The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
GOSSIP FOR BASEBALL FANS

It was simply a case Of 100 much Don
ovan-
The same to-day VIII be called al
O'Clock
Larry La55ie did not make a hit IN The
recent CleveIand-Boston series
The Giants got a Ereat start ar Pitts
burg b- coping the first Two games OF
the al.-imports1t series.
While The New York Nationals are lead
ing their league. the New York A1aeri-
cans are hoQelessly out Of IL in the
Junior organization
II has been noticed IN the work of sew
/ eraI uupires lately thar they are inclined
% give their decision before The play has
/ been consuuuared-
Manager Jim Mcguire says he was con
fdeut from the first that he had The
r-akings OF fast bail team IN The Bos-
/ ton Red Sox players
The Ninth Street team Of the Sunday
School League VIII play the Union Print
! ers to-day al the Sunday School League
diamond ar Sixth and D streets northeast
at $50 p ~
show me a team that works three first
I class pitchers often and III show you
{ team that VIII win move games than one
( that uses SIX or eight pitchers says
I Arthur Irwin
( Joe Wood. the much-touted Kansas
T City star. lasted only four innings when
T he made his debut at Boston yesterday.
I The White SOx piled I'D six runs before
I TIE game was half over
Clyde NIau's ankle has improved 50
much during the last two days that he
expects 10 don his toys this afternoon
! although he is not expected TO get back
d - -a -~ -
week.
I Il looks as If the New York Americans
7 had picked Up a real prize in AIcUveen-
/ He Is an earnest player not graceful. but
Z Is a fast mover. lands on the ball hard
{ and gets over q good deal Of ground in
3 The Outfeld--New York sun
~vViU that fellow never make a tumble
/ aEa517- asked Fred Clarke. OF Pittsburg-
/ despai-irely, the other day Just after Joe
I Tinker. Of the Cubs made a particularly
/ scin-iIa-inK stop. Tinker went twenty
/ two straight games without an error.
/ The Cincinnati Reds trip 10 Cuba this
I fall is assured Frank Bancroft has made
I arrangements for stateroom accomm0da-
I -iCus on the steamer Excelsior. leaving
. New Orleans on Tuesday October .. for
Havana This VIII give The tourists a
. chance 10 play Saturday and sunday
/ october q and =. in New Orleans.
4 Harry Howell. the St Louis American
1 pitcher and original spit ball king. has
[ his doubts as 10 whether the spit ball
: can be abolished by the league officials.
Many magnates and managers. among
them Hedges. Of the Browns. and Mack.
7 Of the Athletics. have come cut AGAINST
the wet delivery There is some talk
q legislating against IL. and IL Is certain
that the question VIII be q leading one
I at the winter meeting Of big leagues.
Z While Howell believes the spit bah viii
/ be used next year. as in the past, he is
I taking no chances and has almost cut il
out He uses it only in 'pinches."
/ The people Of Tuscarawas County. Ohio
are planning a big reception for 'Cy'
Young and the other professional bal
players Of the county when they return
home at the end Of the season. Youne
lives on q farm near Peoli. where he first
pitched ball over twenty-five years ago
I Other professional players who live in the
county are Frank LapOrte Of the New
York American team: Al Shaw, Of the Chi
icago American team; Harry SchIafy.
manager of the Toronto Eastern League
team, and Frank Moore, who has signed
with the New York Americans for nexr
season A feature Of the day viii be q
bali game between team made up oi
the professional players and some other
team The game viii be umpired by San
Dunlap, who played on a team witt
( Young twenty years ago. and who has
! umpired every game Of Importance II
the county in the past eighteen years
Interest in the championship race in
New York IS at fever heat Special ar
rangements have been made for the OBJ
tanning Of the returns Of the series in
Pittsburs at the various places Of amuse-
! ment and at ali the sporting centers
Manager AlcGraw has but two pitchers
he can depend upOn-AIathews0n and
Hiltse-but what is Of almost equal i'm
portance, the men are hitting the ball
Crandau has been improving. and can
be utilized TO help the stars in the box.
It Is probable that McGraw will take
? no chances IN the present series and use
| 1lathesCn in two games and Wiltse and
Craudal one each. II the Giants can re-
turn home with an even break for the
remaining games their chances for the
championship viii be much greater than
those Of Pittsburg, but should they
meet with any real setback the Pirates
may get too big a lead % overcome L
IS possible, however, that the race for
the pennant may be de, tdeG when the
| Giants leave Pltlsburg / u Chicago or
Thursday night