Evening star., 1901-09-06
tory or two will push them into third place.
Baltimore and Detroit being the sufferers
through hp a6v

tory or two will push them into third place.
Baltimore and Detroit being the sufferers
through the advance.
Eugene DeMontreville won Boston's game
yesterday over st. Louis with timely
home-run drive in the ninth inning after
two were out. AS q pinch hitter Gene
is strictly all right
Manager Donovan of the ST. Louis team
against Boston. Magee did well for seven
innings, not a run being made off his de-
livery, but he was hit hard in the eighth,
and Powell relieved him.
A peculiar play came up in the Brooklyn
Cincinnati game yesterday A wild pitch
bounded into the grand stand, and striking
one of the seats, bounded out again in time
for Farrell get the ball and retire Stein
feldt at the plate, thereby saving the game.
Shortstop Magoon Of the Cincinnatis had
ten men and assisting five times. This is
almost the record for a short stop. Two
errors marked his days work.
Virgil Garvin says that If he could hit
the ball as far as he steps away from the
plate when at bat he would be a wonder.
Virgil certainly has long step.
Latest averages have Lajoie leading the
American League in batting with .421.
Freeman is second and Seybold third. In
the National Doheny is first with 1896.
Most Of the home runs scored by Sam
Crawford this season have been on high
flies that have gone so far that Sam usual
ly was turning second base before the ball
finally landed. Few of them have been on
line drives between fields.
The Athletics continued on their winning
streak yesterday and put themselves within
reaching distance of third place by admin
istertng double defeat to Detroit, and If
they can win today they will have third
position.
Charlie thinner will be of little or no use
to the Pirates for the remainder Of the sea-
son.. The injury inflicted on uim by Jesse
Burkett in st. Louis month or more ago
refuses to heal properly. and Zlmmer can
work only with the greatest difficulty.
A good base runner usually is at the head
Of the list Of base purloiners. Many chances
al base, and the runner is frequently caught,
when he usually has the anathemas Of the
home crowd heaped upon him, or he is
called wonderful base runner If he sue
Texas Jack McAllister is now cavorting
behind the bat for Detroit. This useful
man with the excelsior shavings head Is
one of the best all-round players in the
business, so far as fielding goes. for he can
pitch, catch or cover any place, infield or
out.
Manager McPhee ran into a bit of news
not yet confirmed at New York yesterday.
It is claimed that the Cincinnati club has
landed George Winters, the youngster
whose pitching has done so much to keep
the Boston Americans near the top. He Is
one Of the twirling finds Of the year, and
National League players are of the opin-
ion that as soon as the season in the Amer
tcan League closes Joe McGinnity of the
Baltimores will Join the Brooklyns and as
sist them In fighting their last few battles
Of the year. According to an agreement
entered into between the magnates of the
National League the Brooklyn club is pro-
hibited from playing McGinnity-but such
agreements usually are made only to be
broken.
Jack Farrell, who Is now covering second
base for Manning's Senators in such a re-
markable manner, Is one Of the best-na-
tured players that ever put on ball shoe.
He has smiling face, and, regardless OF
the kind Of game he Is playing, good or bad,
he never loses his pleasant smile and happy
disposition. He is always cheering and en-
couraging those around him. He is prime
favorte Of Mannings, and the Senator'S
manager is proud Of the fact that he was
the one who picked Farrell as the coming
second Observation-Disclosures Evening Wis
consin.
President Ban johnson was mot In to
shortstop shugart yesterday. shugart
called at the office Of the president of the
league yesterday morning and asked for an
audience but word was sent back that the
why President Johnson won't at least hear
my side Of the story" was Shugart's COM
plant. "All wanted was to get his ideas
on the trouble and why he picked me out
trouble that he regarded McGlnnity's Of
Tense as worse than mine. He has rein
stated McGinnity after the latter called on
him. I shall report this to Comiskey and
immediately. comiskey is president Of tn the E
board. but, Of course, will be barred from
sitting with 1t because am on his club.
The other members are Mat Killilea, Jimmy
Manning and Sidney Frank. president Of
One Point Of View.