The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
Urnoto uy q. a. na"'e.

Bert Keeley certainly made a most au-
spcious debut.
The Red SoN will play an exhibition
game ut Scranton to-day
st. Paul has gotten n miserable start in
the American Association.
Jake Stahl has thrown out three men at
the plate since the season opened
Griffith is carrying eleven pitchers on
the present short trip OF the Yankees.
After blowing up in one inning the
Unions made "A strong finish at Reading
Catcher Tommy Leahy. years ago with
Pittsburg, has been sold TO indianapolis
by Kansas City.
The addition OF the left field pavilion
has added greatly TO the attractiveness
of National Park.
Billy Belts. the local umpire, ohicated
In the Penn Virginia games at Char
lottesvlle last week.
Monte Cross was chased on the field
again at Louisville. That is the second
since the season opened.
Although FIVE errors were made, George
town and Harvard put up pretty exhibit
ton OF college ball yesterday.
Johnny Evers tire Chicago second base
man, Is quoted as saying that he will
take years rest after this season.
First Baseman John Raley. formerly
-.
Lynchburg from Roanoke In the Virginia
League.
Pitcher Joe Donahue. the Cubs recruit
from the semi-pro ranks OF Chicago, has
been sold to Jimmy Caseys Montreal
team, of the Eastern League.
That young team representing Brook
land is back at its old tricks, winning
practically all the games IL plays Last
year the team made good showing.
Frank Laporte made a neat one handed
scoop OF grass burner on Delehanty
in the third inning by the way. Laportes
fielding was one OF the features OF the
series
Ned Hanlon, OF Baltimore, came over
90 talk with owner John I. Taylor about
getting some OF the Boston surplus ma
teriaL The Orioles may get a player or
two later on.
The interhigh school series will open
with double-header at Union Park next
Friday afternoon. Business will meet
Eastern and Western will play Technical
The first game viii be called at 2:30
o'clock.
The Columbus baseball park came near
being wiped out by fire Wednesday night.
large lumber yard conhagratiOn ad-
Joining blistered the paint on the big
stands. but by effort OF the fire depart
ment IL was saved
Pitcher Pruitt, who sprained his ankle
by stepping on a ball in practice Friday.
the return Of his team. Pruitt will prob
ably be out OF the game for two weeks
disheartened Birmingham fan killed
himself soon after, the game by filling his
trousers pockets with molten metal from
nearby furnace, and then walking ter
blocks to a hardware store, whore ne sat
on a tack. He expired a few minutes
later but the tack is doing n-Atlanta
Journal.
The batting cage used by the National,
In practice looked SO good to Ownel
Taylor that he ordered two for tn,
Boston park. Every club in the leagu,
should be compelled to furnish thes,
cages, they save time and balls anC
don't keep the fans i'm the covered stand.
uncomfortable when the players are swat
ting the ball around before the games
Ralph lie Mat OF this city. Is organizinl
a stock company to place on the marke
his diamond cover. lie Mat has beer
granted several patents on his contriv
ance, and there seems 20 be no reason
why 1t should not be a 60 as many
game, that otherwise would be postponed
could be played IL the diamond were GOV
cred over night lie Mat thinks that
the cover is ever given "A try-out II will
be immediately adopted by all tn
leagues.