Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04

In the meantime Managers Comiskey- and
Watkins are seeing to it that no desirable
talent gets away from the Cincinnati Club.
The most promising young fielders In the
American league are Lefty Davis of the
Minneapolis club, and Jake Gettman OF the
Buffalo club. with Irwin Waldron OF the
Milwaukee club a good third. 1t Is almost
a stand-off between Gettman and Davis for
the honor, as both have been doing remark
ably fine work this season.-Buffalo Ex-
press.
McGraw's coyness, however. in declining
the ST. Louis management before he is Of
fered it is really worthy of note. He is,
however, probably in earnest. Whatever
else he may be, he has certainly too much
sense of self-interest to risk his reputation
by assuming the team management at this
time. The ST. Louis nine is dead
one and nobody knows it better than Nc
Graw.
The general impression among the in
siders in the league is that Pittsburg. Phila-
delphia and Boston will quit financially win
ners this season, the balance dropping
money-Cincinnat and Chicago several
thousand. while St. Louis and Brooklyn
losses will be heavy: The first because the
team has been a disappointment, and the
latter because Brooklyn is not National
League city. and it will not surprise any
one to see them wearing Washington on
their shirt fronts next season-Plttsburg
Press.
Should Brooklyn continue at the same
gait that has been manifest since the team
returned to Washington Park, there is little
reason to believe that the championship
will be lost to a city that can't appreciate
it when ii gets it. Even those who have
hoped most for Brooklyn are beginning to
get a little weakened in their roofing for
the city of churches. Interest has been so
badly knocked out in the last two weeks
that it has upset the calculations of a
great many who thought that the decline in
attendance was temporary mater that
would regulate itself.-Sporting Life.
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the western representatives on the latter's
own grounds today. which will mark the
beginning of the third series of games that
the eastern clubs have played in the west:
In the first series the east clearly showed
its superiority in the matter of general play.
winning a good majority of the games
scheduled. In the second series the result
reversed. the west taking the most
games as all of the western clubs played
exceptionally fast ball Upon the present
series depends in a great measure the sue
cess of Philadelphia in retaining second
place. And If there is any hope of first
honors they must show it in their play on
this trip. The same may be said of Brook
Ign. If the champions come home still in
first place 1t is reasonably sure that they
will finish at the top of the heap.
Demont and Sheckard are living examples
of Hanlons long-headedness. Both stand
pre-eminent in their particular spheres De-
mont as an infielder and Sheckard as an
outfielder. Both have filled every position
in their respective fields, and so well that
the regulars would have hardly been
missed. They have not broken up the SUI
perb team work. which Is another reason of
the clubs success. The men, while indi-
viGually masters in their respective posi-
tons make their own records a secondary
consideration, and work together brilliant
~ for the welfare of the whole They rise
superior to their opponents because they
grasp the situation quickly and without gull
dance: they know every move of their OPP
ponents. and keep their adversares guess
ing as to their own intentions: are speedy
runners. good hatters and brilliant feders.
as a whole, and will win twice in three
times against an aggregation whose PLAYERS
may be superior individually.-Brooklyn
Eagle.