The Washington herald., 1908-08-24
BASEBALL NOTES.
Ta-day-s same at4 O'CLOCK

a.i-h-aA A.la.st "a 2 % H.LItt
Jolly Jerry Freeman VIII make his auaI
/ appearance this afternoon as an uumar-
r5ed man
The brace Of the 81 Louis Nationals IS
easily explained MeCIoskey is away on
I a trIQ--Pittsburg sun
H1pEe. Of Indianapolis. is playing sen
I sariuuaI ban al third base and its sHid
{ that r ne could only hat he would De
good enough for the best club IN the land
/ Danny Hoffman has LEFT the st Louis
Americans and returned 20 his home in
Z Connecticut Hoffman has not been in
/ the best of health this season. which
I fact has iuterfered with his batting.
/ The Topeka Western Association club
[ has sold Pitcher L Z Hageruan To- the
I Chicago Nationals. and Cy Isaudre-h out
/ fielder. 10 the Louisville American Asse-
ciari0I team The sale price Cf HEE-r-
. man vas given out as S2.P14
Connie Mack has discovered that TIE
Quaker fans viii Quit cold on a team not
. winning showing THAI Philadelphia has
not the true baseball spirit Teams can
not always be in the lead but they need
I euc0ura cement just the same
sam Kennedy. The old New London
+ leader. is doing scout service for Connie
Mack He has Just finished a trip through
7 the New England League ana VIII look
{ over the Connecticut LeaEuers for the
( next few DAYS for the Quaker club.
I President Joe O'Brien. Of the American
/ Association. announced that Ee would ar
range 70 have the double umpire system
E at most Of the games between tie leaders
. in -he race when they return back East
next week, as he Is anxious 20 avoid
/ trouble al The games
( 4 young team from the Commissioners
Office, composed Of Harry CoU-eovya-.
/ Bob Barr. Eddie Fowler. Pete Hoffman
and others won an easy victory az Hy-
aUtsviIie Saturday one Of the younger
+ generation Of ball players who was con-
spicuous by his absence was Jim SDrig-
man
Umpire Owens. scheduled 70 - 90 the
/ National League next year. got into
/ trouble at Milwaukee where Pape ana
Siagle were engaged in a pitchers battle.
I He ECt out Of the grounds rIalarmed- but
| the police who tried 70 help him were
! badly handled by the mob. Owens made
I a decision il the ninth inning which the
! fans did not Ike.
/ Although leading the Pacific Coast
I League with the stick. Charlie Slartprv.
/ playing behind the bat for Oakland. has
I not even a single vote fin most popular
L
a san Francisco newspaper. Evidently
I they don't care for slUSgerz in that
{ league. particularly when that same slug
! ger is. on another team.
/ Pitcher Chick Fraser. Of the Cubs.
( dropped his spit ball since President
/ Murphy came out in an attack on that
style OF delivery He seldom used it IN
Z his game last week Last year and the
early part Of this season Chick did
some fine work with that saliva ball. and
3 the batJe-s still find II hard 10 hit INTO
! safe territory. But when Murphy saw
/ three catchers laid Up with injuries at
4 Buffalo and a Wild hesve BY an out
7 fielder. due directly 70 the spit BAH. he
Z determined 10 aEitate legislation against
/ il. and now Fraser has dropped IT, and
I depends largely on his old style Of curves.
changes Of pace, and control
/ Jack O-Connor. the veteran catcher
who recently made a tour Of the Con-
necticUt League and saw young Evans.
I Of Hartford. pitch his record no-hit gama
I last month, refused 10 recommend Tom
4 DOwGs phenon TO the St. Louis Ameri-
I can management O'ConnOr Is an exact
I ing scout. who bases his Judgment Of d
player en- how ne does. rather than what
I he does When O'Connor made his un-
/ favorable report on Evans. Manager Nc
tAleer exclaimed But see what he did -
1 I did. replied O'COnnor. and I also
observed how ne did IL Take il from ne
Z that We don't want him If I don't know
Ia pitcher after watching him work, what
I DO I know Your judgment goes with
I ne" McAleer replied. but get busy
and dig Up pair Of youngsters that
VIII stick next season"