The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
PRODUCE.
Sporting Gossip

Harry Davis expects to be back on
first by the time the Athletics be-
gin their next trip around the circuit,
which is next week in Boston.
The Boston Nationals have been 60
ing along at about the same whirlwind
clip since Killing became one of them
as before.
American league pitchers are begin
ming to fear Delehanty as much as
they do Cobb and Crawford
The Giants have used the white
wash brush three times since they left
home, banking the Reds, Cardinals
and Rustlers. Yesterdays was Ma
thewson's second shut-out victory this
season. He let the Phillies down with
out a run in the other one.
The New York and Philadelphia
American league clubs had exhibition
games scheduled in Canton, Ohio for
Sundays. They cancelled the games
to play championship contests in
Cleveland on the Sundays involved,
and the Canton club complained. The
National commission has decided that
the big leaguers were justified in can
ceiling.
1t is understood that Clarke and
Leach had a warm session in Chica-
go yesterday. Fred wanted to know il
Tommie had inspired any of the stor-
les sent out of Pittsburg about the lit.
tie fielder's trouble with the club.
The Wee One denied all knowledge of
the tales.
Pitcher Walter Maggie, the Pacific
coast star who Pittsburg secured last
winter from the Los Angeles club, has
been sold to the Boston American
league club and will join the Red Sox
at once. Waivers, 1t is said have been
asked on Jack Ferry and Elmer Steele.
The report about the waiver applica-
ton on these two comes from the Chi
cago club, but the Pittsburg owners
make denial.
| Chouinard does not pretend to be an
infielder, but owing to the fact that
Chicago's infielders are in bad shape
he was ordered to play second. In the
outfield he is ball player, according
to Manager Duffy.
| George Mullin of the Tigers always
starts off the season In great condi-
ton to pitch winning ball Mullin has
for several years won enough gabes
in the early part of the season to as
sure him a high position in the final
pitching standings. 1t has been plain
ly through Mullins early season work
that the Tigers have been up there
around the lead for SO long. Mullin
is conceded to be the best cold wealth.
er pitcher in the game.
Roger Bresnahan, after several
years trial. is in fair way to estab.
lish himself as manager this season
He has surrounded himself with a lot
of good young ball players since he
took hold of the Cardinals, and this
year that team is cutting a much wild.
er swath than was anticipated. Bres.
nahan deserves success. He had a
hard row to hoe for several years, for
the team which was turned over to
him was outclassed in every way and
gave promise of nothing. But Bresna
han gradually bettered conditions
|
securing of Miller Huggin1, his field
captain. Higgins is great ball play
er, and Clark Griffith made a great
mistake when he let him 60.
That Charlie Ccmisky knew what he
was doing last summer when he put
through the famous deal with John
Taylor, whereby Lord and Mcconnell
changed the color of their socks from
red to white, and Purcell and Smith
went to the Hub, is now plainly -evi
dent. Harry Lord, considered by
many the greatest third baseman In
the business, is playing his usual dash
ing game at the hot corner for the
White Sox and hitting around the
1856 mark, and Mcconnell, though a,
present injured, hasdone fine work
this season. On the other hand
Frank Smith, once a pitcher to be
dreaded by any team has passed en-
tirely from the American league, while
Purtell, the other half Of the lemon
the Red Sox were handed. il warming
the bench and has not participated in
three full games this season.