The Washington herald., 1908-04-09
BASEBALL NOTES.
atiOnals at Cincinnati to-day.

Less than a week before another
championship season opens.
George Washington meets GaIlaudet at
Kendall Green this afternoon.
Jimmy Barrett and Joe Harris. Of the
Boston Americans. are slated for the
Providence eastern League) team
It took ten innings for the Tigers to de-
feat Memphis. 10 O. Hits by Cobb. Ross
man, and Coughlin brought in the only
run.
In the game between the HighIanders
and Roanoke. at Roanoke, Va. Jake
Stahi made two singles, a double, and a
home run.
Charlie Murphy is ticI-ied over the Cubs
new ball park The improvements have
been quite extensive and have been made
at an outlay of $4,000.
Among the giants OF the diamond this
season is Murch. one OF the Brooklyn re-
cruits. He stands six feet four inches
and weighs 30 pounds
Toledo and indianapolis are going slow
with their pitchers. Eight slaOmen VIII
be carried By both clubs for some time
after the season opens.
Manager McGraw says that he has four
men on MS team that viii surely bat
over 300 this year. He names Donlin. Sey-
mour, Tenney, and Bresnahan.
Georgetown viii probably be without
! the services OF Howard Smith al Char
lotteville Saturday The ex-captain is
suffering from a wrenched knee.
Jakey Atz. Comiskey's new utility in
fielder. is not a Hebrew, as has been re-
ported. His mother is Irish, while his
father is q Gsrman.-Pittsburg Sun.
Manager Jimmy Ryan, OF Montgomery,
has kept only three OF last years team.
That city came near carrying the target
last year. finishing in seventh position.
Elmer Flick. the crack right fielder OF
the Maps. may not be in the opening
game of the season against the Browns.
He is stil very much under the weather.
RuddeTham, the new National League
umpire. who has taken Billy Carpenters
place on President Pullism's staff, comes
from Providence, and is a neighbOT OF
Pitcher Coakley, Of Cincinnati
The cubs put their championship team
in the game al Memphis for the first time
this season and, with Reulbach on the
slab. shut out Memphis. 4 10 O. They
played one Of their best games.
The excellent fielding and timely hit
ting Of the Kansas City outfit is begin
ming 10 impress the conviction that they
win be a hard bunch 10 defeat. Their
pitchers are seemingly bracing, too.
Wee Willie" Sudhoh, who refused to
sign al Kansas City last season, has been
induced 20 join the Louisville team. He
Is a former major league pitcher and not
70 be confused with Jack Sutthon. of
Toledo
Big Ed Greminger, the former Boston
third baseman, is with the Montgomery
club, but is out OF the game at present
with a sprained ankle and VIII not be
able TO play before the opening OF The
Southern League, April 10
Walter Clarkson mas one fault. and
that Is he works too fast. He is Just
the opposite of Joe Doyle, Of the Yankees,
in his style OF delivery. Hardly does he
get the ball back from the catcher than
he is ready to let it go again.
Mike Donlin has a warm spot for the
Yanks. He Will root hard 10 land them
in first place in the American League.
Then" says Donlin. New Workers will
see d real worlds championship series
OF course, he figures that the Giants viii
win out
Arthur Irwin's outlaws will play their
second practice game with the University
OF Pennsylvania at Franklin field to-day.
The Unions VIII have a short practice to
morrow before coming TO Washington for
the opening exhibition game at the new
park Saturday.
The training trip Of the White Sox TO
the coast was such a success that the
team viii undoubtedly return there next
spring The trip cost about S10.0o0, which
was more than made up by the receipts
OF exhibition games. which were wei at
tended everywhere,
Owner watkins. of indianapolis, has
written George Lennon asking to make
a deal for Lefty Davis. who refuses
to sign with the Saints Lennon an
swered that Davis would be required to
sign with st. Paul and play there or re-
main out Of organized ball this season
altogether.
Umpire Jack Sheridan, of the American
League, is out with a boost for Rubc
WaddelL Hes still one of the games
greatest twirlers, and I can't see where
the 81. Louis Browns made a mistake IN
taking him of the Athletics hands. He
gave Connie Mack two pennsnts, and may
turn the trick for McAleer." states the
umpire.
It developed that there was sequel to
the splendid pitching Of Eddie Carter. of
the Athletics. against the Philhes last
Monday. Mack put him in expecting to
see him get his bumps and then send him
back TO the minor leagues. But Carter
was wise to the situation. and went in
on his metal OF course. Manager Mack
would not dare release Carter now, and
he is in a quandary as to which of his
youngsters to let 60 Carter was supposed
to be the poorest OF the bunch. What
must the others be?
They tell a good story on Catcher Bob
Wood, who was with Detroit during the
spring of 1904 He is with Little Rock this
year. Taking an elevator one day in the
Hotel Marion, at Little Rock, Wood re-
marked 20 the elevator boy: You have
your ups and downs in this business. 7
certainly do, boss" replied the unsophis-
ticated. ebony-hued floor bumper but
[ guess you all had more in youh line"
It never dawned on Bob until later,
when he happened to think that during
his baseball career Of eighteen years he
has played ball in twenty or more
leagues from the minors TO the majors
and back TO the bushes" again. Wood
certainly had his ups and downs in base
ball; and the lockwood says it's on
him.