Evening star., 1907-08-27

saulted at Evansville last week, is able to
be out again.
The New York Evening Sun dubs Jim
Mcclure as the Hughey Jennings of the
east. Get whistle, jim
Jimmie Barrett is likely to be UP around
the 800 class before the season ends. He
is hitting EN- out with a vengeance.
Chesbro seems good for another season
at least 'Grif has not improved upon
him-not yet
Wagner. Chance. Leach and Lobert lead
the National League in base running. The
Tenneyites rank sixth in hitting, sixth in
runs scored. seventh in stolen bases and
fifth in fielding.
Andy Coakley of the Reds holds the bat
ting record of the league and will probably
wind up the season with it. Coakley is
now batting .O19. and there doesn't seem
to be much chance that any one will over
haul him.
Charley Wagner, who seems to be rela-
tion Of Honus In everything but blood, con-
tinues his fast game for Jim Mcclure as
shortstop Of the Pilgrims. In a game of
the Detroit series he made two home runs
the same being the seasons record.
Davis Crawford, Flick and Cobb are the
sluggers of the American League Craw-
ford leads in triples and Davis in home
runs, while these two. with Unslaub, Cobb
and Lajoie. are about tied in the number
OF two-base hits.
1t Is very probable that by next season
Bresnahans head will no longer be regarded
as a joke. The humorous tinge about fast
high inshoots is fading rapidly. Bowerrnan
mad close call Friday. and yesterday q
young man was killed out on Long Island
by the same kind of a ball.
Is a sick man. and it is doubtful II he ever
twfrls another game of ball in the National
League. He has been paid of in full by
the Philadelphia club and has retired to
Carlisle, where he has opened a grocery and
restaurant.
Pittsburg has not won game from Pat
TheS saSs sa5 his that rpTa raa e the big
his stockings inside out for luck every
time that Pat goes into the box against hfs
team now. But that charm even has failed
TO work.
AS Bill Kirk rhythmically remarks, It is q
cinch to manage a ball club from the GRAND
stand. but at the same time we would like
to have somebody make clear to US Just
why, when he has been trying to strength
en- third base all season. Griffith keeps Con-
roy. a very good third-sacker In the out
There are number Of fine openings for
good third basemen in the National League
just now. The Cubs and the Giants are
the only teams with high-class third-sack-
ers, though st. Louis critics believe that in
another season Bobby Byrne will be ac-
cepted as champion of the last cushion.
Though we have nothing against him per-
sonally, we can't help hoping that Jack
Thoney will fail to make good when he
comes back into fast company next season.
We don't want to add another name to the
long list Of those players wnom Grin
should not have released.
The Detroit scorers are accusing their st.
Louis brothers OF Judging on them in the
matter of base hits for Niles, who Is the
rival of Cobb and Crawford for batting
honors. From what we have heard OF De-
troit, that old saying about the chap who
has not done nothin' " himself having tho
right to first shot, applies here.
What wonderful pair of ball players De-
troit has in Crawford and Cobb. When
ever this pair is not hitting the ball the
Tigers are out of it. No two players in the
American League have won as many games
for their teams as have these two stars.
Most every day one or the other IL driving
in the winning run or making some sensa.
tional play in the field. There are other
good players on the Detroit team, but they
stand little chance Of getting in the lime
light with Crawford and Cobb doing such
stunts as they have all this season.