The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

f'RlkehpeFb or Snlfh VIII pitch to-day
Joe Stanley is hitting 1873 for Louisville
The crowd was happy when Burns
famed Cobb.
Rossmans drive in the fifth staggered
Shipke, but BIZ held onto the ball.
King Larry and his Maps will open a
three-game series here this afternoon.
Western and Eastern play in the inter-
high school series at Union Park this aft
ernOOn.
Billy Hamilton's HaverhTl team is cut
ting out a fast pace for the New England
League.
Jack Warner has gone to New York to
visit his wife, whose condition has not
improved.
The defeat of the Nationals and the VIC
tory by Boston forced Washington into
last place.
Otis Clymer stands sixth among the
base stealers Of the league. Terry Turner.
Of Cleveland. leads.
Washington leads Boston, Philadelphia.
and Chicago In team batting. but il is
seventh in team fielding.
Frank Roth, the catcher Cantillon was
after last winter. leads the American AS
sociation batters with a percentage Of
80.
Charley o'Leary took day off in order
20 recover from a severe strain he re-
ceived before coming here The Tiger
shortstop expects 10 be back in the game
to-day
Jim MCGUIRE has used Thoney. Nc
Hale Gessler. Barrett. Sullivan. Cravath.
and Carlisle in the, outfeld Barrett has
been released. and Thoney and Gessler
are on the injured list
Sockalexis. the Indian ball player. once
with the Clevelands. is working out with
the OldtOwn boys on the Webster Park
diamond in that town. He is going to try
for a position on the Oldtown team.
which Is a member of the Maine League
Criss. Mcconnell. Ball. Eddie Collins
and Lord are the best batting recruits
at this stage OF the season. Here is how
the new men are sticking: Criss. 1854.
Mcconnell, .329; Ball, .321: Collins. .3l3;
Lord. .903: Josh Clarke, 293; Thoney. .275:
Carrigan, .259; Vickers. .23S; Gessler. .229:
McHale, .227; Perring. .2ll; Mcbride. .9O6:
Freeman, 1872; Atz. .1S9; Street, .1S5;
Cravath, .172; Carter OF.
One of the greatest improvements ever
made at National Park Is the placing of
the pavilion ticket Office and entrance to
the right of the carriage gate Heretofore
two lines approached the box office. and
there was so much congestion about the
entrance that the change was made In
der the new arrangement large crowds
can be handled much easier than ever be-
fore.
There are no mustaches on the upper
lips Of the athletes battling beneath the
American League banner this year. or in
the National League for that matter
Time was when Monte Cross. Titus. and
others sported the merry hirsute adorn-
ment, but ono by one these men have
either parted company with their strands
Of brown and blasco or have left the
majors TO carry on their careers. else
where.
Gains and losses In the big leagues last
week were as follows; American League
New York. lost "a points; Philadelphia,
lost 50; Cleveland. gained 21; St Louis.
lost 16; Chicago, no gain or loss; Detroit.
gained %; Washington, gained 4; Boston.
gained A. National League-Chicago.
gained Is: Philadelphia, lost u: Pittsburg.
lost 81: New York. lost 81: Boston. lost 16
Cincinnati. gained 81; Brooklyn. gained
"a; St Louis, gained so.
Only fourteen home runs have been
made in the American League this season.
New York leading with six. Detroit and
Washington have each made three. while
Boston and Philadelphia have each made
one. Niles and Crawford have each made
two while the following have each one
to their credit: Cobb. Chase Delehantv.
Street. Freeman, Stahl. Kleinow, Nichols.
and Gessler. Strange 70 say. Harry
Davis. the leading home run hitter for
several years, has not made any.
To Gotham fans the work Of the Giants
has been painful. The team has not lived
I'D to the hopes that early form justified
and. 10 make matters worse, Mathewson.
McGraw's star pitcher, has hit the tobog-
gan. at least temporarily. II makes a
great difference to any seam when a
mainstay like Matty goes wrong. 1t takes
lot of courage out of the boys McGraw
is none too strong in the box. even with
Christy at bis best. and without him the
staff is sadly demoralized. When weak
clubs, like st. Louis and Cincinnati. which
have proved pie for the Pirates and Cubs
can box the ears Of the Giants. it is evil
dent the team is in a bad slump indeed.