Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
COMMENTS BY MORSE
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BY J. C. MORSE.


MED In first-class shape the shoes of the
veteran Mcclure ~
me failure of Clarkson to make good
was grievous disappointment to Griffith.
s eut mat player has done such fine work
LOT the Jersey City club that II looks rs
II New York would yet reap on its invest
hent, FOR GARRISON has been a mighty ex-
pensive account to carry
The champions are down for some twenty
championship games on the trip that he
gins at Philadelphia July g. visiting every
G G on the circuit except New York and
games to play in the west and one I'm PhiIs
deiphia and several of these will be PLAYED
or on this trip, which will be therefore a
most onerOus one and give the bovs ali
they VIII want to attend to-
The dose that Cleveland got In Philadel-
phla on the first eastern trip after a tri-
umphant march up to that time well shows
what may happen at any stage of the pro-
ceedings, and it is not beyond the bounds
OF possibility that Boston may have such a
winning squirt on trip. Notwithstanding
their reverses, the Clevelands are still
taVorites with many. Chicago made a fine
Impression in the two games played here
and showed that the club desiring the PEN
nant must play great ball TO beat them out
rev clubs could have made the showing
that did the Athletics, especially with a
team crippled as was theirs by the injury
TO the veteran Monte Cross. Waddell has
been a tower of strength to them and
with the kind of hitting behind him the club
usually does he would not lose a game
this season. Manager Mack Is entitled IN n
world of credit for his handling of wad-
dell, and 1t is safe to say the pitcher could
not have made the record he has made un-
der any other manager. The games be-
tween that club and the local July . will
be among the most important of the season.
There isn't better hitting infield in the
business today than that OF the Athletics
The team now leads the American League
in batting.
The way that Detroit held its own on the
eastern trip was surprise to many and
was a fine piece of work, especially when
the enfeebled condition of the team Is taken
into consideration, two of the outfielders
being on the injured list, and there is no
telling how much better the club would
have done with Barrett and Mcintyre in
their positions.
1t Is a matter of general regret that the
Washington team met with such reverses
No team in the country caused more re-
jocing than this one through its fine work
in the early part of the campaign. Had
that been maintained the team would have
been the surprise of the season. That
honor, however, falls to the Phillies. who
made one of the finest spurts of the season
and can be counted to make a grand try
TO finish In the first division. This is large
ly due to the batting strength of the team
Duffy's men are likely to get into a batting
rally at any time.
All talk about internal dissensions in the
Boston National League team is pure nom
sense. The men are doing their level best
for Fred Tenney, and the record of two
out of three In Pittsburg and the same in
st. Louis was exceedingly creditable and
augurs well for the showing the club will
make when 1t gets back home again on the
local diamond, opening with the Phillies for
four games July 9. The Phillies walked
away with the locals the last time they met
them and change in results Is in order.
| The work of the collegian Camel in the
outfield has been decided disappointment.
His batting on the trip has been practically
nil. If he had batted in anywhere near the
shape he did when he was at home earlier
in the season the team would be richer by
several games than ii is at present Bos-
ton will have to hustle at that to finish
ahead of Brooklyn, for that team Is not so
far behind as to be of The tail-end
position.
The New York Giants may not have such
a waIkover after ALL They had a very
warm time of 1t on the western trip, and
were lucky. indeed, to pull out without los
ing a majority of their games. They sue
ceeded in averting that calamity, and by so
doing cut short the fine squirt OF the Cincin-
natis. who made a brilliant showing against
all the eastern teams with the exception OF
the New York team.
Matters have been decidedly quiet in the
Giant camp since the celebrated injunction
suit, so that the rumpus has been a blessing
in disguise after all. 1t looks as II that
would prove a boomerang. for McGraw has
been acting with greater discretion than
had President Pulliam prevailed in the
matter.