The Washington herald., 1908-06-18
BASEBALL NOTES.

Jim Delehanty got two OF the Nationals
hits.
Only twenty-nine Yankee batsmen faced
Dentist White at Chicago Monday.
Pitcher Fred Klobedanz, one OF the old
timers. has been released by the Brockton
team OF the New England League.
The Pirates have wJn ten out OF their
last fourteen games and all but one Of
them have been played away from home.
The only way pitcher can keep Wag-
ner from hitting in a pinch Is 20 turn
around and throw the ball over second
base.
Texas Bill Lattimer, the Cleveland
pitcher, upon whom Lajoie has asked
waivers, will probably go either TO To-
ledo or New Orleans.
Again that little hit was not forthcom-
ing. Almost any kind OF a swat in the
first, fourth. fifth, or seventh Innings
would have produced a run.
1t is hard TO explain the Yanks poor
showing in the West The pitchers are
working we'll TO win the average game,
and the men are batting the ball
Jim Mcguire has the Bostons hustllng
until the last man is out. They are doing
b~NN~A vi NAAb " HcAtln Al4p Alldn OAltE
Eastern teams OF the American League.
The BroOkland team VIII play the Win
chester CVa) team at National Park.
Monday and Tuesday A number Of
Washington boys are on the visiting out
NJ.
Omaha has a long lead IN the Western
League. Springfield leads the Three-E Eye,
with Dubuque close up. Buffalo leads
the Eastern, being thirty points ahead Of
Baltimore.
Cleveland has another largo hospital
list Injuries vary from scratches 10 real
hurts. Here Is the best club in the coun-
try for chicken-hearted players. It doesn't
take much to put a Nap on the shelf
President p. T. Powers. Of the Eastern
League. Is to add Gene McCann. the for
mer Jersey City pitcher and later man
ager Of the Paterson Union League club
10 his stan Of umpires. according 70 re
port.
When the case OF Ty Cobb. the Detroit
ball player, charged with assault on a
negro labOrer In Detroit came UP an
other continuance was agreed on. Il is
understood that the criminal charge will
be dropped upon payment by Cobb Of a
sum Of money in settlement
Hughes seems to have earned title 70
the position OF fnisher for the Nationals.
He headed the relief expedition again
yesterday. and moved them down In his
accustomed manner. but the rest OF the
crowd failed to do their part and the
game remained lost. Hughes contribu-
ton In his one trip to the bat was
slashing three-bagger.
In the American League you never can
tell which team is going to win. Upsets
occur almost daily. the White Sox being
the only team 10 win straight along. As
a result, Comiskeys bunch is gradually
crawling ahead of the others. There is
such a little difference, however, that
few days could upset the whole percent
age table
Fred Glade OF the Yankees, has been
showing Improvement lately and wants
to work in one OF the Chicago games.
Glade has had poisoning OF the stomach.
and was unable 70 get a cure for It until
Frank Farrel got some medicine from
the board OF health IN New York and
sent II 10 him. Now he is as well as ever,
and wants 10 try 20 stop the rout.
New points crop up In baseball con-
tinually. Chicago reports an instance OF
a player being fired out OF a battle by
the umpire after the contest vas over.
Tho player was Jake Atz. tho Washing
ton boy with the White Sox. and the
umpire John Sheridan. Jake was told
20 get into the encounter as a sub
gticker, 70 take the place OF q pitcher
who seemed bent on striking out Be-
fore Atz could set into ths fray the
twenty-seventh man was retired on an
attempted double steal Atz went 10 the
plate. bat in hand, and told the referee
what a peculiar decision he had made.
Get out OF the game" said Sheridan
TO Atz, forgetting the contest was at an
end. Atz has developed into the most
reliable OF the pinch hitters on the team.
The last three times he has been asked
to so to the front in times OF need he has
succeeded in making hits. Monday ne
hit q smashing drive over third base.
and Wednesday he hit into right field to
hold the team in place. A batter who
scatters his hits IN all directions like
that is hard man for the opposing
pitcher 10 gauge