The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
WHITE SOX o~ass1 CY YOUNG s%af Boston AMATEURS
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

on the Atlantic League
Wild BIZ" Donovan seems TO have lost
his winning streak Two setbsczs in
week does not speak Wei for him
AreHanes. the Coast twirler, grabbed
by the Boston Americans. is the goods,
! according TO Umpire Jack Sheridan.
-'BIagee should quit MS kicking. says
a Philadelphia critic. 1T gets nothing
and may put the team in bad just VIXEN
+ il is winning
Even is the Pitts5urg Pirates rail 70
+ win the pennant. they. have certainly put
Up one of the grandest fights in the his
F tory OF baseball
ST Paul took a brace and won its
/ first game after Mike Kelley rejoined The
/ team, although he did not take an active
I Iart in the contest
/ George Van HaIrren is still playing like
/ a youugster. He IS running the OAK
/ land tCalb team. and is hitting and
/ scoring runs ike a Cobb or a Wagner
! The average club batting in the Amer
/ lean League is .2H, and in the National
/ League -Z35. To Saturday the Americans
I lad scored e-7s5 runs and the Nationals
/ 2.56-
I Little Rock has a peculiar team Stand
. ing sixth IN the race for the pennant.
F.. the Little Rocks are leading the league
4. in hitting, in run getting. and II sacrifice
I hitting They have made twenty more
runs than any other team in the league
/ The Cubs VIII have to do some tall
hustling 10 keep the QuaKers out OF third
I place in the National League Billy Muir
( ply means 70 land his Diligeut Workers
next above Charley Murphy's Also Rams
{ before starting on that Western trip
that is coming for all Eastern teams.
Frank Haller. the Pittsburg scout. IS
one man who does not believe Narquard
! viii prove a lemon IN the National League
when be joins the Giants. That fellow
IS great pitcher. and don't believe these
/ stories from the West that he is over
rated. says Frank
The Philadelphia Plain Dealer. in speak
Ing Of Altizer says. He soon demon
srrared that he was no shOrJsIOp- Neither
B is he as good a1 Curfelder as Bi-ming-
ham. but he IS q better batter and base
runner" Altizer Is classed as a Tive one
Lajoie says he IS well satisfied with Oar
ing David.
The worlds champions have grand
outfeld- The trio worked the garden %
perfection anu sSSsIled Of number OF
swell line drives in New York. Sheckard
raced over near the bleachers in left field
foul territory and glued onto DonIin's
foul he threw a somersa-It. but came
Plans have been fled with Building
Supt Murphy Of New York. for ealarg-
ing The big stand al the Polo Grounds.
the home Of the National League baseball
club. by erecting q temporary addition
That Will increase the seating capacity
about 5.99)- Il VIII be Of wood and iron
and viii cost SI9.000. according 10 the esti-
mate
Il develops that Ty Cobb. the great
Detroit outfe-d=r. Is a warm friend Of
Vaughan Glase-. the actor Il was in
Glaser's auto that Cobb and his bride
escaped from the crowd that besleged
b them al the Detroit park Sunday. and
) were whisSed away 10 enjoy a Cinne-
5 rendered them by the actor The we'd
ding present OF the Detroit management
. viii be a payment Of all bills on the
z honeymoon trip. which VIII be the pres
e1t Eastern trip OF the Tigers
t Without making any rash predictions
J o. claiming that the Phillies were sure
J winners. Manager William Murray. who
% has brought the Ph5Ees % their present
d high position. thinks that the Quaker
8 National League team has a good chance
in the race fo- the pennant- The boys
S are Paving good bail. and I see 10 rea-
son why We should not keep up our pres
ent speed. said the PtliIles' manager.
VINO IN no way shows any surprise al th-
splendid work Of his team. apparently
tsking IL as matter Of course These
> men are bail players. continued the
PEillies' chief. and If only the weather
5 viii permit them 20 keep On playing ball
2 I can't see anything that can beat them"
Thst pitcher Rube Marquard. e the
e Indianapolis team has experienced q re-
o. versaI Of form cannot be denied even by
/ his most ardent admirers Rube has los-
six and Won only one game since the an
2 IrOuuceuent OF his sale 20 the New York
s National League club fo- the record
- breaking price OF S11.1o0 The one vic
-Cry was over the Minneapolis team and
was witnessed BY President John T.
E Brush. Of the New York club. AT kinds
Of solutions are offered BY fans f0- the
r reversal OF form Some are of the oQi1-
. 59n that Rube Is experimenting with a
z slow bail when he should use his speed
Q ali the time. and some are Of the belief
9 that he has thought so much about his
. promotion that he cannot think Of ais
9 pitching duties
Il 4 regular 'phenom~ has been signed by
the Browns Manager AIcAleer and
o owner Hedges have engaged A new pitch
: Ct who. from all indications. Is another
. Rube Wa5delI. as Rube was ten years
/. ago The name Of the boy is Charles
+ Tesreau- and he halls from PerrvvflIe
2 and weighs 90 pounds He IS pitching
for the Per-yviIle Independents this sum
mer. and has records for striks-outs that
( would shame WaddeIl- IN two games
this year he famed nineteen batters. i
Is a poor day for him If he doesn't far
fourteen In one game against the St
MaTy's team Tesreau shut out the team
, without hit or run and famed ni1etee-
men In a game against another clut
he famed fifteen and gave one hit II
I a game against the 1TillersviTle team h
( struck out nineteen men
Maybe President Hermann. OF the
Reds. viii draft a player or two from the
American Association or Eastern League
on the Ist Of September But there is lit
tie prospect OF his being held Up for al
: legged stars We have purchased nc
: players from either the Eastern League
5 or TIE American Association TO date
Z said President Hermann. The fact o-
d the matter is that there are but few rea
stars that have been developed IN either
: Of these circuits during the season, ant
> those that have come 70 the front are
youngsters 10 whom big league club
x have strings ATTACHED and VIII vanl
back in the fall When the drafting sea,
: son opens We may venture a few thou
= sand dollars in punches OF S1.010 each II
| drafting players But when Il comes 4
| putting up $1,000 for a NIarqUard. S5eC-
! for a Meyers. $500 for a Bush. or $50
for q Chech or an Upp-excuse us
II Pat Donovan. manager OF the Brooklyn
Dodgers. has lot Of respect for old g