Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-30

tionals has bought for 81 500 the release OF
steamer Flanagan, outfielder for SPRING
field and the leading batsman of the Con-
necticut League
Clark Griffith Is the only American
League manager who comes out hatfooted
and says the Athletics will not win the PEN
nant. He looks for Connie Mack's men to
drop hard, and says the Highlanders will
place the Athletics on the toboggan when
they meet next month.
Il should be smiling today. but those
Washingtons are my hoodoos. 1t Is with
! the White Sox humping against Stahls men
as 1t is with Col. Harris colts battling
against New York at Gotham-every VIC
tory has to be double riveted to count
Comskey in Chicago Tribune.
That the eastern clubs are pulling hard
for an eastern aggregation to win the bunt-
ing was evidenced yesterday when Jake
Stahl sent Townsend and Patten, both Of
whom were knocked out OF the box Friday
and Saturday back for work yesterday.
He was saving his big fingers, Jacobsen
and Hughes, who did not appear this trip.
for the White Sox. Hughes has been trav
cling at a wonderfully fast clip OF late.
Stahl expects him to beat the Sox. Possi-
bly, Doc White will face him today
st. Louis Republic.
Jimmy" Collins said in Cleveland: Il
cannot see why every one Is touting New
York as being such great team and as the
team having about the best chance to win
the pennant. l have a better team than
Griffith has. l know We have not stolen
many bases but that is because We have
not done much hitting. We are hitting
better now. and l think you VIII see that
we will steal more bases. You can't steal
bases unless you get men on first Then
Jimmy" took his team TO Chicago. where
it was walloped six times In three days.
Take my tip" says Tony Mullane. the
veteran pitcher. in the Chicago journal.
New York will hammer the head on
RUDE Waddell when they meet. believe
that the Athletics will win the American
League flag, and that in the saw-on for the
worlds championship New York Will win.
The present New York team Is mainly made
up of big, husky, right-handed batters, men
who can walk into left-handed pitcher
and break him In two. They Will paralyze
the 'Rube' and murder Plank. while Bender
Is Ill. and 1 don't think either Henley or
Coakley can stop New York Base ball Is
a queer game to dope, and there are
American League teams which the Athletics
are beating who could go against New
York and do better than Macks men can
possibly de-"
wna, q grand infielder that Mr.. Falken-
burg would make. He is able to spread
ordinary mortals. He can extend himself
several feet higher In the upper regions
than common people He was much IN the
game yesterday. He ducked line drive OF
Howells yesterday, but managed TO STICK
up one of his hands and halt the pellet. he
afterward completed double play at nrst-
st Louis Globe-Democrat.
Amos Rusie the once-iamo nous, pitGa 10 %
is a lumber hand in the southern part or
Indiana at 81 so a day. He has JUST secured
a better place at Cairo. Ill, at 81 day He
received 5000 year while with the New
York club.
Gibson's arm is now In such bad shape
that II Is practically certain that Boston
cannot rely on him again this year
The Chicago Americans have repurchaseo
Pitcher Louis Fiene from the Toledo Amer
lean Association club. paying $1,000 Tor
him. the same price as was given by the
Mudhens for his release last spring Fiene
has been doing good work for some time
John T. Taylor, owner of the Boston
Americans, left Chicago Monday evening for
California to look over some fast players
In the coast league. He is looking for q
catcher and first baseman, and VIII PROP
ably bring both back with him.
Pitcher Charles Jackson OF the Cleveland
club has been given to the Milwaukee
American Association team. Manager La.
foIe was unable to use him with the regu-
lars In FORM and to give the youngster
plenty of work he has been turned over TO
Milwaukee.
Hugh McCune Of Trenton. N. J.. WIN go
to Philadelphia, September 10, at the re-
quest of Manager Connie Mack. to sign q
contract to act as catcher next year for the
Athletics McCune has been catcher for
Ave years for the Trenton. Y. n. G. A.. and
during this season has also acted a. cap
tain.