Evening journal., 1908-08-07
NEWS
.GLIMPSES FROM
THE SUB-CELLAR
Gossip From the Various
Teams in the Tri-State
Circuit

The heat doesn't faze Umo Finneran
at all. Bill couldn't improve even If csn-
fined In a refrigerator.-Har Star
Independent.
Trenton won its first game FOR the year
Of 1908 from Lancaster and is as proud
OF the fact as a young father with his
nrst-born.- Harrisburg Star-Independen'.
An interesting question is the one re-
garding the selection Of Lancaster play
er by the Cincinnati Nationals for $1,000
The Reds turned over Jack Deal for the
privilege Of selecting one man at the end
of the playing season for 5000. Who
will they take ?-Harrisburg Star-Indepen-
dent
The Pretzemen slaughtered the Peach
es, winning II to 1, and getting a total Of
seventeen hits. The Wilmington outfielders
used up half an inch Of shoe leather chas-
ing the ball.-Harrisburg Star-Indepen-
dent
Selbach's injuries are not improving rap
idly and he will probably quit for the
season.-Harrisburg Telegraph.
Altoona is waking up to the fact that
there will be a change in the Tri-State
circuit next season.-Harrisburg Tele-
graph.
Doctor Reisling. Altoona's crack pitch
er, wishes to secure reinstatement from
the national commission so that he may
be permitted to play in other leagues than
| the Tri-State. He has left for Cincinnati
to lay his claim before the Commission.
Reisling has paid the penalty for refusing
TO report to Brooklyn and jumping to the
/ Tri-State. His friends who are many
hope he may be reinstated.--Altoona Ga
zette.
Joe Knots has been playing the best of
ball, catching all Of the recent games and
hitting the ball at a fast clip. The little
fellow deserves all the praise that is COM
ing to him, but wouldn't It be about
right for the management to secure an
other young catcher who can be used al
times to help Knots out and give him q
rest-Trenton True American.
The team that heads Williamsport of
now will have to go faster than we are
going, and that's faster than any OF
them. -WilHtmsport Gazette.
Some Of the other Tri-state cities are
pooh-poohing winiamsport for small at
tendance. This is a slur that should b'
resented. Go out and root.-Williamspori
Gazette.
From being despised as a swelled head
Sroh has come to be well liked here. The
big boy made friends this trip, not be.
cause he lost. but for the reason that h'
seemed to have shaken his bravado.-Wil'
Transport News.
Harrisburg wanted to have the games
next wednesday and Thursday transfer
red to that place, but the local directors
said may, nay" The fans should recog
nize this loyalty by turning out to th'
last man-Wiliamsport News.
Red Kane, of Cincinnati, is the lightes
p man in the big leagues. He weighs jus
; 100 pounds. but is fast fielder and punch
. es the ball terrible clout now and then
-Wnliamsport News.
George Washington Heckert receive
the news from Wiliamsport with ill-cor
cealed consternauon.-Willi New
Pitcher Topham. of the Peaches,
out of the game on account of a spl
hnger on his pitching hand-wnliamspor
News.
The Lancaster papers were not IA
wrong when they charged the team wit
quitting. The work Of Hemphill and New
ton was funny looking here.-Trento
! Times.
You're a game rooter, but you clue
too much" remarked Umpire Connor ye:
g terday when he requested Grady to dc
, part from the scene of confict.-Trento
d Times.
r This salary limit makes It imposslbl
n for any club TO try out new men for mex
n season.-Trenton Times.
vi Maybe there will not be any next sea
e son for ri-State-Trenton Times.