Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-25
sINew York .921
9-Boston NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 911
10-Lou1Sville Observation-Disclosures. OF

New York .OC1
9-Boston ........................ 9l7
Mr.. Robson of the Cleveland club wants
coaching abolished, and 1t is dollars to pen
MES that his wishes will be attended to at
the next meeting of the league magnates.
What the Spiders" and "Orioles' would
do without coaching Is a hard guess. but
one thing is certain, II the new rule Is
adopted. there will be several clubs up near
the top that are now out Of the pennant
race. 1t is safe estimate to make, that
fully one-ffth Of the games those two
their coaching and fighting tactics. Wheth-
err the patrons would enjoy the Hfeless
games ID question. There is all the diff
ference In the world between legitimate
coaching ana billingsgate, that has recent
ly come under the head of coaching The
umpires have the remedy in their hands,
but through lack of announcement from
the magnates. refrain from exercising their
!uil power. Let the players keep up the
fair and square &C aching. but abolish alto
gether the rowdy tactics Of clubs like
cleveland. Baltimore and Pittsburg. The
game would be benefited by the change.
One of the Philadelphia papers is con-
unuaiiy bowling for Messrs. Reach and
rogers OF the local club to spend 10000
and thereby secure a winning team. Such
advice as this is simply absurd. 1t is a
question whether three times that amount
would secure a first-class team for the
Quaker city unless several Of the players
were offered in the exchange What the
Phillies need are pitchers. The club has
been weak IN the box for years. but the
exceptional batting ability of the team has
kept ther:l in front. Why don't the Phila-
delphia paper suggest several first-class
pitchers that can be bought? Rusie can be
had by eXchar ging Delehanty and Taylor
put Taylor is above the average and Dele
hanty almost stands alone. while Rusie's
ability may or may not be first-class. Bill
ly' Nash T.; taking the only wise course.
that is signing young pitchers and trusting
to luck to find a good one. With one first
class man In the box and the team fully in
accord with Nashs ideas they would go
up the pennant ladder with rush.
After the Cleveland club gave the Phillfes
that coat of whitewash Thursday, and al
lowed them but one hit. the local people
came to the conclusion that they had no
KICK coming over the two shut-outs admin
istered to the Senator'S Almost every
player on the Quaker city team is a hard
hitter. and If they could make no Roadway
against the Spiders. what chance had our
boys, demoralized as they are through nc
cldentS and sickness. to secure victory?
The Spiders are settling down now for the
run nome. and the team that wins from this
out to the close of the season will have to
chioroform them before the game begins
just think OF the string of twirlers they
have. and their victories will not appear SC
wonderful. Young. Cuppy. Wallace and
Wilson are undoubtedly the strongest quar-
has
now signed McDermott, late of the Louis
V1lles, and the chances are he will turn out
to be as good as any one of the Spiders big
four.
What great boost sacrifice hitting has
received this season. Cincinnati leads the
league in this respect, and also leads in tn,
number or games won. Baltimore and
Cleveland are close up in the sacrifice huSi-
ness, and they, too, are fighting for the
lead in the pennant race. What an OK
ample this is for teams to learn the art OF
going out to advance q runner, Buck
Ewing hammered this idea into the Gin.
cinnati players. and their winnings have
been the sensation of the season. There Gre
few strong hitters on Bucks team. anG
had they played the old game it Is a uues.
ton whether the first division would have
seen them at all this season. OF course
their pitchers have done great work and
credit should be given them. but an in
VeStfSation into the facts will demonstrate
that sacrifice hitting has done more to place
the team in the lead than the fine work OF
the pitching corps.
Won Der Abe appears to have struck q
winning combination at last He shifts
managers and captains as readily and
quickly as the pawns on a chess board and
finally found the right checkmate in Tommy
Dowd. Tommy Is a brainy, huStliug PLAYER
and, as his ideas have proven winners. the
men with him have laid aside their sriey.
ances and settled down to work. Sullivan
strength OF the team. something very essen
tlal II victories are TO be won and on tor
OF TINS the German magnate has dropped
out of sight. Should Won Der Abe take a
trip to Europe or Greenland every sum-
mer the changes are the st. Louis team
would permanently rest in the first division
Chris is hard loser, and believes in shak-
ing up the players after every defeat. who
knows but that. Tommy has hypnotized
his boss.
The first game home comes with Ralti--
more next Friday, and as it is Ladies'
day. with band attraction on the side it is
safe to say very large crowd will turn out
Everybody will want to see for themselves
whether 1t Is hard luck or careless playing
that has pulled their idols out of the firsi
DIVISION. and 1t is safe to say the Senators
VIII do their best to get back in the affec,
ton OF their admirers. The Baltimores are
great attraction. and will be in champion
snip form. but the game nevertheless will
be worth going miles to see