The Washington herald., 1911-08-28

Manager Duffy, of the White Sox.
when he was deciding who would play
first base against Goshen in the exhibit
ton game Wednesday said TO Rollie
Zeider and Charley Mullen, who were
the candidates: "Rollie, you play first,
I'll save you, Charley, for the worlds
series.'
Packey Mcfarland is consistent rooter
for Comiskey's club. and is popular with
the white-hosed band The White Sox
are pulling for Packey to win the
worlds lightweight championship.
Ping Bodie has received more presents
from his admirers this season than any
recruit in organized baseball. Some Of
these gifts have been of the phoney va
riety, but Ping is a good-natured chap.
Every jokes boost, the fence buster
says.
Pat Dougherty has invested some
money in oil wells which are earning
dividends. Pat could retire and not wor-
ry about rainy days. The White Sox
need him for his batting, and Pat likes
to play ball.
"Orvie Overall owns a lemon ranch"
says a Western exchange. when Orvie
first joined the Tacoma Tigers fans told
Mike Fisher he had picked a lemon. but
it proved to be peach"
Artie Hoffman is overcoming his batting
slump and is rapping the ball again for
the Cubs.
Commenting on the American League
catchers, Connie Mack said he consid-
cred Thomas. Stanage, and Sweeney the
best trio of backstoppers on the circuit.
with Bill Carrigan, of Boston, a good
fourth. Mig Clarke, he declared. could
not be considered as a topnotcher any
more.
Connie Mack is enthusiastic in touting
Steve O'Neill. the youthful backstop
whom Cleveland gets from Worcester.
O'Neill was really the property Of Phil
adelphia. and when Sam Kennedy rec
commended that Cleveland buy him It
had to purchase him from the Athletics,
not from Worcester. IF 1t were not
that we are going to get Egan from
Baltimore I would certainly have hung
on to O'Neill.' said the manager of the
Athletics. But We cannot use all the
good catchers there are, and rather than
keep O'Neill down any longer I let the
Maps have him. He can throw like a
shot and Is mighty good man In other
ways. especially at the bat"
Crystal, who pitched for Providence
the other day, is the old warhorse who
was canned by Toronto a half dozen
years ago. The Providence club holds
all the worlds records for digging up
dead ones.
Frank Schultz, of the champion Cubs,
has rival for home run honors this
season in Buddy Ryan, of the Portland
Pacific Coast League team, whom the
Cleveland American League team has
landed for next year. Ryan has made
eighteen home runs so far, polling four
last week against the San Francisco
team, and bids fair to press the record
of Ping Bodie, OF the White Sox, who
last year totaled thirty home runs in the
Pacific Coast League.
Danny Murphy. of the Athletics, rates
the five best American League pitchers in
this order: Johnson. Walsh, Gregg, Ci-
cote, and Ford.
In 11s games Cravath, of Minneapolis
has hit out 157 bingles out Of All times
to the bat, which includes twenty-one
home runs, ten three-baggers. and forty
two-baggers. His grand average Is 1854.
McGraw says there Is not doubt that
Mnquard will lead all OF the pitchers
In the United States In strike-outs II he
continues at his present speed.
Columbus has exercised its options on
Pitcher Platter. with Winchester. KY;
Pitcher Psnuybaker. and Inneider pau-
bsrt, Of Saskatoon. and Catcher o'Hrisn.