The Washington times., 1903-05-28
Four Games VIII Be Played
at the Hub, Tquo on Deco
ration Day, and Then the
Statesmen Come Home.
Tim Murnane, WeH-KnoUn
Boston Writer, Discusses
the Race in the 7avo
Leagues.

Bostonians at the Hub. Four games will
be played, double header on Decora-
ton Day as scheduled Tom Lotus will
then bring his team on to Washington.
and on Monday next the baseball fever
will be at its height again in this city.
Hard luck has surely followed in Lot
tus' wake this season and poor, indeed
has been the assistance rendered him
by many of those not on the hospital
list. Tom has been too easy with his
men, whose ingratitude has been appar-
ent from start 10 finish. With the
much needed rest the team should be
in better shape today. and a good sharp
contest may be looked for in the City
OF Culture.
As Murnane Sees It.
Tim Murnane. the welI-known sport
ing writer, has the following to say of
the league races:
1T is no runaway race In the big
leagues this season, and while Pittsburg
and the Athletics are still the fayorites
for first money, several other teams will
have look-in
Coming to the Office few days ago,
a baseball enthusiast stopped me to give
me straight tip. Boiled down, it was
as follows: New York or Chicago will
win the championship in the National
League, while Detroit will win out in
the American League. l made the man
a small bet that New York or Chicago
would not be one, two in the National
League, and Detroit would not be in the
first division.
How do you reason it out that way?'
asked the Fan.
My answer was: New York will drop
games on the road and finally sour on
the proposition to keep in the lead
fittsburg viii plug along until things
break better and then finish strong, one
club going up as the other is coming
down. Chicago is too light for a hard
hPish. and will wilt under the whip.
Cincinnati is sure of remaining to the
finish, having the quality CT talent that
can bear up under bad streak In the
American League Detroit will find a
place in the second division for the
want of hitters when the pitchers get
full line on the new men. Then, too,
Detroit VIII not be a strong team on the
road compared to several Others
The New Faces.
The one thing likely 10 throw a
prophet of his stride in baseball is
the number of new men coming into the
game that have not been seen around
the circuit. About one in twenty of
these young fellows is above the limit,
and helps a club wonderfully. Evers
and Weimer, of the Chicago team, are
In that class. Another thing that will
count is accidents to star players.
1.-The strength of the Cincinnati and
New York clubs today is the old players
and two or three good youngsters. Pitts
burg was weakened when O'Connor AMI
thinner were retired, and the Boston
Americans lost fne chance for first
money when Charley Farrell was in
iured.
ITO judge the worth CT a ball team
you must see it at work, both at home
with the crowd cheering, as well as on
the road, with the crowd bowling TO
ratio the pitcher and impress the ten
der hearted umpire that he is the worst
ever. There are few young players that
can stand the test without feeling the
heart grow lighter. These are the good
ones to tie to.
Then there is the clever old player
who will quit under telling fire from a
hostile crowd Therefore a combination
that will go after the enemy day after
day on the road will be heard from, even
should the team be made up of only fair
~ good material.
Admires the Microbes.
zone OF the cleverest teams that 1
have seen at work this season is Frank
selee's. of Chicago. Here is a bunch of
light, fast fellows, resembling very
much the old ST. Louis Browns. They
Will take all kinds of chances on the
bases. are fast runners, and are willing
10 slide or go outside the base TO avoid
the ball. They are not heavy hitters,
hut are sure 10 get runs by taking
chances.
in King Chicago has the king-pin
catcher, and the string of pitchers work
ed here gave a superb exhibition. The
outfeld is speedy and fine ground COW
erers. In Tinker and Evers the club has
two very fast men. Selee has knack of
getting good work out of young players,
and it need surprise no one TO see this
team playing fine ball right through the
season can see no champion team
there. however. for l am afraid they
would never stand the gait when
pressed by a more rugged combination.
A Detroit Incident
1T Is a difficult matter to control
crowds who attend ball games, espo-
cially in cities where their team has a
chance for first honors. Continual howl
ing at the opposition is anything but
srortsnanlike. At Detroit last week De-
troit made rally in the ninth on Billy
Eineen. It was impossible 10 hear what
the other players were saying. so Diaeen
took his time while the crowd howled
for the one purpose of rafting the
pitcher. Umpire O'Loughlin called to