Evening star., 1911-08-27
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

II is reported that the Detroit team
made $4,000 on its last eastern trip.
The veteran Perry werden IL umpirinG
in the Minnesota Wisconsin League.
During Cy Youngs major league career
he won 5O7 games and lost $40.
The Baltimore Eastern League team
will tour Cuba after the season ends.
The Detroit Tigers have made more
hits than any other club in the major
leagues.
It's tossup whether the fight for the
pennant is worse strain on the players
or the fans.
First Baseman Joe Fuller OF Green's
boro In the Carolina Association has a
| record of hitting safely in twenty-seven
straight games.
Jack Sheridan. the American League
umpire who suddenly quit the game sew
eral weeks ago. is again back in harness.
Manager Jay Andrews Of the Kewanee
team OF the Central Association is out OF
the game for the season because of in
juries.
Jesse Tannehill. the veteran pitcher. Is
out Of job again. Montgomery Of ths
Southern League being the latest club To
release him.
In a recent game in the South Atlantic
League between Columbus and Columbia.
Columbia sent sixteen men to bat in one
inning and scored twelve runs.
When 1t rains the railway people are
a
money They don't have to give rain
checks for those nickels.
Rather than trample all over Charley
Comiskey's pet Mallard ducks which were
playing in the mud in right field, Matty
Mcintyre. of the White Sox, stopped and
let a foul fly fall safe
Billy Mortell. once viewed with favor
by Charles Comiskey, later with Jackson
vile in the South Atlantic and Decatur
in the ILL, is playing semi-pro ball at
Joliet ILL.,, under the name of Billy
James.
A company Of business men has taken
over the Paducah team Of the Kitty
League and players salaries. weeks I'm
| arrears. have been paid A one-day strike
by the athletes caused Paducah to forfeit
a game.
Arthur Hogan. brother OF Bill Hogan
Oh tne ot- LOUIS bToWns, Is ndued as thS
Ty Cobb of the semi-pro ranks in Cali
fornia. He Is playing with the San Ra-
fael team. He once played with Terrs
Haute in the Central League.
The Fall River nine OF the New Eng
land League will hold a one-dollar dey
August "a. when spectators will pay 81
for admission tickets. Jesse Burketts
Worcester team will be the opposing
team. BY this means II is hoped to
keep the Fall River team on its feet.
piggy" Ward. the oId-tims second
baseman. who was reported killed in the
south some time ago. turned UP In Chi
cago on the occasion OF the fifty-second
birthday anniversary of President Charles
Comiskey of the White Sox, and extend
ed his congratulations.
Now that the Brooklyn club has grab
bed Slow Joe Doyle, Charley Ebbets viii
put in Turkish divans at Washington
Park. II there are two more deliberate
pitchers than Doyle and Knetxer their
presence hasn't been noted. AZ sleep In
ducers they should succeed.
The Cuban invasion has not been
checked. shortstop Cabrera Of the New
Britain team Of the Connecticut League
has been sold to the Boston Nationals.
Cabrera came to this country with Mar
sans and Almeida. who are now with the
Cincinnati team.
Jimmie Archer Of the Cubs is proud
OF feat which he thinks to be Q worlds
record. When playing with the Atlanta
men mapping on first. second and third
base in one inning. The bags were filled
and Jimmy picked them oie one at =
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