The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

More than 5000 turned out at the park
yesterday
The Pirates were alone at the top OF
the National League from July Is 10 Au-
gust -
The Giants keep close TO the Pirates
New York mad no trouble beating the
Cincinnati Reds yesterday.
Pittsburg scouts are said to have ad-
vised the local club 10 grab OUthelder Joe
/ Stanley. the Washington boy with Louis
Vile
! In the sixth inning. with Unglaub on
( first. Summers made a balk, and Bob
moved TO second Rather unusual play IN
the majors.
| Jesse Tan1ehM has pitched two games
| for Washington since parting with the
Boston Red Sox on June 26. About the
average work for Jesse--Boston Globe
/ How many has Case Patten pitched FOR
Boston,
Jack ThieInan. recently secured from
Cleveland by the Boston Americans. has
beca turned over to Toronto Thielman
Is pitcher. and brother Of Harry
Thielman, who did such valiant work for
Jersey City the year they won the pen
nant
In 1907 the Cubs won twelve out OF
twenty-five games from .le Pirates and
sixteen out CT twenty-five from the
Giants Here's this seasons count: Chi
cago with Pittsburg. 7-19, Chicago with
New York. $40. PittsbuIg also has 8;
on" New York. So.
Jack Knight. the shortstop purchased
By the Yankees from Baltimore. is the
taliest man playing that position. This
I does not interfere with his work IN the
T ~ H. g. H-~H-s
fast and has been a big factor IN the sue
cess achieved by the Orioles this season.
.-AIcGraw. Knowles & Mathewson~-
that's the way the sign over the door Will
read on the Marbridge BuIding al Thirty
fourth street and Broadway. in New
I York, this faIL The manager. star pitcher.
Z and secretary OF the New York club will
Z have within the largest billiard hall II
I America and a nice little cafe viii he run
+ on the side
An exchange paws the following tribute
Z 20 Washington boy Jake AtZ. Of the
I White SoN- IS fast climbing into the
star class as a fielder. and his playing on
this trip 50 FAR has proved one Of the
real bright spots for the Chicago team
Atz is doing wonders in the fielding line
and hardly game passes but he IS cut
ting down balls and making phenomenal
stops"
In J Emmett Heidrick. N-AIaer has a
I performer who is likely % do for the
Browns what Ty Cobb is doing for the
Tigers Heidrick is one q those loose
I Joiuted performers who SrrawIs all over
the plate. but who is artistic. 1everthe-
less, in his batting. lie viel5s the stick
Ike band master wleIEs q baton. and.
I furthermore. Is better base runner than
+ Cobb when be IS in good condition
With enough outfelders for two teams.
Manager AcAleer decided 10 c1- down hls
T travelling force by sending home Danny
Hoffman and @ Jones. neither Of whom
has been hitting. The excellent showing
ot H=idrlck here convinced 1IcAIee- that
his famous cente-neide- OF a Few years
ago IS as good as ever and that with
Schweitzer improving be VIII not need
Jones OF Hoffman on the present t-ip
+ Reports from Nashville are 10 the ef-
Z feet that the fans of thar city have gone
baseball mad They do nothing but talk
E baseball This enthusiasm has practical
I ly all been aroused by William Bernhard.
the Cleveland pitcher. who this year
took Up the cIties OF manager Of the
team. and win @ tall-eEier 20 start with
has turned -gr a team that ls now
putting Up a great Ggat for first place
I Il IS said that The owners OF the Nash
vile club VIII clear close onto 81 60
. this season A bonus OF SIEa has been
! offered the team II it finishes either
| first or second
: Recently the manager OF the Kansas
T C-t- baseball team received q postal
T from a Cotton state Lacquer. Who. # con-
dderce makes player should be the
. sensation of the year. On this postas
this PLAYER made application for jon.
slylug be would wo-E for So Per month
and lis expenses. He described his ap-
t pearaace and emphasized tie fact that
he had dark. curly hair and would make
G hlt with the women fans. wlo after
4 they had once seen him. would Or uu-
able % stay away from the bail park
E5e said he was batting -4-3 and 6ejdl--,
lep1 An attraction like that would al
uc~t do for Leadlirer az seaside
STOW
. George D1vey president OF the Boston
National League club. IS preparing %
celebrate the thi-tieJh anniversary Of his
. connection with baseball Ucvey has
never been a professional p.ayt-. he
never owned a club until be bought the
Boston club two years. ago. but thirty
years ago. August 26. he pitched his first
amateur game down IN Central City. Ky.
and it is there he Is going 20 hold this
celebration next "Wednesday Back IN
.
were two 0f the best-knoun amateur
ball players in the country and many q
big league manager tried TO persuade
them 10 become professionals Brother
BIZ finally was captured by Charlie
Comiskey for the ST Louis Browns in
lSS6. and al the same tine Chris Won der
Abe laid his lines 10 set George. but
Chris failed and George remained out Of
the professional ranks all his life never
having. 70 the present DAY. received a
cent Of money for any game Of ball In
which he played
Time was. and not long since. either.
when George 8Euuin. the huge Tiger
! pitcher. was accused Of being the sI0west
working HEAVIER il the American League
And there is IittIe doubt that his hesita-
tons before pushing the bali toward the
plate were about as ta1taIizing as any
thing in modern baseball Clarke Grit-
fth and -Nig" CUppy were slow. bUJ re-
I sorted TO the tortoise tactics for a pur-
I pose. Nullin had no purpose But that
( time is passed. Since MGllil has re-
( formed It is no longer a torment to
[ watch him work. he is hur-Eilg the play
I sl the time and the game goes on with
I a. the snOOJhuess that a good contest
/ does when a star pitcher IS working right
I The fans appreciate big Georges change
/ OF style. for it was his slOwDess more
I than any other thing hat made him so
unpopular with the Tiger fans Now
that he has reformed. t,e fans are with
I HIM again and the players VII wnr;- har1
( To win games for him Georges siowness
used tC throw his team. composed CT
I players anxious 20 be on the move ali
| the time. on edge. and made the spectsi-
! 'ors groan from wearlloss.
DR.. Albert J. Bushong. for many years