The Washington herald., 1911-09-10
Btts of BASEBALL.

Johnny Eyers makes the assertion that
McGraw and his men will blow up SO
hard on their Western trip that no one
will recognize them when they strike
terra firma.
The Phillies have bumped Pittsburg
eleven times in eighteen games and have
upset New York ten times in sixteen
meetings but of fifteen games played
with Chicago they have won only three.
Sam Lever went to the pit for Min
neapolis in the ninth OF the second game
at Columbus Sunday without even warm
ing up. He had control, something
Peters and LOudelI lost, and. trusting to
luck to have the ball hit straight at
fielder, Sam got away with it.
Heinie Berger will possibly be taken
away from Marion by Columbus after
the Ohio State League season ends on
Labor Day and placed with a team in
some faster league. Berger is still capa-
BILE of working in good company.
II you insist upon an inside tip as to
what will come off, here's the dope: The
ball club that beats out New York, Chi
cago, and Pittsburg will crab things.
There being no SUCH ball club, New
York, Chicago or Pittsburg will win.
When a good ball club breaks it can
make a bad one look like worlds cham
pions at full speed. Boston at its widest
furry never had any edge to spare upon
the Pirates Saturday.-New York Even
ing Mail.
Brooklyn and Chicago have agreed to
play their postponed game in Chicago
on Sunday, September IL This game
should have been played at Washington
Park, Brooklyn, last Friday, but 1t
wasn't because of wet grounds.
"Win or lose, I've got a team that is
doing the best It can," said John ]. Nc
Graw. They're out there trying, and
If they succeed they are better pleased
than their friends"
Crandall back in form means big
boom for the Giants prospects. He has
earned his Job as a regular by his work
of late, and is sure to be started in his
turn from here out, unless McGraw hg-
ures that he will be more valuable to
the club as the Giants 'wrecking crew.
Bob GiIks, head of the extensive. scout
ing troupe of the Cleveland club, has just
returned from a trip through the South
looking for future Maps. I'm all my
wears I have never seen such poor
crop of players. Neither have 1 met SO
MANY scouts who are quietly working
their heads off trying to show something
for their efforts" said the veteran Judge
of young players.
Ed Walsh pitched great ball for seven
seasons before he managed to hang up
n no-hIt game. In 1906 he pitched three
games in each of which his opponents
made only one hit In 1903 he let the
Maps down with only one hit, and In
1910 he blanked Boston, with only one
safety. But not till last sunday olo ne
pitch a no-hit game.
Dave Robinson. the southpaw college
pitcher, has agreed to join the Giants al
once. Robinson is only twenty-one years
old. and is more than six feet IN height.
Not only was he the star OF virginia
college team last spring, making new
record among college twirlers for strike
outs but In the Tidewater League this
season has won twenty-five out OF tWen-
ty-six games. He has led as well IN the
use of the stick.
BROOKLYN needs only one more game
from Chicago to win the series. The
count to date stands II to Z. with four
games left. The Cubs are also behind
with Pittsburg and are tied with the
Giants at nine and nine. The Cub
Pirate series is eight ana seven, Pirates
predominating.