The Washington times., 1913-05-04
Baseball Chatter.

Baseball Chatter.
Catcher Ted Easter, is doing l.
liant work for the White Sox, both De-
hind the plate and with the bat.
The Lincoln team got q good start in
the Western League race. winning
four Of the first ave games played.
Out Of sympathy for the Central As
sociation scorers Joe schimnoski, of
name to Schirm.
Despite the heavy damage caused by
the recent floods in Ohio and Indiana.
the Central League opened on time to
big crowds.
Red" Dooin's Philiies. who looked
like q bunch Of counterfeits before the
season opened. are now producing
some high-ciass pastimins.
Just because they didn't need Cobb
the management Of the Detroit Tigers
came to terms with the Georgia
With sharpshooters Rucker. Allen
and Stack pitching real ball. Bill Dah-
lens Superbas are bound to cop a fair
share Of their games.
II Frank Chance had a couple Of
more Keatings. the Highlanders
would be heard from before the
American League pennant is cinched.
Steve {erkes, who played great ball
for the Red sox last year. has been
pretty much on the wobble around the
keystone sack this spring.
Toronto gets a fne performer in
Pitcher Goulait. Demaree's great
showing with the Giants meant the
pink slip for Goo" and Joe Kelley
This fellow johnson. the Maps first
sacker. 10 some clouter. Lajoie. Jack
son, and johnson form a trio of heavy
stickers that will freeze the feet of
many a pitcher.
Manager Kelley, Of the Indianapolis
Indians, has been taking another slant
at Hickory Nixon. now with Terre
Haute. The Indians canned Hickory
few weeks ago because he got the
hookworm.
Manager Jake Stahl Of the champs
says that he has been out of the game
on account Of weak legs, but il Is
whispered that Jake's batting glims
are on the blink; hence the bench
duty.
Anyway the Boston Braves led the
National League the first week Of the
season. IT 10 perhaps better for a
team to lead the league the last week
Of the season, but the Braves did nice
work at that.
Hugh Fullerton. the Chicago expert.
picks the Pirates to win the National
League pennant. Hugh always was
great baseball prophet. He can pick
mond as John L. Sullivan can in the
ring.
Commodore Morton F. Plant owner
Of the New London club of the East
ern Association. has had small
.srandstand" erected at his ball yard.
to accommodate himself and friends.
Now the society editor will have to
break into the game.
Before his departure for the East
Manager Huggins SAYS he will cut down
his squad to the limit rule.
After losing their first two games.
one 10 the Braves and the other 10 the
Dodgers. the Giants won seven and tied
one-a thirteen-inning afrair.
They are boosting Phil Cosset. the
younsster whom the SoX sold to the
New York Highlanders. Gotham fans
believe he will round into first-class
catcher
Cy Young the veteran twirler, be-
lieves that Joe Birmingham. the Maps
manager. will he another Fielder Jones.
"Birmingham exercises Judgment like
Jones" declares Cy.
Pitcher Russell Ford. of the Yankees.
passed his thirtieth milestone last FRI
day. Ford was born in Brandon, Mani
toba. April 25. 1888.
The Athletics had been slamming
pitchers until they bumped into Ray
neatinC Then they slammed air and
took their first shutout.
Branch Hickey. former catcher OF the
New York and St. Louis American
League teams says baseball in the
ma Tor. is so fast that players don't
have time To think.
II is report ed that Manager Tinker Is
going to let his Cuban player. Almeids,
go 10 some other major league club.
The Browns are willing to take him II
he can get out OF the National League.
Interna tional League.
Newark S; Rochestsr. 2.
PunAlc. s: ProViden e. >.
PaItimore S: Toronto,
Toronto. =; Baltimore. l.
Jersey City. .: Montreal. l.