The Washington herald., 1908-07-21
BASEBALL NOTES.

D
yesterday
The Detroit Tigers open a. National
Park this afternoon at 4.30 O'Clock
BIZ Burns will work against the Tigers
to-day. and CanullOn plans 10 use Walter
Johnson Tomorrow
Fred FalkeHoerg looked better yester-
day than he has at any other time this
year at National Park
Jimmy Collins IS keeping I'd his I'm
proved work at third Connie Mack says
game 10 change viii be made Al the
third sack
Connie Mack Is said 20 be after Hank
Gehring. who started the campaign with
the Nationals. from the St Paul club.
and Il successful IN his effort VIII use
the juvenile IN the outieId-
The worlds champions are now lower
IN the race, both n position and IN per
centage. than they have been for three
years For the past two seasons the
Chicago Cubs have not been worse than
second until now
Otis Clymer Is suffering from stomach
trouble On Sunday the player had some
fruit which disagreed with him. and yes
terday he was unable 20 put On a uni
form He watched the game from the
stand, but Kill have on a suit this after
noon
W D Cartllou. general manager OF the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and
brother OF the local manager. spant yes
terday In Washington. He watched the
game from President Noyes' box Early
last night he left here for Chicago.
The Yankee pitching stan is pretty well
rhinned out now. with the departure Of
II 20 4
Scranton These two youngsters have
only been loaned out, and Will be recalled
Il they show good enough form 10 var
rant their working IN the big league
Mike Donlln IS still the hitting kid. and
looks like a real league leader After a
hard Western trip DonIin is found at the
top OF the regular batsmen of the Ma
uonal League with an average Of -532
which Is l. points better than the record
OF Hans Wagner. OF Pittsburg
The Pittsburg club Is clamoring for
first baseman. President Dreyfuss made
a statement that be doesn't see how Pitts
burg can win the peuuant without a first
class first baseman. and says he viii
spend SEQ TO purchase the release OF one
Minor league owners are busting their
samples
Hughey Jennings. in charge OF the
A-SttSr arrived mere !ale last night. II
would be difficult 10 find a more confident
outfit than the Wolverines The Tigers
ngure that the teams they had TO beat
would be the White SOx and the Browns
and since these two clubs have found the
going so hard the Tigers are more than
ever satisfied that Detroit viii win out.
Manager EIberfeId has received word
from Fred Glade 70 the effect that the
pitcher IS getting better all the time. and
that he viii likely report 10 the club in
Cleveland OF Detroit Glade has been il
most part. OF the season and went home
70 get in shape. he viii be a big help
to the Yankee pitching staff upon his re-
turn
Hughey Jennings. who Is here now with
his Tiger bunch. seldom If ever talks Of
his policies-of the many plans he has in
his head all summer long. but looking
over the season now half gone, and the
work Of last year. one scheme OF HIS is
evident He keeps his players wondering
all the time No one man is sure OF hfs
place. and so there is never a chance 10
Loaf When a regular grows listless or
complains. he is apt 20 find himself on
the bench Jennings knows better than
the fans or the players that the substi-
tute IS not as good. probably. as the man
sitting on the bench But the deposed
regular is going through a course OF
thinking that makes him three times more
valuable when he gets back into the
game