The Washington times., 1905-09-17
EASTERN LEAGUE
HAS FINE RACE
Baltimore, Jersey City, and
Providence Fighting.
POSITIONS CHANGE DAILY
winning Streak Pulled Rev Jersey
Team Down and Put Balti-
more on Ton.

This is a great year FOR close races
In baseball leagues. The Atnietics are
being closely pressed by Chicago ii
the American League and IN the Ma
uonal the ex-champiuns frc=a Pittsbure
are making a gallant effort to ove-iake
the Giants.
Just now there is q I-erce battle raging
IN the Eastern League. and the fact tina;
the end of the season - little more thar
week of and three teams have @
cnance to capture the flag. is stirring
the fans who attend t1e games in Jer-
sey City. Baltimore, and Providence as
they have not been stirred in years.
Jersey City Tied.
First one team is - the lead and
then anethe-. Each Cay brings change,
IN the league standing. and the finish is
bound TO he orc OF Tie closes. In any
league this season. Fer long time
Jersey City held me lead. mainly
through the pitching " Walter Clark
son. the young New York pitcher. Bal
tmore was CONTENDER all season. and
ABOUT two weeks ago struck a winn,ns
streak that landed them or top.
Inc providence club, under the man.
asement OF Jack Damn, tho ex-Giant. is
now up with the leaders Ambrose
Puttmann. another pitcher who started
with the Yankees this season. helpad
put the Providence team I'D in the first
rank However. he has been recalled.
and this has weakened Dunn's pitch
Ing staff 20 no little extent
Ends This Week.
This week is the final week of the
Eastern League season. All three of
the clubs in the penaant hunt are for
tunate in that they will play all their
remaining games on the home grounds
and against the weaker teams of the
league None of the leaders viii clash.
as the four Southern teams of the
league, all in the first division, are
playing at home.
Providence will play Buffalo and
Rochester next week, the ''Skeeters'
VIII finish with the same two teams,
while Toronto and Montreal will close
the season at Baltimore. Tne chances,
therefore, are about equal for each
team.
Ball players who were formerly promi-
nent in the, big leagues are figuring in
this sensational finish Hughey Jen-
nings Is manager and captain of the
Baltimore team; Ofa Neal who started
with the Giants this season. Is playing
1ne 1nneld at Baltimore. and Rothgeb
and Mullen. two Washington outcasts,
are with him.
KeisteI a S1ugger.
Billy Keister. the former Baltimore
star. is the heaviest batter on the Jer-
eey City team. Joe Bean. who played
shortstop for the New York Giants three
years ago holds down the same position
at Jersey City. Murray's southpaw
pitcher. Leo Kelly. has been a winner.
and yanderGraft has done the bulk of
the catching.
On the Providence team are such we'll
known players es Jack Dunn. Dick Har-
ley. the former Cincinnati and Detroit
outficlder: Herman Mcfarland. who was
with the New York Americans in 1893;
Walter Brodie. another ex-Giant;
Cronin. once a pitcher for Detroit. Bal
timore. New York, and Brooklyn; Jack
litsch. the former Philadelphia and
Brooklyn catcher and Ed Poole. who
formerly pitched for the Brooklyn club.
and Jerry Nops. who was a star pitcher
on the old Baltimore club during the
reign of McGrnw. Keeier. Jennings. and
Kelley there.