The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-28
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

ing tnese gum-shoe pilgrimages TO Cleve-
land every three or four days for the
past month for nothing.
The story Big Ban caused to be given
out about the willingness OF Fielder
Jones 20 return TO the game was not
sent out around the country without a
purpose.
For the Maps 10 win the pennant. some
season, soon. would be but a scant re-
turn for the heroic investment Charley
Somers has made for the good Of the
American League.
But II the Maps are 10 win the pennant
there must be some tremendous upheaval
from present conditions. Men who can
play and Will not play must be made
10 play. Men who are willing 10 play.
but are kept in the background. must be
given a chance.
What man so mt as Fielder Jones-per-
haps the greatest au-round baseball gen
/ eral that ever lived-to bring JOY 10 the
hearts OF the Cleveland fans and ducats
to the Golfers Of the Cleveland club
owners?
: The claim is made in some quarters
that the Cleveland club Is $1,000 behind
on the season-S50O00 behind in the
amount OF income necessary 10 pay sal
aries and expenses in utter disregard OF
interest on the new $4,000 plant at Lex
ington avenue and Sixty-sixth street.
Under such conditions. is ii any Won
der that some startling proposition should
be taken under consideration by the
executive head Of the American League?-
Av,rr
who loves the peace and plenty his hard,
earned money has brought him should
be anxious 10 retire from a game that
has brought him little but worry, regret, .
and disappointment?
When Ban Johnson says that Cleveland
is 70 have plenty Of sensations IN the
next few weeks: that Fielder Jones Is
coming back into the American League.
and that this old town is entitled 10
something better in the way Of baseball
than il has been getting. is Il too much
20 expect that-as all the men on the
inside" in baseball believe-F1eIder Jones
IS coming 10 Cleveland 70 make the Maps
play bail?
A Cleveland exchange has q few things
TO say about the New York Yankees, and
here is enc Of them:
New York has followed the Philadel-,
phian system TO a certain extent. Pitch
ers Powell, Chesbro. Newton. Orth. Doyle,
and Hogg were disposed Of. and a new
pitching stan built up. : new infeld was
constructed around Hal Chase and the
same done with the outfield with Charley
Hemphin as nucleus. The result IS
that New York has a lighting first d.
vision team. II viii not win the pen
pant but its chances for finishing among
tie first three or four are very bright"
70 the inoffensive chug Of the automo-
bile. the magnates Of the Three-I League
attribute the falling of IN patronage.
With three clubs on the verge OF giving
up the ghost. the owners are widely de-
handing the answer. They hold that
better baseball IS being played in tho
league than ever before and that higher
salaries are being paid. However. the
sO-called well-to-do fans generally assO-i
ciated with the league have dropped out. 4
Just how the anagnates work it out that
the automobile has caused this IS hard
to figure out. One look at the Nationals
parking space IS proof conclusive that
baseball is popular with washington mo-
florists, at any rate.
Earl Moore's pitching against the Pr
rates gave President Fogel renewed hope.
that the Phillies have grand chance to
improve their position In the National
League race. Fosel says that Moore
never pitched better ball
Harry Lord. who covers third base for
Boston, IS said to be nearly fourteen
pounds under weight. has been suffering
from malaria a good part Of the season,
and. In fact. has not been in shape since
his return from the last Western trip.
Catcher James. once corralled by the
Red Sox management, is singing the bah
as hard as ever, and in the game at Kan
sas City the other day he batted out two
home runs.
In game played at Rochester recently
e fan started in to roast one Of the homo
team and was silenced in a novel way.
He happened 70 be sitting beside the
players wife, and she finally became so
indignant that she started in and began
to roast him The fellow stood II for a
time and then beat 1t from the ball park.
The Brooklyn Superbas, who did well
in their last stay at home made a disas-
trous trip 10 the West this time They
only won four games and lost thirteen.
losing every series but the one in Gin
cinnau.
Manager Dunn. Of the Orioles. wants
third baseman badly. and has made an
offer of 5000 for Yeager. OF the Mon
treal team. Yeager is without question
the best man In the Montreal inheld.
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