Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-03

the National League. Less than three
games separate the first four clubs.
Philadelphia was right there with the
wallop in the seventeenth inning after
Brooklyn tied it I'D with two runs in the
ninth Corridor won his own game with
a timely single.
The Pirates have certainly come back
after that drubbing McGraw handed them
They made the Reds look like sandlotters
yesterday. Pretty near time for CAMEL
to do something.
Just ten years ago the Boston club was
fighting hard battle for the champion
ship and finally won out Not a member
Of that old team is playing ball for Bos
ton now, and three of the boyS-Bergen,
Sullivan and Stahl-have passed on. Only
Tenney, Collins and Hamilton of that
team are still playing ball.
Manager Harry Wolverton of the Will
Transport base ball team had the honor to
be drafted by four major league teams
Chicago. Philadelphia and Cincinnati of
the National League, and New York of
the American League. If the latter team
gets him the Highlanders will have five
Williamsport players - Wolverton, Man
ming. Blair. Warhop and Cree.
1t was twenty years ago about this time
that A. G. Spalding selected two ball
teams to make a tour of the world. On
their way around they played several
games in Australia. and now we hear of
Bile in defeating the crack teams of the
American fleet.
Freddie Parent is playing more like
his old self again at shortstop Parent
was disappointment this season, for he
was injured part of the time and was
neither fielding nor hitting, as was ex-
pected. However. he has picked up again.
and works almost as he did in the old
championship days of the Boston club.
when he was at short and Hobe Ferris at
second.
Considering he hard luck it has had
in the way of injured players. Cleveland
has shown Il more stubbSEn disposition to
go the full distance than ever before,
which shows that Larry Latoie is inn
proving as leader, and is now capable
of holding team together when hard
luck is encounter
Sam Crawford was leading the American
League in home runs, having made seven,
up to the time he was injured Sunday.
Singrlarly enough Bobby Lumley of
Brooklyn was practically tied with Davey
Brain for the home run leadership of the
National League last season when he
broke his leg. and just about this time In
the season. too.
There was A change in the American
League standing yesterday-no, the New
1orks weren't identified with it. They lost
to the Athletics and are still last. The
teams involved We're the White SoX and
Browns. The White Sox beat the Browns
and knocked them out of second place.
The Detroits stopped their losing streak
by disposing of the Clevelands, and the
Washingtons took a close game from the
Bostons
The Cincinnati Reds have had a woefuI
experience with pitchers this season.
George tpp was carried by the club for
two weeks with a lame arm and then
sent back to Columbus. Durham was
fired only to go to Indianapolis, pitch the
best ball of the season In the American
a association and he nIIrrba Sa1 nv no
Giants for next season. Mccarthy nursed
lame arm for six weeks, released to
Pittsburg. then traded to Boston, where
he pitched git-edged ball until he strained
cord in his arm. Bob Ewing was sun
struck. Coakley has stomach trouble,
Campbell was out of it for weeks with a
lame arm. and Doescher deserted and
finally quit the club.