The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19


ing as the game was slow and uninterest-
ing That the grounds were anywhere
near ht for play was probably due 10 The
liberal dose Of crude oil they. received
Two weeks ago The oil idea seems a
good one and viii probably spread 70 ali
the ball yards in the big leagues
one feature OF Wasbington's fourth
victory was the great stop and running
throw to the plate by Ferris in the NTH
inning which nipped Warren and tenn
porarily saved the game for Boston. It
was all 10. the good as a biz Of fielding
and was highly eomplimented By many
old ball players in the stands.
In Oberlin the Nationals seem to have
a pitcher who may be a big help next
year. Cantillon thinks the Boston dis
card may deliver. the goods and is nurs-
ing him along. In his last two or three
games, Oberlln has shown a steady i'm
provement.
The Boston team is not showing the
same life or animation il did when jim
Mcclure first took hold The men play
like they were ashamed 10 take the
money. There Is no Sinking, but you
have a feeling as you look them over
| that there is something wrong with the
Pilgrims.
In another column is published a dec
I laratlon from the prosecuting Office in
! St Louis that the boy who fractured
! Umpire Billy Evans skull with a bottle
/ on Saturday last Sunday VIII be pun
ished severely. As might have been eN-
/ pected, Evans wanted TO drop the case
/ when he learned that the thrower was
a young fellow. but the St Louis au-
thor1ties have the right idea. and will
} carry te case through on their witnesses
/ II Evans falls 20 appear.
The prosecuting attorney saws he is
gong to save the far name of ST
Louis lie will have to hustle If lie
wants TO do that. The Missouri tow!
! has the reputation Of being one OF the
toughest big burgs in tae country. not
I only Ia baseball matters but in other
respects and II IS time the decent peo-
lie down there woke up to that fact !
/ and knife -players in St Louis would
/ Gear TIE atmosphere generally and
+ cln mate some CT the handiest of the
! oo;t;e boys who make life burden 10
unnpires ara visiting bail players.
It's coming. Unless Joe Cans meets
with an accidental finish in his bout
I with Tommy Burns in Los Angeles on
y =
! iiICted with a deluge Of talk about Cans
meeting Tommy Murphy Of Harlein.
/ y. Y. If they ever make that matcn
stand from under Murphy is trailing
/ with bunch Of sure-thing operators
who wouldn't have him licked in a hum
| drcc years-unless they knew az about
| il in advance.
Murphy is a more or less good boxer,
| but the way Johnny Summers. the Eng
/ lish lightweight, got him going in the
| first two rounds Of their scrap at Phil
adeiDhie last spring, SHOWED Murphy
/ was HOt IN the same class with a really
clever, heady fighter like Cans sum
Iners peanut mind and lack of condi-
/ ton saved Murphy that night. and
| Summers showed afterward thar he was
NOT the class for six rounds. Such be-
/ ing Inc case. where does Murphy come
/ iB with Gans2 Not at all, except fer
advertising purposes ana az an excuse
/ Cor the New York sport writer's to Kill
/ space when times are dull.
J At that, Murphy and Cans may be
/ brought together by the fellows VINO
/ think they need the money. II this
should come TO pass, buy stock in all
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