The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
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Charley Smith famed Ty Cobb. but
Street failed 10 hold the ball
The Tigers play the St. Louis Browns
eleven games in September.
Il remained for jim McGuire's Red Sox
10 shut out the St Louis Browns
The PhuIes continued their good work
by trimming the Pirts5urg Pirates.
New York IS now only four points be
hind Pittsburg n the National League.
Brentwood. G. P. D. and St Stephens
are putting up a good fight for second
place in TIE Capital City League
The National League u1agnztes are
bowling Ike dsnds about the unpires
furnished this season by Harry PuIIiam.
George Edward -WaddeI assumed a new
role Sunday With two on bases. he drove
the ball over The fence for a home run
Can you beat that "Rube2"
Joe Nealon- The former Pirate first
bssemsn. is now leading the Sacramento
club OF the California OUTLAW league with
a batting average OF .427.
Tom Hickey a former president OF the
American Association, IS anxious 10 buy
the St Paul franchise. with the idea of
placing the club in Chicago
The Pittsburgs have been showing
pretty even strength against all seven
opponents They are ahead IN all OF
their series except two, and are tied in
those two.
President Ban johnson is not letting Up
IN MS determination 10 put stop 10
gambling on the ball fields Of the Ameri-
can League New York and Pittsburg are
the worst offenders against the law
Gus Sonel, the former Toronto second
basemau. who IS now captainiag The
Neriden club in the Connecticut League
has been purchased by the Boston Ma
tionaIs. and VIII report 10 them later IN
the season
Evans. the Montreal first sacker. hung
up a new Eastern League record on Sat
Urday by striking out six times in one
day Al Pardee was the title holder IL
this respect previous 70 Evans sensa-
tional performance.
Tommy Corcoran. former shorcstop of
the New York team. has undertaken the
management Of the New Bedford team Of
the New England League. At present
New Bedford Is in seventh place Jack
0 Brien, one Of the oUtfelders let out By
the New York club last spring, is with
the New Bedford aggregation
Harry Swacina, the Pittsburg drst base
man, on whom the Pirates asked for
waivers. has been sold to Louisville. and
VIII Join that team at once L was
thought that MCGraw might claim Swa-
Gina, and later Il was said that Boston
would take him to replace Dan 8TcGann.
but nothing came Of it, and all the big
league teams waived on him
Clark Griffith. it seems. thinks there
should be some exceptions to the rule re-
garding the batter being out on q third
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when there IS a runner on first. II the
third strike happens 10 ne passed bali
he doesn't think the rule should applv.
fo- in such cases there Is an actual mis-
play by the catcher, and obviously moth
ing can be done in the way Of a double
play.
Breezlng along without even an extra
player heading him, Hans Wagner starts
the week at the top OF the National
League swat artists, two points ahead Of
Heiuey Zimmerman. OF the Cubs. and
nine in front Of Nike Donlin. the Giants
field captain Last week the big Dutch
man added seven points 10 his average
and now has -335 tackled after his name.
Zimmern1ar's average Is .s5s for about q
third as many games, and Donlin's SO
Nike fell OF one point
Doc Newton, the ex-Yankee. and his
hoodOo have not parted company. In
saturdays game with Montreal the doc
tor struck out ten batters For I'VE IN
nings he averaged two strike-outs 10 the
inning. and in the fifth retired the. side
on strikes. Despite this good box work
his team was defeated Stanley. his op-
ponent, retired but three men on strikes.
issued nine bases on balls, hit two men,
ana made wild pitch, yet his team won
the gaIne