The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-01
Sporting Spiel.

BILLY" Hogg of the Highlanders al
lowed the White SoX but five hits
in two games.
McGlynn Is the best man McCloskey
OF st. Louis has signed this season.
He was a wonder in the Tri-State
league.
the Boston Americans have been
doing better work under the manage
ment of Chick" Stahl.
Only winner goes in baseball. The
Giants are playing to small crowds n
New York.
President Pulliam has given up the
idea o. buying the Boston Nationals
and will fight for reelection to the
league presidency.
Rigley, the new National league UNI
pire. comes from tho Central league,
where he had reputation OF giving
a player a good beating If Mr.. Player
wasn't good.
Charley Babb did very vel at Mem
phis this season. his first year as a
manager
For the second time Pink" Hawley
has won the Wisconsin state league
pennant with his La Crosse team.
In the Eastern league, Baltimore
took third place from Rochester by
ono point.
Lynn OF the New England league
and Springfield OF the Connecticut
league are the joint holders of the
baseball championships OF Massachu-
sets.
If a baseball league was organized
in Ireland and the Sons of Erin play
ed the game as they do in America
the Emerald Isle would sit up nights
reading the scores. And what would
they do to the league of England?
As the prize kid in the wit class
the fight fan travels neck and neck
with the baseball bieacherite. When
Joe Walcott was introduced at
Chelsea, the night of the Goodwin
Herrera fight. some bug yelled who
ordered that ton of coal?"
Both east and west there will be
a general lineup of the football play
ers today, though the games will be
chiefly in the nature of practice con-
tests for the important games to be
played later in the season. Pennsyl-
vania. Harvard and some of the other
big ones will make their first ap-
pearance on the gridiron, which will
give the critics of the game an OPP
portunity to judge of their condition
and prospects for the season.
Boston rounds out the week at
Sportsman's Park and stays over Sun
day. The whirlwind Chicago White
Sox tribe are billed for October /, 2
and 8, and double-header will he
played on the last date. This series
is one OF the most important OF the
season. as the pennant will probably
hinge on it. McAleer's team is in
fine shape and most of Comiskey's
cripples are back in harness. Detroit
make its farewell appearance on Oc-
tober 5 and 6, and on Sunday, October
Z. the last local championship game OF
the year will be played between Cleve-
land and McAleer's men.
The great dash that Cleveland is
making for the pennant has caused
Bill Bradley, the incompatible third
baseman of the team. to forget all
about his injuries. Despite his in.
juries he has determined to get mixed
up in that terrific struggle now being
waged in the American League by
promising Lajoie that he will be ready
to help him out in day or two.
With Bill once more in the game,
Maps tribe has wonderful chance to
annex the flag. With him out OF it
their chances are woefully injured.
With the season rapidly approaching
its close, Cleveland is giving the two
leaders-New York and Chicago-a
great scare. Once this team gets
going, nothing can stop them, which is
evidenced by their consecutive victor
les during the last two weeks. Their
advance on New York and Chicago
has been nothing less than remark
able. Two weeks ago they were con-
sidered to be entirely out of the race,
but today sees them within reaching
distance of the flag, and with great
chance of dethroning New York from
second place within the next two days.
New York, after yesterdays defeat at
the hands Of the Maps, are but one
game In the lead. and should they
again lose today. Cleveland will nave
them tied for second place. This GER
tainly is something to ponder over
after New York was fighting with
such enduring persistency for the flag
only to be nosed out as the season
is drawing to close by those ever