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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-16
COTTON WINDS Up
At THE TOP NOTCH
A Net Advance of Six to Ten
Points.
THE CABLES ARE BULLISH
The Movement Begins Showing Signs
of Exhaustion.
SOUTHERN SPOT MARKETS ARE fIRMER
The Stock Market Enjoys Something Of Rally,
ths Demand From the Short Interest
Being paIpable Influence in
the Rise.
THE CABLES ARE BULLISn
The Movement Begins Showing Signs
Of Exhaustion.
SOUTHERN spor MARKETS ARE fIRMER
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. 15.-The demand for
dry goods showed some improvement
with the number of buyers in the MAJ
ket still increasing. There was no change
in the prices in either staple or fancy
cottons. Print cloths were in improved
request at previous prices. Mems wea.
woolens and worsteds in considerable re-
quest in fall weights. Dress goods were
dull and unchanged.
COTTON.
New York, Jan. 15.--The cotton market
opened steady with prices to Z points
higher in pure response to bullish Liy-
erpool cables and smaller receipts at the
ports than generally looked for. On the
advance Europe and the South bought
near months; room traders and smaller
outside longs sold After selling at S21
on the call May slowly worked down to
$40 with the room bearish in view of light
speculative demand and a disposition on
the part of leading operators to sell short.
Wall Street and the South were persist
ent buyers at the lower figures and when
a light estimate for tomorrows Houston
receipts appeared, early smaller sellers
also turned buyers. The noon bids re-
fiected very steady though quiet market
with sentiment rather more friendly to
cotton in the long run. Splendid Man
chester and continental trade reports and
generally firm domestic cotton goods mar
ket adyices, served to check selling. A
free estimate for tomorrow's New Or
leans receipts had but temporary in
fluence and in the last hour pronounced
strength developed on active general buy
ing, led by shorts and Southern interests.
Generally frmer Southern spot markets
and rumors that the movement was be-
ginning to show signs of permanent ex-
haustion, led to fears of much higher
Liverpool market tomorrow.
On the late advance commission houses
were large buyers OF May and July. The
market finished today firm in tone at
prices we'll up at top prices, net al
vance of s to 10 points. Still higher
prices were in force on curb and senti
ment was decidedly bullish. Port receipts
fell short of those for same day last
year.
NEW YORK
NEw YORK, Jan. t5.-Cotton futures opened
sJpadv
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BONDy.

Mex. Cen. 4's.... S2K
do 1st inc. 81
MINI. q St.L 4's1o4
Nj. K. & T. AZ. .. 9sA
3" 2nd's...... IS
N. z. c. lists. .1O3H
do gen 3 1-2'.108
N. j. G. gen. S's..133B
No. Pac. 4s......104h
:" 3's. ~
N, &. W.con. 4s.1o2K
Reading gen. as o7zs
st L & | Mton SIS III
st. l.. as Fgen4's 96K
St.L. S'wes Pa. 9sB
do Us ........ 791s
S.A.&A.Pass as 97K
So. Pac. 4s...... 93A
So Railway 5's..120
T. e. z. lists. JIG
T..St,L&W. AS. s2H
Union Pac. as. .l04k
do. COW. 4's.1OSA
Wabash lists. .11SN
+" ends ........114A
do. Deb. b. >. 6SB
West Snore 4 s. .112K
W. & L, E, as =. 90
Wis. Cen. AS. :. ssh
Mobile e. 0. as. 81
C. of Ga. cen SIS. .107K
|" 1st incomes. TON
7" I'd incomes. as
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BALTIMORE PROVISIONS,

