The Washington herald., 1909-08-17
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COM MENT

Cincinnati has purchased Kenick, the
fast catcher OF the WilkesbIrre club. The
price was $500
Carl Lundgren. former Chicago pitcher,
has become a magnate by purchasing
half interest in the Elgin team, Of the
Illinois state League.
MURPHY Of the Cubs. will Let King go
"a, Brooklyn for Rucker, Hummell. LUm-
ley. the big bridge, the Handicap. and
Charley Ebbetts' beaver hat. It's won
der chubby Chawles didn't want Abe va
ger in addition.
Mattern. the Boston National League
pitcher, is a vegetable dealer. IL is said
that he cleans up a nice profit collecting
divers cdibles thrown at the tailenders
during game and then putting them on
sale that evening.
Frank Smith says he win win tho pen
nant for the White Sox if he is allowed
TO pitch in seventy-ive games. JJdg-
ing from his work OF late. the Sullivans
chance for the championship will be i'm
proved II Smith isn't permitted TO pitch
at all
interviewing Ban johnson: In Phila-
delpAia, The Athletics look ike certain
winners 20 me-" in Boston. After look
ing at all the clubs, / don't see where
they compare with tie Red Sox." IN
Detroit How can you heat out team
with two WALLPAPERS like Cobb and Craw-
ford2"
Secretary Quinn, Of the Columbus base
ball club, announces that his club had
traded Pitcher Fred Link and Outnelcer
Arthur Kruger 20 Cleveland for Pitcher
Glenn Lebhardt. Llebhardt will join
the Columbus team at Milwaukee to-day
Kruger and Link will report to Cleveland
at the end OF the season.
Collins the whirlwind shortstop or the
Springfield (Mass) club. has been pur-
chased by the Chicago Americans.
While Keeler. who has been on the sick
list for a week or more. is expected 10
be able 20 join the Yankees on Thursday
night when the team departs FOR the
West
The development Of the Red SoX by
Lake is just as remarkable as the round
ing out Of the Athletics by Connie Mack.
According TO Hub critics. Lake has made
great first baseman out of Stahl. who
was a failure when manager Of the Wash
iugt0ns. and also as one Of the Highland
ers outdelders last year.
Statistics show that the Detroit TIGERS
have won 90 games from Chicago, Cleve-
land. and ST. Louis. and lost only u 70
the same teams winning percentage OF
.16f Against the combined Eastern clubs
they have won - games and lost pa
winning percentage Of 1872. Against the
Western clubs they have 20 play but -
games, as against p with the Fast.
Four more Youngsters have become the
property OF the Yankees by purchase
/ Three OF them come from Altoona, %
the Tri-State They are Infeldsr TiCm.a-
ana Outhelders WoteH and Ayres. The
| Rocky Mount club. Of the North Caro-
/ lima League. has disgorGed Catcher
Walsh. n youngster OF promi sc. Tie quar-
I tet viii go 20 the hilltop q . l'se Of
/ their league seasons.
/ VIII the Boston Red SoX win In amer
/ lean League pennant? All New England
/ is asking this question just now. and Is
prepared 20 do some tall roofing during
/ the present trip OF the team on the road
/ The Red SoX won all Of their six games
! last week and are right on the heels OF
the Detroits and Philadelphia Athletics
/ The Boston players. 1t may be said. are
/ confident Of winning the championship
and taking part In the worlds series
/ They have improved staadily-in every de-
pertinent Of the game. and predict that
/ they viii capture a majority OF the games
/ 10 be played in the West.