The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

Nearly 500 were present at National
Park yesterday.
Jesse Tannehiu has finished his scout
ing and IS now homeward bound. He VIII
work in the series against Detroit
Walter johnson is suffering fram stou-
ach trouble. brought on by eating a
csntaioupe that was not quite ripe
Pitchers Donovan and DIneen both suf-
fered their first defeats Of the season last
saturday Thursday they were again
walloped simultaneously.
Jim DeIehanty IS expected at any tine.
II a letter 20 BIZ Burns. Del said he
IuJented to report yesterday. but nothing
further has been heard from the player.
Look out for New York in the National
League. The Giants are paying old debts
with interest whenever they get after the
Chicago champions nowadays - Boston
Herald
The Cincinnati team has purchased
Pitcher Ralph Savidg= from the Mem
phis team Of the Southern League. He
VIII report al the end Of the latter's sea-
son
All Of the Giants declare that they feel
sorry for Billy Gilbert. who seems des-
tined 10 get the hook at 81. Louis The
sturdy little second baseman who cut so
great a figure in the winning Of the
worlds flag IN 1875 is a great fsvorite
with all the New York players
Another instance Of the loyalty OF the
PittsbUrg fans vas shown in the Was-
ner fund. Charley Power. sporting editor
Of the Dispatch. PLAYED il Up for two or
three weeks. Each contributor Is lin
tied TO a dollar, but Power has had a
hard time getting the fund above the S5oo
mark
President Barney Dreyfuss. OF the Pitts
burg club says the announcement from
Toledo that he had closed up a deal for
Shortstop Jap Barbeau was premature
Not only has the transaction not been
closed. says Air. Dreyfuss. but he has
made Up his mind % call OF the dicker
and not take BarbeaU, as there is nov a
better man in sight
Brooklyn IS after several new PLAYERS.
Among those said 70 have been added TO
President Ebbett's collection Of talent are
Pitchers Duggan and Purdue. Of Nash
vile. and Pitcher Savidge. OF Memphis.
II is not unlikely that he viii also claim
Spike shannon. the New York outfelder.
who has been placed on the market by
Manager McGTaw.
'Sandow' Mertes. who was with the
Minneapolis club last season. but who
was allowed to go free owing to the
fact that he had a noareserve contract
(which BY the way does not stand now.
is open for an engagement providing he
can get his price Sandow was with
Toronto in tbs Eastern League for a
while. playing the outer garden after two
% the regular FEEDERS were injured. but
when they recovered he was allowed TO
80. as his price was pretty steep Mertes
is in Chicago and says be viii go 20 his
home in san Francisco unless he gets his
price for playing IN the association He
had sCme- correspondence with the St
Paul club. but reached no co1clusion.
why should not a game stopped by
rain be continued from the point at which
il Is interrupted, giving players credit for
what they have done IN the innings
piayed?" is the argument advanced by d
Cleveland baseball writer, who has the
following TO say on the matter: Harry
Pulliam, president Of the National League.
sponsor for the new-fangled sacrifice, says
PLAYERS should get all encouragement pos
slble from the records. and has a belief
that when a game Is halted by rain or
other causes before the necessary FIVE Or
four and one-half innings have been
reached. the contest should be resumed
where It was left Of Possibly this is
Utopian idea. but II has its merits. never
team from defeat. and why. IN this year,
when long hits are scarce and short hits
scarcer, should players be beaten out Of
accomplishments actually perfOrmed?'
Frank Areiianes. who was purchased by
the Boston Americans from the San
Francisco Coast League club has Joined
the team The dicker was a fortunate
one for the owners Of the San Francisco
club, for had he not been purchased from
them he would have been an asset hardly
worth holding. as he refused to have any
thing 10 do with the club believing he
had been unfairly treated in the matter OF
MS agreement Sunday week he was pre-
sented by the management, fans. and
players With a tine pair Of diamond cuff
buttons. and several feminine fans gave
him a diamond set gold match safe. He
was perhaps the most popular player the
san Jose club has ever had. His record
was largely responsible for this. During
this season he pitched thirteen games for
san Jose and lost two, one a thirteen
inning game to Stockton and the other a
affair with Fresno Sunday
he pitched g three-hit game against Oak
land