The Washington times., 1913-09-06


Quoted from his seasons pay
Buck Barton, the former Pepco
twirler. who will report to Manager
Griffith Monday, won his game for New
port News yesterday. He kept Roa-
noke's seven hits scattered and did not
pass a man. Barton has been recalled
may be used here before the season
ends. -.~
: After establishing a New York State
League record of fifteen straight VIC
tories, Binghamton dropped it's first
game to the visiting Troy nine yester-
day by score of S'to /. -.
I; ;Sitton held the Binghamton batters at
bay throughout, allowing only two scat
tered hits. Troy found Barberick, the
opposing pitcher, for nine hits but
Binghamton saved much scoring by
good work at crucial momeets.
The Boston Red Sox and the Boston
Braves have arranged a post-season
series of seven games to begin October
Z. The National Commission will con-
troll II and the choice OF grounds for
the first contest will be decided by
toss of the coin. The great playing
the hs makes In this
many fans thinking the National
leaguers a better team than McAleer's s
bunch. Jimmy McAleer thinks that 4
victory for his team will go far toward
stopping the trend of interest in the
Hub toward Stalling's outfit. The
to stay there. The Red Sox are also
fifth with chance to finish fourth.
Evers of the Cubs thinks that Big
Jim Vaughn will be winning pitcher
next year. He says that Vaughn's re-
mination to cut out his slow curve
ball and to work the corners Of the
plate as much as possible. With Evers,
Archer, Zimmerman and Bresnahan
prodding him constantly. Vaughn finds
that it doesn't pay to loaf.
Babe Adams. no relation TO the hur-
Ter carrying the same title who works
for the Pittsburgh team, is another
minor league recruit who will join the
House of Mack next week. Adams
comes from the Savannah, Ca, South
Atlantic League Club, where he helped
the Georgians win the two section
championship by his sensational work.
Babe" being nicknamed so. due to his
six feet two inches of bone and muscle.
is right handed with a world of speed
and good control. He was sought after
Dy many Otner Dig league scouts, out
Mack's representative offered the best
inducements to Savannah for his SER
vices.
President Murphy. of the Cubs, has
announced the signing of three new
PLAYERS. They are ]. ]. O'Connor. q
right-handed pitcher from the Univer-
sity of Illinois: VILLA Valandingham
Hieronymus. right-handed pitcher
from Clinton county. Ohio, and Charles
Pauwen, first baseman who has been
playing semi-professional baseball in
Chicago.
II Pereda. the crack player Of the
Cuban Stars. becomes the property Of
either Connie Mack's horde Of White
Elephants or Hughie Jennings Tigers.
he probably will be the highest priced
Cuban ball player in captivity. When
Pereda played against the Royal
Giants On Labor Day. in a game his
team won by a score OF to 0, he was
offered a good contract by representa-
uves of both American League manag-
ers. Pereda is wealthy, however. and
refused to sign.
The New York Giants may protest
the decision of President Lynch. giving
Il st Saturdays game to the Phillies.
President Hampstead is inclined to pro-
test on the ground that there was no
precedent for the decision and that his
club was not given a chance to lodge
its claim.