The Washington herald., 1908-04-12
BASEBALL NOTES.

Just az present Charley Smith looks
/ like the most reliable OF the Washington
| pitchers
Catcher Evans. OF the Chicago Cubs.
| has been farmed oJt to Frank IsbelI s
Wichita team, in the Western Association.
The Philadelphia Americans have re-
leased Outhelder Zamloch and Pitcher
Bills TO Reading and Scranton, respee-
lively.
You. Dahlen. and Bowerman. of tht
Boston Nationals, pulled off a triple play
against the Lancaster THl-Staters. The
Doves won, 70 to
Manager Griffith Is so pleased witE
Richmond as a baseball town that he has
decided to take the Yankees there next
year for a whole week.
Evangelist William Sunday, once a
major league player. has been asked 10
open the o. & p. season al Sharon. April
50. by tossing out the first ball.
According 10 reports from New Haven.
Tad Jones. captain OF the Yale team.
will be out Of the game for two weeks, as
result Of badly sprained ankle.
Dave Altizer is out of the hospital. but
is not yet well. and viii probably wait
10 Join the Nationals here on April p.
instead of going 10 Boston.
Il is unfortunate that so many Of the
Georgetown players should be injured
the big Eastern colleges is about to be-
gin.
Fred Clarke, OF Pittsbu~g, is up against
it once more. II is feared that the injury
to one Of Leach's legs viii knock out the
proposed shifting Of Tommy to third
base.
Willie Fowler, business manager OF the
Nationals. will leave here tomorrow aft
.ernoon, in company with the baseball
writer's. for Boston, to take in the open
ing series.
The most freakish game of the spring
was played at Durham y G. Trinity
defeated Dartmouth by a score OF 10 to O.
the winners making only one hit. Dart
mouths errors produced the runs.
Rube WaddeH recently has reafirmed
his determination TO win eleven games
for the Browns from Connie Mack's Ath-
ietics Connie himself is little afraid
Of the outcome with Rube on the rubber.
There is well-defined rumor that the
Chicago White Sox will have no place for
Champ Osteen, who was drafted from the
Central League last season. Manager
varnel. who owned Springfield last season.
and is now in charge OF the Fort Wayne
team, is trying TO get Osteen back into
his fold
Monte Cross has put up another howl
for an 0uthelder from the Boston Ameri-
cans. He evidently does not think Danny
Kerwin will do. President Taylor. how
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before May l. There are a half dozen men
fighting for regular outheld position
with the Bostons.
steam roller will be at work at Union
Park all day to-day. ard it is expected
that by tomorrow afternoon the grounds
will be ready. Il was out OF the question
to play the exhibition game scheduled
with the Philadelphia outlaws yesterday,
but Arthur Irwin viii probably bring his
team here toward the end Of the week
for few days practice.
The national commission has decided
the case Of another John Ryan. This
one was drafted by Boston from Pueblo
and turned over 10 Portland. Greg. Ryan
thought he should be declared a free
agent but the commission ruled against
him, and be viii have TO go to Portland
There are three Jack Ryans now in pro-
fessional ball-Ca1cher Jack, now with
Buffalo, Pitcher Jack now with New
Orleans, and this other Jack, who has
TO go to Portland
Although the Maps squad is larger than
those that have been taken to Cleveland
for the opening of the season in formerl
years. there are only three men In the
big tribe whom Nepland fans have not
seen before. These three men are Josh
Clarke. Mickey" Graney, and BIZ Lat
timore. There are two other new men
in the squad. George PeTring and Charley
Chech. but they have been seen in action
On the. Cleveland ball yard before