The Washington herald., 1908-08-03
BASEBALL NOTES.

for the larruPers-
Mcbride and Parent each handled nine
chances in good style.
Connie Mack could use Joe Jackson, the
South Atlantic wonder, very well just
now
The Athletics may Re holding all their
good victories for The new park next
year
Murray's ouakers are getting the lions
share OF attention in SlowtOwn just at
present
The Nationals have won three and
lost Eve games since they have been on
the road
Philadelphia fans think Howard Eddie
Grant is just about the goods as third
basemen go
Norman EIberfeld is trying to make a
swap with Cleveland He wants Hinch-
man OF Hickman
II the PhiHies play the same kind OF
ball this week Chicago and Pittsburg viii
not look 50 dangerous
Cincinnati is getting its bumps quite
regularly Of late. Philadelphia shut EN-
out three days in a row last week
Herzog. the former tri-Stateer. who had
a row with McGraw ana left the Giants
IN high dUdgeOn. has returned 10 the
New York fold.
Joe Tinker IS doing some remarkable
hitting for Chicago His wallops come
when they are needed. too.
. Kane. the Cincinnati center fielder.
weighs only 10 pounds at the Plate, but
he can sting the ball some.
The Pittsburg Pirates move on to Bos-
ton to-day. where they should Increase
their percentage Of games WOn-
Since the Wilmington Tri-State team
went into the hands OF the league II
has been playing mUcn better ball
George Dovey is on the stiu hunt for
rising young ball players Good old ones
Will get the money when doing their best
work.
Manager Murray made a good move
when he pulled Lefthauder Foxen from
Jersey City He has more than made
good
More than p co fans turned out TO see
Keeley pitch The little fellow Is a great
fsvorite IN the Windy City. from which
he halls
More than 5000 persons Witnessed the
games at the Phiilies' grounds last week.
These figures show the fans want win
ming ball
It is said that Cobb gets a weeks leave
OF absence IN August 70 get married
That little vacation may cost DeIr0iT-J The
pennant-
James H O'Rourke is still catching hne
bah for his Bridgeport team practically
on the deld he first played bah OF. forty
years ago
They have formed a roo;ers' assoc.a-
tion in Cleveland. 70 try 10 Jolly the
Maps 20 keep pegging away for the
championship.
As most Of the Cripples have recovered
the Cubs are now going at a worlds
championship pace They are by no means
out Of the race
Hans Lo5ert. Of Cincinnati. is a pretty
good imitation Of Hans Wagner The
former is the life of the Reds with
Paskert a close second
An effort is 10 be made 10 have Charley
Somers. OF the Cleveland team. interest
himself IN the Canton club. which IS now
in the hands Of a receiver.
Big Ed 8IcQuiuen. Of the PhHIies. IS
truly q pitching marvel He IS always
good. and best OF all. willing 70 90 the
biggest share OF hill duty
Cincinnati seems 70 have played its
string out and is not fighting for VIC
tory as Il did when the team made its
hrst trip East this season.
Paskert covers as much ground as any
left Gelder IN the National League He
is . perfect Judge Of a fly ball and has
the speed 10 roam anywhere.
Osborne. the PhilIies' middle fielder.
PLAYS with more confidence than he did
earlier in the season. and that's because
he IS fielding and batting better.
Tim Flood Is finding the duties Of man
too onerous- The st. Paul manager is
not playing up 70 his usual gait
The Reds are after Ellis. the star left
fielder Of the Los Angeles club. and said
10 be the best OuJfieIder and aIl-sround
player IN the Pacific Coast League
Rube OIdring has about convinced the
public that he has no right 10 pose as
an oUtneIdeT- Rubc's great weakness is
that he knows more baseball than Mack
Pitcher Brown. whom the PhilHes let
$500 in casn go for. IS drawing a big
salary for doing nothing He IS said not
10 have strength enough 20 toss q ball
twenty yards
The PhiIies will be up against a stiff
proposition this week The Chicago worlds
champions appear there the first four
days Of the week and then are followed
by Pittsburg for q Ike series
Since july. 8 the Phillies have won 7
out of . games played with the Western
teams They have won out Of the
games played since returning home from
the Western trip
II locks as though Frank Smith had
been elected 20 I'll Doc Whites shoes I
After an almost uubroken string OF VIC /
tories over the locals, they got next 70 I
the dentist Friday, and hammered out a J
victory. Now Smith IS out
to earn the reputation Of the Nationals
hoodoo-
That the defunct Union League team
turned out some g0Od players is evident I
from the work Of Pitcher Topham., OF [
Wilmington. and It IS said that several I
managers are carefully watching the
work Of this promising young player f.
Catiz IS still putting Up a nice article I
OF work at third for Wilmington
President Charley Murphy has rejoined (
the champs. and predicts the final sue 4
cess OF the Cubs Greatest season ever 1
known to the game" he says Ny club Z
is playing 10 larger crowds than ever I
this season, Notwithstanding the talk of i
hard tines II baseball is a fOrerunner
Of the good times ahead, We shall all 4
have money