The Washington herald., 1908-06-26
AROUND THE BASES.
Wlnd up al Boston to-day.

Wind up at Boston to-day.
The St. Louis Browns are now in the
lead
Mcbride fell down only once out Of a
dozen chances.
Al Maui has gone South scouting for
talent for the Athletics.
Imagine Cantlllon and Hughes walk
ing OF the field together.
'Tacks" Parrott, the old Chicago player,
Is umpiring this season in the Texas
League.
Eli Gates led the Nationals with the
stick. He poled a double and a brace OF
singles.
Cecil Ferguson. Of the Boston Nationals.
has gone to Youngstown TO have his
salary arm treated.
while Boston got only two tallies on
fifteen safe drives.
Altoona plans to use Wyatt Lee in the
outheld permanently. He has been doing
great work with the bat.
Johnny King thinks three clubs are in
II for the National League pennant this
year-Chicago. Pittsburg. and New York.
II you want TO see some real baseball.
attend the Chamber Of Commerce Board
Of Trade game at National Park to-mor-
row.
War between the Coast and California
State leagues is billed for the near fu-
ture. Considerable wig-wagging IS now
being done in the vicinity Of san Fran
cisco.
Manager George Stallings OF the New
ark club, says that the poor showing OF
his team Is due to the mosquitoes both
ering the players. That's new ex-
Cuse
Time was when none OF the New York
pitchers. not even Mathewson. could beat
the Chicago Cubs Now their chief trou-
bic is that the Cubs are the only outfit
they can beat
A report has It that Pitchers McGinnity
and Glade are the two richest men among
the professional baseball players. That
being so. the New York teams are richer
in dollars than In victories.
The Western trip Just completed bv The
American League Eastern teams was on,
/ OF the worst ever experienced by one sec
/ ton meeting another. The Fasteners wor
fifteen and lost forty-seven games.
After winning seventeen out Of eigh
I teen games. the White Sox dropped botl
events played IN Detroit this week. an,
are probably glad that they are not I,
/ appear in Tigertown again until Septem
/ Der.
/ With Evers out on account OF his sus
/ pension, and Sheckard missing from IN
/ lineup, the Cubs are seriously crippled
This in connection with the absence o
Pitchers Overall and Brown, has them OF
the run.
Jake Gettman, once the pride Of Buffal,
fans, who is now playing a great gam,
at first base for the Toronto champion,
In the absence Of Myron Grimshaw wb,
is laid UP with an injury is wanted b,
the Philadelphia National League club.
4 Sidney Hazleton, the former Dartmouth
College pitcher. has been signed by III
Boston Americans. Hazleton was one q
the Dartmouth baseball men who wa
last year declared ineligible for tbi
years team on account of charges O
professionalism.
If Nike Donlin ever played better bal
than he is playing now, somebody vii
have 10 show the New York fans. He 1
all over the field. is throwing like a sho,
and Is leading the league in batting. o.
the bases he is as fast as any Of the so
called sprinters.
A story was spread that Manager Law
Cross, OF the Shamokin Atlantic Leaeu
team, would have TO report 10 the Wu
mington Tri-State team. The Shamol1i
association held a meeting. and Cros
I was given absolute charge OF the team
J He was Hnder contract with Wilmington
but when the manager of that team wa
, released Cross lease expired, and he
free.
! II Is rather interesting to recall IN
fact that the Chicago Cubs are duplicat
! ing the performance of the New Yor
Giants In the middle Of the season 10
} lowing their winning Of the world
, championship two years ago. After wir
ming the pennant twice, the Giants star
ed OFF like race horse. but Donlin wa
hurt in Cincinnati. and from that tin
on the club began to slump Accider
followed accident. and the lead was gor
u for good.
: Just when Owner Robert L. Hedges. ,
the st. Louis Browns. was beginning
smile with satisfaction over the succe,
OF his team in the American Leag7
race. he was brought to face anotb,
problem. The other morning, when }
reached his office, six letters awaite
him. every one asking for reserved sea
at Sportsman's Park for the world
series in October.-St Louis Post-Di
4 patch.
Tom Brown. veteran player and umpir
rendered a decision Tuesday in the tent
q inning OF the Memphis-New Oriear
game which forced a Memphis rum,
: home with the winning run in a 3-to
4 game when the Memphis batter had thr,
balls and two strikes. TIE bases we
full and Browns decision 50 angered Ne
Orleans players that Frank Delehant
< former Cleveland player. rushed in ar
: in the swarm that surrounded the UT
pire. was accused Of splitting in Il
E officials face. The crowd surged on Il
field and police rushed TO Delehanty
Q rescue. The matter was officially T
ported 10 President Kavanaugh.
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