Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-08
Base Ball Notes.

The Senators are travelling today and will
open in Boston tomorrow
George Carey was in the second game
yesterday quite prominently, having TWEEN
ty-four put-outs without an error
Lew Drill caught both games yesterday
in clever style, not having a misplay
charged against him.
Yesterdays tie game will not be played
OFF, as the Senators will not meet the Chi
cagoes any more this season.
George Davis of the White Sox will re-
turn to New York with the American
League team next season, and Lee Tame
hill will fill the vacancy with the Chica-
goes.
The Senators will probably have an hour
or so In the city this evening between
trains, but there will hardly be a brass
band at the depot TO welcome the players
home
1t now looks as though the st. Louis
team has ranged up alongside Chicago as
gutter. Boston winning Saturday and
yesterday probably puts the Browns out Of
the race, and the fight will most likely be
between the Athletics and Beaneaters.
Hans Wagner, who pitched part of 3
game at Boston, Friday. has now played
every position but catcher since he Joined
the big league
Billy Clingman is playing a sensational
batting and fielding game for Milwaukee
Harry White still refrains from signing
a Philadelphia club contract for next sea-
son, and the rI;nor that he has signed with
the American League will not down. He
declares that he has no idea of going to
the Nationals rivals.
Who at the beginning of the season would
have thought that Connie would have
look in for the pennant? Yet here he is
with second place cinched, and more than
an even chance to capture the flag itself.
Members of the Cincinnati team who
saw Tom Leach of Pittsburg before they
came to Philadelphia this morning, say
that he Is emphatic In declaring that he
still is unsigned for next season. He says
that there is no truth in the reports that
he has signed with or even pledged himself
to the American League.-Philadelphia
Press.
From present indications the American
League pennant race. which will end three
weeks from today. will be'the most remark
able In the memory of the present genera
ton Of fans. AS the last turn into the
stretch comes into view there is a bunch
ing up OF the leaders in the race which
makes it almost tossup between three
psia. St Louis and Boston.
with an outsiders chance for two other
clubs-Chicago and Cleveland.
ton American League team, is critically I'LL
with typhoid fever at his home in Whining
ton, Del, and there are but slight hopes for
his recovery. Prentiss was sent to his home
to recuperate. and thinking that he had re-
covered, he began to pitch for the Whining
ton club to get In condition again, but he
was suddenly stricken down.
A pretty fair evidence of peace in base
and American leagues to do business with
the minor league clubs for the young play
ers Last season the American ignored the
reserve rule, and took men wherever they
could find them. This season things are
much different, and the American League
Is quite willing to try and make a deal for
the player, and the National League too, is
working along these lines.
II the season was only a month younger
there is no telling where the Cleveland
club would finish. In the last Twenty-Five
games played on the home ground it cap
tured twenty: 1t will go up against st.
Louis with all the confidence in the world,
but 1t Is more than likely to fail down to
Chicago. It is not impossible for the Cieye-
tanders to land In the first division. While
st. Louis and Chicago viii be walioping
each other. Lajo.e and his bunch should be
tearing holes through Detroit's team. The
possibilities for changes In the third, fourth
and nth places are simply great.
The American League season has De.
veloped one peculiar fact. and that ID that
every team has shown up strong at home