The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-11

WHO CAN WIN IT.:
American League Has Not a
Club to Depend Upon
To win the Pennant From the
Nationals Leader.
TIM MURNANE'S VIEW.
Says New York Yankees Are Not
Strong Enough
To Capture the Flag on Trip
Away From Home.

Boston. Mass, Sept. 11.-WinniIls
ave double headers in succession tiae
New York Highlanders turned IN
most remarkable performance and one
that fully entitled them to be consld-
cred prime factor in the American
league race This splendid perform
ance took place while the Chicago
White sos. were receiving setback
from the Cleveland team. Some time
ago 1 mentioned the fact that Chicago
made a squirt a shade too soon and
would certainly come back believe
the squirt of Griff1th's men came at the
proper time and would win out for
the Highlanders. but for the stubborn
fact that from this on New York has
but two or three games at home ana
will meet with a setback IN the Vest
while Chicago will play like fends on
their home grounds. with the roxy
Comiskey jollying all corners. Inc
Highlanders are game to the marrow
and are playing their best bali CIR
fith has been coaching hds team from
a front seat in the grand stand and MS
PLAYERS must feel relieved In fact,
all managers should keep off the field
and out Of players uniforms.
The Highlanders are far from
great ball team. but have several
started to hustle. 1 find the sentiment
among the players in favor OF New
York winning, for as one player re-
marked. IT don't like to see Chicago
or any other city carry off two cham
pionships; then Cleveland Is too small,
while a meeting of teams from New
York and Chicago would help the
sport
Unless the White Sox stop cold I
cannot see how the Highlanders scan
W.T. las
looks as if the Quakers had shot their
bolt. Boston beat the Mack aggrega-
ton a few days ago without much
trouble and then lost in the longest
game on record, and. IN my opinion.
the most remarkable game ever
played, going "A innings before a win
ner turned up The hit that brought
in the winning run came with two
down and two strikes on the batsu1an,
and then the hit was a scratch affair.
But the game was a corker, continual
brilliant 1elding, especially by Parent
and Ferris, each man having nine as
sists- Lew Criger was back in the
game, giving q marvellous exhibition
Of all round work behind the stick.
Connie Mack sat on the bench and
coached his boys 1esso many arp
nations. Three tfnaea aksEi11g the game
Boston had men at tflfrap and FIRST,
with one down. and each time Bos-
ton man was passed, filing the bases
in each case struck out, and the third
out was easy.
The style OF. ball was not sreIished by
the Boston crowd who Kissed the
Quakers each time. Once Buck Free
man was sent in to bat for the catch
er, and the tip was given to pass him
up. The bali was sent three feet wide
of the plate. but on the fourth ball
Puck lost his head and stepped across
the plate to hit the ball. and was
called out for stepping out of the box
The game went from 1:30 to 6:15,
and the pitchers were the only men
who looked strong to the close. The
pitching honors were in favor of
Coombs. as he was forced to pitch his
team out of several bad holes. Both
young pitchers were sc1everfy coached
by Criger and DR.. Powers.
The Quakers seem to have a bunch
on extra-inning games in this city, as