The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-23
N Al O R LEAGUE
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Once again the Giants were humbled
This time bz the Cubs.
Wiltse was touched up for three runs In
the first and it was more than enough tc
win,
Larry Doyle was the pinch hitter again
John lDevore off first. The former Tiger
was sent in to run for Larry. Never
again.
Pittsburg rallied in the eighth and ninth
against Boston and scored nine runs.
Cleveland could do nothing with Joe
Doyle and Stallings's band of ~pennagt-
chasers won a six-inning game, l to 0.
1t was Hat Chase that did it. He
doubled and scored on H%emphilrs single in
the first.
Eddie Plank lost a pitchers pattle to
Smith yesterday. but Detroit was the only
first division team to win and Connie Mack
didn't lose much ground.
ASh u dIOsntA SOOu ddN NtSltl
day and whitewashed Boston, 6 to 0.
Ty Cobb had a big day yesterday. HI
had three singles out Of -four times up md
stole four bases.
Detroit's pitching staff is so lamentably
weak just o that when President
Navin received a report from Scout Jim
my canavan of q promising wonder il
Dixieland he wired him to grab him and
nr1pr him IN pranr of npao The f.or, fc
g. NJ Tesreau, a r~ight-hander, discovered
In the vicinity of Hot Springs. He is q
years old and a slx-footer.
Hyatt. the Pittsburg recruit from the
Northwestern League. has been a con
spicuous figure in the recent batting rail-
lies of the Pirates. Manager Fred Clarke
considers him one of the best natural
handy at first base during the absence of
Abstein.
'tRube'' Ellis. the young Californian.
who is making a big hit with the Car
of fthe same amateur team in Rivera,
Cal. with Walter Johnson. the famed
twirler of the Washington Club. Ellis is
a l~eft-hander and Johnson was the star
twlrler.
President Comiskey. of the Chicago
White Sox. is trying to bolster up his
hating athletes. He has just paid 5000
for Arnold Gandil, first baseman of the
Sacramento Club, and also signed a Chi
cago semi-professional by the name of
Stock. Gandil is the first baseman whom
the Cincinnati Club passed up last fall
when he was playing in the South under
the name Of Arnold.
While the Giants were in st. Louis
Coach Arlie Latham polished up his old
st. Louis championship medal and is
wearing 1t as a watch fob charm, Many
of the old-time St. Louis fans called on
Arlie.
Connie Mack seems to be able to dig up
a classy backstop every time he has
need of one. The latest Mack selection
is a youngster named Martel. who worked
for the Athletics. for the first time on
ting off all the Giants who tried to steal.
One of the oldest deals in the Ameri-
can Association has just come to light.
Oscar Graham last season was a pitcher
for the Minneapolis team.
Charley Carr. manager of the Indian
apolis team, entered INTO a deal.
THE price" asked Carr.
Enough uniforms to supply the Mime
ager Cantillon.
Carr is in the sporting goods business.
The uniforms were sent and Graham was
signed.
Mix Kahoe. who Is the Jim Mcclure
of the Washington team. saws:
81 guess the Nationals hold all records
for losing close games. The number Of
hit would have won for us is simply amaz-
ing: -,
gather in q few of the close ones the
Nationals worldn't be down in the second
division long"
u ,,o,- ~ 4-,o r,0nthz hefora Hor1Or io
able to play again.
The Browns are a big disappointment
this year. In the spring they were con-
coded to nave an even chance with me
Mans and the Tigers. but they have failed
to live up to expectations. The Athletics
are the surprise of the American League.
Joe Cantillon has let Tom Hughes, Tan
nehill and Mel Altrock go. Pretty soon
there'n be nothing left down in Washing
ton but the franchise and Joe.
Chadbourne. OF the Indianapolis Club, is
credited will the longest home run of
il to his HON in New England.
''Ty" Cobb will probably equal his record
of stolen bases of last year within an
pilfered 30 sacks and to date he has
stolen IS. There is no one. in the Ma
tional League who is near his equal. and
in his own league DOME Bush, with 90
to his credit, is his nearest competitor.
With Strunk leading the American As
ISOLATION batsmen. Sevhnld managing the
Toledo club. Jimmy Collins at the head
of the Minneapolis team and Monte Cross
nlaying shortstoD for Indianapolis.
former members of the clan of Mack are
cutting quite n figure out West.
Manager Clark Griffith. OF the Cincin-
natl Club, is confident that his team will
he in third place after they meet the
Giants in their series of games at the
Polo Grounds. My team is going finely
now" said Griff. and as We are only
fftv-fve points behind the Giants feel
confident that we will overcome that lead