The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-17
Midget Has Been to Bat 34l
Times and Has Played in
Every Game.
DOUBLE BILL FOR TO-DAY

Here's His Average.
Foster. 200. 81 s4 SAT 81 100 % Is Is H .sss
Little Buzz Foster, the Nationals
third sacker, is the first member of the
Climbers to reach the century mark.
When Foster hit safely in the second
inning against Chicago yesterday he ne
gotiated his one hundredth safe rap.
Milan is right at Fosters heels with
ninety-six bingles. and will surely pass
the century mark before the week closes.
Foster has played in every game this
season. He has come to the bat al
times, scored 81 runs, and is the pos
SCISSOR of .2o3 clouting average. In
cidentally, the Midget is about the best
third sacker in the Ban Johnson circuit.
The ST. Louis Browns, under the man.
agement of George Stovall, open a Ave
game series here to-day. appearing in
the Concrete Coliseum this afternoon for
a double-header. Stovall is experiment.
ing with youngsters and trying to build
up a club for next year. George is a
hustler. and the team which surrounds
him right now is not the poorest agsre-
CATION. In the world. despite their lowry
position in the race.
Jim Vaughn and Tom Hughes are the
likely pitching selections for Griff's
Climbers. The first game starts promptly
at O'clock.
Boston will find the Chicago White
Sox a harder club TO beat than the De-
troit Tigers. and as Chicago plays i've
games in the Hub starting to-day the
Nationals have a chance to gain on the
league leaders. Ed Walsh will be fresh
for one of the Boston games, and when
the big spitball finger is right he usu-
ally wins his game.
Boston is also just about ripe for a
slump. 1t would suit Grin nicely TO
have the Red Sox drop half a dozen
games in a row at this stage, for the
Old Fox believes that once the Nation
ais get into first place, nobody can dis
lodge them.
Many bets have been made here dur
ing the past two weeks that the Ma
tionals will beat out the Athletics this
season. OF course. odds are asked. and
a lot Of short-end money has been snap
ped up ardent Capital baseball fans.
Connie Mack must have a lot OF faith
in his young pitchers or he never
would have sent Cy Morgan to the min
ors. In some parts this move is believed
to signify that the Athletics count them
selves out of It and that Connie will de-
velop his young pitchers for next year.
The American League race this season
promises to be the most sensational and
exciting in years. Three clubs have
fighting chance and are sure to be in at
the death.
The Philadelphia Ledger hands the
Nationals the following: washington,
Of course. is the big surprise Of the
American League campaign. II has
made a remarkable race and may still
be in the fight AZ the finish. Yet Wash
the ST. Louis Cardinals last year that one
has a haunting fear for its future. II
not immediate. then next season"
And. by the way. we have vet TO learn
where Frank Chance first got scent OF
Lavender.
Pat Mcdonald. member of New York's
finest. won eight points for Uncle Sans
Olympic team. But then it's only nat
ural a policeman should cop
The high cost Of kicking has reduced
the number of arguments over deci- !
sions. Players find under the rules as
now enforced that every little kick !
counts against the pay check and that /
Is a vulnerable SPOT with a ball player !
rs with most other folks