The Washington herald., 1908-07-13
BINGLES OF THE DIAMOND

Most Of the Nationals and Browns
spent Sunday at nearby resorts.
Frank Huelsman is clouting the ball at
a .S2S clip Tor Harrisburg, in the Tri-
State League.
Detroit began the Eastern trip by TAX
ing the entire series Of FIVE games from
the Yankees.
King Bill Kay has not yet Joined the
Montgomery club. but is expected TO re-
port this week.
One after another, the outlaw leagues
have thrown up the sponge. Baseball IS
a business not to be learned in a month
or year.
Mobile and Nashville. in the Southern
League. played seventeen innings the
other day without a run being scored
on either side.
An Eastern man IS so un5ind as to
extend his congratulations TO the Ma
tional League on the rumor that the St.
Louis Cardinals are going 10 jump.
The Pittsburg management announces
that hereafter policemen viii remove from
the grounds all persons who fling insult
ing remarks at either the home or visiting
players.
Peter f. Cassidy, the first baseman or
the Wilmington Tri-State club. has been
traded to the Baltimore Eastern League
team for Hunter. the first bascman OF
that nine.
"Sandow" Mertes. who was released by
the Toronto club, OF the Eastern League.
has gone TO the Pacific Coast with his
| family. This marks the passing of d
great ball player.
| Baseball men around the American
League circuit look for Jim Mcclure S
Colts 10 cut some ice in the pennant talk
next season. He has a number OF fast
youngsters in his club. and they VIII be
doing better next season. His pitching
staff is rounding into a good one.
Jim sebring. the old-time National
Lacquer. who has been barred from big
league ball and compelled 10 play in the
! Tri-State by the national commission, has
slipped down another notch. He has
signed with the Annville pa team,
leaders IN a county league.
! Manager George Stallings. OF the New
ark League. has already offered the presi-
dency OF the Eastern League TO three
men. as the work OF President p. I. Pow
ers is not 10 his liking. Only few years
ago Mr.. Stallngs started out at Detroit
to get Ban Johnson's scalp. What hap
pened 10 George NJ that time may hap
pen again. for. once started. the gentle
hammered Pat Powers can go some
President Powers. OF the Eastern
League. has suspended Pitcher Jack Gro
min. OF the Providence club. for spiking
the umpire IN the Providence-Jersey City
game Wednesday. The umpire declared
Cronin out for failure to touch first base
after making a hit. Cronin was so In
censed that he jumped on the umpire;
legs. spiking him badly and tearing hi,
trousers.
The handbook gamblers have invaded
Chattanooga. Tenn. They record bets OF
the Southern. National, and American
leagues. their one. best bet being Is TO
that you cannot pick four winners in one
afternoon IN any league. One and one
half In two is the odds offered that yOJ
cannot pick a winner in a single game
and then they gradually grow longer OF
picking two, three, and four winners Il
any single league.
Without wishing 10 dim the luster o
Billy Sullivan's crown, II must be ad
mitted that Spencer. the beefy back
stop for ST. Louis. is entitled 10 ranl
with any catcher I'm Bans organization
sullivan and Criger have seen their bes
DAYS. Mig Clarke's greatest season wa
in 1906. although a star backstop; Street
OF the Nationals. and Smith Of Phila
delphia, are coming fast but Spencer
OF St. Louis. has matured 10 q pCin
l where he is recognized as one Of IN
3 best catchers in the business. Spence
= has only one weakness. He IS a slOv
= runner, but his weight makes him
T. strong buiwark 70 Withstand any on
- slaught made by runners coming home
{ He blocks them well Spencer throw
e accurately 70 second, gets the ball ava
= quickly, and watches the bases like
policeman guarding a trust company
e safe His best point is his hitting. He
] a trouble maker at any stage becaus
OF his ability 10 swat the ball hard.