Show f- f rf r f r S x i i all i V I u tw ti American League Notes Clark Griffith is out of shape with a alame alame alame lame wrist which Is proving a handicap handIcap handicap handi handI- cap to his Highlanders Bobby Lowe is suffering from a split spIlt finger and Robinson Is back at atI I Detroit's second base his his' old position i Sam Crawford Is back In the batI batting batting bat bat- I ting game and from n now now w on he is due to start starts his annual tour up the ladder ladder Manager Mack Macle of the Athletics says he will entertain no proposition for the sale or loan of Outfielder Hoffman The Washington club to date has made more more money than ever before since It has been In the American league Jimmy Williams Is playing second base second to none He plays the batters well and hI his work on pickups pick pick- ups has been exceptionally clean Manager Donovan has telegraphed Bill n o Oo t t nn 1 it qt An National League News McGinnity keeps on with his great pitching Mike Grady of the St St. Louis team has hit over Charley Nichols continues to win his games and handle the St St. Louis team in fine style Manager McGraw thinks he can develop develop develop de de- his third baseman Devlin Into nto a star of the first water Mathewson's defeat at Pittsburg on May 16 was his first at the hands of the Pirates in two years Johnny Dobbs considers Dillon Ulon the greatest batter In the business with whom to work the hit and run game Wagner Is the best shortstop In Inthe Inthe inthe the business says Deacon jt and cares less for an error than any of the of-the the others The Rock Island club has released Catcher Pruitt and Pitchers Clarke and McCafferty Claude Stark is catching great ball for Rockford The is also hitting the ball hard Davenport has released Second Baseman Givin and Outfielder Corkhill Cork Cork- hill hlll The last named last named aas has signed with Rock Island Shortstop Eddie Glenn last year I with Memphis proved a failure with Bloomington and Newman of last years year's team Is being given another chance Harry will remain with Decatur Decatur Decatur De De- Ottumwa which had been awarded him by Secretary Farrell of the national commission agreeing to I relinquish claim Jo to td him for a pitcher I American Association News ih 10 IO Hub club has bas sold Infield Infield- Go 0 v 4 A o oA oI I 00 i O f offering him 2600 to join T the team and finish the season searon with N the Senators T f L fl a i One of the Last of the Present Seasons Seasons Seasons Season's Sea sons son's Crop of Players |