Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-12
Base Ball Notes.

Senators play the New Yorks a single
game today in Gotham.
Townsend and Chesbro will probably
pitch, and good contest may result
The employees of the local park presented
Treasurer William Fowler with a hand
some umbrella and big bouquet of flow
ers last week as mark of appreciation.
Shortstop Joe Cassidy was going at a
great rate Saturday. He handled all of
twenty-One chances in the two games with
out an error. and In addition made one hit
in the first game and three in the second
He should be world beaten next season.
All the New York papers sang the praises
of the Senators yesterday for the way they
had played against the Highlanders
ONeill, Stahl. Mullin, Cassidy and the
pitchers. Hughes and Wolfe, came in for
special praise
Those tantalizing Athletics once more
appear to have a chance of winning the
pennant. The two games won from New
York Friday and the splendid victory Sat
urday have fired the hearts of the Quaker
rooters. They play two games with Bos-
ton today, and a great deal depends upon
the outcome
Too much praise cannot be given Man.
ager Donovan for the way the Senators
have been performing for the past two
| months. 1t is a pretty hard job to get
young ball players to do their best in the
face Of almost certain defeat. but Manager
Donovan has persuaded the youngsters
that they are as good as the best. and as a
result the washingtons have become diff
ficult problem for all the clubs.
1t would be a remarkable thing If Keel
er's muff Saturday, that gave the game to
Washington. should be the means of knock
ing the New YOrks out of the champion
ship: but strange things of this sort hap
pen in base ball.
Let Manager Donovan take his bunch of
youngsters down south next spring for a
months practice and 1t is more than likely
that he will be able to stir things up for a
couple of months at least after the season
opens.
The New Yorks go to Boston Wednesday
for five games In three days with the
Champions. and the outcome will be watch
ager Collins when last here said that he
believed this series would decide the cham
pionship
The Senators go to Philadelphia wednes-
day for series of three games and then
come home Saturday for round of four
games with the New YOrks. The Highland
ers should be pretty well exhausted by the
| time they reach this city.
The meeting of the players In New York
yesterday must have been very quiet at
| fair. as not one of the Gotham journals has
a thing to say about 1t. Perhaps the play
ers have become "wised up" to the fact
| that they can make the organization
stronger by working secretly.
In the series between the New York
| Americans and Philadelphia the former
excelled in run-getting and fielding and the
| latter in batting. The New Yorks won the
| series. II games to o, and made ~ runs to
| Philadelphia 81. The New Yorks made
| 1856 hits and the Philadelphias 1877, and New
York made "a errors to Al for the PhiIadeI-
phias.
Asked how the present New York Ma
| tionals compared with the former champion
Orioles, Manager McGraw said: Our pitch
| ers are stronger than the old Baltimore
pitchers, and while we are not as strong a
| hitting team as the Baltimores were. this
| team will balance up just as strong, TAX
| ing into consideration our base-running
| fielding and individual strength"
| While sliding into second base at Potts