The Washington herald., 1910-07-25
Yesterdays RESULTS.
No Games Scheduled.
GAMES TODAY.
Chicago at Washington.
ST. Louis ut Boston.
Detroit Mt New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
nv WLLIAM PEET.

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last Thursday and Clyde was laid out.
said 70 McAleer: Why couldn't I have
been hurt instead ofElyde? He's hitting
the ball. scoring a lot Of runs. and is
worth a whole lot to the club, while
am batting poorly and only putting up
fair fielding game.
Continuing, Doc Gessler said: Il can
not account for my batting slump. II
things don't break better soon I will lose
my nerve completely. II seems strange.
too. that am not hitting. for I am In
better shape physically than 1 have been
during the past three years. I am per
fectly able % connect with most any
pitcher we have been up against, but I
simply cannot send them safe"
II does strike US as passing strange
that Gessler, who Is a natural hitter,
should not have struck his true form. as
the season is now more than half gone.
STILL luck may change any day. and when
Gessler does start IN 10 hit the team
will win a lot more close games.
Unglaub has already started to come
back. and his average is due for q gen.
GIOuh pOOolAub llll5 Week
It has been remarked in Jest that
Comiskey. Of the Chicago White Sox. has
a new million dollar ball park but a
punk club An the local writers have
taken fling at the Sox in this respect.
The White SOx are also poor guessers.
for when they first paid a visit to Wash
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all the bum aggregatins. Washingtn was
. the limit-couldn't see where the Ma
fionals were bit stronger than under
the Cantilln regime.
They may not be able to see Washing
ton. the local fans certainly cannot see
the Sox. A look at the American league
standing ought 10 show something.
Two games are booked for to-day, the
first starting at o'clock. Doc Refs
ling. who beat Dufry's pale hosed band in
Chicago. will be sent IN against the visi-
tors in one game. and either Groom or
Gray will twirl the other. Chicago plans
70 use Ed walsh and Frank Smith.
Clyde Milan said last night that he
wanted 10 get back into the game to-
day and intended to do so II McAleer
would let him
Dixie Walker. who has been suffering
with malaria. rheumatism, spralned
ankles. and manifold other ailments since
the fourth OF July, says he wants to take
his regular turn IN the box. Walker beat
the White Sox in Chicago last month, and
81 AIcAleer thinks he Is right the big
fellow may work tomorrow.
In referring TO the subject OF cork
center baseballs now in use, Sportine
News says edtoriafly the cork center
ball has come to stay. Il Is a decided
improvement on the old-style rubber
center ball: It retains its shape and solid
fly absolutely. It does not beat up. Go e
any professional game or to any game
amateur or professional. wherever tn,
cork center bali is used. and listen to tn,
crack as it leaves the bat. yet with al
this. its balance and uniformity are sucl
that Il Is a nice ball 10 catch.
While its benefits are apparent in tn,
major league games. It will appeal NOR,
particularly to the amateurs because Of it
lasting qualities. It is a decided i'm
provement 20 the game, both from a dur
able and economical point OF view. ant
It has been the factor IN reducing tn,
price OF the ball with the pure rubber
core. Notwithstanding the fact that tn,
price OF rubber has advanced. the nakeri
OF the cork center ball have reduced tn,
price Of the rubber center ball q cent,
each In other words, while the corl
center ball costs 1913 you can purchas,
from the same makers the pure rubbe,
center ball for 81 each--a saving 10 tn,
consumer OF % cents each. il ne does no
desire the best ball However the bal
playing public always wants the hest
and as that Is the cork center ball III.
cork center bail has come to stay.
A. NJ. Gillian, sporting editor OF III,
Philadelphia Record. has the follow,ne
to say about the sale OF Pitcher Lefty
Russell 10 Connie Mack for $1,000:
1.-THE announcement Of the purchase n
Pitcher Russell. OF the Baltimore Eastern
League team. during the past week wa,
accompanied by all the fireworks that
could possibly be attached 10 the event
which was heralded as the record