The Washington herald., 1911-07-13
BITS OF BASEBALL.

The Pirates are once more back in their
stride.
Three games separate the first fve
clubs in the National League race.
Alexander has now hung up eighteer
victories this season against three de-
feats.
The Pirates have beaten the Dodgers
eight games out of eleven played.
Quite a different showing was made at
Brooklyn this trip as against the first
one.
Yesterday year ago the Cardinals were
trailing along in seventh place with an
average of .437.
With Sherwood Magee out Of the game
the Phillies are going to have q hard
time staying up among the leaders
Devlin is expected to be back at third
for the Giants to-day.
To give an idea Of how small the
crowds are at Detroit, It can be stated
that but 5000 fans witnessed last Sum-
days game. The day was fine for base
ball, too.
Ffnneran may be bad in his Irmpirine.
but there's no excuse for a playere los
ing his head like Magee did at Phila-
6elphia.
The Pirates won't have to fear Matty
as much as Marquard in New York.
The big $1,000 southpaw is going like a
house affre these days
No one imagtnes for a moment that
Mathewson is losing his effectiveness
but he is taking a very poor time to
get Off form.
BIZ Sweeney, Of the Rustlers, is get
ting close to Ty Cobb's record. 6e has
not failed to hit safely in his last thirty
two games. Cobb went forty games be-
fore he missed.
catcher Harry Bridges, once a Pirate,
mas been released by Montreal of the
Eastern League. to WiIkesbarre, Of the
New York State League.
Brooklyn is liable to cause some trou-
Die for the Cubs in the series this week.
as they have broken even in the eight
games played to date.
Alexander has struck out no less than
l36 men this season. At this rate he will
beat all former records for the past ten
years.
The Cincinnati critics have already
started in to tell the fans that the Reds
get the better Of the Quakers in that latest
deal Wait another fortnight and see
what they say then.
Two teams have already held first
place in the National League race so far
this week. There is a possibility of the
first five clubs occupying the honor posi-
tion before the week is ended.
Although 1t appears very much as II
the Tigers and Athletics are going 70
fight it out for first place, the race for
third place is going to be a hot one with
Chicago, Boston, New York, and Cleye-
land in the running.
The Quakers have won 45 games to date
and Alexander is credited with captur-
ing Is Of them, besides saving a hals
dozen others. 1t was lucky dav for
Doom when he picked up this Now York
State finger.
Frank Smith, recently purchased nv
Brooklyn for 5000 from Nashville. has
been given the privilege of retiring from
baseball or losing his fahce, an Atlanta
society girl and announces that he will
not report to Brooklyn
The application Of Player Vincent
Campbell, of the Pirates, for reinstate-
ment was granted without the imposi-
ton of a fine by the national baseball
commission Monday. Campbell before
the 1911 season opened formally notified
the Pittsburg club OF the National League,
OF which he was a member, that he had
decided to retire from professional base
ball. Late in June he made application
to the commission for reinstatement.