The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-07-08
SPORTING NEWS.
Base Ball, Boxing and Other
Sports.

July 2, Hagerstown defeated Frederick
by a to o.
walter Johnson has more natural.
ability than any other pitcher in the
game" opines Hughie Jennings.
"Batters are improving, not pitchers
deteriorating, is the way President
Lynch explains the heavy hitting.
'You can't look for first class work
from second class ball player" is one
of the wise sayings OF Johnny McGraw.
When left handlers are feeding strikes
to the Giants McGraw benches Devore
and plays Snodgrass, who kills their Of
ferings
Byrd and Peaster are improving since
they met with the misfortune of being
run into and injured T..ey are sadly
missed.
Hollander is very fast at short, Some
OF his pick-ups were good and his throw
ing quick and accurate. His hitting was
way up.
Duffy Lewis is playing wonderful ball
Tor the Boston Americans. He's the Cali
tornia recruit who practiced with the
Reds at Hot Springs.
Pittsburg has the best fielding club in
the National league, but the pitchers are
not going good and the batting of the
Pirates is little weak this year.
The home team is exceedingly weak
on the second base, and Hauver should
have been played in the left garden, as he
is much better hitter and runner than
Hushey.
Christy Matthewson is having trouble
with his left wrist He saws he doesn't
remember having hurt it in any way, but
it is Tiff and painful. Although it doesn't
affect his pitching, it does his batting.
Cy Pearce, one of the best twirlers of
the Frederick team, and a great favorite;
vas released. Morgan and Merchant
were also permitted to go. Insubordina-
ton Is given as the cause of their release.
The attendance at both games on July
4th was large, and the games played IN
terestlng and snappy. The home team
could not hit with men on bases Dugan
and Peaster being out of the games on &C
count of injuries received in Saturday S
game.
July d, The first game, NJ. A. c. of Bal
timore, 5, Frederick I. The second game
M. A. c., 6, Frederick I. In the first
game. Batteries for the M. A. c., Harlan
and Deal ; for Frederick Pierce and Hau.
yer. In the second game. for NJ. A. c.,
Kronau and Ament for Frederick Bal.
ger and Peaster.
With John Kinley Tener nominated for
Governor by the Republicans of Penn.
sylvania and A. G.. Spaldng the leading
candidate of the same party for United
States Senator from California, the old
baseball players, says the Worcester Tel
eeram, are getting started for their inn.
ings early this year on the political dia-
mond.
We were agreeably surprised to see
the Duke of Roanoke facing the pitcher
in the first game, and he raped out a
single too, Heavens, when the two old
boys met what greeting, Old Snow
Ball and the Duke played on the St.
Louis and New York teams IN 1882 and
they have not met until Monday for
some years. Snow Balr' said that il
was well that he was on the water
wagon" Age does not cut any ice only in
the Prize Ring.
AS we predicted last week, Jim Teffries
could not come back. Once retired and
out of business in the pugilistic arena
means out for good We feel sorry for
Jeff, but the tempting purse-SI2o, 600
was more than he could resist He got a
good beating and the money and lost
many friends by saving he was as good as
ever, and his friends put up their money
on him and lost. He lasted only fifteen
rounds and never had show to win.