The Washington herald., 1911-07-18
Taylor Admits He
May Sell His Club
istration-Walter Johnson at Last in Old
time FOrm-Other News and Gossip.

chasing flies. Konetchy said he couldn't;
that he had to work.
Hawley got Konetchy's boss to let him
off a week, and promised the player s12.
Konetchy did not go back to work. He
hit over 300 and was bought by the
Cardinals.-Exchange.
Pitcher Harvey Bussey. who was tried
out by the Nationals in Atlanta last
spring. is now twirling for the Green
Vile club of the Carolina Association, the
same club with Cashion. who will re-
port to McAleer here in the fall. Cashion
is holding down left field and alternating
in the box. In e game against Green's
boro, last Friday. Bussey poled homer.
Eddie wray, of the St. Louis POST
Dispatch, sums up the National League
baseball situation in Philadelphia as fol-
lows:
President Horace Fogel, of the Phila-
delphia National League) team admits
that he is willing to give all of $3.50 for
a first-class pitcher and an outfielder as
good as Sherwood Magee. 1t is likely.
too. that Horace would be willing to buy
the Cardinals for $4,000. or would take J.
Pierpont Morgan's onerous holdings off
his hands for 10000.
In these caloric days of tho baseball
season one appreciates little comedy
II take his mind off the heat. Horace
is the only magnate who can furnish It
the year round
Horace supplied a great deal last win
ter, when he wanted to cross" Doom
on that Cincinnati trade. Somehow the
Quaker president, in his eagerness to
grasp a situation, always gets the incan-
descent end of the poker.
Imagine what Horace would have to
say for himself II he had that McQuil-
len and Moren stun on his hands!
Worse; imagine what the fans would
have said to him, Moren hasn't thrown
a ball; McQuillen would have been better
off this year had he refrained from toss
ing Alphabetically, he's back in the
hospital: Eddie Grant is a third-base me-
diocrity, and Bates is the only live wire
of the quartet Griff got.
On the other hand, Lobert and Paskert
are doing splendidly for Doom. while
Rowan and Beebe are at least able to
give some sort Of service to the Quakers.
The trade has proven a lop-sided one in
1aVOr OF the HnllneS.
But will, Horace read a lesson in this
episode? VIII he take himself in hand
and sign a pledge with himself to keep
Off Manager Dooin's grass? After look
ing up the records, we trow not Mag
mates of the Fogel stripe can't change
their spots.
There are only few left. survival Of
the fittest being against the continued
existence of this sort. Perhaps John I.
Taylor is the only other Of this species
in baseball captivity. And wherever We
find them We find no pennants.
Pine Grove Winners.
In a well-played game on the side of
the winners, Pine Grove defeated Mary
land Park, IS to o. McGarry pitched
splendid game, allowing the losers only
one scratch hit and striking out sixteen
men. His hard hitting featured the con-
test. Score:
Pine GroEe................... 5 3 o o l l 0-ls
Maryland Park. o o 90
Batteries-McGarry and Carick; Hammer, Morris.
and Nesline.
HerzOg and Miller Suspended.
Boston, July H.-President Russell, of
the Rustlers, to-day suspended Herzog
and Miller without pay for their action
in deserting the club. A telegram to this
effect was sent to President Lynch this