The Washington herald., 1911-09-10


series, starting tomorrow. Thursday is
an off day and on Friday and Saturday
the St Louis Browns will appear. The
Nationals are due to take BostOns meas
ure in the concrete coliseum. as the Red
SoX have thus far landed the majority
of games. and it would not be at all
surprising TO see McAleer's band breeze
away with two out of the three. AS for
the St Louis Browns, the tsil-enders
have played eight games in the Capital
thus far and lost seven. The Nationals
should make short work of this bunch.
1t would appear as if Washington had
drafted likely looking young twirler in
the person of Musser from the Canton
club Of the o. and P. League. The Wash
ington Herald's Canton correspondent
sends in the following story:
Pitcher Dom Paul" Musser, drafted
by Washington from the Canton team,
Of the Ohio and Pennsylvania League.
is twenty-five years of age. weighs lS3
pounds, and stands five feet eleven
inches. He Is Il right-hander. with a
world of speed and a sharp drop ball,
but lacks control
The present season is practically the
first Musser has had in professional
company. Last year he WAS given "A
trial in TIE Tri-State, but failed 10 gain
permanent possession Of a locker. His
home is i'm Millheim, Pa.
Musser ranks twenty-third in the list of
Ohio and Pennsylvania League pitchers.
winning fourteen and losing twelve
games. He has struck out six men per
game, but has the reputation of issuing
more bases on balls than any of his rival
beavers with the exception of Will
helm, formerly with the Phillies.
the New York Nationals, st. Louis
Americans. and Chicago White Sox.
Providing he can eliminate his wildness.
Musssr is sure to have brilliant fu-
ture.
But for Tom Hughes unfortunate acci-
dent in Chicago, the Nationals declare
that at least three games would have
been won on the wind-up of the last trip
around the circuit. Hughes looked to he
In grand shape Friday, and has evidently
entirely recovered from his injuries
\
It is all very we'll advocating the ship
ping away of the veterans to make place
for youngsters but the young pitchers
are bound TO suffer if such a change takes
place. as Elberfeld and Conroy are about
as valuable a pair a he found in the
American League when it comes to coach
% Ing and steadying down a pitcher
Spartacus Walker is handling ground
balls and getting back on long drives
much better than he did month ago.
The boy is learning a few things in this
league.
Jake Stahl may have given up baseball,
but he is still connected with football
On the list Of Western officials appointed
by the intercollegiate football rules COM
mittee for 1911 appears the name of
Garland StahI, 4'44 Kimbark avenue,
Chicago, Ill. StahL when at the Uni
Hersity Of Illinois was a gridiron as we'll
IS diamond hero, and for a number Of
years rast has proved a competent ref
cree or umpire. He will oficiRte in a
number of big college games in the Mid
die West this fall.
Cabrera, the infelder purchased by Bos-
ton from New Britain, is not a Spanish
Cuban. He says he is a Guanche. a
descendant of ancient Beber or KabyI
Arabs, who invaded the Canary Islands
3,OOo years ago, before the Romans came.
For the first time in authentic history
the cover on a ball burst and came off
In mid-sir in Buffalo the other day.
fPinch" McCabe Of the Risons, former
Red, therefore gets credit for being the
first man to knock the cover Of the
bail"
The Marquis of oueensberry wrote up
baseball game for a New York paper the
other day. He figured it all out that
Rube Marquard could hold one of those
English cricket teams TO 900 runs, which
is the same thing as a no-hit game in
baseball. Yes; and the Rube would look
mighty cute drinking tea between in
nings.
Umpire KIems idea of nothing to stand !
for, says the New York Sun, is verbal |
criticism by a tail-end team. He ran |
over to the bench in the morning game, |
ysnked out our old friend Fred Tenney, |
and threw him out OF the lot Tenney !
was considera' " peeYed and at one |
stage II appeared that he might bite the /
arbitrator Fred was peaceable all af-
ternoon, but some OF the idle working /
men on the bench annoyed Mr. KLEIN.
He finally hushed them with a threat 10
have thsm taxed so apiece. The RustIers
may be long on conversation, but not
when 1t costs real money.
There is something really weird about
the Cincinnati hoodoo. The Reds got the
pick OF the Columbus club ana took
Pitcher Lessard. who promptly up and
died.
Danny Murphy is strong for Cy Nor
gan as the right-hander in the Amer
lean League. with the most stun OF any
pitcher. Dan says that when MORGAN
was with Boston he was the most fear
Cd tvirIer OF any In the Taylor band.
Dan figures that Cy now has the conf 7
fence necessary to so straight ahead
and win the vast majority OF hts games
''cy has just rounded to In the proper