The Washington herald., 1908-06-25
AROUND THE BASES.

Il viii probably be Tom Hughes to-day.
Street. Milan. Shipke. and Mcbride each
stole a base.
Virgil Garvin, the erratc pitcher once
with the White Sox. IS dead.
A Detroit paper says the White Sox
wants 10 buy Bill Burns. What club
doesn't?
Tim Flood. the ST. Paul manager, broke
an American Association record by max
Ing three home runs in one game.
When Cantllon gets back home he will
be in a position To write a sequel to
Roosevelts Winning OF the West
Detroit has sent Pitcher Siever TO In
dianapolis as part Of the deal for phenom
Marquardt.
Judging by the manner in which he
moved down the crimson hosed. Charley
Smith must be rounding into his old-time
form.
Edmonston. the Washington boy. pitch
ed his first game for Wilmington Tues
day. and lost. although he allowed only
two hits.
Johnny Evers. OF the Cubs has been
suspended for three days by League Pres
ident Pulliam for his run-in with the UNI
pre- IN New YORK.
The only error by a National was
charged 10 Otis Clymer. He allowed a
grounder TO get between his legs. but
made up for the mistake by pounding the
ball three times.
In every city the Nationals have played
Shipke and Mcbride have received COM
plimentary notices on their fielding A
liner has to 90 some TO get through the
left side Of that diamond
After playing two successive games
without hitting safely. Hans Wagner
Monday made the single that gave him
total OF 1000 base hits since he entered
the National League in 1897.
It cost Ty Cobb SO TO shatter the fea-
lures Of the negro IN Detroit who insult
ed him in the street one day. The col
ored man was pretty badly used up
The case was settled out Of court.
Just take a look at the Ine-ups Of the
Boston and Washington teams and say
which one you think should be in the last
place. On paper Boston looks like a joke,
even If the Nationals are in the ruck
For a man who only a year ago was
rated as one OF the best hitters in the
business. Mike Mitchell IS certainly
mark for the pitchers now. A low curve
is said to be the Cincinnati outfeIder's S
weakness
Tebeau is said 20 be looking for a new
Kansas City manager to replace Monte
Cross. who broke into the association with
a great flourish OF trumpets this year
Lannon is also looking for O manager for
St Paul, TO replace Tim Flood. who is
anxious to drop the managerial reins.
Michael Grady, until recently manager
Of the Wilmington team, has closed a
deal by which he becomes manager of
Kings Hotel, Wilmington. Mike" will
sell his brick yard and more to Whining
ton. He says he is done with baseball.
as he has had his share and Is satisfied.
Griffith says that Pitcher Glade who
Jumped the Yankees Sunday night after
being fined S25 for not covering first
base. can report for work when he gets
ready TO give the team his best work
but as Glade Is not enthusiastic about
baseball and has often threatened to Quit
the game. it is not expected that he viii
rejoin the Yankees this season.
A fan writes 10 suggest that the fol-
lowing players are primed for a try-out
in fast company:
Smoot, center field. Toledo. Amer,can
Association; Rihm. first base, Columbus.
American Association; Sullivan, first
base, Louisville. American Association:
Marcau. shortstop, Binghamton. New
York League; McGamwell. first base
Binghamton. New York League: Evans
first base. Montreal, Eastern League:
Bush, shortstop, indianapolis, American
Association; Richert, left field New Or
leans. Southern League; Delehanty. right
field. New Orleans. Southern League.
All these men have good records in -ths
minors .