Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-26
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edged look.
Case Patten will try to earn that extra
$500 when the Nationals line up against
Chicago tomorrow or Friday. Case has al
ways worried the White Sox batters
Keep your eye on Cleveland. The Blues
may be right up there by the close OF the
week.
When the worlds series Is on It Is al
most a cinch bet that Jack Sheridan ana
Hank O'Day will do the umpirtng. Both
Next week the Chicago White Sox have
three games In st. Louis and three games
with Cleveland on the Chicago grounds.
winding up the season at home with De-
troit one week from next Sunday.
Player Killian. suspended by the Detroit
American League club, was reinstated Dy
the national base ball commission yesterday
on condition he pay fine of $50. After his
suspension he played with an Independent
club In Chicago, which fact is given as the
reason for the fine. there being extenuating
circumstances in connection with the sus-
pension.
Manager Jack Dunn of the Providence
club speaks very highly of Charley Wag-
ner, the player drafted by the Boston
Dunn. Il would play him at second. He Is
great ground coverer. has q wonderful
arm. is death on thrown balls-n fact. fills
the bill to IT,
This is the first time since 1886 that the
Chicago National League team has won the
championship. although they did so five
times before that year, In 1876. $780, 1881,
1882 and 1885. With this seasons triumph
they have a total Of seven. but Boston
leads them by one. having finished first in
1877. 1873 1888. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1897 and
1898. New York comes next with four. won
in the years 1885, 1889. 1904 and 1908.
Horace Fogel writes in the Philadelphia
Telegraph: The report that Hugh Duffy is
going to leave us doesn't seem to want to
down. The latest Is that Hughey has closed
a deal to manage the Boston Americans
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Duffy OF Murray for the Boston Americans.
which probably means one or the other.
likely the latter for the Phillies. Whether a
change of management or new blood IS
needed to start the PhfAies on winning
career remains to be seen.
1t is reported that Connie Mack has asked
waivers on Catcher Schreck. Shortstop
Monte Cross and Pitcher Coakley. The first
and last of these will occasion no surprise.
as Coakley is too light for the major league
and Schreck has never been of any use to
the Athletics except as a battery partner
for RUDE Waddell. AS to Cross. Mack has
evidently come to the conclusion that he
must build up his team from young and
fast material. He will have an entirely new
infield next season, with the exception of
Harry Davis at first base.
George Munson. secretary of the old
Browns and a lifelong friend Of Tommy NC
Carthy, the famous right fielder of a decade
ago. states that Little Mac Is to manage
the Boston Americans next season. Munson
states that he knows the whereof of what
he Is talking about; in fact that Mccarthy
has already been signed up for the office by
Ban Johnson.
Il have always strongly advocated taking
that outlaw league into organized base
ball." says Hugh Jennings. Then We
would be protected and be free from all
this worry and pickering. OF course, we
cannot get the outlaws in if we insist that
they must give up their players. They have
paid dearly for some of them. These men
are lost to US anyway, so why not let them
retain those they have on their rolls and
get them in and have peace? What If Buff
falo. Baltimore and some other clubs have
one or two men down there? We don't miss
them now. Let them remain where they are
and get the one remaining outlaw league
in the fold Then all contract jumping will
be at an end That's my way Of thinking"