The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-20
GOSSIP Of THE SPORTS
Last Years Percentage Table
Shows Senator's Are in Luck.
PIRATES WERE THEN SIXTH
but They Had TO Have a Much
Larger Percentage to Keep Them
iu That Position -"kid" Mccoy
Tries HE Hand at Making Books.
Other Items of Interest

The chances Of the Senators bringing up
the rear end of the first six when the
sun sets tonight are decidedly good. The
Quakers may show their heels TO the Wag-
nerites, hut the local fans can content
themselves with the thoeght that we ut
least haven't any Boston nuts TO crack.
Playing the Boston team three games
on their own grounds looks very niut'i
hike three straight for the Grooms. Pitts
bu-g does not play today, which does a way
with all chance of the Pirates passing
tie Lawmakers. A great deal depends
npon todsy's game. and Tom Brown will
undoubtedly send his men ON the Quaker
City field with instructions 10 cut cut a
swift pace.
The senators are in great luck any way
10 be a. far up the ladder with their per
ccntage as they are.
The percentage table at tins time last
wear COMPARED with this seas on shows some
zig changes In 1896 Pittsburg WAS sixth.
with $40 points. This season Washington
Is in sixth place with .463 points. a
difference of SO points In 1896 Wash
incton at this time lad a percentage or
$40, % points less than now, and was
tenth 10 the race. New York headed the
second division last season, with ass
points, while this season the Giants are
third with percentage OF -636. This year
Brooklyn Is tied with Pittsburg for seventh
place. with a percentage Of .455, 33
l,nints less than New York in 1896. Phila-
fS
ago 1T was eighth with .4s4, 81 points
more.
These comparisons show that the clubs
which were ahead OF Washington In
1856 have fallen off very considerably
in percentage this year, while the sena
tors are bot % points better. Boston shows
the biggest increase over last years play
Isl points. New York is next with As.
Billy Earle, the globe trotter, is highly
elatcd over the fact that two Of his ANA
teur finds" Lever and Eiberfield. are
next wear TO shine as League stars. Earle
gave both OF these youngsters their first
chance 60 draw money as players Elber-
fled and Lever were playing as anna
teurS when Earle engaged them 10 play
with ai; independent team in ClarksviIle
Tenn He saw right at the start that
they would make their mark.
Both Philadelphia and Pittsburg have
made wise selections in Elberfield and Lee
ver,'' said Earle. II think Elberfield H.
the making OF a wonderful third baseman.
He is fast in his fielding, and is another
Mc5raw in the matter of scrappiness and
working. He knows nothing but TO win
A funny thing about Elherfield is that he
can throw about as good with his left
hand as he can with his right. He was
naturally left-handed, but broke his arm.
and had to throw with his right. In that
way he got TO throwing with both right
and left. There isn't three yards difference
IN his throwing with either arm. i spoke
TO Earl Wagner shout getting Elberfield
for Washington. and be said to get him.
why cidn't you do it,"
Because he didn't say anything about
giving me anything for my trouble or ex-
pense. Be's missed good man, and Phila
delphla's gain is his loss. / know how
Comiskey missed il once. Had he listened
TO me Pig Bill LANCE would now be mem
her OF the Cincinnati team. That was back
in 1892 or 1898. had just returned from
the Northern Pacific League. called Com
mics attention 20 Lange, Irwin ana Tom
Parrott, but he paid no attention To me.
Two or three Others wouldn listen to my
boost. trt Arson did, and he got LANCE
pnd Irwin
How about Lever
HE used TO be a country school teacher
up here at Goshen, Ohio. He was playing
with Cincinnati amateur teams when took
him TO Clsrksville. He is a great pitcher,
and will 10 well with the Pittsburgs. He
has speed and command and plenty of base,
bah pluck and gamcness."