The Washington herald., 1908-05-13
CAUGHT ON THE Fly.


Mount St Mary's College is at George
town to-day.
Washington is now out in front in the
Union League.
1t is not often that twenty-eight hits
net only nine runs.
The White sox follow the St Louis
Browns TO National Park
Wheeling. in the Central League, lost
the first nine out Of ten games.
Roy Thomas may soon be let out by the
Phiilies. Osborne is said to be a fixture
in center field
Cantillon plans to work Bill Burns to-
day, while McAleer will probably use
Harry Howell
Frank Norcum. a Washington boy, IS
playing right field for Evansville in the
Central League.
Ganley led at the bat with q triple
and three singles. Milan poked out
double and two singles in four times up.
Charley Jones got the glad hand when
he stepped 10 sne plate the first time. but
he was unable to do any damage with the
bat.
John Francis Hof. Of Baltimore. has
been reelected captain Of the University
of Virginia baseball team for next sea-
son.
Rumor has It that some of the dis
carded Phlllies may find their way into
the OUTLAW League!-Philadelphia Bul-
letln
Jimmie Beard. the former Tri-state
twirler. who was recently released by
Reading. scored the first no-hit game OF
the Union season.
Billy Sullivan says George Davis makes
a base runner hug second so closely that
the latter rarely steals third when Davis
is in the neighborhood.
Chief o'Day spotted another ball stealer
in the pavilion Monday, and yesterday the
young man left SO at the Police Court
Pretty expensive amusement.
Vic willis has shut out the enemy in
both gansS he has pitched since rejoin-
ing the Pirates, and each. time his team
mates made but one run behind him.
Too bad that Thoney has thrown his
arm out. He seemed to meet all the re-
quirements OF a nifty player, but a bad
arm viii be a handicap to him always,
whether he plays the outield or the in
field.
Comiskey disposed Of another OF his
young pitchers Walter Most was sent TO
the Dubuque team Of the Three-I League,
and Il is likely that more deals will soon
be closed for other surplus players on the
White Sox list
II won't take long for the other teams
to learn that the Nationals demand a
clean right of way on the bases. Ganley
put Elberfeld out OF commission last
week and yesterday Milan carried Hobe
Ferris into the bag Ferris was slightly
spiked.
In the ninth inning a foul tip carromed
of the bat and knocked Clyde Milan silly
The ball hit him In the temple and he
stagger around until he fell into the arms
Of Spencer The Wichita Wonder had q
severe headache last night, but he does
not fear any serious developments.
Seventeen men will likely be taken on
the trip OF the White Sox, because of the
injury that has kept Parent out Of the
game for the last two weeks. The star
shortstop will not be able to play for
some time. as his right wrist is still sore,
and an extra man is needed in case an
accident puts Atz out Of commission.
Gin Curtis no-hit game against IN
dianapolis Saturday was the third feat OF
the sort 10 the American Association.
KinlOCh Swami did the stunt against Co
lumbus August 10 1906. and Jesse stovail
a few weeks ago administered such fnedi-
cine To the Minneapolis club at Louis
vile.
It appears that everybody In New Or
leans is wondering why Lave Cross was
released. Maybe this will prove a so
luton" says the New Orleans World.
Gross was getting too much moEey.
Such things have happened, and Charley
Frank is one man who will sacrifice his
team just to save few dollars"
The Bandits will not be seen at UniCn
Park again until May %. when they will
play three games with Paterson, one on
2sth and two on the Both. The games
scheduled on May IS and 1s with
Reading have been transferred to that
city, as there will be a circus doing bust
ness next to the local park on those
days.
More pitchers with a side-arm motion
are in evidence in both leagues this spring
than for some time. They are usually
good for a while. but they never last
like the men who can pitch from over
their shoulders The style Of a side-aTm
pitcher is easier to solve while a direct
overland pitcher almost invariably
throws either curve with the same pre-
liminary motion.
Terry Turner expects 10 be able to get
back into the game in the near future.
He went TO Youngstown to see Bone
setter" Reese. The latter discovered that
,F
had slipped out of place and il did not
take him long to fix him up. Reese ex-
poets the sorness to leave the arm
within the next few days, when Terry
Will be as good as ever.