Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-11
Base Ball Notes.

One does not have to look farther than
the base ball averages to understand why
the Boston Americans are such failures
this season.
Buffalo Eastern League club, who will be
with the Highlanders next season. is bat
ting for .342 per cent
Cincinnati has one record safe at least.
1t has had poorer results with good ma
terial than any other club in the league.
Just at present there is no third base
man in the United States who has any
thing on Devlin. His fielding Is a stand
ard for others to folow.-N. Y. Telegram.
Dick Cooley, who was given his ten days
notice of release by Detroit last week, will
hardly play any more this season. He will
resume his stage work on October ].
Boston has m old score to settle with the
Senators for that awful beating Of last
spring.-Boston Herald.
Few championship races are ever settled
before the last week, and three out of four,
from Maine to California, will be in dis
pute this season up to the last day or two.
Pennsylvania clubs should win pennants
in the American. Tri-State, New York
State and Interstate leagues. Few states
will be able to match that record.
The worlds championship series probably
will begin on October II. The city in which
they are to begin is to be determined by
lot. 1t has been suggested that in case
New York and Philadelphia are the con-
tending teams. games be alternated daily
between the two cities.
After this week the New York champs
will not play another game at home until
October. The Philles finish the season in
New York. and there will be high jinks IL
the finish Is at all close.
James Archer. the Atlanta catcher, pur-
chased by Pittsburg. is slight OF stature,
but Is regarded as the best backstop and
the Dixie league. He has hit at $50 clip
right along He is at present resting in a
Nashville hospital suffering with a diso-
ated kneecap from a spitball foul.
Cbadyyfck n thot bo
season series between New York and Ath-
letics will be close, but says New York has
Mathewson and McGraw. Wonder where
Waddell and Connie Mack figure?
A novel play was pulled off In the second
inning of the first game. With the bases
full Powers threw to Davis. catching
second. forcing off Fultz and Chase was
run down at third Meanwhile Fultz and
Kleinow were both at second and as none
of the Athletics covered f1rst base Kleinow
ran back.-Philadelphia Ledger
Should the Athletics beat the New York
| Giants for the worlds championship next
month. Philadelphia will see the largest
turnout ever known in that city to see
landed the American League championship
in 1902 the parade of all the amateur teams
of the state was remarkable one.
The White Sox lead the American League
in stolen bases with Ill. The Highlanders
come next with 156. and the Athletics third
| with 145. Then come the Clevelands with
1876. Washington. 1l6 Detroit 115, ST. Louis
112. while the Bostons bring up the rear
with so. The White Sox also lead the
league In sacrifices with ITO. Detroit comes
next with 145. and Washington and Cleve-
land are tied for third with lis. St Louis
comes next with 116, then Boston with 113,
New York with 112. while the prospective
champions. the Athletics, carry the target
with ITO.
Catcher Mig Clark's only punishment
SO far for his conduct In Tuesdays Cleve--
land,St. Louis game. when three runners
scored while he was going leisurely after a
This was administered by Vice President
Somers Thursday after the offending play
er had been on the carpet for an hour.
Clark denied that he was out of condition
as result OF his own folly. but said he
was sick all through the game. It Is said
that no punishment II In store for Hess.
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