The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-04
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Both Falkenberg and Burns were far
below form.
That loud noise late yesterday after
noon was the Union League club blowing
up.
The New York Americans are doing the
best base running and the poorest fielding
in the league.
Clymer continued his good work with
the bat 4 double and single out of
three times up.
The ST. Louis Browns look stronger
than ever before at third base with Ferris
at that station.
Jesse Tannehin made his first appear
ance as a National when he batted for
Burns in the seventh.
Rhoades, of Cleveland has played nine
games without a hit. Rube Waddeu has
made one hit in eight games
The Nationals are on the road TO Chi
cagO to-day, where they open a series
with the White Sox tomorrow.
Catcher Billy Sullivan. OF the White
SOX. has a sore shoulder from sliding into
the plate. II is his left one, however. and
viii not interfere with his throwing arm
In unexpected spurts and slumps. kalei-
dosCOpic changes Of positions and general
closeness this Is the most uncertain and
interesting baseball season within the
memory of the average crank.
The Reds have protested the game in
Cincinnati on the ground that Umpire
Emslie erred In allowing Hlgginboth-
am to bat second time after he had
famed while batting out Of his turn.
Complete details Of the Washington-Chi-
rtapro baseball orarra Will no voproI,4c,I -,
the automatic board at the New Lyceum
Theater Sunday afternoon. 1t will show
every move. play, and hit that Will actu-
ally occur on the bah grounds.
The big dlsappolntments this season at
the bat are Bresnahan, with DDS. Slagle.
80; Abbatcchio, 10, and Lumley. $50. in
the National League; W. Clarke. .145.
Hahn. .l65; Parent, .1S5; Schreckengost,
-l9l; +. Jones, .1S5. and Hickman, $50, in
the American League.
The Browns are playing a good game at
present They have just returned from a
successful Eastern trip. and have won
ten out Of their last eighteen games. Nc
Aleer is not Overestimating his team. but
he thinks that the Browns viii be in the
struggle all the way through.
American League pitching records, best
unofficial sources, follow: Schlitzer, 30;
Joss, %; Walsh, So; Moran, Al; Man
ming Al; Vickers. 6-3: Summers, -;
Hughes, IS; Powell. 30; White. 4-3;
Burns. 4-3; Graham. 4-3: Newton, 4-3;
CHESHIRE, 4-3; Dygert "a; Young. ST
Carr's indianapolis pitchers are be-
ginning 10 go back on him. Enbanks
and Druhot are going wrong. Druhot
is at home i'll, and It is feared that he
is not rugged enough TO stand the hot
weather coming. Marquard. Slagle. and
Briggs are the only men going exactly
right.
Pitcher Edward Mack. Of the Syra-
cUse University team, has been signed by
Manager Charles Murphy, OF the Chicago
Cubs. Mack twirled for the Senaca Falls
team, Of the Empire State League. last
season, and made a great record He re-
turned TO college last fall and this spring
has been the mainstay Of the Salt City
nine.
Clarence d. Jacobsen will make his mi
tial bow as a local impresario at the
Academy OF Music Sunday afternoon.
when he viii offer 1.-The Electric score
board" Mr.. Jacobsen has obtained a
lease Of the instrument for a term Of sew
eral weeks, and will repeat Sundays
games while the Nationals are on the
road. The Electrical Scoreboard repro
duces ball game exactly as it is played
on the field, enumeraung the various
plays just as they are made. an electric
light representing the player and moving
about the diamond.
The addition Of doc" Marshall TO
the Cub catching staff gives Manager
Chance three seasoned backstops Last
years predicament, when the club was
caught short without a catcher Of any
sort while on an Eastern trip. is re-
membered wildly by Chance. and he
doesn't want a repetition OF that expert
cnce. Frank Oils was In Chicago. Mo-
ran at his home attending the funeral OF
his mother, and King was injured Jack
Hardy was grabbed from Nashville for a
few days. but the team was In sore need
Of a third good catcher. SO Doc" Mar
shall has been added to the staff.
While the report that OrvaI Overall
the Cubs great pitcher. may never be
able TO twirl again is given little cred
ence in well-posted baseball circles il
IS fact that the big finger is rather
seriously hurt, and may be forced to
rest for several weeks. Whether Over
all wrenched a kidney or merely
strained the muscles of his back the
physicians do not know as yet. II the
injury consists merely of a wrench of
the muscles of the back. he may be able
10 pitch again within a fortnight. If
the kidney was torn from its fastep-
ings, the damage may be permanent.