The Washington herald., 1908-05-01
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

I
Hal Chase is leading the Yankees with
/ the stick.
.,ew York at National Park this after
noon at 4:SO o'clock.
University of North Carolina at George
/ town Field this afternoon
The Chicago Cubs have already ac-
eumulated half a dozen postponed games.
Hahn, the Chicago outdelder. has thus
I far made a miserable showing with the
! bat.
jim Horner, of this city. will umpire
the Yale-Penn game. at New Haven to-
morrow.
''Wee Willie" Suthoff. once a big league
twirler, may sign with Springfield in the
Ohio State League.
Jack Taylor, the old major Lacquer. has
won three games out of four pitched for
Columbus this spring.
The Southern League is enjoying a good
race, with Mobile al the top and Bir-
/ mingham at the bLttOA
St Paul has now played an even dozen
games in the American. association and
has lost all but one Of them.
Major league managers are watching
Marquard the Indianapolis southpaw He
has allowed but twelve hits in four games
Jacksonville has already gotten big
lead I'm the race for the pennant in the
South Atlantic League. Charleston is a
poor last
Rain gave the Washington and Brook
Iyn Unions a rest yesterday. The vis-
itors left for home as soon as the game
was postponed.
Manager McCloskey, of the Cardinals.
offered an outfelder and a pitcher 80 Gin
cinnati for Hans Lobert, but Camel would
not consider the proposition.
Outhelder Murphy is expected TO draw
his release from Kansas City as soon as
Monte Cross gets that outhelder promised
him by the Boston Americans.
Since he has been ordered to cut out
his tin whistle Hughey Jennings has
learned how 10 work a shriI siren on his
fingers. but Il hasn't brought good results
as yet.
Louisville has sent Innelder Emory Oh
son back 10 Topeka. He was a good
man, all right but there was no chance
for him 20 dispiace either Burke or Mig
Perrine.
Technical and Western and Business
and Eastern viii open the Inter-High
School series at Union Park this after
noon. The first game viii be played at
2:9o o'clock
Irwin's Bandits go 10 Baltimore to-day
10 open the new Union Park in that city.
The mayor viii throw out the first ball,
and there viii be the usual parade be-
fore the game.
Starting to-day, the Nationals will be
al home until May & The visiting clubs
will come in the following order: New
York, Philadelphia, St Louis. Chicago.
Detroit and Cleveland
Members Of the Detroit team have been
presented with the latest novelty in the
baseball Iine. II is labeled the Tiger Ty.
a four-in-hand cravat or leather. colored
like tiger skin. The novelty has been put
on the market by Detroiter.
Il have been IN baseball. in one way or
another. for fifteen years. says Secretary
John Heydler, OF the National League.
"and I never knew hard times to hurt
the game 20 any extent. People must have
some kind Of amusement. no matter what
financial conditions may be. and baseball
Is the cheapest and most entertaining
form"
NJ. J. Walsh, the former Georgetown
captain has made a great hit as coach
at Exeter. He has not only gotten re-
suits. but. according to reports, is de-
cidedly popular with the players and
student body. Harvard, Yale, and Prince
ton were anxious to get one of their
men in charge, but the Georgetown man
was chosen by the faculty.
sam Lever. the Pirate pitcher, was the
first National League pitcher 20 draw
fine for rubbing a new ball in the dirt
Leever bent over and dug the new sphere
handed 10 him by Umpire Rigler in the
ground in the first inning OF last Tuesdays
game Rigler Immediately called Sam,
took the bah away from him, and gave
him new one, at the same time remind
ing him of the new rule. He drew a s.
fine.
American Leaguers seldom fail to waive
when Charley Comiskey. Of the White Sox.
asks them 70 release claim TO players for
whom he has no further use. This may
be taken as tribute to the Old Romans
Judgment Of an athlete. When Commy
asks for waivers on a player It may safely
be inferred the man is a candidate for the
Has Been Stakes, and a promising candi-
date at that Commy always Is willing to
take a chance on a player whom other
managers think little Of and in this way
picked up Pat Dougherty, Edgar Hahn,
Al Shaw, Charley Armbruster, and John
Anderson.
When Hal Chase pulls of one OF his
inimtabe pyrotechnical feats It is worth
going miles to see, and none can duplicate
it Gessler stung a screeching smash be-
tween first and second in the seventh in
ming Monday. The ball had taken two
bounds by the time 1t got to the bare
space, and was burning the air Chase
made some sort of a cOntortionist leap
for the ball, got to 1t with the duickness
of a cat and beat it down to the ground
with his gloved hand He held on to It.
too, and when he had unTaveled himself
from his entangled position he tossed the
leather to Chesbro for a putout-New
York Exchange.
Charley Comiskey thinks of getting an
injunction against G. Webb Murphy pre-
venting the owner Of the Cubs from sign
Ing players whose names are identical
with those Of the White Stocking Club.
C0mskey got Ed Walsh and Murphy
picked up a backstop named Tom Walsh.
When the catcher failed to show form he
was released and Murphy went out and
signed big Eds brother. The Sox have
"Jiggs" Donohue whose front name IS
John, and the Cubs also have a John
Donohue, who is a pitcher Last season |
John Donohue II played with semi-pro-
clubs in Chicago. He Is likely TO |
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