Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17
WHITE SOX PLAY FINAL
GAME OF SERIES TO-DAY
Managers Confident Should Bea
St Louis Browns Start Series With Nationals Tononow-Canil
lonites Batting and Fielding Figures to Date-Girls
From Brooklyn Coney Island.

| There is hardly a team in the country
that goes out to regular morning prac-
tice this late in the season, but Manager
Cantillon had the entire bunch Of Ma
tionals at the park this morning, and
they went through their work as though
they liked 1t. All the boys wore light
fatigue uniforms. that is, any old thing
they could pick up around the clubhouse,
and they presented a picturesque APP
pearance, especially Clymer, Street and
Ganley, who had on flaming red under
| shirts. Several of the pitchers took
turns tossing the ball to the batters in
front of the batting cage. and they
all demonstrated that they had their
slugeins eyes with them. Groundkeeper
O'Dea had his ground force under full
| swing with the grass cutters. and the
| field Is as pretty as picture.
The Chicago's make their last appear
ance Of the season in Washington this
afternoon at 4:30, and the chances are
that 1t will be a contest worth going
miles to see. Manager Jones said this
n9a es that a nd T0h Se doss
Cantillon will push out Walter Johnson
to face him. Billy Sullivan Will catch
White and Mike kahoe goes behind the
bat for Johnson. Both pitchers are IN
|
dent Of carrying of the final game.
Tomorrow the now celebrated st. Louis
Browns start their final series with the
Nationals. covering three games. and the
contests will more than likely be warm
ones. The Browns have been beaten In
| their last two games In Philadelphia ana
are evidently desperate by this time. as
thew see the championship of the Ameri-
can League fading from view. The Browns
will do everything possible to regain their
lost prestige in this city and the local
crew is just as determined to head them
OF.
Jim Delehanty was out at the park this
morning, but did not put on uniform or
do any work. The other players nave
has been out Of the game and he carried
an order downtown for an additional half
dozen Of the we'll known sluggers type
Delehanty says he feels so good while
not in good condition and 1t is only when
he tries to run or bat that his weakness
| appears. Manager Cantillon has given
| him strict orders to- take good care or
himself and as he Is also under the ooc-
| tors directions the chances are that the
clever second baseman. will be able to get
| into the game before the Nationals again
start west. Jim and his big stick Will
make a great difference in the batting
| strength of the locals.
When the American League hrst
| branched out to the east, placing CLUBS IN
Washington. Baltimore. Philadelphia ana
| Boston many of the papers in this sec
ton said that base ball would be killed
in a season or two. as Boston and Phlia-
delphia would not stand for Two cluos:
But the contrary has been the case, ana
the national game has never peen on
more substantial footing. -
There are those. probably. who with
three-by-four think tanks. cannot I'M
derstand how it is that successful or
ganization with opposition would not be
lar field to itself. II they are capable OF
doing a little bit of thinking on their own
account. however. they should have been
convinced long ago by President Full
cumbency Of the Nationals presidency
has declared 1.-The present year to be the
most successful In the history of the or
Ganization" No one connected with the
ned to speak Of the business end Of that
| organization than Mr.. Pulliam. and when
he declares that this year, despite the
prevailing depression, will be the most
| been president the depsest and the most
skeptical should be convinced that In
| base ball at least opposition has been the
| life Of trade.
But IL those gentlemen who are from
Missouri and will not accept Mr.. Pulliams
| declaration as final. and will have to be
| shown. will stop to consider what the
New York Nationals owners propose to
| do while the Giants are In the west. they
| will be convinced even X it Is against
| their will. John T. Brush has arranged
| to erect an extension to pavilion and
! bleachers to increase the seating capacity
| OF the Polo Grounds by from 5000 to 5000
before the team returns east. In the days
! Of the original Giants - Ewing. Keefe,
WEIGH. Common. Ward and the rest-the
| New York Nationals owned the big city.
| They had no opposition. but except on ex-
| traordinary days they found their seating
| accommodations. adequate. The necessity
Of increasing their seating accommoda-
tons In mid-season was never impressed