The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-08-10
GOSSIP FOR BASEBALL FANS

II Killian had been allowed TO remain in
the box-but that's just if.
jacksonville is way eff by itself in the
South Atlantic League chase
Charles Webb Murphy says that when
he leaves New York the Cubs will be in
the lead
Nearly 500 persons we're on hand TO see
Ty Cobb play for the first time since his
marriage
Norman EIberfeld has small chance Of
retaining the management % the High
lsnders next year.
Cleveland is not Al al sorry that it pur-
chased the release Of Altizer. who has
proved a handy man for the Maps.
The White Sox boast that they would
get into the lead while the Eastern clubs
were West viii scarcely be fulfilled
Louisville has taken the lead from In
dianapolis in the American Association,
with Toledo and Columbus well up
Richmond and DanviHe are fighting 1t
out in the Virginia League. The Capital
ties are now two games 10 the good
The Boston Americans are going much
better Of late They have a chance Of I'm
ishing in the first division If they keep up
their Improvement
Manager Murray made no mistake when
ne let Mccormick g. About the only
thing Mccormick has done in New York
was TO misjudee liners.
Looks ike Hartford or Springfield in
the Connecticut League. while Lawrence
and Worcester are fighting for first place
in the New England League.
wnHamsport established Tri-State and
possibly a worlds record By defeating Al
F-r-irn r~1r- mir
four double-headers last week
The Cubs are a lively lot and are GER
tain 10 be II the race for the pennant
until the finish With nearly all Of the
crippIss back. it IS a new team.
Bob spade. OF the Cincinnati Reds.
seems 20 have the Giants on his staff.
They beat him on the Polo Grounds in
the first game of the recent series but
that was the only time this season Rob
ert has taken the Giants i've times 10
market
Just keep your eye on Philadelphia. II
those pitchers Of Billy Murray's stand I'D
Urder the strain. Never has a team In
the big league shown much better ball
within the past month than The Phillies.
Something like twenty-nine victories in
the last thIrty-foUr games
The next time you 60 70 League Park
and Uncle Cy Young IS pitching just
watch how the opposing batters keep
stepping back from the plate. says the
Cleveland Leader. That IS the secret
Of the old mans wonderful work. Cy
sends his speediest balls over the inside
Of the plate. and unless a man IS willing
10 take a chance on having his head
knocked OF. he jumps back out OF the
way Of course. Young has almost ALSO
lutte control. but that doesn't give the
I batters much Confidence Boston fans re-
member how Dave Altfzer. now with
Cleveland, caught one on the side Of the
head and nearly passed in his checks.
LajOie. o. Cleveland. was talking over
this peculiarly Of Cy Young one day
recently. and was moved to say
The worst hit man 7 ever saw was
I Frank DWyer. who was pitching for The
/ Reds against the Phulies when I was
I with that crowd. The score was 20 2
when Al OTth came uP, slammed one hard
Z az Dwyer. and he couldn't get out OF
he way in time The ball caught him
I in the middle Of the forehead. and down
Z he went
Tommy Corc0ran feided the. ball
which bounded over the back Of third on
the fly. and as the man on third went
I on the play. he was put out when Tommy
I put il on she bag But Frank Dwyer
never was any good as a player after
I that He remained unconscious for three
hours before the physicians could re-
vive him