Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
MAJOR LEAGUE GOSSIP
BIZ J C. MORSE.

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! the 81. This season Washington ought to
much trouble. Washington is also tied
with Detroit at games. and ought to make
this an even break at the worst.
The New York Nationals will have to do
some tall strengthening In the box next
season to make a showing with Pittsburg.
The latter club has done some tall hustling
this season. despite many injuries to the
players. and has landed ahead of the
Chicagos by very good margin. Barney
IL just getting ready for 1906 Despite the
fact that he had to take his cap OF to
John T. Brush this season, he has had a
more successful season than he had last
year
Taken as a whole the umpiring has been
most unsatisfactory this season. and some
wholesale changes are necessary to make
this department of the game what 1t
thing as an absence of regular umpire
Tor week. as was the case here this
season. No other parsonage than Hughey
Duffy intends to make a sttn struggle for
brilliant showing this season. all things
considered. and with q pitching staff that
can begin to keep up Its end, such
as he expects to secure next season. there
make matters warm for any club in the
list. He has some great material in his
team. Magee and Titus are great pair
of youngsters. They can certainly hit the
bali. and with Thomas will make one OF the
finest ali-round outfield trios In the coun
try. fine ball tosser was unearthed in
Doolin. who did some tall hitting in the
last series here.
With a first-class pitching array the
Phllies ought to be able to play good
enough ball for anybody. No wonder that
Owner Dunn wanted Hugh Duffy. Hugh
was to be had. and all that was required
was little hustling. But the Philadelphia
people were eminently well satisfied with
the work he had accomplished this season.
and secured him for another season. 1t
goes without saying it would have cost far
more money to land him In Boston than his
contract with Philadelphia calls for.
Owner Dunn of the Boston Nationals
takes possession on November 1. and then
becomes a full-fedged National League
magnate. According to his plans, man.
ager to whom the winning of pennants Is
nothing new is to be landed. This would
indicate that Fred Tenney is to be passed
by. Everybody will admit that Tenney
has done very well indeed. all things con-
sidered. He has had lots to handicap him.
and it may well be queried if any one
could have done any better, or even as
well, as he has done for the Boston club
this season. This has been the most sue
ceSSful season that the Boston club has
had the road for many day. and
Tenney has had full charge while the club
was on the road. The recommendation the
manager-to-be receives Is a very warm
one indeed, and leads one to believe that
man of the Hanlon order is to be sent
here, for the men to whom the winning
of pennants is no novelty include few
others besides Hanlon, Selee. Fred Clarke
mas will pitrn
very warm welcome indeed, and If he can
land a winner on the Walpoie street
grounds will own the town. Mr.. Dunn says
that there will be unlimited backing behind
his enterprise, and the best will be none
too cheap in anything connected with the
club.
Mr. Dunn refers to new players to be
secured which will greatly improve the
value of bis plant. The drafting field has
already been canvassed. and if Mr.. Dunn
wants players from the minors now he
will have to purchase them Without a
doubt there are some players to be had
who would help the Boston Nationals con-
siderably. If Mr.. Dunn succeeds in seeur-
ing players that will convert his team
into winner instead of loser there Is
no doubt at all that the club will make
a very good financial showing. Boston has
shown that 1t can support two clubs, and
support them well. but insists they must
play good ball. Promises do not go very
far in base ball. 1t Is the real thing the
people want Players who can hit and
run, and VIII play for all they are worth all
the time are one of the first considerations
Attention has been called again and again
to the fact that even unlimited capital will
not buy ball clubs. Andy Freedman, when
in command OF New York, utterly failed
to land winner. Cleveland has been after
a major league pennant for years and
years. and just one season came very near
it. and the Philadelphia National Leaguers
have been after II since the days Of Harry
Wright, and with some OF the finest teams
In the country failed to land the goal.
Even collection of stars will not land
the pennant. 1t takes collection of play
ers who will work together and who can
produce the goods to accomplish the re-
suit. HanlOn and Mack are two managers
who are able to take players who had
been released by other clubs and knead
them into a championship combination,
and some people regarded Hanlon's Orioles
as the best team that ever appeared on
diamond. How times have changed since