The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18
PONCE DE LEON
ELIXIR" FOUND
BY jill.

From the ST. Louis star.
Isn't IL peculiar how some OF these
veterans regain their batting eyes when
ISOLATION. II is a funny fact. but IL is
true Now many Of the fans in this
burg know what those old vets are do
ing In the Association and remember how
poorly those old vets" played just be-
fore thy went back
II seems as # the A. A. is the tonic
that brings the former big leagUers
back 10 life, the Ponce De Leon Elixir.
the youth-returning beverage Maybe
1t isn't the a. "A. Perhaps it's only the
release papers that the vets" get from
the big organization.
But. at any rate, list to this tale Of
woe from the big leagues. There is
Jimmy Williams, Jamesey hit just about
go last season with our Brownies The
wonderful life-renewer. release 10 the A.
A., has brought James back TO the 800
brigade. Tie is now hitting 81
Jimmy Barrett. while We are talking Of
vets can be spoken Of. Last time in
the big arena Jim hit 200 or thereabouts.
Now he has a sticking mark OF .3s4
CTavath had two chances 10 make good
in the majors and failed because he was
unable 10 swat. Now he Is batting .s5i
according TO the latest A. A. marks
'Ach Looie" Ritter. of Kansas City
was released by Brooklyn because he
was hitting nearer 100 than 200 He
is batting IS in the A. A.
Cheerful Charles" Hickman had
slowed Up IN his hitting years ago and
was released by Cleveland Now he is
batting $40 for Toledo
Cleveland dropped Raftery an out
field recruit, this year because he was
unable TO bat. lie has .3g7 A. A per
ceatage.
Charlie Carr, OF indianapolis. a .225
major league clouter, is sticking .20l in
the big minor league.
Otis Clymer was hsrnmering somewhat
like .l9S last year with Washington. II is
.2gS with Minneapolis this season.
Altizer was another .l55 swstter with
the White sox. Now it is 81 with Min
neapolis
Jerry Downs -29i. Hayden's 2g5. Charlie
Jones Isl. Josh Clarkes PSI. Frank
Bowermans .27s. Hobe Ferris .273 even
they all look strange TO us who were
used to their -25a 80 and 80 averages
with Detroit. Boston Americans, the
Browns. Cleveland, Boston Nationals and
the Browns
Some BasebaIlisms.
Dutch" Koehler, who hit go when a
Brownie. is batting 2a9 for the South
Bend Central League Club. Dutch" is
again wanted by Bob Hedges.
Jimmy Burke is managing Fort Wayne
and hitting .2S9 to boot He has his team
way up there.
Jimmy Murray, whom the Browns are
going after. has a .257 average with the
stick according TO the latest dope from
the American Association.
Beck got another homer and a double
against the Cubs. His hits totaled four
out OF seven.
Johnny King is up 10 his old tricks.
He won Saturdays game with a double
in the pinch, then came back in Sundays
first game, clouted out two doubles.
scored a couple of runs and hammered in
q couple more anu the LUIS IldQe bul
five.
You've got 10 give it to Miller Higgins.
He is responsible for nine-tenths of the
success the Cardinals have had this year.
If you can call it success.
There is as much chance for Jesse
Burkett 20 manage the Browns next
year as there is for the Browns 10 get
Red" Fisher back and then trade him
for Tyrus Cobb.
Bridwell sure killed Sallee's stun
There must have been something wrong
for he's left-hand swatter
Johnny Evers batted 500 in the Cubs
Boston double bill.
Hoblitzell got his little three out OF
four off Ewing and Moore. 'Hobby's'
hits were a single, a~double and a triple
Bresnahan is now clouting 304 So
is Phelps. Two .3O4 hitters in the game
is better than one for .S0i and one for
.237. Moral-Roger got TO center and put
Phelps behind the bat.