The Washington herald., 1908-07-16
BASEBALL NOTES.

O(LO@O[AAA W. LIZ
JAKE Stahl viii probably De made cap
tain OF the Boston Red SOx-
CantiIlon yesterday wired Bob Unglaub
to report without further delay.
The loss OF yesterdays game cost th-s
Browns the lead in the league race
PIttsburg stnl has It on the Giants Il
the seasons series. seven games 70 four
Ollie Pickering Is tventy-one points
ahead OF Charley Jones IN hitting thus
far
Joe CautiHon received word from Jim
Delehanty that he expects 70 be here
Saturday.
The Cleveland Maps open here to-day.
Tom Hughes vii probably perform this
afternoon.
J. J. Grin has passed Up his control OF
the Lynchburg club and has resigned a.
manager
Ire leading teams in the American and
National leagues have each won 4 and
lost g games
The Giants made the Chicago Cubs look
foolish yesterday. To heat the worlds
champions Il 70 is no small feat
The Pittsburg Pirates jumped again
into the lead in the National League by
beating o-t Boston IN the ninth inning
The Maps gave the Highlanders the
worst b.ating yesterday that has been
handed out this season. Mr- El5erfeld's
men got Il IS 20 !
sec-etary-TreasuTer E. Il. Schoenbor1
succeeds Thomas Bryce. deceased as
president Of the Columbus club OF the
American Association
During the month OF June The New
York HighIanders scored % runs 70 II
BY their opponents and made e errors
10 their opponents Is
BOB Ganley gave a pretty exhibition
OF base running yesterday when he
scored the winning run from second base
On a short passed ball
Nike DonIin is playing the game % h!s
life and gets the glad hand a. every
turn Every one loves q hustler. and
that's Afike.-Pfttsburg sun
Names count for little II baseball
While Christy Mathewson was shutting
out the Pirates Monday. Sharon at
tached the tinware 10 his brother HanIS-
Rube Wadden said he was sick yes
terday. 50 Jimmy McAIeer told hin 70
stay away from the bench Then Rubs
watched the game from the grand stand
Lebanon Otis CIymer vas out IN
suit yesterday and expects 70 get back
IN tie game during the series that opens
to-day HIS twisted ankle is getting
along nicely
Charles Eb5etts. who has been scout
ing through the Southern League looking
for players for his Brooklyn team. has Of
fered Nashville S4.0o0 for Pitchers Dug
gan and Perdue-
The slump OF the New York Highland
ers has practically killed the attendance
at the games in that city. as IL is out OF
the question 10 strengthen the team az
this time Of the season
II has been many a day since Wash
ington has had PLAYERS standing second
and third among the hitters CT the
league Delehanty and TannehiH sre
tied. with an average OF -Ss3 each
The umpire game has a great fascina-
tiion for some people The latest 10 ask
for credentials as an ump IS a Harvard
graduate who has made quite g hit IN
independent games in New Hampshire
Triss Speaker. the sensational youngster
left IL Little Rock by the Boston Arneri-
cans. has passed the century mark in
base hits. distinguishing himself as the
only player ia the Southern League with
that number OF safe drives
Clarke Grinn says that the American
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Detroit, and he favors the Browns-
Strangely enough he doesn't prophesy an
overwhelming Yankee rush tG first place
under the new leadership
The Cincinnati Reds have bought Marty
O-Toole. pitcher. OF the New England
League Ee has been playing with Brock
ton. II is understood that he Is not TO
report until the season OF the New Eng
land League is closed Good Judges say
he Is not Yet ripe for the majors
Jimmy McAleer yesterday received word
that Frank Farris. aged twenty-one years.
of Denton. Tex. member OF the St Paul
American Association baseball team. died
at q hospital there following an operation
for appendicitis The body viii be shipped
70 Denton FaTris was with the St Louis
American League team the early part Of
this season.
Although he has slUmped IN batting.
Bob Ganley is too good q man 10 take
out OF the game Since the Fourth OF
July he has made only +wo hits. but has
been on the bases about as often as
/ any member OF the club He Is q con
| slant source Of annoyance 10 a pitcher
when he gets TO first base. and by dane
1 ing up and down the lines and drawing
throws he gives his teammates many a
chance 10 advance
Those who are complaining because OF
the weak hitting OF George Mcbride and
BIZ Shipke should take notice who the
two Nationals are leading In the Official
averages Nichols. Elberfeld. Jimmy
/ Collins. Moriarity. Parent, Kleinow, and
Criger are some OF the stars whose bat
ting records are below those Of the two
local flfielders- Mcbride and Shipke have
driven in about as many runs ss any
other two members OF the Washington
club.
Largest Morning Circulation.