The Washington herald., 1908-06-20
RAIN % @ T H4 S 1' SUBURBAN %s @ F h AMATEURS
BASEBALL NOTES.

Waterbury has released sam Edmon-
son. who was the property of the Ma
tionals last year.
The Boston Red Sox are now leading
the American League at the bat, with the
Athletics bringing up the rear.
Joe Cantillon's tribe has left Cleve-
land. and the fans are thankful. His
team can be depended upon to break up
anything when It once gets started
Cleveland Leader.
While watching the Princeton-Yale
game. In New York, ''Muggsy'' McGraw
remarked: IF a professional club could
get up that much ginger at one time
there would be nothing to the pennant
race"
The long sweep OF the baseball pendu-
lum is still moving Westward. For the
past three years the Western teams have
been growing steadily stronger. as the
locations Of the pennants indicate.
Secretary Fred Knowles. OF the Giants
surprised his friends by quietly getting
married a few days ago TO Miss Mar
garet Crow. OF Lexington, Ky. Knowles
was a widower, with two young daugh-
ters. His first wife died about year
ago.
Detroit ball game will be reproduced on
the automatic score board az the New
Lyceum Theater on Sunday afternoon.
direct wire from the ball grounds to the
score board has been installed, and every
move, play. and hit that actually occurs
will be instantly reproduced
1.-THE umplres all over the country are
having a hard time of It," says minor
league official. rs It possible that all
the fault lies with the indicator holdersY
If so, the game needs revising. as the
best men IN the business are now at work
and doing the very best they know how
Perhaps the fault lies I'm another direc-
ton"
Hugh Duffey. OF the Providence Club, is
certainly a developer Of talent. Last sea-
son he took Mcconnell. McQuillen, ana
Lord and gave the youngsters the bene-
fit OF his inside experience, so that the
boys have more than held their own In
fast company this season. Judging from
the way his team is playing. II looks
much as II Dufey would have several
good boys ripe for the majors next sea-
son.
A benefit Will be held at American
League Park in Philadelphia next Mon
day for Charles Mason. a member OF
the Athletics years ago. All major
league teams have been asked 10 send
extra men and several OF them have con-
sented. Hughey jennings, Of Detroit,
sent a check. and also will send player
for the game Connie Mack viii order
all his extra talent home ahead Of time,
in order that they may play in the game
The Yale-Princeton game proved con-
clusively that the managers Of some Of
the big league teams knew what they
were about when they tried 10 get Tad
Jones 10 sign a contract. He is the best
amateur ball-player that has sprung up
in the past ten years. He is not only a
good catcher. but can run the bases with
the accuracy Of an old-timer and he hits
the ball hard every time he gets a crack
al ii.
Three clubs are eager &c ge the serv-
| ices OF Vincent Campbell, the Cub catch
er, who played at Vanderbilt University
last year They are Milwaukee. OF the
| American Association. and Springfield
and Decatur. OF the Three-I League.
! This Information was telegraphed 20
! Manager Chance late last night II Is
/ likely Campbell VIII go 10 Jack Nc
! Carthy. Of the Springfield club, but NIL
waukee is making a strong bid FOR his
/ services.
! President Charles Ebbots, OF the Brook
| lyn baseball club, was hot under the col
lar over an article published IN a Brook
/ lyn newspaper to the effect that he had
/ interfered with Donovan in the manage
ment OF the team. II have every con-
| hdence IN Mr. Donovan" said Mr. Eb-
bets. Il brought him TO Brooklyn. and
/ have stuck 70 him and will continue TO
/ do so In all deals made by the Brook
/ lyn club since Donovan Joined the team
/ Pat" has had the final say. We are
/ both disappointed at the poor work Of
the team, but there is perfect harmony
! between US"