Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-07
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

National League Clubs Standing.
Chicago Y y i i E 74s Cincinnati. v y j. j. f .ti
Thiia&elPhia = IS ss7 Boston 80 80 80 s sss
The downpour of rain that swept over the
city yesterday afternoon flooded the base
lines at American League Park. ard the
game between the Nationals and Detroits
called OFF. The red flag on top of The
Star building dropped promptly at $50, so
that hundreds of the fans were saved the
useless trip to the park. The Star will be
notified just game Is called off
and by keeping tab the flag accurate
and quick information can be obtained.
The Detroits left last night for Phtladel-
phia chuck full OF ginger and confident of
giving the Athletics strong battle for the
next three days. Manager Jennings and
Capt. Coughlin were In especial conf
dent mood when seen by Star reporter at
the Arlington, and the former said:
1T is too bad the rain knocked US out Of
another victory. L would have pitched
Kiliian. and he couldn't have lost to the
team here unless he broke an arm. The
home manager has the decision as TO
whether a game will be played or not. and,
OF course. Cantion jumped at the chance
TO call of the game. But the game Is COM
ing to Us. and we viii get II all right on
the next trip.
MY boys are ali In fine shape at present.
and all feel confident OF capturing at
least two games In the Quaker city.
know that the Athletics in fine form
just now but So are we. and although they
have been something OF a hoojoo to US
this season / have fear of the result.
The boys are all anxious TO return home
: In first place, they know their friends
there are roofing hard for this result
S,chaeffer is back In good form once again.
ia
to break UP a winning combination. and
Downs will continue 70 play second as long
things coming our way We will
leave Philadelphia Saturday night and
should be In Detroit by Sunday night for
good rest up and then be ready for the
Bostons Monday. Keep your eye on US.
old boy. as We are out for the pennant. and
1t will take big reversal OF form and
carload of hard luck to keep it from tho
Tigers this year
Manager Cantllon IS a very much wor-
rIed and also a busy man these days. Last
evening he received word that his mother
Is very Ill and will leave for home imme-
diately should a turn for the worse occur.
Another telegram this morning from his
brother was OF a favorable tenor. and the
manager may not go west until Saturday
night when the Nationals VIII leave FOR
St. Louis.
Oscar Graham. the southpaw twirler who
was secured from the Pacific coast. will
bid goodbye to the Washington club this
evening. when he leaves for Louisville.
where he will Join the Minneapolis club.
Graham should make a winner for the Min
neapois team, he Ia only few points
shy OF being major league timber. He has
never been able to get started right here.
having either himself or his support to
blame and has won but a few games He
was a star the Pacific coast and Will
probably be one also in the American Asso-
citation.
Jim Nolan, the Galveston correspondent
or The Star. has been after Manager Can
tillon to give Shortstpp Tony Smith trial
and the latter has finally consented and
purchased the player from the Galveston
club The purchase was completed late
yesterday afternoon. Cantillon ordering
Smith to Join the Nationals IN st. Louis.
Smith will reach At. Louis Saturday night
and meet the locals when they arrive In
the Mound city Monday morning. Nolan
says that Smith Is a much better man than
Shortstop Crawford. tho player whom St.
Louis screaming over early In the
spring and II this Is the case Manager
Cantillon can afford t. take a chance on
him This Ia not the shortstup with whom
Manager Cantillon has been dickering for
the past month and with whom he will
close during the coming trip to the west.
The other man is the wonder Of the Ameri-
can Association. but unlike PerrnA has
splendid habits and is big. rangy fellow.
Several other clubs have been after this
man. but Cantillon has the inside track and
VIII land him.
The Cleveland team arrived at the ArI-
ingtOn last night about II O'Clock. coming
over from Philadelphia Manager I4ajoie
not In very laxative mood this
morning when by Star reporter
especially the Stovali matter the big
fellow saying that tho papers had already
published all there was to be said about
the matter. Larry is playing first base
now. his bad ankle Is not quite WELL
and. OF course. - putting up a frst-class
article OF ball Elmer Flick Is back In
right Held and although the Athletics
trimmed the Maps TO the queens a ste 1t Is
far from being an easy aggregation Man
ager 1.ajo,e said he would pitch either
IIebhart the spit ball artist or DUSTY"
Rhoades this afternoon Manager CantN-
Ion will put In the Idaho wonder Walter
johnson. and IL will lie a severe test for
the young man. as the Clevelands are an
exceptionally hard bunch of batters to
fool
The Athletics lost one worlds pennant
for the American League. and they must
prove their pluck before the stigma OF tina,
1913 series IS removed" This quotation Is
the concluding paragraph OF an editorial in
the current issue OF the Sporting News. and
speaks volumes. Ever since the Athletics
fell down In that 1903 worlds series they
have been in more less disfavor with the
magnates players and fans in the other
seven cities OF the American League circuit
No allowance Is made for their poor e5ndi-
ton or for the wonderful pitching OF
Mathew SOn--the greatest exhibition ever
given by any pitcher In the history Of base
balm that series. Because OF the 1898 Sc
rtes. most everybody throughout tho Ameri-
League circuit wants any other team
but the Athletics TO win this years cham
pionship. This makes II doubly hard for
the Athletics to win. But for that same
reason the Athletics are doubly anxious
and doubly determined to win. They want
another crack al the worlds championship
TO wipe out the very stigma referred TO by
the st. Louis publication. Whether they