Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-11
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals tackle the Athletics again
today.
Patten will probably stack up against the
great Waddell.
Frank Hough Of the Philadelphia Inquirer
credits the Nationals with six hits yester-
day or Coombs, Altizer getting a pair of
bingles that the official scorer overlooked.
Lave Cross secured three hits yesterday,
double and two singles and made the
other batters on the Nationals look very
punk.
Pitcher "Stoney' McGlynn is like a pesty
fea, and We will be sure of him only when
he gets into Washington uniform There
Is no question as to McGlynns ability. If he
The defeat of the New York and Chicago
clubs yesterday demonstrates that a rocky
road Is ahead Of both teams in their way to
the. championship honors. The players on
their best on account Of next years con-
tracts. and there Will be no easy marks"
from this time on.
Charley Smith, who was left at home on
account of his broken finger nail, has been
taking in the amateur games and will prob
ably resume work on the next western trip
His finger will be healed up and the rest
has done his arm great deal of good.
Manager Griffith and his celebrated band
of Highlanders will be here Thursday to
start three days series. and the contests
should be interesting, as Manager Stahl will
be anxious to get revenge for his defeats in
three double-headers.
Falkenberg has pitched good ball for
Washington. Boston ret him go by for
players considerably worse.-Boston Herald
Red Tom" Fisher. who was once with
the Boston Nationals and who didn't set
the South End park af1re by his pitching.
is breaking all pitching records in the south
and Is rated as the best pitcher in the
Southern League.-Boston Post.
Walter Clarkson Is now pitching the best
ball in his career. and is winning games for
the Highianders.
Joss can now be counted as big help
in Lajoies pennant aspirations. His return
to the game means much.
Billy Phyle has turned out to be good
deal of a lemon and he will be back in the
minors next season.
Columbus has the cleanest State in the
American Association when 1t comes to
errOrleSS games, OF which they have thirty
one to their credit.
Falkenberg pitched sixteen balls to Coombs
before he finally struck him out In the
eighth inning-three balls, three strikes and
ten fouls. His eighth foul came within an
ace of being an out. being muffed by Stahl
after long run.-Philadelphia Press.
The White Sox are badly crippied, to be
sure, but didn't Cans fight fifteen rounds
with a broken hand ana put II all over the
other fellow?
frank chance has been rewarded for
his great work with the Cubs by a gift of
several shares OF STOCK IN Inc CncaXo
CI,lb Will it pay dividends, or Is 1t the
kind Cap Arson used to hold
The betting Is getting brisk as to which
Boston team will win the most games. A
while ago the Nationals had all the best of
the percentage figures. but the Americans
have crept up 80 that the difference In
points Is very small.
Often you hear the fans talk about the
poor salaries ball players would draw in
other walks of life. 1t is only fair to re-
member, however. that the players, not the
masnates, draw the crowds. and no matter
IL a player couldn't get over $25 week
entities him to big salary. There are al
ways two sides to question II you only
stop to think.
The dope fans of York, Pa. are certain
that HeckeIts team will win the pennant.
They can not see how they can lose. All
the games of the season just closing will
be played at home. The York teom ia
playing steady ball. and great week OF
victories Is looked for. Mike O'Neil Is
| nearing the 800 batting mark. He made
fifteen hits in the last week. Clay and
| Jacklitsch are tied at .279. York continues
| to lead the league in fielding and is second
in batting. McGlynn is the premier pitch
err, with thirty-four victories and ten de-
| feats. With the return of Matthews the
| pitching staff has been considerably
strengthened.
| the purchases OF young players by the big
| league teams, says the Detroit News. You
mustn't believe that every player who has
been purchased will appear with the team
that purchases him. 1t is a wise minor
| league magnate that is friendly with the
owner of q major league team. What's
| the game just this: On September the
minor leagues can be raided OF their play
| ers by the drafting process Some clubs
| can't afford to lose half dozen men by
| drafts. To evade the drafts they make
''phony" sales of their best men to friendly
owners. The sales prevent drafting, and
| in the spring the big teams discover that
| they don't want the young players, and
back. they go to their former Clubs
Most remarkable was the series OF five
/ games finished last Friday between the In
dianapolis and Columbus teams. They re-
quired, all told, fifty-stx innings, or four
teen innings each day. the five games being
played In four days. Two games were
tied, that on Wednesday going fifteen Inn
ings. Friday the game required fourteen
Innings. Columbus winning in the dark.