The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COM MMENT

'Sox" Seybold. Of Toledo. twisted hts
/ bad knee again and is out Of the gsme
/ temporarily. He may be forced TO 10 It
easy for some time for this same knee
furnished him lots OF trouble a year ago.
Some OF the Giants sim telegraph the
\ fact they are going 70 steal Mccormick
! did Tuesday, and Bergen took the wire
\ less all right, called for a an-out bali
from Bel and the runner was nailed b.
q mile.
/ The Boston Americans have notified ST
Paul that Pitcher Ryan and Infelder
/ Danzig could not be delivered, owing 20
good showings they had made within the
/ last few days.
/ Directors OF the Three T. I.eag,se have
raised the salary limit OF the league TO
$3.50 per month. with an individual limit
OF Slo0 and Increased the number OF men
I allowed on team from thirteen % four
teen.
Boston Americans have been lucky in
having WOiter TO play first base during
StahPs absence. WolteT has shown him
self a good inhelder, as well as a good
I outheloer this year. and viii yet be heard
from on the pitching star
Chester L NOurse. pitcher on tie Brown
/ University team. who won a 3-tO-2
victory over Harvard az CambrIde re-
I Gently. has been signed by the Chicago
4 team OF the National League. NOurse
/ viii report within d month.
/ The baseball team OF the sUniversity OF
| Wisconsin has been invited 20 so 10
japan In September for a series OF ten
games with the university teams there
According 10 the invitation. expenses are
/ guaranteed.
Josh Clarke is the best base-stealing
| performer in the American Association.
lie has piifered fourteen times. Dun
leavy has the same number 20 his credit
for ten more games played Randall. OF
| Milwaukee. and Flynn, OF 81. Paul. have
/ stolen twelve times.
Greater New York fans are going TO
have a lot OF bargain days this summer
Up 70 June l twenty-Lnree games were
postponed in the National League and the
Giants and Brooklyns figure IN ten OF
them. Chicago and St Louis are the only
teams that have no postponed games 10
/ play OF AT home.
With the pruning day at hand, It Is
probable that Manager Jack Hendricks,
/ OF Fort Wayne. VIII let the AK fall on
Outhelder CUrley Blount. though the lat
ter has been one of the most popular
members OF the team. Fremer VIII be
sent to the outfeld and Frank Donohue
placed on second
The Minneapolis AIillers are much
stronger now than they were this time
last season CantillOns bunch OF ball
players is playing a stiff article OF ball
The team is within easy reach OF the
honor places. Andy Oyler. Tip ONeil.
Jimmy Collins. and ollie Pickering are
performing at top speed.
Night baseball viii be introduced in
Cincinnati on Saturday night juno Is.
President Hermann, Of the Cincinnati
club, who is back Of the basebaD-by-
night project. and President John Bruce.
Of the Saturday Afternoon League. have
arranged a game between the Cincinnati
Reds and team picked from the Satur-
day Afternoon League OF Cincinnati.
Hickman. Of Toledo. has swatted for
forty-eight extra bases. Tony James Is
the real slugger OF the American Associa-
ton, though, considering that he has
played less games. He has hit out three
home runs, six triples. and nine doubles.
Downs, Of Minneapolis. has made seven
teen two-baggers, leading IN that sort OF
hits.
Stallings has a raft Of pitchers 10 draw
from. and there is little doubt as TO the
prospects OF thrashing out stan OF
twirlers first class IN every respect. The
pitching thus far has been up to the
standard, and there Is little doubt
that it VIII improve from now on. with
hot weather on tap and getting hotter all
the time
Exchange says: Manager Bill Bern
hard, Of the Nashville team. is very
anxious to get back Pitcher Vedder Sit
ton. who was sold by Nashville to Cleve-
land last fall Lajoie is willing to give
him another trial in the minor leagues
If he can secure waivers on him." Wake
up fellow-scribe. Sitton VIII pitch the
game against the Nationals this afternoon
and IS considered by Manager Lajoie one
of the finds Of the season.