The Washington herald., 1908-06-19
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.

McAvoy. who played left field for La
fayette University. will report 10 Roches-
ter, in the Eastern League. tomorrow.
The collegian is said 10 be heavy
sticker and fast man IN the field He
can also be used at first base in any
emergency.
Clarke Griffith is quoted az leng h in
Detroit papers Of recent date - de-
nouncing local baseball writer's as takers
who are provoked because they can't
run the team 10 suit themselves Judging
from recent results. Clarke must have
resigned the management OF the team
right after that series with the Tigers.
Jack Neuer. the ex-New York Amer
lean, who had been canned as a dead
one was resurrected again Thursday.
and is back in the Newark fold. He cele-
brated the occasion by tacking another
defeat on the Montreals. For the past
two weeks the southpaw had a hard time
figuring out where he belonged. Manager
Stallings returned him TO the Yankees.
and Clarke Griffith sent him back. Once
again Stallings sent him back but. like
the proverbial bad penny" Neuer
showed up again.
Barney Dreyfuss has made a move that
VIII strengthen the Pittsburg team.
which is now hopeful Of ousting tho Cubs
from first place In the National League
race. Yesterday Dreyfuss and Manager
Clarke, Of the Pirates put through "A
trade. whereby Young Cy' Young, the
left-handed pitcher. who has been with
the Boston team for four years. be-
comes a member Of the Pirate band.
Pittsburg gave Boston Cy Young 60.
- and Pitcher Tom Mccarthy. formerly
Of the Newark team. for the Boston
star. The No. Young is a right-handed
youngster from the Western Association.
lie has been with the Pirates all spring.
Just what effect Hans wagner's pres
ence on the Pittsburg team has In rela-
ton 70 the Pirates standing in the Ma
tional League race cannot be estimated
In percentage figures. but It Is a "one
safe bet that the Dutchmans big bat
is mighty factor in putting the Bucca-
neers in second place. When HOnus hits
the ball there is something doing right
away, and that something Is usually
anything from a two-bagger to a run.
During a recent game in Boston Hans
received word from Pittsburg that his
favorite bulldog had gone mad and been
killed. He was upset for a few innings.
but returned TO the Job with a rush when
hits were needed. and his home run
drive over the fence effectually sQuelched
the Doves for the day.
According to Umpire SILK OLoughiin.
who is one Of the few men In baseball who
possesses some original ideas, the average
fan OF 1908 wants TO see close, smaG-score
games. Silk says that the to 0 and the
70 games are the kind that M the
spectators with delight and the parks FUN
Of enthusiastic crowds. The games that
to- la
ARE the games in which both pitchers
are at their best; In which the ball is all
the time in play; in which the hitting is
just hard enough 10 make sensational
fielding possible, and IN which a score is
so close that the result is actually I'm
doubt until the twenty-seventh put-out
has been made on both sides" Still Hans
Wagner. Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie, and
the other heavy hitters are the men who
are most sought after by the magnates
and draw the big salaries,
The string Of victories piled I'D by the
Chicago White Sox during the>past two
weeks is remarkable performance when
1t is considered that it was made In the
American League where every team IS
a real pennant factor Commenting on
the run Of wins, Umpire Connolly saws:
Figuring the closeness OF the race. the
way the teams are punched, and the way
they are alternating, the White Sox's
feat of winning thirteen games In success
sion is truly remarkable. I was in Chi
cago most Of the time during the past
fortnight, and I can truthfully state that
never saw gamer or tighter ball Jones
pitchers absolutely refuse 10 allow anv
hits in the pinch. believe that seven
teams have a chance for the champion
ship. The race is a great one. and Is
bound to remain tight. That makes the
SoX's winning streak all the more re-
markable"