Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
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Three weeks ago thousands were claim
ing the American League pennant for the
Athletics and the National championship
for New York. The situat ton has changed
considerably since. Great race in each or
ganization.
AT that, Washington's team shows i'm
proyement over last year. Cross, Altizer
and Schlafiy strengthen the infield mate
rally. Anderson is the high-class man in
the outf1eld. The team is weak, however.
in base running.-Detroit Free Press.
Connie Mack is kept Busy these days
changing players in a vain effort to find the
proper youngster to take the place of Lave
Cross.
That Anderson is surely a star murderer
with the stick. Every one OF his four hits
was clean and all were to left field. One of
them only bore the element of luck.-De-
troit News.
Manager Fred Clarke has quietly tipped
off his boys that nothing but the cham
pionship viii satisfy him this season.
1t was game of many close base plays,
and Stahl halted 1t for kicks at least a half
dozen times. He had an opening for
argument on the play that caused his very
bad break, for which he should have been
hurried away. There was no ground for
debate on the play that caused him to kick
himself out, however.-Detroit News.
There must be something radically wrong
with the Boston Americans when not a
player among them Is found among the first
ington has five men ahead of Boston, while
the Athletics have no less than seven.
In Schlafiy and Altizer the Nationals have
picked up a couple of good ones on yes
terdays showing. Altizer suggests the
former Washington short fielder. Fred Ely.
Detroit Free Press.
John Anderson is hitting the ball and
running the sacks in most approved style.
One of his hits was a Texas-brand bingle.
but the others were without blemish.-De-
troit Journal
Hickman says he doesn't know what
single looks like any more, though he tears
off an extra baser occasionally. Davy'
Jones backed to the fence three times to
gather in flies from Hicks bat.-Detroit
News.
Wakefield looks like q handy sticker for
a backstop. Luck beat him out of three,
possibly four. Coughlin robbed him of a
two-bagger. First time up O'Leary got one
behind the line that would have been diff
ficult throw. But Jones was going from
second to third, and was caught at the bag
last named.-Detroit Free Press.
There was big kick in the first inning
when Cross made his triple. OLeary took
the relay from Jones and threw over
Coughlin's head. The ball bounded into
the recess at the Detroit bench and out
again. Lave was nipped at the plate II
was technically outside the playing ground
giving Cross a right to score. Hurst ruled
against the visitors.-Detroit Free Press.
The Pittsburg team was materially
strengthened yesterday when Clarke and
positions and Leach took up his old place
at third base. Barring accidents, these for
mer champions must be given due consider
alton in figuring pennant possibilities.
pitchers the secret of a winning ball
team" declares Connie Mack. III trade
and sell and buy infielders, outfieders and
catchers, but / want my pitching staff in
tact Without strong pitchers no club can
make much Of showing Splendid fielding
and heavy hitting may win some games.
but If the team is weak in the box it will
lose more games than 1t wins. Pitchers are
two-thirds of any ball team"
The undergraduates are disconsolate in
Princeton over the misfortune that Cooney
had in breaking his thumb. In the Williams
game a foul tip caught his right thumb
and caused a bad break just above the
joint, SO that he will be out of the game
the rest of the season. Cooney is a reliable
steady catcher, and to lose him for the de-
cisive championship game with Yale to-
morrow is causing considerable anxiety in
the Tiger camp. Lou Doyle, '0T. who play
ed right field last year and caught part of
the season three years ago, will take Coon
ey's place. and. judging from his work, he
should prove good substitute.