strong for the flag. The
/ staying qualities were missing.
AIome- Smoot the Toledo ceuter-feIder.
{ IS unable 20 play Smoot had one Of his
! ribs broken OF something torn in his side
above the heart in a collision with Pete
I O.Brien. the ex-NationaI. IN Minneapolis
I In the absence Of Carrigan. Cravath
/ generously volunteered his services be-
. hind the bat for the Boston Americans
I Cravath in his early days as bali player
was a catcher. The Red SOx feel conf
{ dent that he viii make good
I A canvass OF Chicago shows that the
/ city has gone crazy There isn't anything
Z but baseball in town Many stores closed
/ Saturday. 50 pr0prieJors and clerks could
I attend the game. and others made ar
! rangements 10 get the returns, play by
/ play. and have them read TO the en-
1 plOyes-
I Hans Wagner now leads both leagues
{ in batting as Saturdays games made his
! average -53S to Ty CObb'S So The rec
| 0rds Of the TWO stars 10 date follow:
l Runs-Wagner. 20. Cobb. 60 Hits-Wag-
I ner. 142- Cobb. 142 DOubles-Wagner. 9:
} Cobb. . Triples-Cobb. l.. Wagner. Is.
& Homers-WaEner- S. Cobb. l. Stolen bases
/ Wagner. s. Cobb. 3. Total bases-Wag-
/ Eer. %: Cobb. 215- ntage-Wagner,
/ 81; Cobb. -536-
Jim MCGUIRE. the ex-Boston manager.
when told a story was current that Re
I had determined to resign several weeks
{ ago. when Lap0Tte was released stated
I that he was very much opposed to the
I trade Of Laporte for Niles. as he consid-
/ cred the club % per cent stronger with
( LapOTte on the team He said that La
[ porte's playing in the West classed him
I as a great ball player MCGUIRE would
! not say that he was ready 10 resign be-
! cause Of differences about Iaporte. but
I his friends maintain that he remained
/ with the club only at the earnest soIicf-
! tati0n Of the most prominent players OF
( the club.
/ Manager Clymer. who has been 50 sue
1 cessful with the Columbus club OF the
[ Ame1 tcan Association. is strongly op-
/ rosed 10 the spit bail. and thinks it should
I be legiSlsted out Of business. I say this
! because believe It IS a detrimeut to the
] national game said Clymer in talking
/ of the matter to some players and fans.
/ 'and I VIII do all I can to have Il abol-
! ished- There are three good reasons for
putting It on the shelf. First X DELAYS
I the gone from fifteen 10 twenty minutes.
! and If both pitchers happen 10 be using
/ tie splitter il is all the more tiresome.
/ Second, it hurts the hitting Of the play
/ e-s. and that is what the fans enjoy.
l Third, It hurts the fielding Of the teams.
I and IS the cause Of many errors When
I I mad Robertaille pitching for me at Co
I lUmbus. two years ago. il nearly pat
I Ruby HulsEitt TO the bad Robertaills
! used the splitter continuously. and many
I Of the balls hit 10 short and thrown wide
| By HUlswitt were the result OF the spit
/ ter have talked with baseball men al;
| over the country about the spit ball. and
/ / nave not met one yet who had a good
/ word for IT, II some Of the maguateS
/ have star pitchers who cannot get along
| without the spit ball, then I would sug-
I gest that the rules committee give one
/ years notice 20 the magnates to get rid
| of sp5t-bau pitchers, and then put it cut
Of business in 1910. but, if possible, abolish
it next gar.