The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
BASEBALL NOTES.

Bill Bradley got triple and two singles
Tyrus Raymond Cobb is now a bene-
dict
The next stop IS Detroit Not very en-
cOuraging-
Wonder who washington's winning
pitcher is now?
Cleveland again put up an errorIess
game in the field.
Cleveland-s victory yesterday makes the
seventh straight win for Lajoie.
The White Sox nosed out Boston in
thirteen-inning contest yesterday.
The Detroit Tigers have not gone TO
pieces. entirely. since Cobb's absence
Edmonston failed TO get a hit for the
first time since he Joined the Nationals.
The Nationals record on this road "Trip
IS row three victories and eight defeats
TIE Baltimore Orioles are making a
game bid for first place in the Eastern
League
CanJnIon sent TannehiH and Kelley in
20 bat In the ninth. but nothing was forth
coming
President Farrell. Of the Highlanders.
denies that Hal Chase will be traded OF
disposed Of IN any manner.
The Cantillonites outhit the LarTupers.
but those three errors hurt. and-the hits
did not come az the right time
Lush. the Cardinal pitcher. broke Into
The n0-hit class yesterday. when he
blanked the Dodgers in a slx-lnning con-
test.
johnson was responsible for the Nation
ais lone tally. his double in the seventh
scoring Mcbride. who had also laced out
a twO-bagger-
jim AiCGUire's Pilgrims have won seven
out Of eleven games on their present trip.
the best showing. by far, Of any Of the
Eastern clubs
CantiIlOn viii make the most OF his last
chance 10 grab a game before leaving
hOOdOO since Tuesday.
Young 8Ir. Herzog. Of the New York
Giants. is a bundle Of energy and gener-
ally does something 10 let the onlookers
know he's IN the game
The New York Giants. after winning
seven straight games. and then playing
4 10 tie with Cincinnati, were yesterday
bIanked by Ganzers Reds at the Polo
Grounds.
Up until yesterdays game HObe Ferris.
Of the Browns, had hit safely in every
one Of his last twenty-four games. he
began his continuous waloping streak on
July 9.
AIurray's pennant aspiring band threw
the hooks into the Worlds Champions
twice yesterday The victories brought
the Quakers up within twenty-1ou points
Of the Cubs
FaIkenberg rubbed il in. as It were
The human daruinE needle and Soldier
Altizer have figured prominently in the
downfall Of the locals since arriving at
the Forest City
BIZ Abstein. Of the Providence Grays.
who is TO join the Pirates soon. was the
first man in the Eastern League 10 make
100 basehits- He also leads in extra bases
and has an average Of 80. He has scored
60 runs.
BridweH IS now playing as fast a game
as any shOrtstop in the National League.
and the New Workers think he is the
greatest ever AIcGraw has taught Bird
how 10 bat. toe. and he has q good bat
ting average.
It is said 1IcGraw has cut out all sac
rifce hitting for the New Yorks. substi-
tuting the hit and run and the bunt and
run Advocates OF the sacrifice viii find II
hard 10 reconcile themselves 10 8IcGraw's
position tn the race
George Tebeau. who owns all the stock
IN the Louisville baseball club except
8. 900. has about closed deal with Louis
vile fans, headed by D. Lonsniiler and
Sebastian Z0rn. for the sale OF the ma
5ority Of stock in the club
The disorganized Highlanders yesterday
broke the Nationals record Of eleven
straight defeats, when they dropped the
third game Of the series with the Browns
by 10 l. Elberfeld's misfits have not
Won @ game since July d
The PittsbUTg National League club Is
trying 10 dispose Of First Baseman Harry
Swacina- His release has been offered
10 the Louisville club. Of the American
Association. for a cash sum said to be
500. but IL is not yet known whether OF
not the management will accept
The Indianapolis city council passed an
ordinance, introduced recently by Council
man John Donovan, to charge the Indian
apOlis American Association team a L.
/ cense fee Of IS a game The effort 10
pass the ordinance was not taken seri-
Ously az first, but II went through without
opposition If il holds good il viii cost
". H Watson and his associates about