The Washington times., 1902-09-22
Athletics Are Now Five
Games Ahead of the
Browns.
LOOK LIKE REAL CHAMPIONS
Little Local Interest Being Manifested
in the wind-Up of the American
League Season on Account of the Dis
appointing Work of the Senators.

The clubs Of the American League
will this afternoon come down the home
stretch, and with the close c; the week
the season will be brought to an end.
Washington fans will be privileged to
witness the playing OF three visiting
clubs during the week. Baltimore will
play double-header with the locals
this afternoon, the first game being
scheduled for O'Clock. Then Philadel-
phia and Boston will also meet the hard
hitting Senators.
The two defeats handed out to the
Lotus people by the Orioles Saturday
gave the couple of thousand spectators
a large-sized grievance, for even IL the
Senator'S cannot finish in the first divi-
sion they were thought capable of tax
ing at least one game from the ship
wrecked. abandoned, disorganized. I'M
happy Orioles-the club that has been
at the mercy of almost every other
team in the league since McGraw,
Kelley. and the rest of the hurdlers de-
serted the team.
Senators in Shine Class.
But Baltimore gave the LOTUS clan
a double jolt that placed them in the
''shine" class as far as the spectators
were concerned. Perhaps the hard-hit-
ting Senators will do better this after
noon and wallop their antagonists from
the neighboring city. Neither team has
anything to gain or lose by taking the
games; their positions in the pannant
race are pretty well settled, and Bal
timo,e should be generous and let our
repl esentatives on the diamond take
both games. 49, b>7@n7s
We certainly need them to repair our
baseball respect before getting In the
way of the Athletics and the Bean
eaters, during the remainder of the
week
Athletics to Be Welcomed.
There should be good deal OF in
terest in the games with Connie Mack's
club. and Washingtonians will doubtless
take advantage of viewing this splendid
aggregation of ballists and giving a few
hearty cheers for the energetic and
hustling manager who has worked such
wonders since his team was weakened
by the loss of some of his star men.
Boston is out of the running. and even
en- the occasion of their last appearance
on their home grounds could not get
out a good sized crowd. The Bostons
a few weeks ago had fine chance for
second place. but the pace was too fast
and Collins men fell behind, while st.
Louis continued to come on at a fast
clip, and now only five games separate
the Athletics and the players from the
Missouri metropolis.
Pennant Practically Won.
II the Athletics should lose all Of
their games. and the Browns win their
remaining games, the Athletics would
still be tied for first place, which would
necessitate the playing off OF the one
postponed game between these two
clubs. But there is very slight chance |
that Connie Mack will lose every game, |
and he virtually has the pennant already |
won. There may still be a fight made !;
for second place between st. Louis and |
the Rostons, as the latter team will |
meet Baltimore and Washington and |
should take a majority OF the games.
The following tables give the fielding |
and batting averages of the Senators |
for the games of last week, as we'll as |
for the season: