The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
American and NaIiona league Results Other SPoIng News
Bits Of Baseball.


/ kitty Bransneld Is hitting ss7 IN the
a. A; Otis Ciymsr. $50. Warren GIL. ~;
jimmy Williams. .sss: Ray Miller. .1zs:
Pat O'connof, 10; Fred Hunter ~;
Jap Barbeau. 80: Josh Clark. ~; Jack
According to Detroit report Alexander
Remneas, the big slant dispenser, Sc
cured from the Butte club by the Tigqrs,
win Be sent 20 the Providence club Tor .
little more seagonins.
Rochester pencil, pnshers point wits
pride to the work OF Hefbie Moran and
Bert Tooley with Brooklyn. Kid. Fos-
ter and Dan Moeller with Washington
and Eddie Lennox. who Is making good
on the Chicago Cubs hot corner.
George Gibson was put out Of game
by the umpire recently for the second
time in his major league career. The
first sentences came on May il. last year.
at Philadelphia. when Finneran chased
Gibson and wagner out Of the game. In
which the Buccaneers were walioped,
10 TO 10
Eddie Collins Of the Athletics, pays
this compliment 10 Manager WolTerton
and the Highlanders: The team isn't
HOPELESS, by any means. wolverton Is
worker. and Il won't be long before he
molds his material into a winning COM
bination. He has great pitching corps,
and that means half the tight New,
York fans should remember that the
Athletics last yea- began as dismaily
AZ the Highlanders have started this
year but We weren't a bit discouraged.
Woiverton has the nerve and pluck nee
essary 70 pun his team out OF last place
Treasurer James e Carney. Of the
Boston Nationals. who has practical
ideas, says that the championship sched-
ule should be reduced to 1l2 games. with
the season opening May 1. or few days
earlier. Carney points 10 the fact that
postponed games and small gate receipts
due to unfavorabie weather make II
difncult matter TO meet hotel and rail-
road bills between April II and May L
Yet Carney admits that his club has
raked In big money since the opening
OF the present campaign, due entirely TO
good fortune, which has not been the lot
OF some other major league magnates-
Hank o'Day hasn't grabbed on the
pennant yet, but Hank has STAYED on
disaster q good bit longer than several
critics figured he would six weeks ago
C'Day carries q neat chance to upset
tradition this season by holding the Reds
among the leaders for the FIRST time in
over decade.
In a game between high school teams
at sturgis Mich, player had his leg
broken sliding to third base. adding an
other accident TO the growing casualty
list Of this season
Being about the best bah player that
ever drove a spiked hoof into q bah lot
Cobb expects criticism and gets II. But
his friends know he has a better person.
ality than is generally depleted for him.
A contemporary says that Ty Cobb is
suffering with exaggerated ego. and that
he is causing dissension among the
Tigers.
Leon Amss counts on getting at least
two safe hits season. but he had never
hoped TO get them both In one game His
teammates now call him ''slugger Ames."
The averages show that Brooklyn has
as a club improved nearly 100 per cent
In batting over last season: Willie
Reeler's efforts this spring seem to be
bearing fruit
There are at least four regulars hitting
above 800 for Dahlen against one last
season.
What the Dodgers seem TO be weak on
Is pitching. the very department 1t was
thought they would show greatest
strength in. Dahlen's twirlers have not
eh TaA al
In St Louis they admit that the Giants
have the National League on the run.
They can't figure how Hank O'Day can
set the pace for McGraw into October.
II Matty has not lost his power over
the Reds he win likely face them in two
games when the clubs meet Having lost
two games in two seasons to Cincinnati
he figures he can take two more easy
enough.
Pelham at third and Esmond at short
are the men who seem to have braced the
Reds. This side Of the infield was weak
last year.
The Cardinals seem to be in great need
OF re-enforcements. The second string
players have been unable to carry the
NcAAAh dioHb at Ilc pdCe set Dy IuG TtkQ- 1
lars, which again illustrates the value of
good utility men.
Although Harry wolter has reported !
back to the Yankees he viii probably not |
be able to play for another week
Hal Chase will likely be out of the |
game for another week also.
Manager 'woiverton believes the worst |
Of the bad luck is over and that the
Yankees VIII put something to their
credit while the Eastern invasion of |
Western clubs is in progress.
Immediately after the game both teams
left for Cleveland. Dixie Walker will /
pitch to-day's game IL he is right.
Manager McGraw has started his first
swing around the circuit with the inten-
ton Of bringing the club home in first
place.
The Pacific Coast League is not living
up to the requirements OF its new CLASH
hcation Of AA. one of which was to cut |
the playing staff OF each club to twenty
by May 2 The fault SENS to lie with |
the major leaguers. which have not yet
signed the agreement making the P. c.
Z. q class AA league