The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
BASEBALL NOTES.

II the Nationals annex both ends to-day
they will shove the Yankees into last
place.
Jim Mcclure says he has no intentioH
Of switching Unglaub 20 third base on
the Boston American team.
Bunk Congalton is hitting like pile
driver for Columbus He has batted safe
/ ly In his last thirteen games
Joe McGinnity on Wednesday suffered
his first defeat since McGraw asked for
waivers on him. He won five games in
row
Bert Kelley will pitch this morning and
Walter Johnson will work this afternoon.
Elberfeld will probably use Newton and
Manning.
Vaughn. who pitched the fourth inning.
is the youngster Griffith got from Texas.
| Vaughn was so wild that il was impos-
| sible TO get line on his ability.
Milan, not satisfied with the circus
catch in the second inning. robbed
Sweeney of a triple in the ninth by going
| into right center and bagging a liner that
| looked tagged.
Lawrence, Mass. appears 10 have pick
ed up a coming pitcher in Arthur May
bohm. He has pitched three shut-out
games in succession, one a fifteen-inning
game against Lynn.
Otis Stockdale. who was indefinitely
suspended by the Southern League for
falling to prove charges Of thrown games
against Manager Babb, Of the Memphis
| club. has asked for reinstatement
Manager Camel is playing a grand
game on first base for the Reds. He
does not hesitate TO slide into the bag.
at the risk of being spiked, when II is
necessary TO beat out a fast runner.
President Watkins. of indianapolis, says
the New York Giants not Detroit, have
! first call on Pitcher Marquard. but that
the latter will not leave the Hoosiers un-
I'll the close of the American Association
season.
Marquard has already pitched twenty
seven games for the Hoosiers, winning
over two-thirds of them. and there IS
just a chance that ne will be worked out
by the time Watkins gets ready to turn
him over 10 somebody.
One of Charley Smiths spikes ripped a
cash in Harry Niles right leg in the col
lision at first base. so the second base
man will rest to-day KleinOw will prob
ably play second. This will leave Conroy
the only regular in the Yankees infield.
A Columbus writer says: TT is reported
(from Toledo that Hughey Jennings and
| Fred Clarke are both after Jap Barbeau.
and are dickering with Armour for him
Possibly Clarke wants 10 use him in
place Of Hans Wagner, and maybe Jen-
nings would bench O'Leary if he got the
Jap. But probably not"
Kid Elberfeld watched yesterdays game
from the stand. He received notice yes
terday morning that he had been indef-
nitely suspended for a run-in with Um-
pire O'LOughlin. in New York. Kleinow
was in charge at the beginning of the
game, and Jake Stahl directed things
| after Kleinow dropped out.
The latest pipe is that Billy Murray, of
the Quakers. will leave Philadelphia soon
to take charge of the New York Ameri-
cans. and that the management of the
Philles will be given 10 Kid Gleason.
George Stallings is also tipped as the
next manager Of the Yankees, and this
rumor is the best-sounding one of the lot
After releasing Umpire Moran and fin
ing and suspending Sam Brown and San
dow Mertes. of the Toronto team. Presi-
dent Pat Powers. of the Eastern League,
says he is determined to eliminate rowdy
ball playing from the Eastern League
and if fines and suspensions fail 10 sup
press the violations of the rules he will
resort 20 the same measures adopted in
the case of Flood last year with the To-
rontO team. who has been blacklisted.