Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
Eight Teams to Fight for Pen
nant Next Season.
DOPE FROM WESTERN MAN
Says Nationals Need Another First.
Glass Catcher.
LIKES PITCHERS AND FIELDERs
Notter on Four Firsts at New Or
leans-Keene's Priceless Racers.
Erne Whips Galligan.

Townsend of the st. Louis Star-Chroni-
Gle. has the following to say about the
strength and lineup Of the American
League next season:
Every base ball fan in the country Is
racking his brain right now in an effort
to dope out the line-ups of the American
League teams for 1905 They are also
busily engaged in trying to figure out
which team looks the best. both on paper
and off. Is 1t the Tigers. Athletics. Sox,
Maps. Browns, Highlanders, Puritans or
Nationals?
The Maps have always looked good on
paper. but that's all. They have yet to
b.. win a pennant or even give the leading
team a touch of heart disease. In 1908
the Maps will have practically the same
lineup as during the past season. 1t is
possible Bill Hinchman may be shifted
to first base If Josh Clarke has the abil-
ity to play the sun garden. This would
put Stovall on the retired list. Other
wise next years Maps will be the same
last unless some unlocked for deal
is pulled off during the winter months.
Detroit. too, will have just about the
same lineup. Matty Mcintyre probably
will replace Davy Jones as a regular in
left field. while Ira Thomas will become
a regular catcher. Summers OF Indian
apolis undoubtedly will be the fifth MEM
Der of the pitching star.
The White Sox are due for grand
shaking up. The infeld will be shifted
somewhat. George Davis going to second
in 1sbells place. Izzy having quit the Sox
for good. while Parent will play short.
n Fielder Jones returns the outfield should
be the same.\ Otherwise Anderson may
play center. \Armbruster or Hart should
become regular catcher along with Sui
of before the season opens.
Mack Standing Pat.
-%Connie Mack will about stand pat on
IN kpe-up. Jimmy Collins should show
lnikroyement at third base, as he will
hawk the opportunity of Kidding himself
Of a SuantityEof hog fat.
New York and st. Louis will present
PRACTICALLY new line-ups. Niles of last
vars Browns will play second for the
Highlanders. while Moriarity probably
will be the third base regular. Hemp
hill. ex-Brown. and Jake Stahl, ex-Na-
tioRs3. White Sox and Puritan, will aid
Willie Keller in the outf1eld. Catcher
Blair should share the work with Klei-
now and Rickey.E Pitchers Castleton and
Neuer undouotedly will be regulars.
81. Louis will have new men at first.
Z Brown: second. Ferris; third, Williams.
and two in the outfield, Hoffman and
Charley Jones. Catchers Blue and Wells
AMI Pitcher Bailey should also stick.
:. Boston Is also due for big shake-up.
Sullivan may stick in the outfield, but
81 is possible all three win be new men.
T11pey, Gessler and Cravath. Lord will
rep4ce Knight at third. and Laporte
succo<ds Ferris at second. Wagner will
have Parents old job at short.
Washington will have two new men in
the infield. Freeman at first and Mcbride
at short. Altizer. who is about the most
versatile man in base ball, probably will
be the third base regular. Pickering will
be an acquisition to the outfield.
Can't See Nationals.
So much for the line-ups. CHANGING over
the list of players, Detroit and the Ath-
Ietics loom up the strongest; that is, TAX
ing the past seasons work as a criterion.
Chicago. New York. St. Louis and Boston
should be the better for the numerous
changes All of them should play better
ball. AS for Washington, can't see the
Nationals at the present writing. Free
man and Mcbride may be phenoms. Again
they may not be. The Nationals are strong
In the outfield and have a good pitching
STAFF. Cantillon. however, must dig up a
catcher or two.
AS for the Maps. Josh Clarke may set
. the desired pace at bat and on the bases
for the men who are apt to fall in a rut
in these departments. All that is needed
Is Tor Dusner 10 come IN ana snow
few of the regulars up and they will pro-
e coed to get busy.
The Maps played really good ball dur
ing the first part of 1907. They fell off
wofully in their stick work and never
regained their batting eyes. but up to Au-
gust 15. Lajoie's men played grand ball.
II Bradley. Turner Lajoie. Bemis. Clarke
and the others bat in their 1906 form next
year, and the Maps play the same article
Of ball throughout the season as during
the early part of 1907 then they may
but I'll leave it up to you, Mr.. Fan.
..., Jiggs Donohue Bowling.
Jiggs Donohue. the great White Sox
first baseman, runs a bowling alley this
winter on 39th street and Cottage Grove
avenue. says the Chicago Tribune. The
place is called the '.Drexel." and the
reporter found Jiggs on the job since
early In the morning. few days since,
bossing the job OF cleaning up for the
days business.
The "Drexel" was not doing the bust
ness II should when Donahue took hold,
paw first baseman Is popular idol to
the southsiders. and no sooner had he
e leased the alleys than the bowlers began
to flock in. The result promises to put
a healthy bank roll on the right side of
the ledger before reporting time arrives.
Although he was busy. Donahus had
time to stop and chat. The reporter told
him he had spent a day with Addie Joss
shortly before and had a long talk with
Bill Donovan over in Detroit. and he was
eager for news of the pair Of great heav-
ers.
While they talked men began dropping
in. some to bowl, some to shake hands
:. with Jiggs and wish him success in his
venture.
Enn ar III,