Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-07
standing of National League Clubs.

There was a hot and dusty crowd of
ball players filing into the Arlington Ho-
tel this morning. 1t was the White Sox,
just off the cars after long ride in the
sleepers from Cincinnati.
The Chicagos left home Sunday night.
but Manager Jones figured it would be
just as pleasant on the cars as in wash
ington and decided to come east over
the Big route. AS a result the team
spenr yesterday morning in Cincinnati,
whereas had they taken another route
they would have been due here last night.
The boys were tired out by their long
ride. A majority Immediately went up
stairs for a snooze in a regular bed.
Manager Jones was seen by Star re-
porter at noon. but had little to talk
about in which there was any news. He
said he expected to work Harry White
in one of the games today, and might
start him against the big Texas southpaw
in the first battle.
Mr. oJnes expects to fight five hard
battles here, as usual but when the final
tally is made he thinks the victories
will be on the side of the White Sox.
I'VE are going pretty we'll just now"
said Jones. Notwithstanding newspaper
reports 20 the contrary. We expect to
win a big majority of our games on the
trip / am looking for the greatest trou-
Die r1gnL mere III WdSQluStOu NdLtitiOu
always makes his boys do their best
against us.
did Joe tell you about the games he
played out in Chicago?" laughingly in
Quired Jones. Il guess he did. They were
awfully lucky for us and broke just right
In the first game, which we won by
one run. the WashingtOns had two men
out when Altrock hit into right field
Delehanty and Pickering dashed after AL
trock's little fly. got mixed up in their
call or hQ drOnDed SAFE.
two runs crossing the plate. Had either
of them caught the ball the game would
have been over and Joe victor.
Right in the next game this sort OF
luck continued In the ninth inning we
were two down when grounder was
hit to Delehanty. He captured the ball
all right, but threw wild to first and the
batter was safe. The next man made
hit and the game belongedto us.
Those were hard lines for Washington.
but great for us. 1t really woke up every
body so that we captured seventeen games
in a row and shot into first place.
1.-The. pennant? Well, 1 don't like to
make any predictions along that line.
My team is going we'll and all the boys
believe we have more than an even
chance to beat out the other teams.
st. Louis has been playing great ball,
there is no denying that. but the De-
troits are there with the ginger and
that counts a great deal in long race.
Cleveland has been putting up great
Dattle unQer ADVERSE CiTCuIHStdICeS
should luck turn the Maps way, they
would chase us all to the woods. The
Athletics are surely to be reckoned with,
but / miss my guess If the battle doesn't
simmer down between Jennings crowd
and ours.
There was a great mix-up in the Ma
tional League in Chicago, Sunday.
Chances are that Chubby" Charley Muir
ply will be weeping for over week. A
special from Pittsburg says that the fact
that the Pirates left Chicago Sunday
with two victories seems to have been
lost sight of. as one is all that has been
generally recorded in major league cities.
Chicago forfeited the first game and it
was given to the Pirates by Umpires
tombstone and KLEIN. The second was
won by Pittsburg, 10 to 5.
April IS the two teams were sched-
uled to play at Chicago. but 1t rained.
April % Manager Chance notified
President Pulliam that two games would
be played July 5. Accordingly Pulliam as
signed his umpires for two contests.
Last Sunday in the Windy city the
Pirates reported at the park at o'clock
for the first of the double-header Chi
cago was not on the field and tombstone
gave the game to Pittsburg. AS Pitts
burg won yesterday and Chicago lost,
their percentages are: Pittsburg. 1888:
Chicago, .594.
AS the Giants won yesterday, they are
in second place.
It was May II last that the first inva-
sion of the east by the western teams