Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10
MAJOR LEAGUE GOSSIP
BIZ J O. MORSE.

ager Connie Mack Is one of the few VINO Is
willing to take a chance on young pitchers.
He developed an excellent man IN YOUNG
oakley, who has been steadily improving
in his work When In this city Mr. Mack
spoke highly of the team Washington has In
the field this season and said that no team
was more to be dreaded. and he prophesied
It would do even better next season than IL
has done this. 1T is splendid hitting ag-
gregation." said he. land 1t is hitting that
the public wants these days. One can get
of the game Is down pretty fine these days,
with a good backstop, but when you have
hitters there is no telling when your team
will be able to break UP game.
The WaShingtons have not made that
Improvement in their league that did the
Phillies In the Nationals, but they have not
done so far from 1t. The Phillies opened
the season with rush. and so did Wash
ington. for that matter but the Philadei-
phias' squirt lasted longer than did that OF
the American League club. However,
Washington's greatest achievement was TO
get out OF last place. and it will make
further attempt to displace Detroit for the
sixth position. Detroit will battle desper-
ately against this, and last week MADE
brilliant stand against the Chicago " mite
Sox Judging by the work Of the clubs the
past week the BostonS ought to have no
difficulty to land at least in third position.
and may get into second place But LOT
an almost endless chapter of accidents New
York would be the club that would make
trouble for the leaders. No wonder that
Griffith is rapidly adding to his stock OF
gray hams for what he has been through
siLce he assumed the management OF the
New York American League club has Deeh
enough to drive most men crazy
and had he known what was be-
fore him he would have avoided IL.
He is nothing if not gritty. and has
gone in the box time and again and won
by sheer grit. Like Jimmy Callahan OF the
Chicago White SoX, Griffith always finds the
Boston Americans a tough nut to crack
and cannot land a game in this city New
York closes the season in this city IN Octo-
Der. and it would be Interesting were 1t so
to happen that the two teams would play
for the second place at that time. Neither
wind or weather could affect the attend
ance were such to be the case The lead
ing American League club had no such lead
a year ago as have the Athletics today.
which is a great tribute to the pilotage of
that splendid veteran. Connie Mack. Now,
both clubs that made the running last sea-
son are out of the race. Detroit is aching
for winning bail team about as much as
is Washington Give that city good team
and there will be no complaint about the
business done. People do not take kindly
to the idea of feeding a tai-ender all the
time. Detroit is strong in spots and very
light in others. 1t needs hitters badly.
Unless such are secured the team Will not
land as well next season as it will this.
Washington Will go In tooth ana NAH next
season for a first position.
X
Despite the handicap the local American
League champions have labored so far as
the weather Is concerned. they are away
ahead In New England positively the
worst weather has been encountered within
the memory of any of the Interested The
spring was cold and wet and it was not
until July was reached that anything like
base ball weather was encountered and,
tl.en 1t was so hot that people did not care
to attend the games. and by that time the
fight had narrowed down to Fall River and
Concord, and for some time those two clubs
had the race TO themselves. Doubtless the
New Bedford and Fall River clubs fell be-
hind in receipts 10000. and one can mag
inc how much behind the other teams ran.
The New York State League has found 1t
harder shedding this year than last, with
the added handicaps of increased mileage,
owing to the addition of Scranton and
Wilkesbarre to the ranks.
On the other hand the Eastern League
has done immensely better than last sea-
Providence club has closed a season with
a fine balance in its treasury, despite a very
appreciable salary list. 1t cost the club
good-siZed roll to secure Jack Dunn from
the New York Nationals. But lie was
worth all that was paid for him and has
accomplished what the owners of the club
wanted-results. He has secured a first
class team: one that could give most major
league clubs a mighty good argument, and
the team of next season promises to be even
one of 1868. for Col. Wendell Schaefer will
not rest until pennant fiaunts from his
ball park.