The Washington herald., 1911-06-24


out nursing injuries.
Clarence Beaumont, who Joins st. Paul
this week, has been running and taking
other forms Of exercise to keep down his
weight, but otherwise he has done little
practicing. He will probably break into
a game next week.
Jack Pfeister consulted an eye special
ist last spring, and then tried to make
the Chicago club pay the bill He took
the case to the national commission.
which has just returned decision in ia
-vor Of the club.
Charles O'Day. manager OF the Spring
field team. OF the Ohio State League. was
fined SIS and costs in the Police Court for
attempted assault on Third Baseman
Connell. of hts own team. He took Con-
nell to task in a hotel dining-room for q
play and the young inhelder resented It.
O'Day then threw a water glass at his
head. He also fined Connell 500 and sus-
pended him.
Following a New England League dou-
ble-header at Fall River, both games Of
which were won by Lowell, Umpire
Walsh was surrounded by an angry mob
He was punched, kicked. and otherwise
beaten from all sides, while the players
Of both teams and a dozen policemen
sought to make their way to his assist
ance. When he was finally rescued he
had been badly mauled, and II required
force and strategy to take him to his
hotel battered and bruised. with his
clothes rent and hanging from him. One
arrest was made.
The philosophy or psychology of these
batting streaks'' is beyond explaining,
IN q way. When team starts hitting
the electric current seems to run through
an entire group with a galvanic shock
which upsets all past calculations and
turns the tide with a suddenness that
brings a daze. There are times when
this streak win catch the best pitching
In its trail. but when 1t develops every
thing the slabman pushes up looks alike
to the gladiators poised there with the
war club and the newly developed spirit
OF swat suddenly upon them
The Boston Nationals and the St Louis
Browns ought to form little league Of
their own and play It out together for
the rest Of the summer They are merely
In the way in the big races.
The queer part about the large howl
Boston is making over losing that quar-
tet Of players to Chicago in the recent
King deal is that prior to the swap no
bouquets were being dealt to the players
involved. As a matter OF fact, Kaiser
and Killing, whom Boston obtained from
the Cubs, are serviceable men, which is
more than an assured fact as concerns
any Of the PLAYERS Boston let 60, even
Pitcher Curtis.
A st. Louis paper rises to remark that
IL Jimmy McAleer feels the need Of a
rest cure TO restore mis- nerves, shattered
by the weak showing Of the Nationals,
think Of the vacation that's due Bobby
Wallace.
In about three more weeks they'll be
measuring Clarke Grifhth for q blue
envelope II something doesn't happen
to help the Reds The Cincinnati fans
seem to take It much to heart that
the town has never owned a pennant.
although It has been In organized base
ball for over thirty years.
But they ought not to mind a little
thing like that-they've got Garry Herr
mann, and he's a better attraction than
any mere rag.
Walter NagIe, the California pitcher
who was released by .Pittsburg to the
Boston Americans last Thursday, will
find himself among old acquaintance
when he arrives in the Hub. OuthelderF
Harry Hooper and Duffy Lewis, as well
as Pitcher Kilhlay, who worked in Wed
nesday's game, and Charles Hall, an
other moundsman, were secured from
the Pacific Coast. and It Is quite prob
able that President Taylor acted upon
the suggestions Of some Of these play
ers when he refused to waive claim on
Nagie's services. Rumors have been
fioated frequently Of late to the eject
that wholesale waivers have been asked
for by the Pittsburg baseball club
President Barney Dreyfuss denied this
and declared that the only players upon
whom waivers have recently been re-
quested is Nagle Mr. Dreyfuss admit
ted that waivers were asked for. a good
while back, on number Of players, but
the desired waivers were not obtained.
First Baseman Fred Hunter Is known
to be one OF the men referred to, but
the Pittsburg magnate declared en-
phaticaIly that no waivers have been
asked on Pitchers Steele and Ferry.
The best steaIers in the American
League do not get the biggest lead on
first base, Germany Schaefer gets far
ther on first than any other player. Bob
by wallace and wId Conroy lead far
ther on first base than Cobb. Collins, OF
Speaker, Danny Hoffman, former Brown
ie, got as far on fist as Schaefer, but
was never leading base steaier.
schaefer spoils his lead by always be-
ing prepared to go back TO first In
stead of toward second. He never has
his body in motion toward second.
Cobb. Collins. and Moriarity, are always
/ In motion, and prepared to go either
way Their success lies In their ability
to start quickly.
Cobb uses his lead on first as a trick.
Sometimek when he does not intend to
steal he gets farther on the bag than
when he intends to run His dope Is
that II he has short lead the catcher
win not think he Is going down. and d
less liable % waste the ball. Cobb some
times takes q big lead to make ths
pitcher waste balls and get In hole
with the batter. No catcher can tell fol
sure when Cobb. Collins. or Moriarity viii
try to steal
! Cobb takes the biggest lead on second
Of any player. He leads as far OF sec
ond when he Is the only runner as Other
PLAYERS do when q runner is~ on third
1 base II the catcher pegs to second when
| Ty Il ieading on the Tiger goes to third
1 II the catcher throws to third, Cobb re
turns to second.
/ Cobb and Collins play the dope thai
| any time they have 70 be TAGGED they
| have the opposition beaten. The neces-
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