Evening star., 1911-08-13
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Hans Lobert has acquired a new fad.
He carries with him three pocket
knives. He says they are not for the
umpires, but he uses one to do his man
touring, one to sharpen pencils and the
third to cut the ends of his cigars. One
of the knives is inlaid with diamonds
and was presented to him by one of his
Pittsburgh friends, the late Frank Hath
away.
It's an odd fact that ever since Bird
well was traded to Boston and Devhn
became benchwarmer the Giants nave
been wabbling. McGraw generally knows
what he is about. so that II is well TO pe
patient Fletcher and HerZog are hne
young players. but so far they haven
shown the eteadiness Of the snelved vet
Grams.
A dispatch from ST. Louis says: "After
behaving himself like a real good boy
for many long weeks, Harry Sailee mar
finally taken a tumble of the water
wagon breaking many promises and Tor
ner resolutions. Once again 1t was a
Supposed-t -to-be friend that started harry
on the warpath. and the wise young man.
so it appears, had a very good motive ~
turning the trick Saliee took river trip
fairs Manager Bresnahan said that ne
did not intend to find Sallee. but that he
was going out and try to find Harry.
Roger is anxious to get Sallee back into
shape again
The Philadelphia Nationals have signed
two new players. First Basemanl James
German, d strappfng youngster or the
Kane, Pa. club. ard Pitcher +. J. NC
Tighe, who has been performing sensa-
a. 4krfN
Batting averages are gradually slipping
down. The American League now nas :
but thirty-five men in the 800 ciass ano
batting OF the Athletics and Detroits Is
a little better than 800.
Sherwood Magee is drawing no salary
from the Philadelphia club while ne is
on the suspended list. The rules OF the
league prohibit the club from paying sal
aries to suspended players, but ne can
get his board while travelling with the
team.
Joe Cantillon appears to be reasonably
sure of a second American Associauoi'
pennant for his Minneapolis champions
Within the past three weeks the the ,cnd c.u1
Cantiilons pitchers have struck WIN
ming stride, headed by 'Rube' Waddeil
who has been real angel now Ior
whole couple of months. Dare Devil
Dave Altizer has added great streneth
to Cantillons inf1eld and batting.
The Cincinnati scribes who are enoeaV.
oring to assist Garry Hermann to select
a successor to Clark Griffith have addeo
the names of Hank O'Day and Kid Glea-
son to the list OF eligibles. Grimth Is
saying nothing as to his future plans.
but saving wood every minute. He has
purchased Catcher Murphy and lnfieider
Mcdonald from the Dallas CTexas League,
club, Pitcher Crompton from Dayton and
Pitcher Boyd from some obscure town
in Iowa.
Toledo. in the American Association
has signed Catcher Weeden, who was for
merly on the roster OF the Boston Ma
tionals Weeden was secured from New
Bedford Mass. by the Rustlers. but wa:
released Thursday. He was offered to To
ledo. but President Armour thought .,s
price was too high, and preferred to wait
with the result that he nailed MIN as sooi
as he was let out.
Fans have been digging up dope and
have found that the three-home-runs-in-
one-game stunt at Brooklyn last Thurs
day was not the first OF the kind. Larry
Lajoie, Charley Hickman and Bill Bradle.
turned the trick when Cleveland beat 81
Louis, June so. 1902. Speaking OF home
runs. the Detroits made seven four-ba
swats against the ST. Louis Maroons in
a game i'm 1885. Ed Delehanty holds the
individual record. He made four nome
runs in Observation-Disclosures game in
1896. He was at bat five times and
scorched a ball through Bill Dahlen TO
the fifth hit. single.
Catcher Murphy of Champaign has been
+aran an nv the Reds, and so has
Catcher Murphy Of Dallas. Some bother
for the scorers and President Lynch II
both the Murphys, catchers. should cling
TO the team. 1t is quite. a. while since
tpera has been a Murphy catcher in the
bic leagues Several Murphys were back
of the bat in the long ago. Morgan Mur-
nhy being the most renowned, and all
of them were corking good performers
Nfurnhys were the whole thing in the fast
company, but these noble sons of the
irish kings have been growing steadily