barrels nominal: PRIME summer yellow 44GIAo;
off summer yellow 431s; prime white AZ; prime
winter yellow 5000: prime meal S275002s0O
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, jan. 15.- Flour quiet; western
super e. 6502.75 family g. 4093.55; winter
wheat patents SO 1904 90; spring patents 800
40; do. straights, So Sc04,l0; extra 81 6o03Ol
Wheat dull rot and the month s4AlDs4H :;
steamer No 2 red -; Southern wheat by sample
1896; do on grade -. ,.,,o
Corn FIRM mixed, spot and the month 66H0
GA; Southern white corn 6266S4.
Oats steady; No. 2, white, 53h; do mixed -
RYE unsettled; No nearby, 69Q70; No. West
ern 20.
Butter firm; fancy imitation 1913 fancy
creamery 25@26; fancy ladle l6h0l7, store pack-
ed I30l5.
Eggs firm; fresh 2S030
Cheese firm; large lU2z; medium nMOllA
small 1Il60llM.
Sugar firm; fine and coarse granuated 4.sl.
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U.S.Ref. Us reg..10SIs
S. S. Ref. 2's cou 1885
u. S.3's reg ......107M
=" coup ........10SA
q. s. new as reg 1887
{" coup ..... 1873
U. s. old as reg.111A
(" coup ......111A
q. S. Sc reg. ..10o%
q" COUP. ....107H
Atch'sn Gen. 4's.103B
{" adj 4s...... 92M
Bait. & o. AS. ..102A
do 3 1-2's. 9S
do conv. 4's..1O4A
Can. So. ends. .109A
G. of G.. SIS. los
q LIST incomes, Is
G. & o. 411's.... 1861
c. & A. 3 1-2's. :. SAY
c. B & @. 4.s. 90
CM&StP gen 4's11oA
C. e. N. con 7's..139A
c., r. |. & P. 4's.10Sh
CCC&SLgen4's 103K
Chicago Ter. as. S7h
Colo. So. 4's..... 81
D g.. Rio g. as. .io1H
E. prior lien as. 99H
Erie Gen 4's. :. SsA
F.W.&.D.C.1sts .106A
Hook. V. a 1-2's. 10S
L q N. uni. as ..100h
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Cash quotations were as 10 lows;

Cash quotations were as 10 lows:
Flour barely weaker: winter patents o. SN1400;
straights $S40a3S0; clears 3.3Oa3 so; do spring
straights 80. 2O@340; bakers 22oa2.6O.
w whsa' ,eS siass spr9 Gsoru-So No No @s;
yellow . Oats-No. ,, 46Q0si6A; No. 2 white
4G5s147A No. white A614G471t Rye-No. 2, e2
Barley-good feeding -; fair to choice
mailing to ssh No. l max seed 1885, No
Mess pork per Dbl, $40 20 ole IS Lard per 100 lbs.
30 49GB9.50 Short ribs sides Ooose) 25.Gn3io
Dry sailed shoulders {boxed) 7ssd71a; Short clear
sides Cboxed) % soGs.90. Whiskey si.32. Glover
contract grade $1,000.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK Jan. i5.-Flour closed easy
Minnesota patents sa.s5lI4.0; do bakers $3oOa
GEES winter straights S3.5OQ1360; winter patent:
So sOlp4.00: low grades S..30GD2 TO-
Rye flour dull fair TO good s3.20D3. 40; choict
to fancy g..
brandywine g. 450S2.55
Rye easy. staIe rye 63964; No q wester'
20; t. o. a1oat
Barley steady; feeding 69l72; mailing
Barley malt dull; western 65l172,
Whest-sput weak: No. 2, red ssK Options
March sc: May S59s July s51s.
Con- spot weak; No. 2, 67A, Opdocs--Jan
nary -; May z July 679s.
oats-spot easier; No. 2, 81. sOptions steady
Beef firm; family Sli.500l3.00; mess si0u0
packet si0.aJal2; beef hams $50 o0a3i.U0
d. shoulders 7; do hams 94010M.
- Lard easy western steamed 80 90; rcfuet
ali; TO the continent $40 10; South Ancrc
sil.00: compound Sl1S14.
PORK steady; family l7,5O0is00; short cIea
sls.0Ut1c9000; mess Sl6.50QlT.5O
Tallow nrm: city tS2.00 per package, SO
country (pa :kges free) 81
Rosin steady: strained. common TO good, l.55.
.ufpentine steady at i0hG4I
Rice steady; 0onlestIc, talr TO extra 4G6n
Japan 4AQ51s.
Cofee-spot Rio easy; No invoice So
| mud, dull; Cordova 7hQgli,
Sugar--raw weak fair refining rs centrifugal
96-test, 3as; moasses sugar -: refined dnll
mould A 500; standard A 4 As: confectioners
1 Is: cut loaf 5t5 crushed 5 10; powdered 175
graduated i.6j: cubes 49l.
B, tier steady; western creamery, fresh Ito
23h imitation creamery l4d0ls: factory l3gl5H
State dairy itG2iH-
Cheese frm; best, large "a; small i06i0A.
Eggs firm; State and peDnsylyan1a 35G4
southern, at mark 25W31
Potatoes steady Maine $500, 40: New
Yorks 81 25u2.50 Southern prime per barrel, -
Long Islands $2.:S1250; Jersey sweets, yellow
81. 70gS 81.
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
good 20 choice, 3;QI42.
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand picked 4g4a; Dc
nestle 2la@4.
Cabbaaes steady; Long Island per 100 lbs, $50
| 04.uo.
Freights to Liverpool; cotton by steam IL. d
Cotton seed oil QUIET but fran. Prime orud
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NAVAL STORES

