The Washington herald., 1909-05-03
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COM MENT

Cincinnati WoJid qualify for the world
series every year if the season ended late
in April
Charles Comiskey is not sorry that he
took Cravath on Boston's hands. Cravath
is the life OF the White Sox.
Rain has cost the big league owners
thousands OF dollars this year. Money
lost this way can never he made Up.
Ancient Fred Tenney springs around the
first base zone with the elasticity -se dis
played when he was Brown University
favOrite.
Pitcher FIater- secured from Williams
port by the Philadelphia Americans, has
been sold TO Newark. y. J., Of the Fast
ern League
Milwaukee Is setting a hot pace in the
American Association with John Nc
Closkey handling the team, and Dan Nc
Gam hitting ike a fend.
Rather curious that mere Is. just nov.
not an O'Briea in the big leagues. 4 few
years ago there were several Of this re-
doUbtable family in the game.
Charley Chech has Won all three OF the
games he has pitched for the Red SOx.
and John J. Taylor is smiling Chech
figured in the trade for "Cy~ Young.
Al Pardee. who IS a free agent by re-
lease from the Newark Eastern League
team. would not be averse TO taking an
umpjre's job in some good minor league.
Probably the most unpronounceable name
in the big league is owned by Afdwtzky,
Of the Cardinals. How on earth can
YOU say that without sneeze and a
sigh
StaIlings has let Demmitt 20 TO the
minors. One remembers the big story in
a New York paper in which Stallings WAS
quoted as saying that Demmitt was an
other Cobb.
4 ST. Louis philosopher has come out
with the statement that zTcAleer's ST
Louis Americans must find a way 70 hit
spitbal pitchers. or abandon hope Of the
pennant this tear.
The Cubs report that Hank O'Day is
strict this year In one game in St.
Louis. Hank sent no less than eight OF
the Chicago players from the bench TO
the clubhouse for too much talk.
Hughey Jennings made a wise move
when he obtained Boriarity. Of last year s
Highlanders He has been hitting hard
and fielding brilliantly Twice this year
he made clean steals OF home
The Giant outgardeners form about The
weakest hitting 0Utield in the National
League al present. HeTzOg in left is
hitting IA, Murray in right has an aver
age of -1S2, and O'Hara In center is hit
ting -I79.
Jake Beckley has played in but four
games in the American Association. but
in those games he has annexed q bat
ting average Of go. Jake has been six
teen times Al bat, secured eight hits.
including a double, and has scored three
runs
Jennings sluggers apparently have a
penchant for hitting in punches. One
day it IS Crawford and Mcintyre. the
next day Bush and Rossman come 10 life,
then '-SiuEger' Cobb does a few stunts.
and some days all Of them get to work
al the same time, to be sociable
Nashville is in the middle OF an unusual
basebaH fight The president Of the club
there decreed details Of games on the
road should not be sent to Nashville II
seems that the president Of each club
can say who shall and who shall not b.
furnished with detailed play. according
10 the contract the Southern League haS
with the telegraph company. To get even.
Nashville fans have declared they viii
rot attend the games at home