The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
BASEBALL NOTES AND COMMENT.

The White Sox battered old Cy Young
of the rubber and beat Boston out by one
run.
The mighty Blown weakened in the If
teenth inning yesterday, and Boston trim
med the Chicago Cubs.
The Tigers jump over to Newark to-day
to play an exhibition game. Suggs viii
be in the box FOR the Tigers.
If it is desired. Columbus can have an
entirely new team next season Enough
men are on the roster now for the out
field and infeld-
There's nothing to 1t. boys said Nc
Graw 10 the Giants We've got EN-
going. and II we can take this 'Cjncy'
series we've got the pennaat cinched-'
Another no-hit, no-run game has beea
added TO the seasons list Pitcher Hi
West, OF the Toledo club. recently shut
cut Milwaukee without a hit being made
of lis delivery.
Joe Tinker. Of the Cubs. performed one
Of the greatest feats OF the season
I Thursday in stealing four bases The
team record for the year is seven. made
by the New York Giants against Phila-
delphia, April Il.
Considering the hard luck il has had
n the way Of injured players Cleveland
has shown a more stubborn disposition 70
go the full distance than ever before.
which shows that Larry Lajoie IS impr0v-
I ing as a leader. and is now capable Of
holding a team together when hard luck
/ is encountered
Ed. Mackau. colcred. assistant trainer
Z Of the Giants. hid under a car seat while
[ the team was en- route from ST Louis to
/ Cincinnati because he heard the train
was going 20 stop It Springfield. IL He
offered 10 work for the rest of the season
( for nothing II Manager McGraw would
permit him TO remain on TIE train when
/ it stopped at the scene OF the race riots.
Because Comiskey. the White S0x
owner. was on his trail. with the right
% haul him into the fold and Is ready
right now. Mike Welday. the Minneapolis
left gardener. jumped before the game
Wednesday. He IS headed for the Iron
Grange 10 Join Oscar Graham. who jump
ed the Cincinnati team sarly in the seaSon.
Welday Gid not want 20 90 with Co
Fnlskey-
Eddie Collins. Of the Athletics. is prov
ing 10 be one OF the sensations Of the
year in the American League This boy
viii certainly make one Of the stars of
the game in another year or two. as he IS
rounding out as batter and 2 fielder
in a wonderful manner. He Is far from
being n his best form. for he was sick
last spring with typhoid pneumonia and
be has not regained his strength as yet
TIE former Columbia college player Is
only twenty years old. and has many
years OF usefulness before him
II the Giants should win the National
League pen1aur and the American
League title should fail 70 Detroit what
would happen in worlds championship
series2 Manager Hughey Jennings. OF
the Tigers. appears 20 believe that these
two teams VIII be the ores 20 eventually
fight u out for the supremacy Of the
universe. and since NCGraw IS confident
Of winning the senior major league flag.
and Detroit Is looked upon pretty gen
orally as the winner IN the oJ1er league,
il seems as though the final baseball
u=lt OF the season may be between New
York and Detroit The question IS 20
what would happen z such should prove
O. 5e the case has already set fans 70
figuring
The besc thing that could happen 10
the Southern League IS FOR Jake Wells
20 make has debut II this select society
A report from Montgomery IS 20 the e.
feet thar Wells is the man behind the
gun that IS trying % shoot Little Rock
from the league and replace II with Chat
ranooga- i this IS true every lover Of
baseball hopes that Wells VIII be sue
CesSfll- At present Jake Wells is p-es--
dent Of the Virginia State League. aad
owns the franchise IN Richmond Va he
Is a man who has made a success IN The
theatrical business and IS well known
Throughout the country. Jake Wells al
one tine was a bail player and played
in the Southern League 7 Wells could
get a franchise in this league Il would
be a great thing for the Organization
Birmingham News
The Cleveland baseball club. against
which a ruling OF the national commits
sion was issued because Of alleged farm
ing o: players. acted promptly u save
Ilayers from purchase by 5tle- teams
v'=6er the release of che COMMISSION
The club bought Catcher Homer David
son and Infelder Spear from Akron. Il
the O. & P, First Baseuan DaIbeTt ard
Pitcher SittOl from Nashville. of tEs
Southern; Pitcher Grarey from Portland.
Greg. OF the Coast league, and Pitcher
Hess. from Columbus. Of the American
-sssoesati-n- All OF these ma. cxcelt
Davidson. who only last week was seat
10 Akron. and Spear. in whose case the
o-der was not issued. had been freed OF
TIE recall option OF the Cleveian5 club.
a-Jsr having been sent 70 va-r01s clubs