Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-21
sence from the team at this stage will seri.

sence from the team at this stage will seri-
ously cripple It,
Manager McGraw received telegram
from President Ban B. Johnson yesterday
announcing that McGinnity had been sus-
pended from the coaching line for ten days
and that he, Bresnahan and others had
been fined S. each.
Frank Murphy. the outfielder who has
been playing so successfully with the Bos-
ton National League Club, has signed
played with the Fordham College team and
there attracted attention as a member of
the West New York Field Clubs team Of
Weehawken. President N. E. Young re-
Gently decided that the Boston club had no
right to Murphy's services and that he be-
longed to the Cincinnati club.
Manager McGraw says he ts receiving
more applications from players to go on
the California trip in the fall than he has
positions to fill and that there Will be no
trouble In getting up two good teams for
the tour.
Pittsburg hasn't lost a game at Chicago
this year. If they win all Of the four yet
to play it will be the third time in the his
tory of the Pittsburg team that clean
sweep was made in any city. In 1893 the
Pittsburgs won all their games at Louis
vile and repeated the performance in 1896.
They average six to eight hits per game
In the National League" says Sandow
American League the average is just about
double. In other words, they hit the ball
fully twice as hard and often in the Ameri-
can as in the National. As a result there
should be an average Of twice as many err
rors made in the American, but as matter
of fact there are daily more errors made In
the National, Notwithstanding that, besides
the difference in hitting. the American has
new grounds to play on in nearly every
city, making 1t twice as difficult to field as
on the Nationals old grounds. Everything
considered, there has never been any bet
ter ball playing than the American League
teams putting I'D this wear"
About the only players the Philadelphia
National League club will have left to
reserve for next season are Jennings.
Haiiman, Thomas, Donahue and White.
Plank was injured more seriously at Bos-
ton, where he was hit on the head by
pitched ball, than was at first supposed.
He was still confined to his bed yester-
day.
Boston Is coming along with a rush and
now threatens to take the lead from Chi
cago In the American League race.
The National League leaders all come to-
gether now. Pittsburg meets st. Louis and
Brooklyn tackles the PhiIlies This combi-
nation is apt to shake up somebody's stand
ing.
The Athletics have won fifteen out of
twenty games since that hole at shortstop
was plugged UP by the signing of Ely
Emmett Heidrick Is out Of 1T again. Held
rick's legs are not mates. One Of them Is
Is continually getting tangled as he runs
The American League race is becoming
decidedly interesting, there being less than
100 points difference In the percentage Of
the first five clubs. The Athletics may yet
be in the bunch Of leaders coming down the
homestretch at the finish Of the race.
Jack CConnors average OF .9S7 in forty
games comes pretty near being the real
thing. A record Of only three misplays
out Of 225 chances Is feat to be proud
OF.
President Burns Of Detroit says he be-
lieves there is nothing in the report that 30
M IA rala uad hut he
League next year. Were satisfied as Il
Is, and I've never heard Of any such step,
and do not believe 1t. The cities might
stand It, but the clubs are all doing well
now"
One month ago Connie Mack's band were
out OF 1t entirely, but now they are but
ten games behind the leaders. and a con-
tinued brace will land them within easy
hatling distance of Baltimore
Capt Hugh Duffy of the Milwaukee team
was at the game yesterday. Duffy left his
club at Philadelphia. Duffy will be in the
games here the coming week and said he
had no complaint to make about the UNI
pfres. "Mr. Johnson knows how to run
base ball league" said he. and tip my
cap to his judgment. Boston Herald.
Doing away with the national agreement
will give the minor leagues chance to put
clubs In several good towns controlled now
by the league under the fve-mfle limit law.
Jersey City. Camden and other good ball
teams have been under the control of New
York and Philadelphia long enough.
Now that Griffith has only four pitchers.
Harvey having gone to Cleveland to play
the outfield in place of Jack Mccarthy, he
Is looking for another good twirler. Ed.
Scott. who was released by Cleveland the
other day, Is negotiating with the manager
Of the White Stockings for a trial.
The announcement the other day that
Manager Manning Of the Washington club
had signed five Of the stars Of the Phila-
delphia club for next season created great
deal .of comment. The story was denied
by Manning and laughed at by the owners
OF the Phillies. However. the administra-
ton at Washington usually has a way Of
sending out feelers on different matters
when they desire to test the pulse of tho
public, and 1t may be that Manning had an
object In having the Philadelphia story
come out. While it appeared that Jimmy
was after the Phillies, 1t might be possible
that he was reaching in another direction
At any rate, Manning will have couple Of
National League stars next season. and
the moguls Of that organization may do a
little guessing in the Observation-Disclosures
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