The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-27

date the Cincinnati club has secured an
option on but one plaYer-an outtleIder
who is at present playing with the JoP'
lin, Mo, team,
"Deerfoot" Harry Bay. formerly of
Cleveland, but now i'll the southern
league, is leading that organization IN
batting.
Lou Crirer and Jimmy Williams Of
tbc browns sav that iris Speaker is,
in their estimation, the greatest out
fielder since jimmy McAlcer's S time.
Outfielder Hamilton Hyatt the Pitts
burg substitute baseman, is not cltl-
zen, He halls from British Columbia.
and is therefore a subject OF king Ed
, ward,
After winning eleven straigI.t games
George Mulliu, who evidently has not
recovered from his recent indlsposltioa
was beaten Wednesday by Philadelphia.
Here's Mullins record:
April l4-Detroit ., Chicago 0, onc
April 16-Detroit 3, Cleveland ?,
Three hits.
April 23-Detrolt ), Chicago l. Hour
April 2s-Dctroit 8, Cleveland i.
MAY S-Detroit C. Chicago 5, Ten
May e-Detroit 7, st. Louis 3. Seven
hits.
May 2o-Detroit 8, Philadelphia 3.
Nine hits.
May 25-Detroir :. Washington 4,
May 3l-pe.roJt 5, Chicago j, Six
June 4-Desroit >, Boston 0. Five
june 1o-Detroit ., New York l.,
Four hits.
Only twcnty-one runs were scored eff
him in the eleven games
They have discovered a method to
overcome Hugh Jennings's activity.
You know Hughey is the human lawn
trimmer of the American league, and
his antics around first and third when
pulling and eating the green whlskers
are productive of side splitting laugh
ter. While in New York Jennings was
going through his favorite pastime
when he suddenly stopped and began
ejecting grass from his mouth at
rapid rate Some one had covered the
ground with salt. Now they arc plan
hot stuff over the places occupied by
Jennings in the other American league
cities.
Hyatt, the Pittsburg recruit from the
Northwestern league, has been con
spicuous figure in the recent batting
rallies Of the Pirates. Manager Fred
Clarke considers him one of tho best
natural hitters he ever saw. lie also
&c n IN handy at first base 6nIlnO
the absence Of Abstein.
Laioie of the Maps leads the Ameri.
can league batters in two base hits,
with thirteen to his credit, and Murphy
of the Athletics comes next with ten.
The latter is tied for three -baggers
with iris Speaker of Boston. each hav-
Hoffman Of st. Louis has five to his
credit Crawford of the Tigers leads
in home runs, three being bagged by
him thus far this year. Murphy of the
Athletics has two.
After winning fourteen games in a
row, Pittsburg was forced TO succumb
to the superiority Of Chrlsty Mathew
son. Here IS the record
May 30-Pittsburg S, Chicago 4. Lee.
yer aud Camnitz VS.. Overall.
May 30-Pittsburg 4, Chicago g.
Willis VS.. Pfeister.
May 31-Pittsburg A. st. Louis .,
Adams VS., Rhodes.
May 3l-Pittsburg s, st, Louis 4.
Maddox, Philippi and Adams vs.. Lush.
June 2-Pittsburg 2, Boston 0. Lei
field vs. Ferguson.
June 3-Pittsburg 9, Boston 8. Cam
nltz, Powell, Frock and Phillippi VS..
Mccarthy and Mattern.
June 5-Pittsburg 8, Boston l. Willis
VS.. White.
June 7-Pittsburg 4, Philadelphia 3.
Leiield and Adams vs.. Mcren and
Brown.
June s-Pittsburg 4, Philadelphia 8.
Phillippi and Camnitz VS.. Brown and
Ritchie.
June o-Pittsburg 6. Philadelphia o.
Willis VS.. Fox and CULLEN.
June 11-Pittsburg 8, Brooklyn 1,
Lefeld VS.. Bell
June 12-Pittsburg 10, Brooklyn 1.
Camnitz VS.. Wilhelm.
June 13-Pittsburg Z Brooklyn S.
Adams and Willis VS.. Pastorius.
june l4--Pittsburg 8, Brooklyn 2.