WILMINGTON, n. c., Jan. Is. Turpentine
nothing doing at 37G3s, receipts 20 casks.
Resin firm at Si01S .05; receipts sos
Crude turpentiue steady al sl.l0D2.00; receipts
Is barrels.
Tar firm at Si.25: receipts alo
SAVANNAH Ga, Jan. Is --TurpeDtine firm al
35M; receipts 3l4: sales $780, exports
Rosiu hrm, receipts i,40l: sales e,O95 ex
Qnote: A, b, C, sLO5; ID, sL05; f, sI.1o; +
Ellis. G, sl.l5; II, S1.40; /. sl.70; X, 1925; NJ
81 65; n, 1925; w G, 50 so: w w, 1885.
CHARLESTON, S. ., Jan. 10 Trrpentint
firm at 381s receipts sales Is; exports -.
Resin trm receipts -; sales 225; exports
Quote: A. b, si.CO: ID, 400; E, s1.05; f, Sl.10
275; VIC So. Is; w W. $3.50.
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NEW YORK MONEY

New YORK, Jan. i5 II p MONEY on call
steady at 405 pei cent; last loan at percent;
ruling rate per cent. Prime mercantile
pa per 4IsQl5L( per cent Sterling exchange steady,
with ACTUAL business in ban&ers bills at 5.e7
fer demand and ct 5.S41s0D4.S414 for 80 days,
Posted rates 4S5 aud ass. Commercial bills 1854
04SS2i Bar silver ssh. Mexican dollars 44A
Government bonds irr gular. State bonds mac
tive. Railroad bonds irregular.
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Spot cotton closed quiet; lnIddI'n2 upnndS
81; middhng gulf s1s; sales l,02s bales.
ERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. Is. II p. M.-Spot cotton,
moderate business; American mdliing. far
4 l5-i6d good middling l'-l6d. midoling
a-l6d: low middlng i5-'s2d; good ordinary
! Ii-3,d; ordinary 3-32d.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales, OF which
800 were for speculation and export, and includ
ed 800 American. Receipts 1000 bales, includ-
ing 5000 American.
Futures opened steady and closed quiet but
steady.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Bears in the grain
tits were in high spirits today aud un-
n'ercifully pounded away at prices until
after firm opening. May wheat closed
y 0D7sc lower. May corn 13sc depressed
and May oats &c down. Provisions closed
TX TO l0c lower.
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FORT.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Jan. l6-The stock market
turned from its recent consistent down
ward course today and enjoyed something
oof j rally. The demand WAS on a fairly
large scale. but the market showed q
tendency to fall into intense dullness and
developed hesitating tone in the adj
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lorENINe. lHIeHEsr. .:LowEsr. CLOSING

Leading futures ranged as follows:
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NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. Va. Jan Is Peanuts dull; old
stock and machine picked 2H.
New--fancy 3D. strictly prime, 3; prime, "a
Spanish. IN.
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RALEIGH STOCK MARKET.
Corrected daily nv Grimes e Vass..
BONDS
Bid. Asked.

