Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-02

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National League Games Today.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Brooklyn at New York.
Pittsburg at st. Louis.
Yesterdays National League Games
Chicago i; Cincinnati O.
st. Louis. 3; Pittsburg, l.
The battle for the cellar championship
opens today between the Nationals ana
the Bostons. two games being played as an
opener One game will be played tomorrow
and then two on Wednesday, The local
crew is in fairly good condition, and with
an even break in luck and decisions the
Bostonese should be trounced at least three
ont of the five contests Falkenberg and
Smith are slated today. Patten is due for
tomorrow. and thea come Kitson and
Hughes There are but five twiriers work
ing with the Nationals just now. and with
frequent double headers 1t will be some
thing Of strain for the boys to stand up
to their work Every one of them Is stall
wart, husky chap. and they should be able
TO stand two games a week without any
had effects The only thing to look out for
Is an accident. and should such mishap
occur the locals would certainly be In dire
straits But why borrow trouble? They
all right now. ana II ~ 10 De iioPeu
they will stay in that condition.
The Bostonese ran up to Providence for
Sunday game but rain stopped proceedings.
They arrived here at noon. Acting Mans: Fl
Chick Stahl had little to say: Gamer
Phelps over whom Magnate Dreyfus Is
making so much fuss. has not joined the
team and Mr.. Stahl has heard nothing
from him. Winter will probably work
In the first game this afternoon. and per-
haps Tannehill or Young in the second.
Jimmy Morgan, the ex-Georgetown boy. Is
now playing third for the Bostons. ana
HOey. recently of Holy cross: Is IN the
outfield Manager Collins is in Boston hav-
ing his injured limb looked after by a spe-
cialist
The coming series is a most important
one. and the Bostonese were not backward
An saving that they expected to get out of
last place at Washington's expense TINS
week The games will certainly be worth
taking the trip to the park ana sitting III
the sun. clubs in the positions now &c
crpied by Washington and Boston generally
put forth their greatest efforts when bat
Ting with each other
terday up the river fishing under the fath-
erIy care of Lave Cross. Many fish were
caught but, OF course, the old boy
got the most.
Hermann in a Bad Light.
A man with a muck rake would find a
fruitful field lust now In the National
League Garry Hermann. chairman of the
national commission. the supreme court
OF base ball. and president OF the Cincin-
natl club. and Barney Dreyfus. president
of the Pittsburg club. are having war OF
words which is reminder OF the good old
DAYS when John l. Rogers OF Philadelphia
and John T. Brush, then OF Cincinnati. were
wont to say uncompllmentary things about
each other.
Catcher Ed Phelps. now with the Pitts
burg club Is the bone OF contention. The
national commission. through Mr. Her
mann last week decided that Phelps must
play with the Boston Americans and that
the Cincinnati club, which had Phelps last
season must pay the player one-half of the
purchase money. which amounted to $1,000.
Dreyfus. however, maintains that he mas
better right to Phelps than Boston, and
Barney Is backed up by President Puiliam
of the National League. who is member
OF the national commission.
Mr.. Pulliam. in an open letter. says Pitts
burg has the better claim 10 Phelps. but
he pleads with the Pittsburg clubs presi-
dent not TO make good his threat to take
the case into the courts. Mr.. Pulliam says
Mr. Dreyfus should give into an Unjust del
cision for the sake Of the national game
He fears that the base ball fabric may get
some rents In II should the two magnates
go 20 law
This isn't the kind of advice one might
expect from a Kentucky colonel, but then
Mr. Pulliam had some experience himself
with northern court last summer In the
McGraw case and knows how II feels.
The whole affair might have been ami
cably adjusted but for the fact that there
have been some side issues injected into It.
In a dispatch from Pittsburg Mr.. Dreyfus
takes some filings at Mr.. Hermann and de-
clares that Mr.. Hermann has wagered 81.
600 against s.. 500 that the Pittsburg club
wouldn't win the pennant Another dis
patch from Cincinnati quotes Mr.. Her
mann as admitting the wager but saying
that It was made after the decision In the
Phelps case was rendered
Leaving aside all questions as to whether
or not the national commissions decision
was right or wrong. one cannot get away
from the moral side OF this affair. This
is that a man who has wager made on
or against a club which has legislation
upon which he must pass has no right to
decide any question. great or small in
which that club is involved. Betting as an
evfl is particularly so In this case
Another Hot Series.
The New York American League team
went through last week without a defeat.
II won four games and thereby climbed to
the top OF the ladder In the percentage col
umn Philadelphia Is still in second place
by winning five and losing two games.
while Cleveland. the leader a week ago.
dropped 10 third place. the team lost five
out Of eight games played. The Highland
ers are playing the kind OF ball to fill their
high hopes for pennant honors. They
pulled two games out OF the fire last week
by timely batting and excellent Judgment
on the bases. and II they go on in the same
way there Is every reason 10 expect that
they will hold their place at the top for
some time to come. The team has hard
week before II. as four games must be
played against Philadelphia, the American
League champion, on its own grounds,
and then q quick jump must be made to
Boston for two games on Thursday and
Friday. AS Philadelphia Is only four
points behind New York In the percentage
column. the series Is a most important one.
and an even break would be quite accept
able. On Saturday the Highanders will
get back home for a long stay. and will
not have to take the road again until July
81.
American Leagues June Record.
The June campaign In the American and
National leagues was a warm scrap for first
place In both leagues and with frequent