Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-27

Senators Score a Great Point in the
Recent Series at Boston.
PRESIDENT YOUNG UPHOLDS LYNCH
Washington Club Up With the
Leaders as Regards Team Batting.
NOTES AND COMMENTS

the winning of two games out Of three
from the Beaneaters and the second was
the acknowledgment by o. P. Caylor. the
erratic but brilliant base ball writer of the
New York Herald. that the Senators can
play good ball. Never in the history Of
base ball has Washington team been
able to win two games of a series from
Boston on the latter's grounds, and, in
fact, the Senators were considered ex-
tremely lucky If one game was secured,
either in Washington or Boston. But this
year all things have changed in regard to
Washington. and there Is not q club in the
league that has the "hunch'' on the Sena-
tors, whether at home or abroad.
In o. P. Caylor's case, the Senators have
helped him out time after time when he
wanted t. say something particularly fun
ny or sarcastic, and his concession last
Wednesday, after the heartbreakiag finish
in Tuesdays game, that the Washington
boys were putting up as good game as
any club in the league" Is praise indeed.
At the opening of the season, when the
Senators soaked the Giants two games
out of three. Caylor apolcgized for his
team by saying that the Washington boys
were playing in extremely good luck, In
stead Of acknowledging that the New York
club was lucky in getting the one game.
Caylor's reputation extends from the At
lantic to the Pacific in base ball circles,
and an opinion from such a source weighs
a ton.
Although only two games out of four
were placed to the credit of the Senators
on the trip, that Is an average of 500, and
ranks a. first-class. The New York team
has played erratic ball all season. and
when in a winning streak can win from
any club. The Washington club struck one
Of these streaks last Tuesday. We might
have won the last two games, but then
again we might have lost and the rain
should be placed on our side, as by not
playing our position in fifth place was
strengthened as the clubs under US were
getting trounced good end hard. Luck is
a big factor in base ball, and as 1t probably
enabled us to retain good position In the
race. all the local enthusiasts should rest
content.
The latest base ball averages show that
the Senators have lost one Of their men
from the 300 or better class, the unlucky
player being the fleet-footed Tom Brown.
But he Is only two points outside the
breastwork, his average being .2os But
for this little slump the Senators would
be sharing honors with the Clevelands as
leaders Of the league in batting. The Spid-
ers have seven players who have an aver
age Of over 800. Washington, Philadelphia
and Pittsburg have six. Cincinnati, Brook
Ign. New York and Baltimore have five.
Chicago four and Boston and Louisville
three Poor st. Louis has not one player
who is batting over 300. This record
speaks wonders. All the leaders are hitting
the ball except Boston, and hitting tells
every time. In fielding the Senators are
only ahead Of st. Louis and Louisville.
But, then. nobody ever claimed the Sen
ators were great fielders. They play %
gether, and go after everything, and con-
seqLently errors pile up rapidly. Selbach
leads off in batting, with .344. but old, re-
liable Mcguire is right on his heels, with
.33S Then comes Captain Joyce, with .3:s5,
being tied with Stencil of Pittsburg. The
next man to show is little DeMontreville,
who, the ladies claim, is too small to hit
the ball hard, but he has an average of .314
and is ahead of such sluggers as Thomp-
son, Childs Duffy and Cooley. Our great
pitcher Win Mercer, is not far away, with
an average Of 81, and Dwyer and Wilson
are the only two pitchers that rank above
him in stick work. Big Ed. Cartwright
four other first basemen in the league are
ahead of him, and yet they say Edward
can't hit. Brown is next, with .29S. Then
comes a big drop to Crooks, whose average
Lave" Cross and Tom" Mccarthy. Nc
Cauley, although out Of great many
games just at the time he was beginning
to get his eye On the ball, has an average
Rogers has .256. and this bright boy will
also do better If he ever gets back into the
game. Abbey and Lush are having reck
and neck race as to who shall lead. The
former has .22S chalked up to his credit
and the latter .227. so 1t can be seen there
Is little to choose between them as to
lacing the ball. The remainder of the Sem
ators have not played enough games to
pretty near the limit. Burkett Is now lead
ing the league, with .429, and DUSTY"
Miller is second, with 40i. Jennings leads
the Orioles. with :401. McCreary. the
Dahlen leads Chicago. 1856. Grady, Phila-
delphia, 1881. Tiernan, New York, 1916.
smith, Pittsburg, .351. Jones, Brooklyn,
.351 Hamilton, Boston, .345. and Parrot,
st. Louis, 299.
The Philadelphia management IS to blame
for all the trouble in the club that rep
resents the Quaker city. Last season
clear profit Of over 100000 was registered,
and charged the players $50 for the use of
it during the season. Then Grady, who Is
acknowledged to be one Of the finest hit
ters f1elders and hustlers in the business,
is paid 81 500 for the seasons work, while
Jack Boyle, who is not in his class st any
stage of the game, Is paid about 1920
The management is doing right In get
ting rid of McGill, Turner and Sullivan,
but here the releasing should stop. What
the club needs is a new outfielder, first
class pitcher and. above all. an all-around
good jolly. But the latter requirement will
never be forthcoming from the Philadel-
phia management, as they don't understand
the slang phrase and are continually put
ting forward the business part of the
game. Imagine Earl Wagner in charge
Of that aggregation. Would it cost the
players $50 to battle? Would the men be
kicking about salaries with such profits in
sight? Would libel suits be talked about?
Would that jolly second baseman and will
ing short stop play don't-care game? Not
bit of it. There is no class of people that
like to be jollied more than ball players,
and a good jolly would do for the Phillies
what an electric battery does for worn-out
race horses. The IDEA of letting men like
Delehanty, Cross, Hallman, Clements or
Thompson go away from Philadelphia is
ridiculous. There are no better men in the
league playing the same positions. 1t is
simply a case of Interpreting the word
business by the players with the same
cold heart as the management. They are
cut fer the dust" just like their employ
ers. and cannot be expected to warm up to
their work when such a cold-blooded ex-
ample is set before them. Eradicate the
word business and play ball.
President Young is to be congratulated
upon the stand he has taken in the quarrel
last week between Umpire Lynch and Cap
t6in-manager Tebeau. 1t Is hard matter
to get true statement Of the disgraceful
scene from the Cleveland papers. as they
are biased to a ridiculous degree, so much,
in fact, that one not acquainted with Te-
beau and his tactics would imagine that
Lynch was solely to blame. No matter
what statement Is given out it Is safe to
get on the side opposite that of Tebeau
to be in the right. Lynch. has proven him
self to be the king of umpires this season
simply because he has allowed none Of the
D1ayerS with the execution of the can-