Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

the same league. needs experience to be-
come major Lacquer.
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Tannehill ard Winter have Eeen the
agreeable surprises of the champs this sea
son. Cy Young has pitched about good
ball as ever. but the team rarely hits when
he is in the box. | believe less runs to a
game have been scored off Young than any
pitcher in the American League. And this
comes near being the case with our Mr..
Young OF the National Club.
Frank V. Dunno stall insists that he will
be on hands with the money to take the
South End club on November 1. If he
does. and the National League stands for
the play, look out for some good base ball
yarns this winter for Mr. Dunno is fond
of the work of press agents. and good
stories plenty.
Hugh Duffy tells me that New York has
become the most unfair city In the country
to visiting bali team, and Il am not sur
prlsed." said Duffy. Ito find this the case
at the Polo grounds. with McGraw In
charge It's an old Baltimore trick, warmed
over and worked with renewed energy.
Mack even went as far as hiring Bill Clarke
to come to New York and coach the bleach
ers as a leader would coach an orchestra.
And they tell me that Clark Griffith Is not.
much better at the American grounds" 1
thought this strong roast, coming from
Duffy. but Kid Gleason. who was standing
by, spoke up and said: That's right. The
New York players will browbeat an umpire
until he wants to quit the business. and
often when their team Is five or six runs
in the lead just for the effect 1t will have
at other times
Both the Boston and Philadelphia players
tell me that Plttsburg Is stronger now than
New York. I know that Pittsburg is much
stronger than last season. but doubt that
McGraw has anything to fear. from the fact
that New York will play for the best of the
umpire. and always have the weaker clubs
Syracused. and. while falling down to the
stronger clubs. will make up lost ground
when they tackle the tender clubs.
McGraw is clever enough to play the right
card. and then. too, he Is fast coming to
the front as the whole cheese at the Polo
grounds. reiegating Brush and the pitchers
McGlnnity and Mathewson, to the back
| ground John McGraw Is certainly q wise
member of the sporting profession. and
when he quits the national game the
| chances are even money that he remains
! in the ring, with a good showing for the
big money. At least that is the impression
| l got from a half hours conversation with
! Cy Basch of Savannah, and few have a bet
| ter line on the good ones than my old south
ern sportsman friend from the Pulaski
! House.
Legitimate sporting writers are still being
excluded from the Polo grounds at New
| York. and this time at the command of
John McCraw. James Bagley OF the Mail
! is the last to receive information that his
| presence was not pleasing to Little Mack.
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| Last season my old friend. Samuel Crane.
was fired from the Polo grounds for the sec
ond time. An organization Of young men
| VINO have been thrown out of the Polo
grounds would do much for the game. as
all are welcome to the American grounds.
| regardless of their writings Highland Park
| will In short time have all the best of II
I'm New York. ~ the Polo grounds q the
only place whore reporters have&heen ban
iahed for expressing their opiniod4 III