The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
AROUND THE BASES.

Freeman and Hughes each contributed
two errors to the cause Of the Ath-
letics.
Inhelder Zimmermans term IN the hos
pital at Chicago has no definite termina-
tion in sight as yet.
Heinie Peitz who is out OF the game
with broken thumb. is doing some
scouting for the Louisville club.
Pete Childs. the Phillies old second
baseman, is looking for berth with some
independent club
Pitcher Raymond, OF the Cardinals. says
that his young catcher Ludwig. will be-
ccme the greatest backstcp in the game.
The Nationals continue TO lead the Ath-
letics and White Sox in team batting.
The average CT the locals IL .ZSl. ST.
Louis leads the league, with .259.
'Pittsburg's Perennial Pennant-Pursu-
ing Pirates" is the way a Gotham scribe
designates Barney Dreyfuss National
League representatives.
The Nationals play at Philadelphia to-
morrow, Tuesday and Wednesday. re-
turning here Thursday 10 open a series
with Manager Norman Elberfelds High
landers.
Pitcher Reulhach. Of the Chicago Cubs,
this season seems to have acquired con-
| troll bit sooner than heretofore Usually
II is not until July that Big Ed becomes
reliable
Manager Mack. OF the Athletics. has
released Outfeldef Shaughnessy, the for
mer Bandit. TO Reading and Pitcher
Krause 70 Harrisburg. OF the Tri-State
League.
The playing OF Brookins, a negro, with
the Fargo team Is causing trouble in the
Northern League. Fargo says Brookins
Will be retained and the other clubs say
he must be fred.
The total OF twenty-four runs in the
first game at New York Thursday has
| been beaten once in the American League
this season. On April u " York de-
feated the Nationals by 10 TO l9. total
OF twenty-nine runs.
The Giants have been az their old trick
OF mixing things up for the last ten
days. When they begin TO play ball in
that manner they begin to look more Ike
the Giants who have won championships
for New York in the past.
II Elberfeld's first move was to take
Chase away from first base and put him
at second. leaving Stahl in the outheld,
some fans incline to the fear that the
Kid is not going 10 set the world afre
with managerial genius.
A ball game at American League Park.
In New York, without Griffith on the
coaching line. win seem almost out OF
place. Since the day the American League
forced its way into New York he has been
there. through thick and thin, and many
a day from now his familiar face Will be
missed.
The New York Americans have had the
misfortune 10 lose the services OF Hal
Chase. the star inheder. for a time In
sliding 10 second base. where Chase is
playing now. Collins hit Chase's ankle "A
terrific crack. and It was at first believed
that Chases ankle was broken. The
sprain is expected 70 keep Chase out of
action for some days.
As indicated by the assets, Promoter
Lawson. OF the defunct Union League.
has not much left from his unsuccessful
venture. The schedules show $40 cash,
six suits Of clothes, valued al $50; one
watch s.; eight pictures Of baseball
clubs. s.; one typewriter. valued at $26.
and 800 copies OF book entitled Born
Again" OF which Mr.. Lawson is tho
author which are valued az SO.
The grand stand at the Polo Grounds
Is fun Of race-track people every day
now. and by the time the team gets back
from its next Western trip crowds OF
II. 900 will be looked upon as hardly worth
noticing. Time was when II five or six
thousand fans turned out for a weekday
game It was matter Of comment In the
papers. but since the rapid decline Of the
attendance at the raoe tracks. the figures
at the ball park have been boosted rap
idly.-New York Mail
Col Lewis Perrine announces his desire
to sell the Trenton club OF the Tri-State
League. which he organized last summer,
afterward establishing 5000 baseball
park He made a lot of money out of
the team last year, but this season there
has been so much bad weather and the
club has had a losing streak which has
cut down the attendance and the receipts.
There is some talk OF organizing a stock
company here for the purchase OF the
team President Carpenter of the Tri-
state League, has been asked by Col.
Perrine to find purchaser.
Through the medium OF the X-yay It
has been discovered that Homer II. HillC-
brand. the young Princetonian. until re-
Gently a member Of the Pittsburg base
ball teams pitching staff. has been suf-
fering physical agony with Spartanlike
stoicism while making a brave attempt
70 keep in the game during the past TWO
years with a broken collarbone, an inch
and a half out of place. torturing him
every time he tossed a ball The young
pitcher is now undergoing proper treat
ment, and as the injury which he suf-
fered in the spring Of 1896 is fast being
remedied. it is authoritatively stated that
he will be back in the game with the
Pirates within & month.
"Umpires are not always at fault when
you hear theffans and players kicking at
certain decisions" remarked Umpire Ger
aid Hayes. one OF the American Assocla-
tion staff the other day. MANY times
players are called safe on bases or forced
plays and the spectators think they are
out because they may have apparently
beaten the ball, but in reality the umpire
has called the man safe on account Of
the baseman having his foot of the base
a; the time the bail is caught. That hap
pens very often and the fans and players
alike kick, never taking notice Of the
fact that the basenlan's foot was not on
the bag
Both Philadelphia teams mus begin TO
hit soon; they can't remain in heir pres
ent rut forever. Fortunately they are
not very many games behind I e leaders
in their respective races. Let them be-
gin 10 bat up to their true folm and II
won't take them more than j couple of
weeks 20 catch up with the leaders; II
won't take that long II the said leaders
happen 10 g.t into a slump about the
same time they set out Of the one they
are in at present But the danger which
cOnfronts them how is that they will lose
confidence and become demoraiized be-
fore they get out OF it. And once de-
moraIization sets IN 1t Will be all of with
Evening Telegraph
Etiquette of the Beer Hall.
Samuel G. Blythe in Eyerybody'S
Berlin Is organized for eating and