Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-25

are players farmed out galore in the major
leagues-men whoecould be we'll used by
some Of the clubs, but you do not find the
teams parting with any of it. The habit
of farming Is more extensively practfced
now than ever before, by some clubs on a
most wholesale basis. Billy Shettsline well
said it is wonderful how much strength two
good players could add TO team, and In
his team he has fine trio in Doolin, Court
ney and Bransfield. Given a good intield,
club ought to make good, strong and
steady showing, with hrst-elass squirt
every now and then.
The ex-champion Pittsburgs have made
extensive changes in the personnel of their
team. 1t was surprise to many when
Dreyfuss cast Sebring adrift, but 1t turned
out he knew what he was about, and then
he allowed SO good a man as Bransfield to
go elsewhere. A man can exhaust ms wei
come very easily in this team. Dreyfuss
bends the knee to no one to play In his eluo,
yet he has some players VINO nave peeh
with him for long time, ana ne sun mas
one of the finest outfelds In TIE. country.
So long as he has an outfield of the callber
of the present one, so long will he nave
first division club. Pittsburg has never
been able to recoup for the loss OF Cnespro
and Tannehill, but he has team that gives
the spectators a run for their money, and
that, after all, is the principal thing. II
does not pay to allow club to grow stale
Changes are. the life of team New plood
should be added in judicious quantities, for
the rooters like to see new faces. Seize has
always been warm believer IN young
blood, and has fast team II chicago ana
Cincinnati can maintain the pace they nave
set of late and New York fails to MAINTAIN
the speed of the early part of the season,
the latter will not find matters as easy
shedding as they did earlier in the season
For the first time in great while that
wonderful pitching staff has gone wrong,
and. wonder of wonders, McGinnity has
failed to hold his effectiveness. Think of
eight hits in succession being made off such
a pitcher 1t is almost incredible, but what
NAV not happen in the national game Is
plenty
The only place in which the Boston Ma
tionals succeeded in making stand on this
trip was in Pittsburg, and out of six games
with Pittsburg Boston has landed four.
Now take a look at the American League
side of the proposition, and note that after
Boston had taken five games or the SIX
from St Louis and Cleveland, Detroit came
along and came within an ace of landing
fo,r straight. and that with Barrett and
MCINTYRE out of the game, the former on
account of strained ligament, and the
latter owing to injury to his leg; TO re,
place the absentees, Detroit had Lowe ana
Cooley. both Boston National League dis
cards. Now, If these veterans were good
enough for Detroit, why not for Boston.
Boston has never replaced either Long or
Lowe The former Is putting up mighty
good argument for the Des Moines club,
and in this city the game that Lowe put up
in the last contest of the Detroit series was
a revelation.
Most disappointing was that last contest
with the petroitites, and 1t showed full well
that the double umpire system ought to be
adopted. else full satisfaction cannot be
given. It is utter folly for the umpire to
attempt to Judge sharp hit balls along the
foul lines from the center of the diamond
The best he can do is to guess, and the
players know 1t, and such beinss the case.
any decision he may make is bound to
cause dissatisfaction. The same way in
case of a doubtful pickup. A second UNI
pire can be of great service in helping out
in this and other doubtful points The