The Washington herald., 1913-08-30
BITS OF BASEBALL.

Pitcher Bauswein has jumped the
Charlotte team Of the North Carolina
League and gone to his home In New
Jersey. Homesickness Is the only reason
he seemed TO have, as he was pitching
good ball
Troy. pitching for Adrain against Bay
City in the Southern Michigan on August
%. famed fifteen Bay City batters and
allowed but four hits He struck out
two men in every inning but the seventh
and eighth.
Pitcher Faircloth, who was a winner
in the Cotton States League, has Joined
the Wayoross team In the Empire State
League, and is continuing his good work.
He recently celebrated his twenty-nrst
birthday by winning an eleven-inning
game.
Though the Union Association has
taken over the Butte franchise It has
been decided TO finish the season without
transfer OF the games scheduled for
Butte, as a final test Of that towns in
terest In baseball as compared to the
ponies.
An EFFORT Is being made to arrange a
series OF games between the pennant
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Leagues and both sides seen agreeable
II the games are arranged it looks much
like Mobile and Houston will be the COM
batantS
The San Jose Club Of the Central CALI
fornia League claims a record for the
season. Altogether, up to a recent date,
IT had tried out 81 players. Only Man
ager Nagle, Third Baseman Reeder, and
outfelder Hap Smith remain Of the team
that started the season.
Pitcher Macarthur, the Pittsburgh re-
cruit. pitched and won a double-header
for Hopkinsville from Harrisburg in the
Kitty League on August 20. In the first
game he allowed two hits and in the
second only one, and not a run was
scored on him in the two games.
There is another OF the Perritt family
making a good record for himself in base
ball. He is pitching for Greensboro in
the. North Carolina League and in a
recent game against Charlotte struck out
II batters, one OF the Charlotte men, Nc
Coy tanning i've times
Pitcher Rube Watkins. who was
purchased by the New York Yankees
from the Youngstown Club and sent on to
New London in the Eastern Association.
is pitching independent ball somewhere
in the West, passing up the chance given
him. Suspension is his penalty.
All OF the major leagues will be able
to carry more than twenty-five players
from now on. and many new faces are
expected to be found in the line-ups until
the close of the season. A frantic effort
will be made to find some worthier OF
consideration than those now on the
payroIls.
Richard Guy, sporting editor Of the
Pittsburgh Gazette, is said to have made
an offer for the Scranton Club which Is
being considered by Owner Coleman. Mr.
Coleman admits that he wants to drop
baseball in Scranton and will consider
any reasonable proposition.
Firing a freight locomotive with steady
pay is more attractive work than man
aging a ball team, according to Arthur
Lizzette, manager Of the La Crosse team
OF the Northern League, who quit re-
Gently and went back to the railroad.
Second Baseman Jack Grogan will pilot
the club for the remainder Of the sea-
son.
Another OF those anomalies that make
baseball the despair Of the form dope
sters cropped out in the team-hitting
records. The first team OF the major
leagues to reach the lOOOth base hit for
the season is Cincinnati, now a tail-ender
in the race, which team also holds the
distinction of scoring the highest. total
of hits for the season-l,022.