The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-08
Northwestern leaau..
OUTSIDE THE BIG FENCE


his job as manager of the Philiies.
The Cincinnati Reds are a trouble
some crew for the Pittsburg Pirates
to handle.
President John Dewey of the Boston
Nationals is taking the western trip
with his team.
Christy Mathewson of the Giants
pitched great ball his first time out
after the injury to his hand.
Joe Doyle. the Yankee twister. cant
help being as slow as molasses. He
used to play in the Buckwheat league.
Vic Willis is taking things easy at
present. but will jump in later on to
help the Pirates hold down the top
round
The Washington team looks as good
as any team in the American league
when they are facing a camera.
Nap Rucker has been doing brilliant
pitching for Brooklyn of late. Whe%
Nap has his favorite stuff on the ball
the heavy hitters are helpless.
For the first time in 30 years a Bos-
ton team will have Il genuine Bean
willie battery. Eddie Karger AND
Tommy Madden both were born in
Boston.
After the National commission gets
through considering his case Mike
Donlin will not be able tn play ball
more than five or six months this
summer.
Editors in the American association
circuit feel the "creeps" coming on
them every time they publish the \.
4. standing. The race is so hot they
fear the percentage table will set fire
tn the paper.
Mitchell, the Toronto pitcher who Is
to be given IL trial by the New York
Americans. was pitcher In the Amer
lean league several years ago aud
afterwards pitched for time in the
National league,
II the National and American league
fans could see the pennant races now
on in the Eastern league and the
American association they would eat
their meals and sleep in the hleachers.
Now that the st. Louis Browns have
left home they have a fine chance IL
reach the top. An the Browns have to
do is to pass New York. Chicago,
Cleveland. Boston. Philadelphia and
Detroit.
The Cincinnati team is leading the
National league in base stealing.
Heyniser. Princeton's old pitcher.
and Hicks. the Harvard star. are both
pitching in Maine this summer.
Tod Easterly has done nearly all the
catching for the Cleveland team this
season. Fine work for a youmgster.
Pitcher Nuurse. the former twirler
Tor Brown university. got "A bad start
with the Boston Americans,
George Mullin of Detroit has had
little the bettcr nf the seasons bat
tics with "Cy' Young of Cleveland.
II is said that Detroit gets cracker
jack catcher in Whalin. who eomcs
from the Bozeman team 1T the Inter-
mountain league.
The veteran pitcher. Al O:h. is once
more with the New York Highlanders.
Here's hoping that Al has something
more than smile when he starts
/" irling for the YankS.
Ioulhach and overall OF the ruhs
Camuitz of Pittsburg nnI Framm" of
lin iran'i ar the only ,iatiDnal Iragw
llvtsrs Whn have pitched onr-hit
gutacS this 81 tsan.
~, silent E.hnct~ : frn>klNi i pur-
tlasing new layers Is fast IL he can
let i zine nn 'hcm. Tn Dnlv NAV IL
U.tI'c good Dodgers AZ ul"a =. I"
,,.t,t en- while they 80 YUM,
4: rry rannitx, VIII has bctn rur-
chased by Pittshurg. i brother e
Howard. naw with t1e pirates HAIRY
has been nitChing nlv,. bal for tie NJ
Kecsport. -. and p league team.
Il this American association enters
big lcague circles next season Indian
apots can Join the rri-Couuty league
ana Johnny Killings >rmi-prn organtza-
tion can take care al Kansas City.
Ernest t"Rrne'l Ninsun has been
sent ON his wa once more the last can
being tied ON by the Lawrence. New
England leagnh. club. Vinsnn has
played IN both major leagues and in
nearly every minor league in the eoun-
try.
All that Manager Murray of the
PhilIies has to d. is t. trade Magee
and Moore for Mike Donlin. then quit
his job IL make room for Duniin as
manager. II somebody would write
some good music for this Il Would be- a
"hoIler"