Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

just now the Bostons and Washngtons
have good chances TO land ahead of the
81. Louis Browns in the race for last place
In the American League. Both Boston ana
Washington have been playing good ball.
Most of the defeats have been marked by
close scores showing that there has been
81 lack of hitting that has produced I'M
favorable results. Young has done grand
work in the box-no pitcher has done any
bettrr-and Glaze has excelled all eXpecta-
lions by the strong ano steady work he
has done this season. George Winter has
shown excellent form and so has the new
man-Prueitt. A pitcher who has been
able TO hold his own In the trying Condi-
tons that have prevailed this spring is de-
serving of the highest praise. The vet
Grams Patten and Hughes are the de-
Tendencies OF Washington, Patten is very
much 10 Washington what "Cy' is 10
Boston. What pleasure it is nowadays
to watch a pitcher who has something
Ike control and is not forever getting HIM
self into a hole by giving bases on balls
Just as soon as the Athletes struck
their own town they began to regain lost
ground Manager Mack admitted that
things did not break favorably for his
crew in the west. This club can be de-
pointed upon to reduce the gap that sepa-
rates the westerners from the fasteners
In fact, there are but tTo eastern tea ms
In the. race with the westernerS-tl!e Attn
lct.Cs and the New Works. New York can
h. depended upon to play Il strong uphlii
game. ard the result of the coming visit
of the western clubs vii be awaited with
The. utmost interest New York has great
batting, basc-running, fielding and hustllnS
aggregation, who play for all they are
worth all the time 1t is pleasure to see
a team like that work. Yet how few teams
are there in which there IS an element OF
the enjoyment given by team of the
CALDER OF Griffith's? They can be easily
the American League New
York the Athletics st. Louis. Chicago ana
Detroit. In the National. Chicago and
New York.
Boston ought to be in the list. hut is sad
" lacking in many respects 1t looks very
much as IL they could use an up-to-date
huStlius bench manager, man who would
have nothing else on his mind but the
handling of the club.
There IS enough TO keep man busy nova
days To handle major league club with
out being burdened with other cares. Man
agrr Grifth says it has aged him far be-
yond his time, and there is not doubt OF
that Fielder Jones. the able leader OF
the White SOX finds that the cares and
trials ar" load that weigh on him far
beyond his desires Nowadays the man
agcr OF a major league club has small
company OF men TO handle. and this IN
itself keeps hum very busy. There is
very lttle doubt that in most cases the
T'tNi-g manager could do his own play far
l-.pI.. Justice If he had nothing else with
winch tu bother himself. OF course such
lion are not easy 10 secure. but they have
been secured by other clubs. Ban John
son wanted "BlIr' Murray, now with the
. H.'iltyS. to handle Washington. and il was
lls desir- that Canttllon take Charge of
Ii. Boston Americans,
Murray certainly has made decided
su-cesS uf il with the PhIlies, and they
en-, bound - finish well up in the race. II
took Murray a long time 70 come to the
wtior league proposition, but he finally
G5I -.
Hugh Jennings has also done we'll with
tu. Detroit club. He is who is In
tic game all the tine aud works for all
JIHt Ge j. worth.
THESE men are workers and hustlers.
s !cmng and planning all the time. and
never satisfied until they land on top.
Nurray's successor in the Jersey City
club has profited well by the example of
his predecessor, under whom he served for