The Washington herald., 1908-08-28
BASEBALL NOTES.

slump.
The doUble-header to-day and to-mor-
row VIII start al , o'clock
Pittsburg probably will have Barry, Alb
stein. and Frock, Of the Providence
Grays in 1903.
Announcement is made that Lew Drill
viii continue as manager OF the Terre
Haute team next year in the Central
League.
Forrest More. the new Cubs pitcher.
has won seventeen Of twenty-one games
for the Springfield team in the Three
I League this year
Keep an eve on those Chicago Cubs IN
the National League They stopped the
Giants yesterday. after McGraws 5 band
had cleaned Up the Pirates
Pitcher Howard Gwyun, playing with
GAINESVILLE, has been recalled by the Bos-
ton Americans He VIII report at the end
Of the Central League season
Manager Jones. OF the White Sox- de-
pending chiefly on Ed Walsh. declares
that he has still a fighting chance for
the pennaut and IS after il strong.
Jesse Burkett has not decided yet to
turn down Hugh Duffy's offer Of 1000 70
ION the Providence Grays. Maybe he
would play a few games for Hughey at
500 a game
The Nationals viii be arrayed IN spot
/ less new uniforms when they take the
/ held Ihis afternoon The old toys looked
so dirty that CantiIloa decided 10 order
| q whole rev set
Floyd Kroh. the Joh1stown CPa-) III
state southpaw pitcher, has reported 70
the Cubs and VIII be ready for emer-
/ gency duty any tine from now 10 the
/ end OF the season
The first case Of a sacrifice fly 70 al
/ inhelder was recorded in the ninth inning
! Al Cincinnati Monday. when Knabe scored
/ from third base. after Higgins had
caught MaEee's fy 20 short right center
/ What a wonderful outfeld 81, Louis
/ would have If NcAleer had held on %
! Hcuphiu With Stone and Heidrick go
I ing at their present clip and HemphIl
Z added 70 these, no 0utfe.d IN either
/ league would have much on the Browns
! Louisville fans are continually asking
why the club retains Eddie Poole. jimmy
I Burke replies that Poole has pitched
I winning ball for thirteen years, that this
I IS his first bad season and that there is
a splendid chance Of his coming back
next year with a splendid record
Louis Durham. outcast from the Col
Z onel pitching staff Is planning a unique
revenge on his old manager when ths
Louisville squad reaches Indianapolis
He has asked TO pitch both Of the com
ing Labor Day games against the Col
onels. He has already beaten them twice
in one day
President Hedges. Of the ST Loui,
Browns. is hopeful that the Browns vii
win the pennant. but IS not over confident
we have eleven games 70 play with De
troiI after We get back from this trip,
he said. "6nd our success in that seriei
Will tell the story. Heidrick is playing
great ball. and is going to help US in
menzeiy."
| The mark policeman who refused TO re
spond 10 the call Of Umpire Johnstone Il
: Sundays game at Cincinnati when tina
official instructed him 70 put Kid Gleason
) OF the grounds was yesterday dropPe'
from the pay roll by order Of Presiden
\ F7sr-rauu- who IS determined 70 hav
league rules lived up to on the HON
grounds
Z In ISL and 1s7s. respectively, before tn
y / National League was formed Levi Mey
3 erie OF Philadelphia. and Ross Barnes
Of Boston. batted for as and .453 in =
/ and 50 games Since that time the hishes
official marks have been: Hugh Duffy
Of Boston, .fss in Ise4. Willie Keller, o
Baltimore. .4s2. in 1897, Larry Lajoie. o
Philadelphia, the same, in 1901; Turner
of Philadelphia, .423. in 1894. and Jess
Burkett, OF Cleveland, ~. in 1S95-
The decision Of an umpire IN gam
between two country mines at Sylvania
No., started fight among the PLAYERS
in which eleven were injured. one prob
ably fatally. Lee Farmer. son OF forme
Sheriff Farmer, was struck upon tn
head with 8 bat and his skull fractured
He was picked up unconscious and hu-
! rled 20 his home. where physicians sal
he probably would die Half a dozsl
, warrants were issued and several arrest
have been made.
Tell the fans that We have hit ou
9 stride and the pennant Is safe in oil
q Gotham" said Manager McGraw, Of II
3 Giants 7 never feared the Pirates. an
3 we only have 10 beat them. then We hav
: but to figure on the fight for the world
. championship. snd I hope Il is with De
troit. for Jennings has a great team an
worthy Of our best efforts It's tn
; Chicago Cubs that we must bea
next to win the pennant. and it
, there that our Hght Will be made. tn
team is IN grand shape and ready for tn
series With the Cubs. Mathewson an
Wutse are better than ever right now
ard can keep up the pace they har
been going without q let-up: in fact. the
can stand a lot OF grinding * necessary
When we get through with the Cub
It wifi be easy sailing. and as we fms
Up et home and we VIII be n the lead
> why. they VIII never take II from u!
New York wiz float two standards fro1
= her flagstaff and you can say for n