The Washington herald., 1908-07-02
BASEBALL NOTES.
TWO games to-day.

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! Orval Overall appeared on the slab for
the Cubs Monday for the first time since
May 80. He was effective. but errors
behind him proved costly.
! From one Of the seasons pitching SEN
satons Otis Crandall Of the Giants, has
become pretty soft picking lie has been
driven from the slab in his last three
games.
one Of the best games Of the season
In the Marquette League is expected
this afternoon, when the Marines ano St
Joseph's clash at Thirteenth and d
streets northeast
II the Nationals should get together
and make a clean sweep OF the ser!ey
that opens to-day. they can shove Mr..
Norman X. Elberfeld's Highlanders into
the most humble position in the race.
The officials Of the New England League
announce that Umpire J. O'Brien has
been suspended. pending an Investigation
Of the attack upon Manager J. II. O'Brien.
of the Fall River club at Lowell Satur-
day.
Frank Isbell got a reception from the
Chicago fans when he appeared i'm uni
form against Cleveland the other day.
The hero of the worlds championship
responded with a hit in his first time at
bat
Moore the Newark pitcher. created a
new record in the Ohio State League. In
the game with Lancaster he not only
won his game 3 to . allowing only two
hits. but he struck out Il men, this being
the record now.
Shortstop Bush. Of the indianapolis
cub, star OF the Association season so
far. will become a member OF the Detroit
team next year, Manager Carr has
promised to turn Bush over to the Tigers
IN part payment for Pitcher Eddie Sievcr
About all OF the pitchers doing well IN
the big leagues this year are veterans.
among the rest Dineen. Vic Willis. Sam
Lever, Chic Fraser. Coakley. Joss. Wild
BIZ Donovan, White, Howell. Powell
Waddcn. MathewSon. McGinnity. Tom
hughes, Cy Young, and others.
President Frank Farrell OF the New
YORK Americans, says: Connie Mack is
the best baseball man In the country and
deserves success. He IS real decent
Fellow and / would rather see him win
than any other manager in the business,
excepting. Of course. my own"
AT the suggestion Of John Camel. Gin
cinnau IS looking for a fast first base
man. John says he IS doing the best he
can. but he believes better first base
man can be found for the team than the
incumbent Of the position. There's
modesty and honesty combined.
Baseball scouts. who have been ut
among the minor leagues. saw there Is a
dearth Of first class material this year.
Why not try some OF the independent
clubs Of lesser pretense2 Some OF tfeI
best ball players in the history Of the
sport have been found with organizations
which were not playing in any or The
circuits.
Hartzell the other day pulled off
trick in Cleveland that set all the Forest
City talking. With Mcintyre on third
the next man drove a fly To deep right.
Hartzell took il over his shoulder at a
dead run. wheeled. and threw to the
plate in time 10 nail the fleet Tiger by
a foot
Tom O'Brien. the Cleveland scout. who
has travelled all over the country, reports
that up 20 date he saw less than six play
ers even worthy Of a trial Not one plav-
er in the hundred will make good from
less than class a teams when taken 10 the
big leagues the first year The boys must
have the experience.
you've got 10 take your hat of 70 Joe
McGinnity' says New York fan. A
few weeks ago McGraw wanted 10 get rid
of the Iron Man and asked waivers on
him from the other teams. Most pitch
ers would have backed up right then and
quit 20 a walk, but McGinnity stuck to
his task. and has won every game that he
has pitched since. and his last perform
ance showed that he is going along as
several times. but always tightened up.
and when Boston threatened to score his
work was brilliant Frank Chance and
John Camel are kicking themselves all
over the lot now because they did not
grab McGinnity when he was on the mar
ket"
Manager Carr. Of indianapolis. picks
Louisville as the team that he must beat
to win the 1908 pennant in the American
Association, while Manager Burke, Of the
Colonels, and Derby Day Clymer. OF Co
lumbus. agree that the Indians loom as
the most formidable contenders in the
race. All other teams, according 10 the
way Carr, Clymer. and Burke figure il
out are merely stepping stones in the
path upward to the flag. Toledo fans who
had counted on their team as prospective
winner, and the faithful at Minneapolis,
who still hope against hope. may have
their feelings Jared slightly by the way
these managers dope II out, but basng an
opinion on the form displayed by all OF
the contenders so far. it would seem that
the predictions are the result of keen
Judgment.-Milwaukee Free Press.
Speaking Of Cy Youngs no-hit game,
the New York World said: "A remark
able thing in connection with that game.
which will go down in history as a great
epoch Of the diamond. was that after the
sixth inning the crowd dropped their sup
port Of the home club and pulled hard
for Young to get nO-hit game Every
time New York batter was retired
cheer would go up for the veteran pitch
er. When the last man was out in the
ninth. an ovation was rendered the aged
Bostonian. In fact while Lake the last
man up, was at bat. the crowd pleaded
with him to strike out so that Cy would
not miss the great record. Lake tried
hard for clout, nevertheless but ended
Il with a grounder 70 Mcconnell. The
sight Of the home crowd pulling for the
visiting pitcher was rather strange but
1t shows that the public has begun to ap-
preciate the science Of the game, and
they wanted to see a record performance.
II was not that they thought any the less
OF the Highianders, but realizing that
New York had no chance they didn't
want 10 see the marvellous pitching per
formance marred by a scratch hit"