The Washington herald., 1908-07-11
BASEBALL NOTES.
Some baseball.

Some baseball.
In the second inning Bill BUNS caught
TannehiH or first base standing stiu.
There was some class to those throws
70 the plate that kept the Nationals IN
the game.
Jerry Freeman had only twenty
chances. which he handled IN approved
order.
New York critics charge that the High
landers are not playing their best for
Elberfeld.
There are twenty-five players on the
Pirate roster and nineteen Of them were
used Wednesday.
As soon as he RECEIVERS from his recent
injury. Freddie Parent viii be given a
place in the Chicago outheld-
Cy Young has allowed less base hits per
game this season than any other major
league pitcher. a shade over six
BIZ Shipke and Jerry Freeman. both
OF whom have been hammering the ball
Of late. had two hits apiece yesterday.
Twice Pat Dougherty was tagged at
the plate when he appeared 10 have
better than an even chance Of scoring
Manager Elberfeld has made good his
promise 10 get the New York Yankees out
Of seventh place. They are now In eighth.
In the Central League Tuesday Terre
Haute and Dayton battled hreen innings
to tie, each side scoring one run in the
tenth round.
The Browns VIII open their series here
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Tom
Hughes Will probably be on the rubber
for the Nationals.
The game continued so long that the
Sox missed their train. and remained
here until to-day. They go 10 Phila-
delphia this morning 10 open with the
Athletics this afternoon.
Benedict Tom Hughes returned yester-
day from his honeymoon through New
England. and In his time on the rubber
during the big show demonstrated thai
he has lost none Of his old cunning and
speed.
What do you think Of Jesse Tannehu
holding Chicago down 10 four hits2 When
Jesse left town he maintained that he was
not "cashed in and he has the better
end OF the argument 10 date.-Boston
Herald.
The writer will hazard the guess that
6. Louis will return from the East lead
ing the league. Not excepting Detroit
the Browns are the best road team in
the league. Boston seems 70 have about
the only chance 70 stop them.-Exchange
In the ffth inning Jack Warner was
chased of the field for dsputing a de-
cision. SILK had a bad day. Close de
Cisons were coming So fast and thick
that when he went wrong on one there
would be an awful yell from the crowd
or from the Sox.
Merlden. in the Connecticut League. has
released OUthelders Doc Cote and Shay.
the latter being the Holy Cross player
who was taken on for a short trial
Freddie R0barge viii be PLAYED regularly
in the outfeld. Cote played for four years
on the Yale varsity team. and was with
Norwich two years.
An odd feature occurred IN a baseball
game in Wilkesbarre. Pa. the other day
during the game between the Wilkesbarre
team and the Utica club. Doyle. OF the
latter organization. knocked out three
three-baggers and on each occasion tried
10 stretch the hits into homers. Conse-
Quently he was caught at the plate three
times.
Following is the platform Of the At
lanta Journal. The regulation or suppress
sion Of Umpires and an injunction plank
against tail-end teams; the free and
unlimited coinage Of base hits when the
home club is at bat; an income tax on
knockers, and lower tariff on peanut
sacks that will not assay at least eighteen
able-bodied peanuts per.
Sammy Strang Nicklin. although he has
been playing In Baltimore only a short
time, has a grievance against the fans
and press of the Monumental City for
calling him "Strang" When Nicklin was
sold 20 Baltimore IL was announced that
cash alone figured in the transaction, but
late reports say the Baltimore club will
give the New York Nationals the pick Of
any player Of its lnfield. This probably
means that Jack Knight Will be a Giant
next season.
Roy Thomas. who formerly played cen
ter field for the Philadelphia Nationals
and with the exception Of last season
had always played great ball. but who
was released to Pittsburg, has been re-
turned the winner in a voting contest
which recently closed in Philadelphia for
the most popular bail player. The an
nouncement did not really come as a sur
prise, for Thomas has come back" and
has been doing some fine work in the
middle garden for the Pirates this year.
He has not only been negotiating all
kinds of difficult running and one-hand
catches. but has been using his stick to
great advantage. Thomas received "A. rs
votes. while Sparks was second. with
22,353. The prize was a gold watch.
Ty Cobb is a sadly troubled youth RICH.
now. He wrenChed his knee in one of the
Chicago games and is afraid Of serious
complications. In Cleveland he limped
perceptbly. and in many OF his sprints
around the bases, that, despite his sore
ness he tried TO carry out. he was easy
for the Maps.
Won't he get hurt some day going the
way he does?'' has long been asked.
Now. Cobb is afraid this has happened
He is fearful that water on the knee VIII
lay him up. Treatmcnt does not seem TO
better 1t any.
With the team going at its best right
now an injury TO :Ev champion batter
which would necessItate his absence from
the game would seriously handicap the