Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-20
National League Clubs Standing.


The final game with the Bostons had to
be called off yesterday. Umpire o Loughlin
making the announcement just as Jimmy
Barrett was walking up to the plate to
bat The grounds were in fairly gCpd con-
dition and the game could have been
played but for the fact that 1t began to
rain Just as the hostilitieS were about TO
begin. The players on both teams We're
glad to get out of the days work. as 1t
would have been quite a job to play on
wet field with the rain still coming down.
The series between Washington and Bos-
ton ended in the locals favor, the Nationals
winning twelve out of the twenty-five
games and is the only series they VIII De
able to capture this season. The PllSr'nls
have ALWAYS been easy marks LOT tNe
Washingtons but never more than this
season. as the Nationals have been in such
bad shape that there was hardly an eX-
Cuse for them winning. In the past couple
weeks they have evidently struck their
gait and it takes a better club than Boston
to take their measure.
Fielder Jones got in this morning from
his New York home. the team coming here
ahead of him last evening. The Chicago
manager said he would probably work
Nick AltroCk against Walter Johnson IN
the first game and big Frank Smith against
PatteR in the second. lsbelI Will be BACK
on second base and Robe on third.
Jake Atz. who is filing the utility role
with the Chicago club, was once the star
third bascnan % the Shamrocks, crack
amateur team Of this city His old trlends
have dcyIGcd 10 slow HIM that he has not
been forgotten by presenting him with d
magn Iceat gold UatCr at the game inns
afternora AlnAS- all the citizens OF the
northeast section have Clipped IN on the
present and ATT will have the satisfaction
OF knowing that the token comes from a
wide circle of friends. Manager Jones SAID
this morning that he was sorry that Atz
was not on the regular team, but that ne
would ,ubahly send him to the plate az
the start of the first game so that he could
be given the present.
Pete O'Brien is still under the weather
and IL seems impossible for the clever
PLAYER to regain his normal vitality. He
is suffering from some sort of fever. but
has all the indications of regular attack
of malaria. He has been dosing hlmselt
with uuinine right along, but finds 1t diff
cult to keep out of bed. Brien has dem
onstrated his worth to the Washington
club and it is deplored that he is not able
to get i'm the final games against the lead
ers as all the stickers possible will be
needed to drive enough runs over the plate
TO win.
The better side of the ball player devel-
oped yesterday. when Capt. Bob Ganley
after taking up a collection forwarded q
draft for $50 TO help along poor Bug
Holiday. the oldtime ball player, who is
dying in a Cincinnati hospital Hardly any
of the boys knew Holiday. but as Ganey
said. He probably Clipped in many time
To help along some poor fellow in his day
SO we will do the same for him" \ benefit
game was recently played in Cincinnati foI
Holidays benefit. and something like SIot
was realized With the sums added from
the different clubs in the major and minor
leagues, Holidays last days will be made
pleasant augmented. no doubt, by the fact
that ne had not been overlooked by this
ball players of the past and present.
Larry Schlafiy is in town for a few days.