The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
SPORTING NEWS.
Pure Nerve Won the Psnnant
for the Bean Eaters.
Murnan0 Reviews the Baseball
Season Just Closed.
PLAYED PERFECT BALL
Same Team to Represent the
Hub Next Year.
Big Gathering OF the Clan in
Gotham Oct. %.
'PLAYED PERFECT BALI

Boston, Oct Essays Tim Muir
name: Nerve. told, as it always
will with an even break of luck
and skill. andsI hope my readers VII
not think me egotistical when re-
mind them of the fact that early II
the game predicted the Boston
champions would hold their nerve ~to
the last 1 think it was Mr.. John
Foster, of the New York Herald, who
wrote a paragraph saying that if the
race came down to New York and
Boston that GrfA1th's boys would win
out by the more nerve. Mr.. Foster
was at the last meeting of these clubs
in New York and, had the satisfac tion
of witnessing. the worlds champions
go from start to finish without a snip
In fact, they played perfect ball in the
last three games when the test came
for staying powers.
Last year Boston had it on the Pitts
burg champions and repeated this sea-
son on the Highlanders, and the same
man (Dineen9 was in the box for Bos-
ton.
Ted Sullivan was present at the New
York finish, and remarked as Dineen
put the kibosh on Pat Dougherty'
ambition: There is a lad that was
raised on, his mothers milk and a
champion of champions" With the
exception of Al Setback in left field
Boston presented the same team
which closed the great series last year
with the Pittsburg club. During the
summer the champions fell off in play
at times until at several stages OF the
race it looked as if they had slowed
up and might falter before the end,
but no. they struck their best work at
St. Louis on the last trip, and came
down the line like bunch of thor
oughbreds, winning eight of the last
nine games and three straight from
their most formidable opponents
New York. aEtE
Jesse Tannehill, who was very eff
fective against the Cleveland and New
York clubs, was missing. never
heard the left-handed pitchers name
mentioned after he departed for home.
When the nerve-racking finish came
the two old reliables, Bill -Dineen and
Cy Young, were selected by Captain
Collins for the work. AS the first
game of the double-header went to
but the old war horse was there ready
for business.
1 have seen many teams pull off
championships, but never was there
those players after the victory this.
season. This was caused by the long
strain of a four, months neck-and-
neck race. The members of both
teams were about all in, and a meet
ing with the New York Giants might
have resulted in. disaster under the
circumstances. Honestly, I think that
the league club lost a splendid OPP
portunity to catch their opponents
mapping.
But that was not to be, as long ago the
New York team decided it would not
pd eaeSe game a@ard dnd gFeaf t many ifg
the stand taken by McGraw, saying they
were anxious to see. some good sport.
evening at the Marlborough hotel mixing
up with the Boston players expressing
having chance to get the big money sure
to come with post series with Boston.
The proper way is to have the two
leagues arrange the series they do the
schedules and play the games off under
proper jurisdiction. There is no good rea-
son why the players should receive all the
gate money. In fact the club that goes
to the expense of putting together a win
ming team is entitled to some considera-
ton. Tor it's not often one can pick up
pennant winner, and may lose good pot
of money before the big season comes.
get theirs. The two leagues should settle
the matter in the spring, in this way Civ
ing the baseball public plenty. of time to
get ready for the great event each fall:
This would bring together an army of
baseball people and boom the game and
cut all personalities that is sure sooner or
later to injure the sport. Few baseball
men there are who can hold their temper
when speaking of a rival organization
The Boston club will retain nearly all of
the regular team for another season.
Fully dozen young players will be taken
with the hope of adding a couple of good
pitchers to the already clever string. 1t
regular men, who have shown good points
under trying circumstances. The New
York team fought a game battle, but
think they made a mistake in playing
Chesbro too often. Then, too, Griffith
mixed up with the game too much from
the bench, and spent too much of his time
IN making enemies of his opponents
pitchers.
Grit did altogether too much boasting,
mistake q
proven beyond a doubt that Captain Col
ins made a winning move when he dis
FOR after he left the team all went
and the players pulled as one
nan.
The wise men from Pittsburg and a few
other cities who informed their friends
hat all was fixed to let New York win
nust make another guess next season. No
Boston club was ever fixed, and the man
or boy who gives. out any such unfounded
is pretty good one to keep
an eye on when dealing the, cards, for
such people usually play with marked pa
, 1@rs ano nave no regard Tor honesty Fun
great satisfaction of some mean thing
some one said about you, but are shy on
handing up the compliments straying
around.
Boston was a prime favorite in the
sr H race race lust closed: just as she was
vas downed in 1887. I found nine-tenths
y the baseball public outside of New
have found that ball club is hard to
beat the second season if she. can make'l
my kind of fight for the honors. The
fraternity would rather see the cham
1lonS repeat than allow the honors to go |
With brand ney crowd of players
The next big gathering of baseball peo-
Die will be at New York October %, 26 and
z. when the REPRESENTATIVES of IS minor
eagues will hold their convention.
Fftz Would Meet O'Brien.
Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 1s-"Jack
0'Brien is four-fushing. If O'Brien
S in earnest and wants to fight me I
won't keep him waiting. I will be in
New York next week. and I will post