The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-29
PICKUPs FROM THE DIAMOND.


There are just two more weeks of
the American League schedule. The
fight for second place and the fine
race between Cleveland, Chicago and
the Seniors Is all there is left of in
terest in the regular season.
Joe Burg, Boston's new infielder, Is
due there today and will be given a
tryout at once at short. Sweeney go
ing to third.
During the past season the Brook
Ign clubs issued $4,000 rain checks and
all but 500 have been taken up.
( Clark Griffith says he will make
Just as hard try for fourth place as
he would for first. THE higher UP In
the standing, the better the fans of
Cincinnati will like it," says the old
fox.
The playing of Jack Knight, the New
York America rs infieidee, has Dven +lie
talk Of the league for weehs. he has
shown himself wonderful shsrtstAp
first baseman good enough for any
team, and now he is demonstrating
that he can bat 5ust as we'll as any Of
them.
Talk about your odd names in base
bah! The following short list shows
that the Murphys. Neillys, Smiths end
Joneses are being pushed inte the
background by the Corners and phe
aoms who are coming up from the
iowiy minors: Rapp. Lapp, snapp.
Knapp. Upn Krupp and Knapp are
now booking for honors.
Is four outfeid assists record!
Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgs threw
out four players at the plate the other
day.
or the Boston champions Of 1903 and
team. and few are still In the Ameri-
can league.
Jake Stahl Of the Boston Americans
is playing a grand game this season.
At FIRST base. at bat and on the paths
Jake IL there with the goods.
Frank Bancroft of Cincinnati and
Will Locke Of Pittsburg have arranged
to pull OF field day In Cincinnati Oct
8, the closing day Of the championship
season, in connection with the game
between the Reds and Pirates.
One of the home runs made by
Schultz against the Giants in the re-
cent ChicagoNew Yossi series Is de-
he ever saw. The bah never has been
found. and the supposition is that 1t
went off the earth.
Manager MeGraw will give Jack
johnson a trial next spring This john
son. like the negro champion, is a
Texan. a member Of the Dallas club.
He is an outfelder Pitcher Munsell
Of the same team has also been pur-
chased by New York.
Pitcher "Rube" BENTON is improving
right along and may yet prove to be
a winner for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Chouinard. the Observation-Disclosures
League player Is making a nice shove
ing with the Chicago White Sox.
In Collins, Miller and Goode the
Boston Nationals have the best look
ing outfield they have had in many a
day.
In the last series between Detroit
and Philadelphia the Athletics made
the Tigers look like a Chinaman run
ming after a trolley car.
Gus Dorner, the old major league
pitcher, who played with Wilkes-Barre
this season, has been drafted by the
Baltimore Club.
The Boston Red Sox completed
every series on their home grounds
this season and played two extra
games with the Highlanedrs besides.
It's a pretty safe bet that major
league players will make a big kick
for several changes in their contracts
before they sign for next season.
The Toledo American Association
Club has signed pitcher by the name
Of Guhloff He never heard of goulash
as he comes from Bluffton, Ind.
The Southeastern League may add
Bristol and Cleveland, Tenn, to the
circuit next year. The first season OF
the organization has been big sue
cess.
Joe Jackson, the star of the South
ern League, is showing lots of class
with the Cleveland team. A year in
the big show should make Joseph 6
polished performer.
Ban Johnson says the Athletics will
beat the Cubs in a walk. President
Lynch of the National League has moi
picked the winner of the worlds
series.
A New York scribe says that Heine
Zimmerman is at home playing Sec
ond, third or the outfield, but plays
) shortstop like mule smitten witt
violent grief.
The New York and Cincinnati Ma
tionals and the Cleveland Americans
have asked Arthur Irwin, the High
lander's scout, to sign with them, bu
: Arthur will stick with the Yankees
; Keen Confident.