The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-12

be pretty lucky II We capture a single
game during this first absence from
home.
Carrick will try his hand at fooling
the st. Louis tribe today.
1t is said that Hans Wagner and o'Con-
nor. two of the best players of the
champion Pittsbury team. will Jump to
the ST. Louis Browns. Wagner ia one of
the best ail-round players in the Ma
tional League. and II he should desert
the Pirates it would seriously cripple
Dreyfuss' club.
Individual strength is of little WIN
ming use. Cleveland has in Bradley the
greatest of modern third basemen. but
there has been a lack OF unity of action
which has kept Cleveland on the losing
end. while in remarkable contrast the
loss of Lajoie, Flick. Bernhard, Duggle-
by. and Fraser has not had any appre-
ciable effect upon the Athletics. who are
on their way to the front after the
team had been judicially shorn of what
had been deemed its greatest strength.
Baseball history has no parallel Tor
the wonderful work OF the riddled Ath-
letics. which, in the face of unexpected
wholesale detection. has plugged up the
hole with winning material.
Pat Dougherty. who bolted Cincinnati.
leads the Boston American League In
hitting with q AS credit in dozen
games. Reckley contributed chapter
Of history unwritten regarding Dougherty
the other day II don't know why
Dougherty did not come with the Reds.
said he. but OF this I'm certain: / Of
fered him q contract calling for $500
more than Boston is paying him. He
and said he wouldn't jump
. contract. | had the goods with me
that proved he became a contract jumper
when he signed with Boston"
Undoubtedly the reason that Dough-
erty preferred Boston to Cincinnati rose
in the troubled condition of baseball af-
fairs at that time. Then the National
was torn by factional strife. and the
American presented solid front. and to
the sure thing doubtless
seemed a better proposition OF the two.
Jimmy Williams. second baseman oil
the Baltimore team, has fallen heir to
one fifth OF $4,000 through the death
of a relative.
divines OF Cleveland. Ohio. died last
Thursday and was buried on Saturday.
He died without issue, and when the
will was opened It was found that he
had left his entire estate, barring 81 GOO,
to Mrs. Mary Williams. his sister, in
Denver, Col. The estate is valued at
$50 COO Mrs. Williams. mother Of the
ball player. has FIVE children
Maggie, Lizzie and David, of Denver;
Vic, Kansas City school teacher. and
Jimmy, the ball player.
NJ. E. Fisher, OF the Pacific Coast
Outlaw League. is at Kansas City, Mo,
on his way East to make a raid on :he
American League and Western Associa-
ton players.
He will offer increased salaries and
ten months of playing.
Joe jackson in the Detroit Free
Press" says: Baseball seems to be pro-
ductive OF many stories that may be
classed as important II true. Ban
Johnson is out with denial Of the truth
Of scme statements accredited to him by
Chicago writer's. in which he was repre-
sented as preparing to annihilate the
League. He admits the partial
truth OF tire interview, but says II was
Very probably the interview that is
going tie rounds now, In which Barney
Dreyfuss. is represented as offering to bet
s., 900 on Pittsburg against any American
League team. In Dost-season series. is
IN the same way. II Mr..
Dreyfus really wishes to bet the money
he is rash. Pittsburg is good ball club.
but 1t is only an odds-on favorite when
playing in It's present company. At least
three teams in the American would have
excellent chances to whale the Pirates.
and there are FIVE clubs in this league
that would be well worth bet against
Dreyfuss' men.
The Pirates are not good losers.
Their actions in come games that have
gone against them this season gives the