The Washington herald., 1911-08-25
Btts of Baseball.

Arthur Irwin, who acts as scout for
the New York Highlanders, Is authority
for the statement that the competition
for new players Is keener now than at
any time in his memory. He says tLat
scouts for major league teams are as
thick as crows around a cornpatch, and
| that every player Of prominence from
one end Of the minor leagues to the
other is being watched for signs Of abil-
| ity to hold his own up above.
The Detroit Tis ,rs have been a very
poor road team SO far this season. In
1907 and 1908 they won the pennant on
the road. winning big majority Of their
games away from home. This year they
have suffered q severe reversal Of form
In this important respect and have done
we'll at home, but poorly on foreign
fields. Any team which does little bet
ter than break even on the road cannot
hope to land a flag.
Manager Stovall. of the Cleveland
Maps, believes the sacrifice should be
used only in close games. When the
Maps pitcher is doing good, We will
use the sacrifice and play for one run
at a time, which is the safe-and-sane
way says George, but when our
pitcher is not strong enough to hold the
opposing team to a few runs, We play
the hit-and-run, taking a chance on get
ting more runs than the other fellows"
Pitcher Hovlik, of the White Sox, is
said to be as deliberate in his delivery
as Slow Joe Doyle, who rivaled Mig
Cuppy IN his dilatory methods in the
box. These exceptionally slow fellows
Fare almost always second-raters. As
in everything else, snap and get-up
count in baseball The high-class pitch
ers, such as Mathewson, Brown, John
son. and Alexander, all are fairly fast
workers.
Charles Comiskey is greatly peeved
when one Of his pitchers fails to cover
first base on a grounder to the first base
man. Commy is a bug on the fielding Of
pitchers. lie claims that the twirler
ought to be a fifth man In the infeld
at all times. Several times he has i'm
posed heavy fines on pitchers who failed
TO get the jump over to first base in
time to beat out a batter.
Shortstop Ownie Bush. Of the Tigers,
always bats right-handed against south
paw, and seems able to hit that way
much better than from the other side.
Three brothers Of Ping Bodie, the re-
puted fence breaker of the White Sox.
kare playing semi-professional ball on the
Pacific Coast. Bodie first attracted the
attention Of the Chicago scouts while a
ers are now playing.
The Boston club has secured from the
Brockton club, Of the New England
League, in addition to Shortstop Loner-
gan, the hitting outfelder. Henrik
son, in exchange for Steve" White, for
merly the Princeton pitcher, Shortstop
Gianini and First Baseman Baker.
The veteran retired southpaw, Gene
Wright. lives in Clarksburg, Wash,
whence Vean Gregg came, and Is cred
tied with having taught the young plas-
terer, now a star pitcher, how to curve
the ball and various other essentials to
correct delivery.
Mack should give the Highlanders half
Philadelphia's interest in the worlds Sc
ries."
Pitcher Bushelman, Of the New Bedford
club. Of the New England League, is
booked for a trial with the Boston Red
Sox.
Joe jackson doesn't call the things for
which he is famous hits" They are
blows" And Joe speaks the word very
softly.
dt, he L. M Sotv
the Boston Red Sox next season, is just
now showing in great shape in the East
ern League.
A rival American Association manager
attempts to disclose the secret Of Pitch
er OToole's effectiveness with the
statement that he mixes up a spitball
with a fast shoot, always giving the
impression that he is using the wet
fling. But the discoverer of O'Toole's
secret doesn't say when It is possible to
distinguish between the two deliveries.
Dale, a pitcher tried out in the spring
by the Boston Red Sox, and later with
Providence, is now back with the Dali
las CTexas League) team.
Lajoie. owing to>his illness and lame
Dack, carries with MIN an Omcfal pair
Of legs. These legs 60 by the name of
Mills, and figure frequently in the box
scores as running for the big French
man.
Capt. Brown, Of the boat White Sox,
owned by Charles A. Comiskey, Of Chi
cago. at Peoria, ILL.,, on August 8, res
cued a man and two boys from tree
on an island during a heavy rainstorm.
Art Griggs 10 not In the Toledo line
UP as yet. because of a difference Of
opinion concerning his salary. The .ex-
Nap Is holding out for major league
salary, which Armour does not think
him worthy Of. 1t 10 expected that all
differences will be adjusted shortly and
Griggs may be used az cleanup club
ber.
william Douglas, a pitcher Of the Ma
con (South Atlantic League) club. who
has won "a OUT Of 81 games this season,
will join the Chicago American club In
Chicago on September I. 3
& SOUTHERN LnAGUn.