BID. ASK6u.
North Carolina 6s, 1919 80. 1864
North Carolina AS. 1870. .l0e 1862
Virginia new 3s, 1882 ..... 99A 1912
Virginia Centuries 1891 ... 995s 99B
Southern Railway SIS, 1894. .120 ~
Seaboard Railway as. 1850. SASS 50
Western N. c. r. X. 6's, 1914.115 -
Ga. Car. & Northern SIS, 1929 .11OA 1907
Carolina Central Railway 4s.--- 96A
Ca, So. & Fla. r. +. SIS, 1915. 112 -
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STOCKS.
sEABoARD STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Jsu. Is Seaboard Air Line
c1mplon % s@2ji$ pr fer-e3 iS14y;s
Bopis--s's SIIGS5.
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
NO MORE MONEY AT PRESENT
President Requests Suspension of Relief
Subscriptions.

The following statement was issued at
the White House yesterday afternoon:
"0n Saturday. Immediately after receiv-
ing Consul Ayme's dispatch. the President
directed the Secretaries of War and of the
Navy to inquire and report as to the true
condition of affairs in Martinique and. st.
Vincent. These reports will be made pub
lie as soon as received.
All the supplies and all the money sub
scribed hitherto have been urgently need
ed, but until further information is re-
ceived, 1t is deemed best that the receipt
Of subscriptions be suspended
The dispatch Of Consul Ayme. referred
to above, stated that there were enough
supplies at Martinique and afioat to re-
lieve the destitution. Some doubt as to
the accuracy of this assertion was ex-
pressed in official circles here, however,
and IL was decided that reports should be
had from the United States army and
navy officers in Martinique, giving their
opinions as to the amount of supplies re-
dulred. Consul Ayme had telegraphed
previously that $4,000 people we're desti-
tute.
The Presidents announcement ycster-
day was the result of the advices re-
ceived. confirming Mr. Ayme's dispatch.
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
BASEBALL AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS

peared to be his vulnerable point. He
followed this up with full right handed
swing on the Jaw and Mccoy went to the
floor in a heap. He sainly strove to re-
gain his feet and the referee had tolled
on eight when the gong sounded.
The gong alone saved Mccoy. When
they took the middle Tor the third round
1t was plain TO .Ie seen that Mccoy had
not entirely recovered from that right
handed swing on the jaw.
Mccoy Draws Blood.
Mccoy opened with a straight iab on
Carter's face. bringing the bloo1 from
the latter's nose. Carter tried 4 swing
in return. Mccoy ducked and went over
toward the ropes opposite his corner.
Carter followed him AMI caught him with
a stiff left in the wind. They got to-
gether at short range, wheE Garter. with
a combined punch and push, sent Mccoy
to the floor.
1t was not evident that acCdy had to
stay down. but he did, and for lie limit.
He got up only to go into a clinch. Carter
again caught Mccoy on the body with
hard right, following it up with left
on the Jaw. and Mccoy again went to the
floor to take the limit. Mccoy again
staggered to his feet; Carter again
dropped Mccoy. and again the latter was
saved by the bell.
Hoosier Goes Down.
In the fifth Mccoy had the better of the
exchanging in the middle of the round,
but toward the close Carter again got in
on the body. and Mccoy again went to the
floor This looked like a lucky punch.
Getting up. they went into a clinch. Each
was visibly tired, and neither was in shape
to do the other any great harm. Both went
as fast as they were really capable in the
sixth. Carter persisted in trying for the
head. but Mccoy had just enough left to
duck away from danger. Mccoy was all
In at the finish.
1t was undoubtedly the most exciting
bout ever pulled off bctwecn big men in
this city.
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
OF END
GIVEN TO ST. PIERRE

