The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COMMENT

The Nationals say that Boston Is
pretty good place in which TO loaf
win Donlin heed the fans piteeus cry
and harken back TO the little old New
York ball lot?
George stalfings says that Quinn. his
new pitcher, has not lost a game for a
year and half
Nike cantHon was in Milwaukee the
ather day looking over the MHiers He
likes their looks, according 10 his press
agent.
The Highlanders need Chase and Hemp
hin badly. their showing in the last two
games being anything but ina. Of a big
league team
jersey City wiz get another Of the Phil
les players. This IS Earl Ohl. south
paw. who looks pretty good. but Manager
Murray now has ten twirlers on his STAFF
In view Of both St. Louis teams being
somewhat buried in the pennant races
the name Mound City" should be
changed 10 something Ike this: Hole
iR-the-Grouadburg.
Three Of the Phillies have now been
sent Of the field by an unpire-Gleason.
Doom, and Knsbe-the latter getting pun
ished Friday for disputing a decision by
TRULY at first base
For several years the season has been
opened under the nest unfsvorabie wealth
er conditions in spite OF the desire on
the part Of few level-headed magnates
i 70 postpone operations until later OF.
Napoleon LajOis has something on MS
/ great predecessor. for he meets a Water
/ loo every season. And II has never been
/ boasted FOR y. BOnaparte that he could
Iplay second base half as well as Lajois.
( chrfsly Mathewson's pitching man
z ner shines out al ofeF the young men
he coached ar Cambridge late in the
winter. Chrisiy Is the most satisfactory
/ professional coach the Crimson ever has
/ had.
/ They al have 20 give it TO Connie Marx
as the shrewdes st manager IN the big
( leagUes-and they also say wait until next
season and the one after. Meanwhile
also. we viii show them just few.-Ex-
change
( Il looks as IL George Mullin. Of the De-
troit Tigers. was g0ing 70 be some pitcher
4 This se2s0n. So far he has taken part in
four games and won ali Of them. allowing
bat fifteen hits IN the four games. That's
some pitching.
I Johnny Evers certainly will receive a
/ grand welcome when ne joins the Cubs IN
ICiucinnati tomorrow. President Murphy
Viii be on hand 10 find OUT about the talk
thai the worlds champions we're about 70
acquire Pitcher Bob Spade.
Jack O'Connor. the former ST Louis
catcher. Wso purchased 8 half-iutsrest IN
the Fort Smith ark League club fran
chise. has abandoned the venture, an
nouncing t1at the life of a mOgui in a
minor league was too expensive fOr him
Bll Dyer, the former Holy Cross player
who has played several seasons in the
/ Southern League. has been 1T with pueu-
monia az his home IN Worcester. Dyer
may Join the EImira team Of the New
York state League this season.
L All the major league club owner:
were willing % forfeit gate receipts ac
crUing from games PLAYED IN wintry
weather there would he much better play
ing IN the long run II the championship
peanant races began. not before the Isl
Of Nay
The Detroit Tigers are getting a bie
lead In the American League race. They
have Won ten and lost three games. while
thc teams nearest 10 them, New ToTh
ard Boston, that do not really figure as
, contenders. are tied. with seven games
T, 'Fon and five lost, FOR second place.
. Bush. the young shorgstop Of the Tigers
is doing some great fielding these DAYS
Friday he saved his team from defeat By
taking nine out of ten chances. Pitcher
Summers was also there in the fieidine
nd % the game. He started three doU.
ble plays that Killed OF az least six run.
for s.. Louis.
, Manager McGraw Of the Giants. say
{ that he is saving Pitcher Msthewson 10
warm weather From other sources L il
/, learned that Mathewson has been suffer
ing from an injured rib. resulting from
! the force OF q flung bat which strJcl
him on the opening day at the Polc
h Grounds
Before another bail season rolls aroun'
, 81 is said a vigorous attempt viii b
p raade ny several major league magnate
, Il 10 lave The play schedule reduced Z
: IIl2 games. with TIE pennant races be
D ginning about May l. President Johnson
Of the American League, is believed to b
? an advocate Of this policy.
= Gotham scr!bes are throwing ecstati
= fits over the batting OF Murray the cute
I 4 gardener secured from St Louis. ST
5 4 Mercer even goes 50 far as 10 say thR
q Micue DonIin. the prize siugger, IS no
. missed in view Of the strenuous name
in which the red-topped ex-Cardinsi con
D tinues TO hurt the ball
Il looks bad for Bill Ciyner and If
: Columbus team this season His clu
! lest the first ten games they played. an
= are h0pelessly anchored on the bottom 0
the American Association list at present
Clvmer has been sending out c. 9. .
messages 10 Cleveland. Pittsburg. an
: Cincinnati. the three big league clubs n
: had q stand-fn with. but so far has ha
: little help
r They are warbling a new song IN Ne7
s York. "Everybody's EIse's Team Look
Better TO Us Than Ours" The wors
s part about this ballad. according 20 Goth
n antics. Is that Il Is too. too true On
5 scribe mournfuIly bewails the poor wor
y Of the Giants. and wonders why the othe
n teams can play with the thermomete
+ down below the belt. when the Met5ra'
team freezes Cd tight. He also announce
that Herzog Is embarrassing the tear
some. stating that I'VE have been stall
:. ing for this boy long enough. and II \
don't start something soon We viii sto
; being polite" Pretty state OF affairs 70
= the metropolis. where pennent hopes Wer
= high-before the season opened
$ What a lot Of foolish chatter about IN
Il aIleged umpire bribing AS matter {
fact. there was no bribing. II i was a.
y tempted the briber did not get ava
II with Il. How does anybody know ths
. money was offered 70 the unpires? tt
= charge has not been officially mace.
= the league had evidence enough 70 col
vince the fans that such an attempt hs
: been made Il would have been made pui
lIfc And why necessarily. does tlIeI