The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-10
MAJOR LEAGUE J0TS


Iris Speaker is going on making those
hits that distinguish him.
All the American Lea que games were
postponed except the Boston-St. Louis
game.
Six National League clubs sandwiched
on the Phillies and Bresnahan's boys
nosed out the S~uperbas, 4-3. The Reds
didn't do a thing to Boston, 1872.
Egan, Of the Reds, had four hits out Of
four times at bat.
Frank Bowerman rs away looking for
recruits.
Ham" Hyatt is batting like a house
afire fol-. the Pirates, playing first :, Abb
STEMS absence.
The Polo grounds crowd can call t he
umpire more names than any other set
of patrons in the business. now that Balti-
more is no longer in the big league.
One of the most valuable players of
the season is Eddie Collins, of the Ath-
letics.
Earl Moore, who was let out by the
American League because he seemed to
be all in, is wider and thicker than when
Griffith had him and has far greater speed
than in those days.
The archaic lake Beckley is batting $3.50
in the American Association and is a
better first baseman now than some to
be found in the big leagues.
It may come to pass that Captain Cur
rier. of Harvard, may be the backstop for
Pitcher Nourse. of Brown, as both are
likely to be secured by the Chicago Cubs.
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Doc White is making good In the
outfeld for the Sox. Quite a few pitchers
could do the same If they only tried.
of the Giants as they are To- arrayed?
In practise before every game there are
quite a few youngsters in uniform whose
identity is a mystery to everyone, except
ing John j. himself.
They nave a one-armed ball player in
Atlanta, who is a great drawing card and
one of the fastest in the league, which
shows what one may do under apparently
unsurmountable difficulties.
The University of Illinois furnished more
ball players to the big leagues than any
other college. excepting possibly Holy
came Stahl, Lundgren. Demmitt.. Beebe,
F~alkenberg. Cook and Miller. the last two
only making n short stay in the big league.
DeInmltt is an llllHOlS man, THOUGH he mas
lived in the East in recent years.
There's one thing I like about Comis-
down on a fellow simply because he
doesn't make good on every occasion.
Take Lee Tannehill, for instance. He
wasn't a wonder when he Joined us, but
"Commy'' saw in him the hall mark of q
future great"
The day of the weak-hitting pitcher is
over Wiltse thinks nothing of slamming
out a homer. and our old friend, "Cy'
Young sliced out four singles in just that
number of trips to the plate the other day.
Mike Doolin declares that a boy who
can't throw better than the average should
not attempt to play shortstop. The slow
rollers and also the deep smashes cannot
be turned into outs unless the shortfelder
gets the ball away fast and with much
force.
The change of scene has evidently done
Bob Ganley good. Since he left the Wash
ington worriers ard Joined the Agile
Athletics. Bob has been doing some tall
shifting. and his place in the affections of
Philadelphia fans Is already secure.
Brooklyn and New York left for the
West on the same train, but. not in the
same position. The Dodgers first stop
was at Cincinnati. while the Giants con-
tinued on to st. Louis.
The present Boston National League
team numbers eight ex-Pirates in the
lineup.