The Washington herald., 1908-06-17
May the good work go pal!

May the good work go on!
The Nationals made a dozen IF their
hits of Chech and two off Hess.
It is thought Elmer Flick will be able
10 don a uniform for the Clevelands in
about ten days
Joe Bean. the Jersey City manager.
who was rated a good hitter once upon a
time, has an average Of III in forty-four
games.
The Chicago Sox have won fourteen
consecutive games. even though they
have the poorest club batting average IN
the league.
The Baltimore club has notified Presi-
dent Powers, of the Eastern League, that
Il Will not allow Umpire Sullivan 70 enter
the Oriole grounds again.
4 Cincinnati paper says that the trouble
with the Detroit team is lack Of disci-
pline. Hughey Jennings would rather have
his team called minor leaguers than stand
for this excuse.
Miller Huggins, of the Reds, lost vaIu-
able diamond ring, presented to him by
Cincinnati fans at Boston Friday. A de-
tective has been assigned the job of re-
covering the gem.
Mack. the Cubs new southpaw pitcher
from the University Of Syracuse, is said
TO be an exact duplicate of Harry White.
Of the Chicago White SoX, so far as ap-
pearance is concerned.
The sixth pitcher in baseball bearing
the name Of Cy Young is now in line.
Cy Young VI has signed with Manager
Mike Frye to twirl for the American club
I'm the Milwaukee City League
few men better IN an all-around way than
Lefty Davis. now st. Pauls middle gar
dener. That he can hit, field. and run
bases there is no doubt yet he failed to
stick when he last appeared in the Ma
tional League.
Joe Cantillon even threatens to Quit the
game if luck does not break differently
for MIN soon. Wonder If he will go back
10 the stage. II is not universally known.
but Joe was an actor once. he and Johnny
Ray being fellow w-Thespians many years
ago out on the Coast. Joe took the part
OF an Indian. the practice he secured then
in emitting well-developed war whoops
fitting him for the coaching lines.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Simpson, the University OF Pennsylvania
pitcher, has accepted terms with Manager
.Durant, of Waterbury. In the Connecticut
League. He has won from Yale and Cor
nell also. Simpson pitched good bail as a
collegian, but he is not the best Of the lot
by any means. Manager Durant has also
signed Spec" Paine, captain Of the 19O-
Brown University nine which won the col.
'lege championship Paine was considered
by many the best college pitcher in the
country last year. Providence gave him 8
trial Lachance has been let go TO New
Haven, and Lepine. recently released, has
been resigned 10 cover first base.
Doc White pitched one bali in Sundays
game between the HighlandeTs and Sox
A hit Of the Texas League variety was
made or that one ball but the doctor
gets credit for the eleventh straight vic
tory OF the Sox, owing to the peculiari.
ties Of the scoring rule. To the outsider
81 would seem as though the credit should
be given either 20 Manuel or Walsh. But
the fact Of the matter is that White was
fhe fortunate one, inasmuch as Manue
went out before the Sox had tied the
score and White came in immediatel,
thereafter. when Chicago was ahead, ant
when the locals had gained the run thai
brought victory TO them.-Chicago Ex
.aminer.
The management Of the ST. Loui
American League baseball club has a
last succeeded in buying a strip Of groun,
which adjoins the present ball park o
that club. and which the owners had re
fused to sell for some time The feu,
which had, therefore, existed betwes,
the owners Of the property and the clul
IS now at an end The strip of grount
is known AS the Solari Track, and tht
management Of the Browns has an
nounced that II intends TO enlarge tn
present park and to build new stands o
concrete and steel which will seat 800
spectators. When Solari Track is annexe,
TO the present park the inclosure viii
measure 456 by 500 feet.