yet been made toward restoring direct
communication with the isolated islands.
But now that the other succoring forces
are at hand il is expected that the situa-
tiou in that respect will shortly improve
unless the changes in the ocean bottom
have been SO great as to make it i'm
possible to pick up the broken cable ends.
in which case the cables will have TO be
partially relaid at greater loss of time"
Cable communication is still intact be-
tween Dominica and tie chain of small
islands to the north and st. Lucia on
the south Of Martinique. The detailed
press dispatches which have come from
the islands of Martinique and St. Vincent
were taken across by toat to either Dom
mica or st. Lucia, and forwarded from
there.
The soundings that have already been
made by the repair ship of the cable COM
pany reveal the fact that the entire bot
tom of the sea in the vicinity of the Wind
ward Islands has undergone vast
change. Immense fssures have opened up.
across which wires cannot be laid, and on
one side Of the island OF st. Lucia the
bottom has descended to unknown depths.
Soundings to the depth of 5000 fathomS
have been made without touching the
bottom.
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
GIANTS DROP THIRD
GAME TO CINCINNATI
MattheWson Grows Chesty
Over Reprimand and
Asks for Release.
PITCHER MAY ADORN BENCH
Cardinals Take Another FAN OCT Of
Brooklyn-Pittsburg Continues to Pile
Up Victories-Beaneaters Once More
Bow in Defeat to Selee's Orphans.

CINCINNATI. May 19.-The Cincinnatis
New Yorks today before a small crowd.
Rain fell Immediately before the game
and delayed the start.
Christy Matthewson, the Bucknell COL
lege man. has not been pitching up to his
last years form and may adorn the
bench. Manager Fogel said this morning:
Eyes. Matty has not pitched up to his
last years form. and it is true that am
not altogether satisfied with his work to
date. | believe he wants to win every
game he pitches. 1t simply amounts to
this:
eve have five pitchers and will use
four regularly. keeping one for bench
duty. and the enc doing the poorest work
will be assigned to tha. bench duty and
il the other four do better pitching than
Matty he will, go TO the bench regardless
OF his reputation made last year."
Natthewson and Manager Fogel had a
rather heated argument this morning
over the formers poor pitching Fogel re-
!terated his threat to bench Matty unless
he shows Improvement.
That's all wrong. and I don't want to
be charged with Indifference" said Matty.
II would sooner not be benched. I'll tell
you what to do
"What?" asked Fogel.
Give me my release
Fogel would not listen to any such
proposition. but said that he wanted
better pitching from the New York
premier.
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
Y. M. c. A. GAMES.
Junior Athletes Will Be Decided Fea-
ture in Saturdays Meet.

The entry list for next Saturdays meet,
to be held by the Y. NJ. C. A. at Associa-
tion Park, promises to be the largest in
its history. All the athletic centers south
of New York will be represented by
clever performers, and the events should
be hotly contested
A decided feature of the program will
be the events open to boys ranging from
twelve TO sixteen years Of age. The
local boys will be pittcd against visitors
from Baltimore and Wilmington. and
they are taking hard practice for the
games.
About thirty boys will be entered, and
these will represent Section 4 Of the
gymnasium class. which includes those
from twelve to fourteen years. and Sec
tion B. which consists of those from
fourteen TO sixteen years. These will
compete in the 100 and 220 yards high
jump. broad jump. and relay races.
Section relay team will meet one
from the Baltimore Central Y. NJ. c. A.
The list shows the largest number OF
boys ever entered by the association.
and they are all doing so well in all lines
of sport that IT is probable that a special
meet Will be held for the boys depart
ment next September.
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
CLEVER KID mccoy
BGS4ED BY CARTER
HooSier Lad Almost Put to
Sleep by Brooklyn Lad.
SAVED TWICE BY THE GONG
Quakertown Sports Much Surprised at
Drubbing Administered One Time
Champion by Younger Boxer-Both
Men Winded When End Bell Sounded.

PHILADELPHIA. May 19.-Kid Carter
clearly bestcd Kid Mccoy in the six
round wind-up at Industrial Hall tonight.
There was not the slightest chance for
two opinions.
In the first round Mccoy gave some
suggestion of the Mccoy of old. He side
stepped, ducked and eluded Carter in a
way that made the latter look like a
novice and landed left handed jabs on the
face so rapidly that there was scarcely
time to keep tab on them.
But there was no steam behind the
iabs, and McCoy's internal arrangements
would not stand for the unusual drain
that was made upon them. In the second
round it was patent that Mccoy had lost
some of his steam.
Brooklynite Sails In.
Carter, ignoring his jabs. sailed right in.
making play for McCoy's body. which ap-
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
STATESMEN TRY EARLY PRACTICE
Manager Lotus Plans to
Teach His Candidates
Team Work.
WEST COMING EASTWARD
Browns Open Tomorrow at American
League Park-Mound City Bunch Well
Thought of by Wise Ones in Baseball
World.

