The Washington times., 1912-08-07
Laporte Expected TO Dspce Ray Morgan Whose Hitting Light

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Sporting Gossip
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Lost another tough one.
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There IL no especial reason to cry
over yesterdays loss. although it was
a. tough one 70 have placed on the
wrong side Of the ledger. In the last
-FOUR games played, one with Detroit
ana three with the White soy. the
games have been determined bv one
run: 1t would appear that the team
mas had an even break in the matter
OF winning. What hurts most Is Chick
Gandil's absence,
Frank Laporte q Climber.
Frank Laporte. latest addition to the
Climbers. is a real baIlpiayer, and Griff
Is fortunate in getting him. Right now
ne Is hitting .512 consistently, Last
year he finished the season with a tall
end club, taking par. In 13c games for
q batting average. Of .3lf. In 1911 be
bit for .2S4 with New York. ABILITY TO
play either in the infeld or outrieId
makes MIN one of the most valuable
utility players in the game
! The Boston Cleveland game.
The Red sox had all they were look
ing FOR yesterday. and 1t is interesting
10 note that Joe Wood, whose last per-
formance against the Browns was pro-
ductive Of but three. hits, was pounded
for no less than thirteen safeties. 1t
would seem that the star hurler is get
ting hts bumps now, and that the pitch :,
ing stan is as wobbly as has been re-
ported. sa- 0s
Cubs lose chance. a.
The Cubs lost an excellent chance to
creep closer to the Giants yesterday.
The Phillies defeated them while the
Giants were being beaten by the Piratesi
The eight-and-a-half game lead that the
Giants have Is being cut down slowly
but surely, and the Cubs look TO have a
slight chance OF catching up before the
final bell rings.
Kahoe takes a vacation.
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Mike kahoe was In town last night
and reports little from the front. Mix =
isn't a particularly talkatlve fellow
preferring rather to let results speak
for themselves. The Nationals scout
Is off for weekend at Atlantic City
He will probably look over the players
h.
along the New Jersey coast wnere Sc, :
eral YOUNGSTERS are said to be pla yin1
great ball.
Walter Johnson's century.
When Johnson's single won the game
dag before yesterday and he went IN
! and held the White Sox, getting credit
FOR the victory. for the team was be
hind. the peerless twirler chalked uI
his one hundredth victory since he frs
Joined the Nationals. Since 1907 he has
tofaled Exactly 100 wins and SO losses.
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The Potomac regatta.
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In little more than three weeks
Washington will be visited by all OF
| the crack crews of the Eastern rowing
clubs for participation in the Middle
| States regatta. The event will be the
| best OF its kind this year for the reason
| that few Eastern clubs have gone tc
| the regatta at Peoria, preferring to benC
| every effort toward this. the rowinf
classic of the year. =,
| Amateur commission meets,
| Full details OF the post-season serie
are expected at the next meeting of tn
amateur commission. and it 10 to b
hoped that the threatened outbreak
against one or two teams to be repre-
scented in the post-season series will b
kept under cover. Nothing so hamper
the work of the commission as the air
ing OF fancied wrongs and the cross fir
OF talk. which has been a feature o
past meetings.
! Flynn Winner.
i BOSTON, Aug. 7.-Porky Flynn, G
l Boston. won the decision In a one side
bout with Jim Barry. of Chicago. Flyn
was the. aggressor throughout, an
landed blow after blow on Barry's hea
and chin.
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