The times., 1901-06-08
How the Clubs stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGLE.

In baseball annals there is q tradition
to the effect that once upon d time the
Kansas City team, which has since
changed its name and is now known as
the Washington club. possessed a price
less potent charm-one that worked par
ticularly well against the strong armed
and leather lunged athletes hailins from
the burg of Chicago. When the Wash
iugtonians recently won two games from
these Chicago by some strange means
it was reported throughout the length and
breadth of this portion Of the Western
Hemisphere that the old-time charm had
been trotted out by Manager Manning
and given thorough oiling and was now
in splendid working order. When the
Senators left Chicago for their local
boarding places, day before yesterday.
by some miSchance the valuable hoodoo
was left behind. chained TO the hotel safe,
and when the Comiskey followers learned
Of the Senators loss they were muchIy
overjoyed and held converse among
themselves and decided that it was up to
them TO do something.
This was all before the game at the BAN
park yesterday afternoon. after Mr.. J.
Pluvius had had his inning and very con-
siderately withdrew I'm time for the
grounds TO be put in fair condition for
contest. The result Of this confer
eRce of the Windy City youths was soon
apparent after 2ir. Carrick, one Of the
most ambitious and successful Of the
Manning crop Of twirlers. began to earn
his daily bread. There were about 2Jl)
enthusiasts on hand 10 witness the first
game on the home grounds after the
Western trip, and all during the after
noon they were on the point Of raising
Up their voices in praise Of Mr.. Carrick's
masterful box work but at no time dur
ing the entire two hours and ten minutes
consumed by the game did they have the
coveted opportunity. And all because of
a foolish wager that Pitcher Carrick had
made with Pitcher Mercer on the home
ward trip. II will be recalled that at
Milwaukee Mercer was assaulted nineteen
times by the Brewers and he has been
justly proud and bit too chesty on ac-
count of this fine record. 50 loud was the
boast OF Mercer that no other member Of
the Manning pitching staff would equal
this record during the season that Car
rick bet him six dollars worth of hard
boiled eggs that he would equal If not
surpass this Milwaukee triumph of Mer-
Ger at the very first opportunity.
The desired chance came yesterday
when Carrick was sent TO the slab to
toss up balls TO the men from the city
with the drainage canal He worked hard
to come Ip TO the work Of Mercer. and /
after vainly trying for nine innings, was /
CompelieG 10 admit his defeat after al |
lowing the Chicago club only eighteen |
hits II the game had been an extra in !
ming contest he would certainly have |
come up TO Nercer's performance. and /
would have won the wager But as !. /
was, he kept the crowd on the bleachers /
and in the grandstand from doing much |
IN the line of cheering. The Chicago men /
seemed to have absolutely no difficulty in !
lambasting the ban whenever and wher-
sTer they pleased. Carrick used his fun
head Of steam, but all the visitors had 10 !
DO was TO push out their little clubs. and 1
the ball would show fondness for some |
portion Of the field not patrolled bv a /
Senatorial guardian On eighteen diner
ent occasions the white-Ieggyd youngsters
with the bah and were fur
nished with transfers that enabled fifteen |
Of them 10 get home before the local pIay-
Frs came out OF their trance.
II Earl Wagner could only have been az
The American League Park yesterday az
teTnoon the work Of the Washington club /
would have reminded him Of his old team. /
and he would have been very much az
bome. For the first time this season the 1
Of the bleachers found warm /
.inner more attractive than the wind-up /
5f game, and when the last man was 1
rut out the z5-cent seats were practically /
smpty, and those who were huTrying for |
he car We're heard 10 mutter such express
sions as They're a LOT Of dubs," THAT /
umpire had better hasten back 70 the
anal boat 'CarTick can't pitch quoits." /
md the like.
The Senators played without the valua-
bic assistance Of Everett, who was not
ceiling well enough after his Pullman din
ger TO participate IN the game. and Dun
gan was sent to the initial sack. while
Mercer occupied the right garden Dun
gan showed an ability 10 cover the bag
-ery successfully and if Everett's iuais-
position on account of his failure 10 pro-
eure corn beef and cabbage dinner on |
.he dining car neCessitates his absence |
rom the game for an indefinite period he {