Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10
GOSSIP OF THE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Remarkable Recovery Of High
Ianders-Bostons Have
Braced Up.

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By ]. G. Morse.
BOSTON. September 1.-You never can
tell in base ball.
Here the New York Americans were
slumping SO fast 1t seemed they were sure
to land we'll down the ladder. and here last
week they again jumped into the first posi-
ton. while the White Sox made sorry
showing against the Cleveiands. Here was
Manager Jones lauding Walsh as a pitcher
no one could touch and then this young
giant is hit hard three times In succession
and compelled to bite the dust.
The New Yorks will have no easy job
to hold their advantage After playing
three games with the Boston Americans
the first of the week they will play on the
road all the time. The White Sox will
play at home most of the time. So will the
Clevelands. Therefore it looks very much
as If the White sox still had the best chance
to land the first place.
Clark Griffith says II all is going right
with club 1t Is as easy to win on the road
as at home. That Is not the general opin-
lon. A club generally plays better on its
own grounds than away. Once in a while q
club makes a better record on the road
than it does at home. but this is not gen.
orally so. Anyhow, Griffith will have ample
opportunity to show what he can do In the
games to be played here
The local Americans are now through
with Boston for the season with the ex-
ception Of two games to be played here
the last Friday and Saturday Of the major
league year-October and 6.
The locals have braced up appreciably
since Stahl was given charge OF the team
AS a rule the club has played snappy, ag-
gressive ball. Grimshaw has shown him
v~aAe ovr1
every time he comes to the bat he is ex-
pected to bang the ball for long drive
1t is difficult to find all virtues in one man,
but Grimshaw atones for any shortcomings
as a batsman. Surely he Is head and
shoulders ahead of LaChance. Grim Is
very good fielder and is a hard worker.
and his heart is in the game all the time
the team a lot. There is no denying that
he has picked up a lot In this department.
while his fielding is as fine as ever In his
career. Taken all in all. he has no superior
in the game today. Then Parent is playing
his old-time game and is also hitting finely.
Morgan a Weak Hitter.
Morgan on. third has done brilliant work
as fielder, but he is a very weak batsman,
and game after game has been lost sim
ply owing to his inability to help the club
along little bit in this department. Last
season he did some very good batting for
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games-but he has shown no evidence of
batting ability Of late. With batsman
like Unglaub on third the team would be
strengthened nightly. Gen. Taylor. the
owner Of the local Americans, contends
that Unglaub has not been consistent. He
claims that Unglaub accepted the terms
offered him by the Boston club and then
turned over to the Tri-state people. and
when Boston made another offer to induce
him to return to the fold he refused. say
ing that he would live up to his contract.
Anyhow. there is every reason to believe
he can be induced to return to Boston next
season. Unglaub is a good man, beyond
doubt. and his experience in the Tri-state
ever with the Boston Americans Grim
shaw, Ferris. Parent and Ungiaub will
round the infeld in great fashion.
Can any one doubt at all that Boston
Jimmy Collins and Criger in the
game? Collins seems out Of it for once
and all. SO far as the local team is con-
cerned, but Criger~ looks good. All talk
bad, owing to overwork last season, Is
pure nonsense. Owner Taylor is delighted
that Criger has come around SO well and
thinks he will be as well as ever next sea-
son. Criger has been eagerness itself to
get into the game this season and would
have worked far more than he did had he
been allowed SO to do. AS the club had
little chance to get out of last place ne
has been held back as much as possible
In his games he has shown the same old
style, the same perfection of backstopping
and OF throwing that characterized his work
in the past. With him back In the game
there will be much indeed to hope for in
another season.
The outfield liz decidedly rocky. If inn
provement has been made upon Setback In
the batting department 1t has been lost IN
the fielding way. Hoey has not improved q
bit in fielding since he Joined the team. 1t
has often happened that a poor outfielder
has been developed into a good one, and
pitchers sent to the outfield owing to hit
ting abilities have made fine ielders. but
this is not always the case. Burkett, FL
mer Smith, Dofan. Seymour, Wyatt Lee.
Callahan all turned out to be good delders.
Hayden. too, has not been up to the mark.
Doubtless an attempt will be made to
strengthen m this department Of the club.
Catcher Shaw Of Louisville, who was
mentioned as one of the backstops OF the
team for this years team at the close of
the last season, has been drafted. He hit
for .268 last season and is a seasoned
player. The club certainly needs first
class man to alternate with Criger. Almost
every club was stronger than the locals in
the catching department this season.
The pitching department Is surely all
right. ICY" Is still dependency, Tame
hill Is one of the best In the land SO is
Dineen. and Winter and Harris are not to
be sneered at. The pitching corps has
had It's up and it's down this season, but
almost every club has been in this predica-.
ment.
Changes In Management.
Many changes in management are prom
ised in the American League ssr next sea-