The Washington times., 1905-09-09
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

lnlnGS III
BASEBALL.
If the Pittsburg Pirates had started
their squirt little earlier Mugsy Ms
Graw and his gang would be worrying
about the guidon in the National.
IT'S said that the scrap on the bench
in Wednesdays game at National Park
was only a little smoke from the hre
that is smoldering According to re-
ports il is the internal dissension in the
ranks of the Iighlanders that is respon-
s!ble for poor showing made by the cluo
this season.
George Lachance. the ex-Boston first
baseman, is batting .26O in the Eastern
League.
The Athletics and Cleveland are hav-
ing a hard fight for the lead in cIuD
batting in the American League.
Doc White will be expected to do the
brunt OF the twirling for the White SoX
when the two Chicago clubs clash In the
post season series
There have been six triple plays in
the National League this year.
Fred Clarke has again advised the
Pirates to let the umpires alone. Says
he: Forget them. The Pittsburg club
is not in nigh favor with the present
administration. and the umpires know
IL. but they Will decide the plays as
they see them"
George Mullin sticks to his statement
that he Will not pitch for Detroit next
season under any circumstances So
far Frank Farrell IS the highest bid
der for the great pitchers release. He
has offered 1890.
The sporting writers have the Hille-
brands mixed. Homer is now with
Pittsburg, but the man Washington is
after has been playing ball up in the
Vermont league.
Captain Gleason, of the Quakers. has
been hammer:ng around major league
fields for a full score of years. and,
according TO Al Maui, he expressed this
recent opinion: If all the youngsters
coming along are no better than those
I've seen | ought to be able to keep in
the profession for ten years TO come.
Baseball has many queer wrinkles,
but one of the oldest is how the same
spectators can go wild over a player.
one minute and roast him numerically
the next. AS for the players, they
bi;t the memory OF the jeers lasts long
er than the recollection of the cheers
Philadelphia Press.
Catcher Phelps had two bad acct
dents this season In New York the
Cincinnati receivers head was cut by
Mertes' bat, and in Philadelphia the
other day a foul damned his hand be
fxa-nA he hfrr11 I. md ffvo or III
tore the flesh for several inches. He
will probably be out of the game for
the remainder of the season
Il do not see how the Athletics can
fell to capture the pennant going as
they are" says Manager McAleer, OF
the Browns: In sporting parlance they
are 10 to ! shot. Mack has a splendid
| team. His pitching staff is first-class
With the ash the men bat well, hitting
the ball hard whenever long hit is
few equals and no superiors, while the
outfeld of the team is one Of the strong
est in the league"
"A month ago / thought that there
was nothing to it but Cleveland" said
La toie the other day, but we have met
with so many accidents and our pitchers
have gone back a little, with the result
that there is one team at least that
stands a better show of finishing first
than we do. That one team is the Ath-
letics-" Larry now looks to Cleveland
TO finish second, with New York third
and Chicago fourth.
The leaders of the two leagues are
also the leaders in batting. In the Ma
tional New York is first, with a per
centage of -274. while IN the American
| the Athletics lead, with .2S4.
The Philadelphia Nationals look strong
enough to finish as good as third al
least. Both the outfield and infielc
shape up pretty stanch, and Duffy has
his men working hard all the time
TWO relatives of famous diamond stars
are now members of the New York
Americans. They are Delahanty, brother
of the noted Ed. ana Hahn, cousin OF
Noodles" Hahn. And If Clarkson re-
turns TO the fold snext season that Will
make three
Frisk and Van Zandt, of the St. Louis
Americans, viii be turned over TO St
Paul for Charley Hemphill. who was
money was paid for Mike Kelley
Pitcher Slagle, and the other players
concerned in the deal
II is believed that Norwood Gibson
viii be unable TO pitch another game
this year for the Boston Americans
Throwing spit balls In the early spring
ruined his arm, and incidentally the
IobSlOliS Ni4dAiNtS 1OI Nut AHISTlCdi
League pennant.
Gilbert was at the Polo grounds yes
terday for the first time since the injury
to his foot. which has kept him indoors
for nearly three weeks. He took light
practice with the team, and is expected
70 be in the game in a few days
The Highlanders are badly in need OF
few good pitchers. Chesbro. the star
tWirler of the nine. showed wret chad
form in the game yesterday. Newton
and Orth are sick. and both had to be
sent home.
Charles Malay, the second baseman OF
the Brooklyn team, hurt his kneecap
While sliding TO second base in Vednes-
day more seriOnslX than Was first *