The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
BASEBALL NOTES.

The New York Highla1ders viii have
heap Of trouble in replacing Kid Elber-
field and Billy Keeler.
Dimpfel. the new pitcher. is certainly
large enough 20 make good He IS more
than six feet tai. and weighs about 1S5
pounds
There were forty-three uniformed play
ers on the field at Pittsburg the other
day-twenty-two Giants and twenty-oEe
Pirates.
Once more the New York Giants beat
the Pirates. and now the Cubs are press
Ing Pitrsburg for second place in the Ma
tional League.
Manager Jim MCGUIRE viii have a good
hne on all Of his young pitchers before
the season IS over. so that he can go right
after the prize from the Jump next spring
Payments have been made respectively
by the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn OF
$500 and sI.e00 for Outfelder Speaker. OF
Memphis. and Pitcher Hunter. Of Nash
Vile
TIE Giants are now going along az
steady, even pace that looks like busi-
ness Every man IS playing a. his full
speed and a little beyond It. and the team
are all pulling together for every game
Pittsburs sun
4-cAl- MtL4Neen- OF IEe 1aDhees-
seems 70 have no moro trouble n hitting
the ball IN tho major league than he did
IN the minor Good judges predict that
he VIII be one OF the best batters in
the business IN another year.
That Billy Murray made, no mistake
when he purchased Earl Moore from
Jersey city for his Philadelphia Nationals
was demonstrated when the big h0xmaa
Jet Montreal down with two hits IN four
teen innings and struck out ten Of them
n Chicago the fans stu think the Cubs
have a grand chance After Overall had
BANKED the Dodgers IN the first game
the other DAY the crowd rushed onto the
field. seized the big twirle- and carried
him around the diamond on their
shoulders
Arthur Baden. Comisley's White Sox
recruit from Des Nioi1es- who was in
jured through being hit by a ball last
week. - doing nicely but the attending
physician has advised him against enter
ing the game again for The balance OF
the season.
Although the Maps have only taken
one game from The Nationals this year.
they feel that iu their present winning
mood they can do better. especially when
they realize that the PhfladeIphians in
the meantime win Be doing thei- best
against Detroit.
The life Of the visconsin-uIinois
{ League. which IS t8utsd as one OF the best
state leagues. IS ar stake. and Il IS now
generally admitted that unless some radl-
cal changes are made when the league g.
reCto-s meet In Milwaukee 20 take stock
l the organization cannot survive another
season
/ The White Sox are % get R0Ilie Zeider,
the fast sr1--st7p OF the san Francisco
Club OF the Pacific Coast LeaEue- An
uoCnCsueut has been made that Mana
Eers Long and Jones have put through
a deal whereby the minor league club
IS 20 get three players and a cash con-
! sideration for the shortstop- Zside- viii
rot join the White SoX Until next spring
however
The. Giants have begun % spend tha,
worlds Championship money. Arthur
nevliu IS going 90 buy Ms DcvIiu q
( Persian lamb coat. Roger B7esuahan IS
going 90 have the Body House in Toledo
repainted Mabel Hite IS going 20 get
another diamond bracelet with D0nliu'
Z share and Larry Doyle IS thinking OF
[ buying an interest in the Breeze tIul
Z Weekly Clarion and becoming an editor
View York Globe
/ Three notable figures in the world o..
Z
I ball game out l1 Chicago James J. Cor
I bett. the former heavy-weignt champion
I OF the world. umpired. while Pop Arson
I one OF the greatest exp0neErs Of tbs
/ national game that ever PLAYED man
! aged and played first base with one Of
] the teams and Walter EckersaU The
] famous quarter back OF the University o.
( Chicago. played right field on the sans
/ team
/ Manager Lajoie said last night that n
/ expected Elmer Flick 20 join the Maps ir
I Detroit for the series there. and ais,
{ Hinchuan- Flicks presence vii be vel
( coined. but there Is serious doubt as. q
I whether Hinchuan could possibly put u
{ a better game in the field than Perrinl
: IS doing at present. LatOie may. however
! deem il advisable 20 sacrifice some Of
I Pe-ring's sensational fielding that he Ia.
shown here for the better batting o.
l Hinchman- There viii be q lively tilt foi
The position
/ The Philadelphia Bulletin arises 70 stat.
Z the following There IS no disguisiu.
the fact that local fans hope 70 see am
old team AZ all win the penna1t-othel
than Detroit-snd yet every one Of thes,
same fans nas a kindly feeling toward
Hughey Jennings Ask the first -oote'
You meet which team he thinks VII VII
the pennant, and re viii say Detroit
Ask the same enthusiast which team b,
is roofing for, and, seeing that tl1e hons
club is practically ont Of the race. It q
q good bet that he viii say s. Louis
II Cleveland. OF Chicago. Strange. Isn't =
/ Here is a club recognized as the bes
ball team: q manager voted a good fel
low and rat-linE f1e baseball leader
and yet the fans are roofing the othe
way Verify. aye verify. is this a cas-
wherein the sins OF the umpire shan b
Il visited upon the tetu,
/ Considering the crippled condition o.
l many OF the players on the ChicaC'
White Sox team. credit must be S.vei
them for the way they are playing ball
! Every one Of the PLAYERS under Fielde
ID Jones realizes the stubborn fight -o7
! before them. and even though many o
them should be on the bench with in
juries or illness they refuse % quit n
game. Big Ed Walsh. the White So
twirler. is IN fire form just now an
SAYS he IS ready 70 20 in and pitc.
every day II Fielder Jones would j.
him Jones says that he doesn't doub
but what the big pitcher could STAN
| such hard work for while and vii
the majority of his games. but he say
that Doc White and Nick AltrCck ar
coming around all riEht and viii sool
be able 10 take their turn on the slab
/ Catcher Billy Sullivan suffers considers
I bly, with his legs. but goes behind th
bat whenever called upon. Raeur1stisr
has practically knocked Frank Isbell out
and he also has contracted a severe col
since arriving in Boston George Davl
has an injured finger, but refuses &c b
benched-
Il Orth to Play nj Lynchburg.