Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-02

champions. who have eleven games still to
play eight of which are at home, four be-
and four with Philadelphia The other
| three are scheduled for Philadelphia.
There are now two Cy Youngs on the ST.
Louis club The second Cyrus is left
hand pitcher who was with Mattoon in the
Indiana-1llinois League last season. He
was unquestionably the best pitcher in that
league and he is highly rated by good
judges. He will be tried out with the Per-
fectos.
The Cincinnati papers are knocking
Breitenstein, Taylor and their other old
blood and say that with Frisk. Cronin.
Scott, Newton, Hahn and Phillips there is
no room for the old blood. Mr.. Brush
should see whether the new ones can make
good before letting the old ones go. The
trouble with his team has never been with
his pitchers, but with his field.
President Robson did not put in ap
pearance yesterday, but is expected here
today. 1t is being gossiped around League
Park that he and Tebeau are having lots of
trouble in signing their players. Both
Young and Cuppy have attached their John
HancOcks, but the other members of the
club are kicking over something, either for
a raise in salary or waiting to see just how
the new league is going to do, ere they sign
for 1NO.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat. When
last here Tebeau told the writer he could
sign all his men in an hours time Patsy
was evidently not posted on the situation.
DIR. McJames, who was slated to pitch
telegram while on his way to Union Park.
Baltimore. announcing the sudden death of
his mother in Cheraw, S. c. He went back
to the hotel and left on the first train for
his home. McJames' absence will cripple
the Brooklyn pitching staff. He has taken
part in seventeen straight victories lately.
He was not well early in the season, and
his work was not up to his high standard
as an Oriole, but Mr.. Hanlon had faith in
McJames and was rewarded later
The climax of the present base ball stua-
ton was capped by the Phillies Friday.
when they again met defeat at the hands
of New York. The Quakers appear to have
dreamed so much about winning the $500
prize money that their playing has become
a nightmare to their followers. Their work
was wretched, and unless there is i'm
mediate brace fourth place. and not second,
will be their position at the finish, two
weeks hence.
What killed Boston's chances for the pen
nant?'' said Charley Nichols. the great
pitcher. the other day. We'll. I'll tell you
slump in batting. That's all there was
to 1t. For about four weeks the team went
all to pieces when it came to work with
the stick, and is batting none too well at
present. No nine can win the pennant
without being able to hit the ball and Bos-
ton couldn't hit the ball in the most i'm
portant part of the base ball year and
therefore Boston isn't in it for the pennant
at the present time. But there are other
teams than Boston that went to pieces this
year. Who would have thought that the
strong st. Louis nine would have made
such a feeble showing, and yet. what are
you going to do when your entire infed
goes to smash as Tebeaus did by the loss
of Mexican and the slump of Childs? I
tell you that a base ball manager may cal
culate ever so well before the year begins.
but he is likely to slip up badly before the
year is finished. More than one player of
the Boston nine thought that St. Louis
would be fighting it out with us at the end
of the year and that both teams would be
working hard for the pennant. Now See
how far we are from it,