Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
COMMENT ON THE GAME.

There a joyous group of Chicago
players assembled around their bench just
before the game started when the an
nOuncement was made that New York had
trimmed Detroit in the first game of the
double header. From the way the Ath-
letics have been going the past week the
White Sox have come to the conclusion
that the Detroits are the lads they will
have to beat out to win the coveted flag.
The Tigers have something like eight
double headers to play before the season
ends, and unless they capture two
games in a in a majority of the diff
ferent series they cannot land the PEN
nant. In these days of fast playing 1t
takes unusual strength and considerable
luck, something the White Sox had on FRI
day, to win both games of a double-header,
and close followers of the game believe this
doubling-up process will about knock the
Tigers off their stride. Our one best bet,
the White Sox, still stands.
Pat Dougherty got away with curious
single in the first inning, and its like may
never again crop up. He caught one Of
Charley Smiths drop curves squarely on
the bat and it went like flash directly
at the pitcher. BY quick work and light
ming sidestepping Smith saved his shins,
but the ball hit the marble slab and bound
ed fully fifty feet in the air. Smith was
looking to all points Of the compass to
locate the ball it hung in the air, and all
the time Pat was Logging 1t for first. 1t
was hard hit ball, and had it not struck
the marble Charley Jones would have had
to chase it in center field
Shortstop Tony Smith pulled off a star
play in the third inning when he robbed
George Davis of a hit that was ticketed
for the left center garden Davis hit the ball
on the nose and it was sailing by sec
ond Tony dashed over, put out his glove
hand and the ball landed squarely therein
and stuck fast. 1t would have been good
play to have batted it down. but to make a
catch was not thought possible, and the
clever short stop was given the glad hand
from all sides.
There was quite little excitement and
amusement caused at the park IN the third
inning when the Irvine of kite-f1ysr
dropped over the grand stand and stretched
itself across the diamond. The kite could
be seen far away in the northern skies and
Altizer grabbed hold of the Irvine and COM
menced pulling il IN This was too slow a
process and he was told to break the Irvine
and then several boys amused the specta-
tors by struggling for the Irvine as il drift
| ed to left held.
| In the fifth inning Delehanty came within
a foot of pulling off another home run. He
| drove the ball clear over the left field fence
! and into the group of hospital patients that
| generally watch the game from an ele-
waited stand built just outside the fence
| II was a tremendous drive and every one
| thought IL was going to fall safe, but it
| kept veering out until it crossed the foul
| line and fell foot inside. Fortunately for
| the peace of mind of everybody, Umpire
| OLoughln was standing on the plate and
watching the sphere intently, and could
| determine accurately whether it was hit
or not When Silk" yelled foul ball there
| was lots of disappointment on all sides. as
| everybody was roofing for the ball to fall
| safe. The hit set many tongues wagging,
| as it recalled the old days of big Ed Dele
| hanty when he and Lajoie used to come
| here with the Phillies and each take turns
| hammering poor Win MERGERS slow curves
| clear over the hospital buildings.
| The White Sox wind up their series here
| tomorrow and their local admirers will have
a last chance of seeing them play ball this
year. Patterson is slated to pitch, and If
Tom Hughes good right arm is strong
enough he will probably be there with the
| check rein to head of the "champeeus"