The heavy downpour yesterday after
noon prevented the scheduled game be-
tween Washington and Baltimore. The
Senators were enjoying their preliminary
practice when the storm commenced.
Manager Lotus had ordered Townsend
10 try his luck against the Orioles, and
McGinnity was to have officiated in the
box for the visitors. 1t is probable that
the two will face each other this af-
ternoon.
Manager LOTUS, acting on the sugges-
tion in The Times yesterday morning, had
his players out to the park bright and
early. and put them through the PAGES,
giving especial attention to perfecting
team work, in which the Washingtons are
sadly deficient.
Mr.. LOTUS also said something about the
men eschewing the dope when they are on
the field, and requested that they liven up
bit when on the bases.
st. Louis Coming.
After today's game with Baltimore,
Washington will have a quartet Of games
with St. Louis, and with the latter team
will come number of well-known play
ers, notably Jesse Burkett. the hard hit
ting out6elder. who left the St. Louis Ma
tfonals to cast his fortunes with
the American League in the Missouri me-
tropolit.
/. st. Louis has been playing a good. stiff
game thus far this season. and yester-
days close game with Chicago shows that
they are about as lively a set of ball
players as one might care to see, so there
is every prospect that the local followers
of the game will have some exciting con-
tests to occupy their attention when the
St. Louis aggregation gets here tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
Rain Stopped Tennis.

The heavy rain which swept over the
city yesterday afternoon prevented the
playing Of the opening games in the Y. NJ
c. A. tennis tournament. The courts
should be sufficiently dried out by this
afternoon TO play. and the half dozen
pairs drawn Seturda. night will open the
tourney at 4:30 o'clocA. All preliminaries
are played at Association Field and the
finals will be played on the courts next to
the big clubhouse on G Street.
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
ORPHANS FINISH FIRST.
Boston Turns Up With Batting Rally
Which Falls Short.

CHICAGO, May 19.-Chicago again de-
feated Boston today by q score of to 2.
Boston punched four singles in the ninth
inning and earned two runs. but the bat
ting rally proved too late. for the Or
phans had already piled up command
ing lead.
The fielding and batting OF Tinker. Mil
Ter, and Congalton proved the feature
of rather tame game. The score:
The Washington times., 1902-05-20
BASEBALL NOTES.

Says Tim Murnane the Boston baseball
oracle:
THE American League has not given
| the superior article of ball looked for.
All the teams have gone wrong The
champions have not walked away, as ex-
pected. st. Louis has come up. and is
bound to be in the running. as the team
is fast and well balanced. Chicago will
weather the storm and be playing strong
er later. Detroit and Cleveland will no
doubt continue to win some hard games
and lose games reckoned on more than
the other clubs.
In the East Boston looks the best.
Now that Philadelphia is weakened,
Baltimore will scrap and work up again.
while Washington Will never be danger
Gus. With the pitchers. Boston could be
counted on to the finish. but l am afraid
that 'Cy' Young will not be as effective
Us last season, and Dineen has yet to
show anything like form. The others are
only pretty good. but not great
The American League has improved in
hitting all around. but 1t is n question
about the fielding. The heavy hitting
outfelders are apt to be weak felders
ana lahe AWAY uucu Ol lHe DCduly OF
the game. This is conspicuously so in
Boston, where Hickman and Freeman
have taken the places of Hemphill and
Dowd. a poor fielder must hit at phe-
nomenal clip to make up for the runs he
allows The other team by poor work.
There are some mighty strong teams In
this American League this year" writes
Jimmie McAleer. and. while 1 expect we
will taste of many a defeat, / am stiil
confident that We will finish FIRST. have
a team strong In every department, es-
pecially In headwork. and that ia what
wins games nowadays. everything else
being equal The crowd is now with us
In st. Louis. When Cleveland shut US out
two days in succession, and then Detroit
came along and gave US another coat of
the crowd got after us for fair,
but three straight from Comiskey's outfit
put us to the good. I shall work DOM |
sue. Powell. Harper. and Sudhoff regular |
~ Rcidy shall save for warmer wealth