The Washington times., 1908-08-17

Bugs Raymond does not set after
Founders very fast-much like a camel
trying to eat dishpan-but ne sends
them TO first fairly whizzing when he
gets his claws on them.
President Ebbets says the Brooklyn
clubs agreement with the Brockton
club relative 10 the services of Player
Catterson has been approved by the
national commission.
Jake Volz, once with the Boston
Americans. has been purchased from
the Southern League and performed
Tuesday for the Reds. Jake is a big
boy and may have learned something
about fielding since the days when he
worked on Huntington averue.
old Mike kahCe has been libeled- 1t
was not himself. but younger brother
who fought in the war Of 1872.
Davy AItizer is NOW being worked
regularly in center field for Cleveland.
he is putting up a swift game and
Lajoie says that Davy has already
earned the 5000 paid for him.-Pittsourg
Sun.
Monte Cross and Tim Flood, new. man
ayers in the American Association. have
not had the best Of success. It seems
To have been an of year for the new
men in the "A. A.
Manager Lajoie, Of the Cleveland
American League club, is willing 10 give
Frank Allen, a pitcher with the TUsca
loosa, Ala, team a trial if ne viii re-
Z Al fa
loosa team on a tour at present He
formerly pitched Tor southwestern Pres
Dyterian University at ClarksviIle
Tenn, and is a spitball hend Allen Is
nearly SIX feet tail, with corresponding
weight
Can you beat the Cincinnati clubs
experience Of this year i'm regard to
pitchers. George Upp was carried for
two weeks with a sore arm and then
sent back to Columbus: Durham fred
| then pitches best ball in American As
sOciatiOns Mccarthy uursed for six
weeks with a lame arm. kidnapped by
| Pittsburg. traded to BostoC. where he
developed into one OF the winners of
/ the season Bob Ewing sunstruCk.
| Coalley laid up with stomach trouble ,
Spade kidnapped while ne was doing tine
work and recovered by the surrender
4 of Jake Weimer; Billy Campbell out of
! il for weeks with a lame arm; Jack
! DoescheT deserted team twice and finally
quit altogether.
! once upon a time. as the fairy tales
| have il. Freddy Parent used TO be con
| sidered one of the cOuntry's best sack
| swipeFs, but the Chicago shortstopper is
| not destined to lead the Rahles brigade
| this season. Fred. who has been play
! i4g with a bum prop all season, went
/ through siXty-SlX games this year with
| out stealing a base. In his sixty
! seventh combat Parent made two steals,
/
/ nigh for the purchase of Lefty" Nc
| Tween, the new Highland outfielder.
| George Stailings acclaimed from the
! hOusetOps that McIlveen was the best
bail player in the Eastern League and
that the club that captured Lefty
would have 10 come over with a bic
Wad OF Treasury notes. Billy Murray
had MCIlveen this spring and let him
60. The Philadelphia makes few mis-
takes Of judgment regarding ball play.
ers, but Roy Thomas has prOspereC
with the Pirates and Harry Mccormick
IS far from being a frost with the
Giants.
Eddie LennOx. who is a probable Su,
perba capture for 1893, IS a prOtege Of
Harry Davis The Philadelphia Nmari
can captain S0t Lennox his first minor
league berth and also induced Comm,
Mack to give the youngster a trial
Iennox however, could not hit when h'
was with the Athletics and c. McfHlli
/
club. PittSbuTg was after LennOX. bu
II is thought Brooklyn'S claim to tn,
young third-saCkeU is the superior one
Mike Kelley. the former Toronto man
ager, again is in the saddle in st. Faul
The Apostles celebrated his return by
trimming their Minneapolis rivals. DC
| casiOnally the finger of sccrp may b,
pointed at the New York Americans fol
losing thirteen out of fourteen games
on a trip, but the Saints, under tht
command of Tim Flood, once OF tn,
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