The Washington herald., 1909-06-10
BASEBALL NOTES
AND OMMENT
EverybOdy's happy. are yOuf

No game; rain. Sounds familiar.
Pittsburg is never beaten until the parl
IS locked up.
The rest-up might have its good effects
Let Us hope so.
The Red sox won another yesterday
while we were not looking
Poor old Doves. They have won only
one game out OF the last twenty.
Johnny Khng wanted $4,000 for this
season and his conditional release IN Oc-
tOber.
Matty Mcintyre. OF Detroit. although
batting .276, has still his first sacrifice hit
10 make
Yes. those Pirates are cutters. The
only thing they have quit, however, is
the losing Of games.
The Pirates have wen thirteen OF Their
last fourteen and twenty-seven OF their
last thirty-four games
II Old Sol peeps out to-day Walter
Johnson viii Try 10 stop the White Sox
Hes about due for q victory.
Jack Townsend. the former Washington
player. has worked IN seven games for
Wniiamsport, and has won four and lost
three OF them.
The champions follow the White sox
and wiz be in our midst for a four days
stay. II the Yankees can turn the trick
why can't We?
Big Ed Barry, the Providence left-hanc
pitcher purchased and turned hack BY
the Pirates. Is doing fine work this season
for Hugh Dufry's boys
The success OF the Giants in Roger
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Graw's warriors up 10 a high fighting
spirit for the series with the Cubs
The White Sox players called on Presi-
( dent Taft yesterday and said they hoped
he would Try and come out and see then
play before the team leaves town
Kansas City and St Paul are having a
great battle for the honor OF bringing "
the rear IN the American Association
First one and then the other IS last
Jimmy Sebring IS working on the gate
( for Brooklyn, nursing a badly injured
finger on MS right hand which prevents
him from throwing with any accuracy
"Cy" Cummings was in town yesterday
/ The big fellow is an old pa OF our OWE
/ George Browne. and tells many interest
ing tales Of his early career on the dia.
mond.
Griffith keeps Bob Bescher N the game
on account OF his base-running ability.
His wonderful speed on the sacks makes
him q valuable man 20 have IN the game
II he can get 10 hitting.
Sammy Strang donned q Baltimore uni
form FOR the first time of the season
Sunday al Jersey City Sammy was
holding out against cut IN salary. and
the former Giant won his argument with
Ned HaaIo-.
The injury 10 Second Baseman Charles
OF the Cardinals. mas given Billy Gilbert
a chance 20 show himself Billy neId
down his old place 81 second again. and
he win continue 10 Go so until Charles
has mended.
Jack Myers. OF the Giants. has made
seventeen hits 50 far this year. but seems
anchored on the sacks once be gets on
them. for the Indian has been able TO
make the complete circuit only twice.
with al his hits
Lajoie IS again hitting well and is lead
ing the Cleveland club, with an average
OF SIS Bristol Lord The Cleveland out
fielder. is the only other Nap besides
Lajoie who IS hitting 800 or better. his
average being 80
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ME Mack VIII now have his hands fun IN
teaching Morgan 20 cover first base On
balls bit 20 the first baseman. With a
better head. Morgan would make 4 val
liable man for any team
Earl Moore. discarded by Cleveland
and New York IN the American League,
and forced 10 do q years service in the
Eastern League with Jersey City. seems
20 have come into his own again Billy
Murray picked him from the Jersey team
last fall and Moore has been making
good ever since
Oakes PLAYED in every inning that the
Reds played this year until he was put
out Of the game by injury IN the first
round OF the forty-ffth championship
contest LObert and Mitchell are the
only other Reds who have played in
every game. and both Of them have
missed a couple Of innings. There Is
now not a man on the club who has
played in every inning OF the forty-fve
games.