Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
MAJOR LEAGUE GOSSIP
BIT J. @. MORSE.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
BOSTON, September 1. 1905.
With games of Labor day the Boston
Americans will bring to close their long
trip away. and they will at once be brought
into contact with such a strong opponent
as the Athletics the coming champions of
the American League. The Athletics have
taken - out of the 10 games thus far
played between the two teams, which is
larger percentage than any club has won
from the champions. The coming series
calls for four games-Tuesday Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday-and will doubtless
attract a world of attention not only from
Busronians, but from the sporting world.
or the : games played here thus far this
season Boston has taken but 3-3 to o. 3 to
/ and / to 3 lten Innings. while the Ath-
letics won J TO I. 10 to q. to and to .
Twenty inningsl. The unexpected often
happens In base ball. and If Boston should
manage 10 make an unlooked-for sweep they
would pull down the lead of the leaders
most apprectably. Manager Connie Mack
Is very anxious to win the pennant this
year. for this will enable him to tie with
Boston in the honor of taking the flag two
Seasons, thus making a tie in the two
cities. II now looks If the Athletics
would land every series they Will play this
SNdHtU tuu uOiilllB Is Il better test Oh Su-
premacy than superiority over every club
they face during season. No club has
landed so many games from Detroit as they
hayc-l out OF the 1S-while Detroit has
made II especially warm for New York and
Boston.
The victory Of the Athletics Is a most
popular one. No manager is more popular
and no man is more universally liked than
NT. MctilliCuddy. for that Is Comics prop
or name. There may be better managers
and IL there are his players do not know
81. Things are breaking very nicely for
Connie just now. 1t was not always thus
md when he launched his base ball venture
In Philadelphia there were times when the
clouds were intensely black. but everything
turned out splendidly. and he is now well
fixed His base ball business keeps him
busy summers and his bowling venture fills
his time winters. Then he owns some ex-
celient residential property. and some day
he will he a very rich man.
Let no one believe that these Athletics
will not make matters very interesting for
the New York Giants when the two teams
come together, These Athletics are stick
-ers. they are playing ball all the time.
they are a great ball aggregation. They
secured one of the finest young ball tossers
OF recent years when they added Danny
Hoffman TO their collection and they have
an inf!eld that will come very near taking
care of anything that comes its way. Those
who fear that the Athletics will not take
care OF the American League prestige as
well as any club there Is in the organiza ton
need borrow no apprehension. The Athlet-
fcs will give their friends the same run
for their money in the afterseason series
that they did in the race for the pennant.
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I. was q good thing that Pitcher Tom
Hughes did not get his release from Wash
inston and come to this city. His transfer
TO Washington was the making of him. 1t
may we'll be doubted If he would have done
the work fer either Boston or New York
he has done for Washington. He had too
many friends here and his proneness to con-
sIvla!ity spoiled him so far as value to the
Bosicn club was concerned Now no
pitcher In the American League Is as ef-
fective and his pitching against the Cleve-
land club IN Cleveland this season is the
talk OF the base ball world. Hughes will
come In for a great ovation the first time
nc goes into the box for the Washingtons
after his arrival home and we'll he deserves
Il. Everybody IL roofing TO see Washington
beat Detroit out for sixth place In the race
and they promise TO make matters very
war-n for the Boston champions before the
esasoo Is over. Boston has some half dozen
ga.n5s 10 play in Washington in September
and ts.sre ought to be music In those games.
Washington surely ADDED good men to It's