The Washington herald., 1908-07-08
BASEBALL NOTES.

Jesse Tannehil is slated to pitch to-
day.
Mr.. oLoughlin was in our midst for
the first time this season.
Otis Clymer had his best day OF the
year. Seven bingles is hitting much.
scribes Rice. sanborn, and Lardner
are swinging around the circuit with
the Sox.
Altizer had a bad day at second base.
He went after everything. but his field
ing was poor.
Jim Safrell. keeper Of the brainery. will
take to-day of in celebration Of his six
ty-fifth birthday.
'Three-hngered" Brown. OF the Chi
Cages. has won eleven OF the twelve
games he has pitched this season.
Charley Streets gallant stab OF a foul
from Shipke's bat saved bevy in the
box next TO the Washington bench.
George Yeager, once Pittsburg catch
er. has been let out by Des Moines, and
viii probably try his hand at umpiring.
After seeing the Highlanders loaf
around the field and play like IL hurt.
the dash and spirit of the White Sox
is refreshing.
The other day the St. Louis papers had
Jones playing the game like Hal Chase.
and went so far as 20 say "he classes
with the Yankees first sacker" How
Jones must have improved,
Talk Of Billy Murray as manager OF
| the New York Americans is stiu going
the rounds It's a little too early to
dope out who Will be the leader OF the
Yankees next season.
The Boston American team will soon De
graced with the presence of d Mexican
/ twirler He is Pitcher Arellanes, who has
just been bought from the San Jose team.
He Will report at once
The old saying in baseball IN reference
! 20 pennants is still going the rounds OF
the National League. They always fall
down on the third pennant" is the way
the fans hand it out.
Pittsburg is now regarded as the pen-
| nant winner in the National League this
season Have 10 give it 70 those Pirates.
/ They are always up there and play
steady ball all the year around.-New
York Globe.
There were many who thought thai
Falkeaberg should have been taken out
weakening toward the close OF the second
contest The long fellow was easy pick
/ ing in the ninth
In addition 20 slugging the bali. Otis
/ Clymer broke into the limelight in the
! seventh inning Of the first game by go-
4 ing back 70 Edinger's onion patch in
/ front Of the club house and robbine
Jlggs Donohue OF a triple
In the ninth inning Of the first gam,
/ Bin Burns caught John Anderson nap
/ ping OF first baNe, and the crowd fairly
! screamed The big Swede was roasted
each time he came to the bat and h,
went through the opener hitless.
! In the third inning of the second game
/ 'Gabby' Street hit a liner over firsr
/ base that Struck on the line, but the UNI
/ pire declared il a foul It looked good
/ for a triple. and Street was real mad
when he had 10 go back TO hit again
| With Johnny King out Of the game
] the Cubs will have a hard job keepins
| up on top King is a ball club by him
sell He steadies the pitchers and pull.
OF more Inside work than any one ir
baseball, and goes about fl in such a way
that no one notices him.
From st. Paul comes the story AGAR
! that Lemons American Association fran
chise is sure 10 go TO Chicago after thI.
| season. The club has not been a payiss
/ proposition for three years. and IenrrT
Is said to have stated that he is tired Of
the money ''all going out and none com.
| ing in"
Pitcher Dusty Rhodes will probably b,
sold to the Chicago club. After Dusty.
game against the Cubs last week hi.
! stock rose, in the opinion Of Manager
! Chance, who thinks he IS going TO bt
quite pitcher Stanley Robson Offered
! the little fellow to Chicago for 81 800
which will doubtless be accepted
During the intermission 1t was an
! nounced that Bert Keeley would pitch IN,
| second game. but Bill Burns came bacI
! from the club house. and asked to b,
given another chance. While the Grove
admired his good intentions. the big fel
/ low took too much on himself. as il wa.
| entirely too hot for a man to attempt L
/ pitch more than one game.
/ When the Athletics came back from
| their first Western trip. after winning
/ but three games every one gave up hope
and Connie Mack himself did not look fol
/ the Athletics to cut much ice this season
! However, the Philadelphia nine is doinl
! better than any OF the Eastern clubs
and. judging by the way they are going
and the Western delegation will have
some trouble