Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24


BOSTON, September 22-The- base ball
season Is dying fast. but the lover OIL 'he
sport has enough to occupy his atteht'oi'
goodness knows Here are the Americans
fighting for an eligible position In the race
with Cleveland, New York and Detroit as
putting every inch of the way. Boston GER
tainiy has a good chance to come IN thifa
with every remaining game to play on the
home grounds The new pitching talent
will doubtless have a chance to snow It's
mettIe from this out. and from what has
been seen thus far Barry, Hughes and Har
ris look very good indeed. Detroit has
made wonderful squirt the past month.
the best thing by all odds in the American
League This club has done far better
than last season and has made It's excellent
record despite the fact that the club has
been so badly broken up by accidents to Its
players.
Then there Is the post-season series COM
ing upon which the dope artists are work.
ing so valiantly. comparing averages based
on pitchers of different organizations as Ii
that gave any basis at all Tor comparison
1t looks Hike very even match indeed.
1t IL the general opinion that New York
will have to rely upon Mathewson and Nc
Glnity and all will depend upon the show
ing that will be made by these two worthless.
Mathewson was in the prime of condition
when he was here last week. and there is
no doubt at all that he will be In the finest
part OF the work. and he can be relied upon
to pitch In four of the seven games, II
that number will be required.
New York is very fast Bill Dahlen Is
playing as fine ball as ever in his career
and Devlin is doing an excellent stunt on
third. Mccain Is the same ole reliable
and certainly Mertes. Donlin and Browne
are very fast trio in the outfield. Bresna-
han and Bowerman are formidable pair
behind the bat.
II the Boston Nationals had but little
more batting strength they might hope TO
give the Americans a strong battle. In the
local post-season series. but they are very
weak In this respect. The weakness OF
Raymer and Wolverton has been most pro-
nounced. 1t Is very true batting percent
ages do not run very high this season and
a man is batting very strongly when he is
hitting for 800 To go farther. but seven
men who have played regularly have batted
for over $50 in the American League this
season. Dolan. Abby and Tenney are the
trio who have done the batting for the
team. and they have hit well all the sea-
son. Dolan's work has been especially fine.
If Cincinnati has any more like him Bos-
ton could use them without any trouble at
all. No club has gone closer to the pole
than this Boston National League Club.
Last week II had a series OF five games
with Brooklyn In three days and but four
pitchers to go through that ordeal and
some major league clubs carrying as many
nine pitchers. The Boston Americans
had "Cy'' Young. Dineen. Gibson. Winter.
Tannehill. Hughes, Barry and Harris-eight
with which to finish the season-for Owner
Taylor is very anxious TO have his men
finish in the third place and will leave
stone unturned to bring this about. The
young left-handcr 'Cy'' Young. Is bound
to puzzle the Americans. and Willis, Will
helm and Fraser can be looked to to give
good account of themselves. Young has
plenty of endurance and can be worked in
every other game in the series, if necessary.
The more he works the better he seems to
get No pitcher did better work against the
New York Nationals this season than
Young. and of the six games he pitched
against them he landed three-aH Boston
won in the series
This series ought to attract a great deal
Of attention and net Il pretty penny for the
players II the weather is at all proptious.
This Will be the first time in the base ball
history of this city that its two local teams
ever met in combat.
Last season there were three clubs in
the National League race to fight for last
position-BrookiyB, Boston and Philadel-
phta. Brooklyn landed six points ahead OF
Boston and Boston eighteen points ahead of
Philadelphia. The only series Boston won
all season was that from the Phiuies. IA
games to 10, and this season they may land
the one with Brooklyn The Cardinals of
st. Louis have scarcely made good show
ing. Internal dissensions have been fire.
quent and until these can be done away
with matters can scarcely be conducted on
a successful basis.
In the American there was no battle for
last place. Washington had that position
all to itself and rolled up 113 defeats
against "a the season before. This year ii
falls TO the ST. Louis Browns to he tall
enders. whereas the past two seasons they
had finished in the sixth position.
The Athletics should not only reach the
80 mark in victories, but should shoot be-
yend 1t considerably. Last season Boston
won the championship with ~ victories and
the year before with 81. But eight points
separated the Highlanders and Boston last
season. both being even in games lost with
50. and New York had three less victories,
80 to %. This year the Highianders and
Bostons are again lighting TO excel each
other but both are nowhere near the top.
Last season Washington did not land a
series, the nearest to this being with ST.
Louis. the Nationals taking 10 games out of