Evening journal., 1908-09-19
BASEBALL CHAT

The New York Giants are still climbing
towards the National League pennant.
Dick Egan again covered second base
for the Cincinnati team yesterday and wasl
one OF the few Reds who got away with.
out an error.
Mattern. the former Trenton pitcher, did
good work for Boston against the Chicago
Cubs holding them TO one run in eight in
nings but he blew up IN the ninth and Bill
chappene who succeeded him, was little
better At that Chicago got but five hits
on the pair of former rri-Staters.
Huelsman has gone West with the Ath-
letics and win likely break into the game
at ST. Louis to-day. as win Harry Krause
the Senator's star twirler
The Cleveland team is coming strong
in tho American League and promise to
make lt hot for Detroit and the other clubs
seeking the pennant.
Rube waddoll was said to have been
bad for the ST. Louis Americans in the
early part OF the season, but since July
4 has been tending strictly to baseball and
pitching a great game.
The American Association season has
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Indianapolis. Louisville. Columbus, Toledo
Minneapolis Milwaukee. Kansas City. st
Paul
II the Giants can do no better than
break even with Pittshurg and Chicago
they viii have prevented their nearest
rivals from gaining anything, but after
that comes the more games" which are
10 be PLAYED with the Philadelphias, and
there Is where New York viii have to tend
10 an it's knitting with the greatest Of
care.
Harry Bemis win have to do the buiiS
OF the catching for Cleveland for az least
. the next ten days. mig Clarke, who was
in the game for weeks, is out with a
broken bone in the third finger Of his right
hand
Plans are already being made for the
worlds championship series. Should the
Tigers and the Giants be the Wnners the
series viii probably begin on the Polo
! Grounds on Friday. October o. Should
either Pittshurg or Chicago win IN the
Rational the series viii begin October s
Ty Cobb was presented with a solid
& silver service costing $50 by the business
{ people Of Detroit IL Vas at his home. and
I not AZ the BAH grounds. as 70 many Of
those presentations are made. Cobb Is
more popular than ever. and could easily
be elected 10 a high office IN Detroit II he
would accept it now.
This seems 70 De the ieft-handcrs year.
/ g. Edward Wadden strikes out sixteen
of the Athletics and makes the Whit
record for the American League; @. Ma
/ poieon Rucker twiris a no-hit game Tor
the superoas. and breozes fourteen Of the
Doves and @. Magnificent Wntre hold,
the Phiines hitiess for ten siahzas. All the
lcfihandcd Gs seem 10 be- way up in O.
Manager Connie Mack OF iho Phiadoi.
phia Athletics SIS credited with having
said that in biz opinion Rube oldring. VII,
has been playing center field for that tear
on and on ibis season. is easily discour.
aged and that ~ be would only learn Q,
believe that De was one of the creates
ball players IN the game be would be
iuminary ia the outneld This opinion ap
pears TO be held By many OF Oldring'
friends. They say that Rube Be- too modest
II such O. the case he deserves a deal o
credit. lie is then one OF the few bal
players who can show FLASHES of star bal
; PLAYING and not become highly infatuato
: with himself