The Washington herald., 1908-05-28
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Georgetown closes the season with
Fordham at New York Saturday.
The Bandits are in second place in the
Union League only one game behind
Reading.
Yenable the Washington boy. is lead
ing of for Wheeling in the Central
League.
Chrlsty Mathewson has been driven
from the rubber in every one Of his last
four games.
1t Will probably be FaIkenberg against
Rhoadcs to-day, unless Lajoie decides 10
uso baltimore.
Billy Lush has retired from baseball
for the season and VIII go into business
In New Haven.
The Bandits play a morning and an
afternoon game with Allentown az Union
Park Saturday.
To-day's game will be called at 2:3o
o'clock in order 20 allow the Nationals 20
catch an early train for Boston.
The way the Red Sox have been going
OF late II Will require some playing by the
Nationals TO avert snag at Boston.
After witnessing the series with The
Browns, Boston American League fans
say Hobe Ferris looks better than for
years.
Chief Bender. the big pitcher Of the
Athletics. is on the sick list, and Is TO
spend week at Bradford under a phy-
slcian's care.
In the sixth Delehanty stole second, but
the ball struck Hurst on the shoulder and
the National was sent back TO first base.
Rather unusual play.
The Tech Eastern game in the inter
high school series will probably be played
at National Park. as the Union Park will
be in use during juno.
Ganley would have been able to hold
Stovall at third on the hit 10 the fence
had the ball not been lost in the tall
grass near the center-feld fence.
Old Ace Stewart. who has had a check
cred career on the diamond, has been en-
gagged to manage the Columbus Miss }
team in the Cotton States League
Louis Durham. the eccentric pitcher.
whose long suit last summer was to pitch
two games In a single day for Louisville,
has been signed by Jack Hendricks for
his Fort Wayne team.
With no other ball games here. the Ban
dts should draw well nj the two games
az Union Park Saturday. Despite the
rain. the Bandits have done we'll during
their swing around the outlaw circuit.
A foul from BirmIngham's bat in the
second inning split Streets finger After
DOC" Payne. the visiting trainer had
treated the wound. "Gabby" resumed his
position.
Augie Moran, the Eastern League UNI
pire. not only put a couple OF players
out OF the game in Buffalo the other day,
but also ordered the exile of a spectator
who yelled something Objectionable at
him
Cantillon should read the riot act against
batters stopping to see II the ball is going
to be caught At least ono runner was
retired yesterday because no stopped
when a Nap got near the ball and then
muffed Run EN- out!
Richie of the Phiadelphias. IS the hard
luck pitcher OF the National League so
far lie has gone to the mound often,
but won only one game. The hard luck
of it is that he has pitched some ball that
was deserving Of better results.
The Philadelphia players say Eddie
Grant is the fastest man in the National
League In getting down 10 first base. The
| teammates OF Tommy Leach Beals
Becker. George Browne. and Billy Ma
loney may differ from that opinion.
The best move the Union League has
thus far made was to drop Wilmington
and Baltimore the places that have been
the drawbacks since the beginning Of the
season. If the other six clubs are as well
off as reported. the Union should be able
TO pull through.
Jack Reed, the former Holy Cross foot
ball star, has been made manager OF the
Geneva On. " baseball team OF the EN-
pIre League. Reed developed the tastes;
basketball team that city ever had. in
the season Just finished. Since leaving
Holy Cross he coached University OF
Niagara in all branches Of sport and did
excellent work there.
DR. Francis Z. King. president Of the
Baltimore club In the Union Baseball
League. returned to that city yesterday
from the meeting OF the Union League
clubowners in Philadelphia. He an.
nounced that there would be no inter
ruption to the league circuit DR.. Kine
said that the players Of the Baltimore
club have been paid In full UP to May Is