The Washington herald., 1909-07-10
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COM MMENT

And while The Pirates gained. the Cubs
dropped a few points.
Rube Waddell was bumped consider
ably by the Highlanders.
Some excuse for the above Arellanes
was on the JOB fer Boston.
Hardly looks as II Detroit and Chicago
VIII be the scene OF the great skirmishes
in the fall.
Manager Hughley Jennings is using his
recruit backstop In the games against the
Athletics.
Mattern won another game for the
Doves yesterday. Seems TO be their only
winner these days.
OLoughlin and Perrine, the mighty
pair, have been separated The former
IS working at Chicago and the latter
at ST. Louis.
One year ago to-day the Users were
tied with the Browns for the place at
the top OF the heap. The Athletics
were poor fifth.
While the Nationals were beating
the Maps, the Highlanders seized an
opportunity to slip one over on the
Browns.
The Pirates are surely setting a hot
pace for the leaders in the National
League. TWO in a single day from the
Giants is surely going some
'Chet' Nourse. the ex-Brown twirler.
did not go West with the Boston Red
Sox, but viii remain al home, keeping IN
shape at the Huntington avenue grounds.
Now that Rossman IS playing up 10
rorm. Manager Jennings intends keeping
IL - -r~
at third base. Charley O'Leary going 70
the bench.
The Reds won another game from the
Superbas. Looks Ike a fight between
the Doves and Trolley Dodgers for tail
end honors, with chances about evenly
divided
It is said that many OF the major
league managers are trying to secure
Gil and Block. Of Minneapolis. The
former Is q clever fret sacker. while
Block Is a catcher.
Pill Burns IS still facing hard luck
Yesterday he held the Red Sox 20 four
hits. and stiu his team was unable 10
accumulate the necessary number OF
bingles 10 win.
The Ginats' slugger in yesterdays bat
ties with the Pirates. turned up IN the
person Of Mr.. BridweIl. who Is credited
with six singles as q share OF the after
Moons activities
The Cleveland fans are very enthusias-
tic over the work OF Nell Ball the short
stop obtained from the Highlanders.
They claim that be Is even better than
the Detroit find. Bush.
Chris Mahoney. who has been elected
captain Of the Fordham College nine for
next year, says he viii not consider any
professional offers until after the close
OF the college season IN 1910.
But a single point now separates the
Tigers and Athletics for the lead in
the American League race. 4 win to-
day viii put the boys from the Quaker
City in the coveted position
Umpire Evans. or the American League.
IS one Of the first arbitrators 70 use one
Of Billy SuIiivan's new protectors He
said he likes IL and thar II Is much bet
ter than the ''old windy" kind.
Allan storke, the former Amherst play
OF. again proved himself a useful man
TO have around. When Abstein was in
jured Monday he took the first base posi-
ton for Pittsburg. and ABBY was hard
" missed
4vn ctdnh1IC, VINO = Win DenFer. II
the leading batsman OF the Western
League he has an average OF .s7l- His
batting Is considered the most remark
able since the Western League was
formed.
Doc White was used as a pinch hitter
in the game between the Red Sox and
Chicago. but without success. The doc
tor is. however. maintaining his repu:a-
tion as one OF the best hitting pitchers
In the league.