The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Bert Kelley or Tom Hughes will work
to-day.
Jesse Tannehin got two Of the Ma.
tionals' hits
Jim MeHale the Red sox outnelder, has
been farmed out to Toronto.
Joe Stanley. the Washington boy. is
hitting at .SS3 clip for Louisville, in tbs
American Association.
Old man Pickering was there with the
stick. getting three hits.
After the Nationals return from the
West. the Saturday games here will be
called early.
Jacksonville is more than hundred
points in front in the South Atlantic
League.
Cleveland is playing pennant bail Just
now while the Highlanders have taken
a slump.
The Boston Nationals are playing good
ball and are bound TO make It interesting
! for the Western clubs.
Big Ed Walsh. OF the White sox. Thurs
day suffered his third defeat In twelve
games pitched this year.
Every club IN the American League
shifted its position yesterday. Back into
last place for the Nationals.
The Nationals close their series at Chi
cago tomorrow. and then move on 10 ST.
Louis FOR four games with the Browns.
Wheeling is a poor last in the Central
League. but the other clubs are fairly
well punched.
The Princeton Tigers strengthened their
claim to the intercollegiate championship
oy taking the first game Of the series
from Yale
President Charles Murphy. OF the Cubs.
Is not with his boys. preferring to remain
IN chicago and help to nominate his old
friend Taft
Doc Gessler is now doing what the
Boston management figured that ne would |
90 when he hit his proper gait, cracking |
OUT telling three-base hits daily
Scoops" Carey. the old Washington /
player, Is holding down first base for |
memphis, In the Southern League. but Is /
having little success in hitting the ball.
Cantillon was justified in taking Tame /
hill out in the ninth inning. but lust as |
luck would have It Tom Hughes made the /
Wild pitch that practically lost the game.
Jimmy Ryan. who played here under
Tom LOTUS, has steered Montgomery
INTO nrst place in the Southern League.
Ryan has several former major leaguers
in his lineup
st. Paul knocked Frank OberIn %
Minneapolis, out Of the box the other dav
Ooerlin was with the Nationals the later
part OF last season. Cantillon originally
got the pitcher from Boston.
George Wiltse is not physically strong
enough TO pitch often. and. with McGin-
nlty and Ames out of il. Malarkev and
beecher VIII probably be given a chance
10 WORK regularly for the Giants with
Taylor and Crandall.
The New York Giant management has
proposed a trade to St. Louis. bv wbieb
samuel Strang Nicklin will go 10 the Car
ulhalS IN exchange for pitcher. and Nc
GIdW wants karger or Raymond. and is
wiling to give wad OF money on the
side
Inc Georgetown Prep-Technical High
series for the intercholastic champIon-
snip OF the District will open al George
town Field tomorrow at 800 O'Clock.
me teams meet again Tuesday and II a
.hlrd game Is needed. it will be played
Wednesday.
Pitcher Rhodes, whom the Cincinnati
feds got from st. Louis, was picked IN nv
dcCloskey in the Kansas League. He has
lone good work, but was farmed out 10 Z
he Trenton club OF the Tri-State League ]
ast summer. He won twenty out Of his
-hlrty games there. 2
Frank Chance says that with tbrea )
minor leaguers in their regular une-un 7
me Pirates are sure to blow up before the I
ace gets hot. This looks quite possible ,
)ut so far they have shown as many
freaks OF explosiveness as a pile OF
ocks.-New York Journal
McGraw does not expect Anes TO be
'ack in the game for many weeks. and
would not be surprised II Leon did not I
htch again this season. The twirler 6
aught cold at the Polo grounds early in n
he season, and 1t settled in his kidneys. I
lie is now confined to his bed at mis- In 4
llama home.
The Birmingham team Of the Southern
-eag1e has been going badly. and the I,
wners OF the club placed the blame on y
danagor vaughn As a result Vaughn
landed in his resignation. II was ac- =
epted. and Carleton Molesworth, who ?
layed with Washington years ago. was L
ppointed to succeed him.
In Collins the University OF Vermont e.
as a pitcher who has made the best s
ecord among the college twirIers. Clarke N
rli1th would like 10 land the Green u
fountain boy, but thus far the collegian p,
as refused 70 sign contract Schultz.
Pennsylvania, is another college player .,
rifiith is watching. y
Complete details Of the WASHINGTON a,
hicago baseball game will be reproduced HI
n the automatic score board AT the New
yceum Theater to-day at $3.50 p m. BY m
'ecial arrangements a direct wire from m
le pail grounds In Chicago TO the score rC
oard has been Installed and every move. er
Jay, ana MT VIII be instantly recorded 81
D the automatic score board. al
Rumors Of a big shake-up among the