The Washington herald., 1909-04-26
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COM MENT

az Hot Springs, was released 20 tns
Jersey City club. Of the Eastern League.
He IS a splendid ball player. and is sure
10 make good in the Eastern. He viii
probably soon be back in fast company.
An appendicitis epidemic is spreading
through the Southern League. The third
victim in six days was operated on yes
terday-
Manager Dunn. Of the Baltimore club.
intends TO get there in a financial way
He charges the fans 10 cents a head TO
see the morning practice
Jimmy Collins is showing his old-time
form at third base for Minneapolis.
Joe stanley, the Washington boy, ex-
pected TO play right field for the Cubs
during Schulte's absence but Artie Hof-
man pre-empted the JOB on the opening
day and is stin there
Roger Bresnahan's team Of St Louis
Cardinals appears TO be good aggrega-
ton, y early season games are to be con-
sidered.
Jack Flynn. the Old Holy Cross first
baseman. is now playing a fine game for
St Paul. Of the American Association
Joe Bean is playing al short for the same
team.
Il is said that Catcher Nike Stratton,
whom Plttsburg secured from New Or
/ leans in exchange for Pop Schriyer, viii
Be passed along to Wheeling.
Early games indicate that the Chicago
White Sox have picked up clever young
catcher in Owens, OF the Nashville club
IN the National League IN 1858 Is3 shat
outs we're recorded, establishing a new
/ record
Burly Doc Newton has dropped q few
1 pounds Of his excess baggage. but still
retains his brilliant smile. Some day a
/ tooth powder syndicate will rumble to-
the big sawbOnes, and his fortune viii
be made.
n EIberfeld the pessimist- IS very
happy these days With two highly sue
! cessful vaccinations on one arm and 4
/ hne young carbUncls under his right ear.
there seems 20 be no doubt about the
Kids complete happiness
Stats Mcconnell is surely the most
awkward man that ever laced a spiked
sphere. but in spite OF his ssepladdeT
gait and ungainly style he manages q
get there just the same. Handsome IS
as handsome does. and the long pitcher
deserves a world o. credit Tor being
game enough 10 tsEe a chance al an un-
familiar position
Walter Justus, the young pitcher OF the
s.. Louis Browns. who was injured in e
friendly wrestling match recently. has re-
! covered. and probably viii be al work
soon. At first il was thought that JUS
tus' injury was a serious one
Over Eoo0.Ol0 people paid TO see baseball
last year in the two big leagues. tht
American League nosinE out the Nationa
by only 1900 Chicago. with 1.99.6o.
total. Is the best baseball city IN th'
country. with tWo teams OF championship
csiiber. beating New York's figures O.
1,e00o0. where only the Giants were So
! rious cOnteaders for the flag 81. Boui:
] and Philadelphia totaled some S00p
i washington and Brooklyn. with less thar
SC0,IO0 each were the poorest towns
IN Boston the American League game:
are drawing the largest crowds.
Sunday baseball in Indiana seems Il
be worth the fight. II viii mean jus
about SSoof0 profit 10 Watkins this sea
son
~Rube- Marquard is pitching great bal
for the Giants. Durham IS not going 81
well. and may be sent back 10 Indian
3 aPolis later
/ Hard luck seems 10 have oamped on th'
trail Of the Maps. Bradley. their sta
- third-sacker. was spiked in the Detroi
game. and viii be on the sick Est 70
5 several days
Manager Marty Hogan. OF the Lancas
ter Tri-State League team, has an
nounced that ne has signed Outhelde
? Dick BEEN. formerly OF the Toront
3 Eastern League Club.
5 President Ewing. Of the Pacific Coas
: League. wants SO held out On every gam
= played during the season. the tots
2 amount 10 be given in prizes 10 the team
2 playing the fastest average games durin
5 the season His idea is 20 speed up th
2 games. Really. il does seem that aboU
one hour and a half Is the ideal timt
Any shorter games would be TOO shor
any longer too long There always
a golden mean.
Bud Fowler. the veteran negro player
z who was rated the peer OF many majc
z / league infelders. has recovered from a
Z / operation made to relieve the pain cause
Z by q rib broken in stealing base man
years ago. Fowler lives al Frankfor
! y Y
s Philadelphia tells Us that Connie Mac
Z is Gevoting his efforts TO teaching Ir
Thomas how to get rid OF the ball hastily
: An inhalation of oxygen is about the onl
4 method Hughy Jennings cid not try o
the hard-hitting backstop last year.
5 II Claud Rossman could only throw an
. run HkS Hal Chase. he would doubles
= be able TO satisfy the fastidious a b
. better. As it is. ne is doing the best
= can. winning three games out Of FIVE Il
s the Tigers with his bludgeon-
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