Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-27
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Roy Hartzeil has W rked his way into
the 800 class AS hitter.
New York has two Of the best httin-
pitchers in Caldwell and Crandall. cald-
well is not only hitter. but a fast rum
ner.
Cy Morgan's victory over the Red Sox
last Saturday was his first since he
ceased connection with that team
Frank Schultz. light fielder OF the Chi
cage Cubs was married In Chicago yes
terday to Miss Mabel Kirby. Schultz In
the last OF the veterans of the club to
become a benedict.
The Philles and Detroits We're the first
teams to win ten games from an oppo-
nent in their respective leagues. The
Phillies took theirs from the Bostons and
the Tigers theirs from the Maps.
Sexton, the Harvard pitcher who beat
Yale the other day. wasn't called to the
first squad until two weeks before tha'
game. His first big opportunity came
against Penn. and Harvard won, TO 1.
Failing to regain the use of his pitching
arm Bob Spade. the former National and
Southern League pitcher, has signed "a
an umpire in the Cotton States League.
Larry Doyle of the Giants is leading
the National League by wide margin In
three-base hits. He has thirteen TO ms
credit, five more than Hans Wagner, who
is second. Schultz leads i'm home runs.
with seven. Wagner having FIVE and
Doyle only two.
The indefinite suspension Of Manager
Shay OF the Kansas City club of tdr
American Associa ton was announced
yesterday by President chiyington OF
Chicago as a result Of the fight between
Shay and Umpire Hayes at Columbus,
Ohio Sunday. The Kansas City man
ager is alleged to have been the aggres-
sor in the encounter.
Roger Bresnahan's arbitraments of fists
on the ball field have been brief. and theH
have not enhanced Rogers -enown as an
exponent Of the manly art. He las had
fleeing battles with Arthur Dcvlin. Boo
Bescher and Bill Klein.
Birdie Cree has init safely in each ~
his last fifteen games. making twenty
six hits in that time and with copious
sprinkling of two-baggers and three-bst-
gers An odd feature OF Cree's long-dis-
tance clouting Is that he makes as many
triples as doubles.
The ST Louis Browns and the Washing
ton Senators failed TO win a game in the
American League last week. The Boston
Terriers and the Superbas managed to
win one each in the National League.
and at the expense of the Giants in each
case.
President Fogel of the Phillies has q
grievance against the Calgary club Of
Alberta. He contends that that club
accepted terms for the purchase of Oct
fielder Wilson and then sold him to the
Boston Americans for more money. He
will bring the matter before the national
commission.
Notice that Chief Meyers is doing pretty
well for man regarded at one time a.
a Joke catcher. He always could hit,
he is throwing as well as any of them
and he ranks secind In fielding among the
National Lea que backstops with an ay-
erage of .9SS.
There are too many good hitters among
the pitchers for them 70 be considered
weak as a class with the bat just because
some OF them are especially weak. Also
there Is a good deal of latent hitting abii-
tty among them which wouldn't he latent
il they had as much batting practice in
games as the other players.