Evening star., 1909-06-13
CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND.

Hugh Jennings will go to Ireland after
the base ball season closes, and the rumor
is persistent that it will be his honey
moon.
Outfielder Iris S.eaker CT Boston leads
the American League in long hits. with
six doubles, three triples and a home run,
fifteen extra bases.
Ward Miller. the Reds new outfelder,
is playing like whirlwind. 1t will be
a great joke on Pittsburg and the Cubs
if he makes good.
The second base work of Charles has
been very haZy of late, and old Billy Gill
bert is now getting busy on the bag. 1t
must seem natural to Bresnahan to make
the throws TO old Bill
Don't be surprised if McGraw brings
back new fielder from the west. He has
been tipped to a couple of good ones.
The s.. Paul club claims to have secured
Pitcher Ryan from the Boston Club. The
showing that Ryan made at Philadelphia
will cause the Boston management to
think twice before sending him west
Boston Exchange.
Ex-Manager Monte Cross of Kansas
from Indianapolis and Columbus pending
negotiations for the mana cement OF a cub
in Glass E league.
The Giants Indian backstop, "Chief''
Meyers, catches as if he enjoyed it. He
also whizzes the ball around the bases
in a way TO make runners keep close to
the cushions.
Mitchell. catching nearly all the games
for Toronto. is said to be the man who
was once famous as pitcher in the
American League. Quite "a change in style
of work, yes, Freddie?
1t was Charlie Dryden who said that
Ed Walsh was the only man in the world
who could strut while standing still. Ty
Cobb can strut while leaning on the edge
of the grandStand talking to his friends.
There is movement on foot among
American 4 Association club owners to have
the player limit in that league raised
from sixteen to seventeen
Few people know that Pink Hawley. a
pet of the New York fans many, many
years ago is still able to pitch some. and
twirled thirteen games in the Wisconsin
League last season.
Danny Murphy leads all the sluggers of
both leagues when il comes to extra
bases. He disdains anything short of a
two-bagger this season.
Where the Cubs turned trick was
when they put Artie Holman into the reg
ular lineup of their team. Hofy is play
ing far stronger game than Slagle ever
put up.
Overall is the hardest working pitcher
In the National League. He has pitched
lo6 innings so far. The toiler of the
American League is Frank Smith, who
has already worked 1871 innings.
Anything that hits squarely in the
catcher's glove. no matter how far he has
TO reach for it. should be registered as a
passed ball. not wild pitch' says
George Stalines.
Up in Buffalo they are handing it to
Dutch" Schirm for his work on the
bases. They've got good reason to. for
the fast center fielder has certainly been
speeding them up some and has won
quite a few close games by his daring on
the paths.
What promises to be a real innovation
is TO be inaugurated in the American AS
sociation next season. Every ground in
the league will be equipped with a club
house for the visiting teams
Hey Barns. Dreyfuss stands by Pull
liam now He had some tilts with his
old pal last winter. but now. I'm the hour
of need, honest little Barney is with
Harry TO finish.
"Bill Armour of the Mud Hens is look
ing for another outfielder, and of course
has made plea to the Cleveland club
owners He wants to get man to fill
the place left vacant by Socks Seybold,
who is out of the game with bad leg
The veteran Jimmy Peoples SAYS Tom
Brown was the fastest man getting to
first that ever played base ball The diff
ference in speed among such men as Aus
tin. Cobb. Hoffman, George Browne Tom
at the best.
Hyatt, the Pittsburg recruit from the
northwest. has been a conspicuous figure
in the recent batting rallies of the Pi.
( rates Fred Clarke considers him one OF
the best natural hitters he ever saw. He
also is coming in handy at first base dur
ing the absence of Abstein.
Jack Taylor recently released by Co.
lumbus after two years i'll the American
Association. and also member Of the Chi
caeo and st. Louis clubs in the Nationa
League pitched a no-hit game for Grand
. Rapids against Fort Wayne Friday. II
looks as though Taylor has reached hii
proper class.
4 story makes its appearance in print
telling OF Wagner's strategy against New
York in game LAST month. Was.
ner told CamnitZ to pass Schlei anC
feed an outcurve to Raymond The thin:
worked exactly as Wagner planned, Ray.
uond grounding to Miller. The story
might have added that later in the game
Raymond made a clean hit over second
sending In the winning run, exactly as
Wagner hadn't planned.