Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-07

continued dewnpour Of rain in New
York yesterday prevented the Nationals
from playing an exhibition game with
Kid" Carsey's Giants and while the
boys lost little pin money the rest Will
do everybody great deal of good This
especially refers to Walter johnson, who
performed wonders In the camp of the
Highlanders during the last two battles.
II Walter can work two games in sue
cession he will be able to perform once
again today after a good rest and IT is
not outside the bounds Of probability that
he will try once more to throw down
Manager Elberfeld and his yielding
A telegram from Manager Cantillon this
morning said that arrangements had oeen
made to play two games this afternoon
and afternoon bout. The Hiehlanders
have almost become friendless in the
big city, and II is good proposition 10
double up as to attract large crowd
IF johnson pitches the first game against
the Yankees Tom Hughes will more than
likely perform In the second, which means
rocky road for the New Workers In both
contests.
Walter Johnson has now pitched TWEEN
ty-seven consecutive innings against the
New Yorks without allowing them run.
rs he shut them out last fall In the only
is reported to have made a wager before
he left home that he would win three
games from the Highlanders. and. with
out knowing whether the rumor Is true
or not he has certainly secured the best
of the argument so far. His going to the
mound SO frequently gives color to the
report.
night train out of New York and arrive
home early tomorrow morning. The Bos-
ton Red Sox start q series OF three games
with the Nationals tomorrow. and every
one Of the contests should be crowded
with interest. Charley Smith had an
easy time with the Bostons last week.
and he or Bert Kelley will probably do
the pitching tomorrow. The game will
he called at o'clock Should the Ma
tionals capture all three games 1t will
pull the Red Sox back in close proximity
to the locals, and as the Philadelphia
Athletics follow for four games the Ma
bright. Manager Mack is experimenting
with youngsters at the present time. and
IS the Nationals have been able to trim
the Quakers when at their best they
should be able to win majority of the
games, at least
Not since the expansion movement Of
the American League have the champion
ship races been so closely contested. With
the exception Of one year, when the Bos-
tons won their first championship, all the
races for the bunting Of the younger or
Sanization have been stubbornly fought
out to the finish. while those of the Ma
tional were captured rather handily by
Pittsburg New York or Chicago This
year there Is a marked change In the con-
ditions-a change that has aroused an in
terest In the national game hitherto un-
known. At this stage Of the contest in
preceding years the struggle in the Ameri
can had generally dwindled down to two
clubs. This year there are four In the
hunt. only fcrty-six points separating the
Clevelanders. who are bringing up the
tail Of the first division, from the De-
in front Of Chicago by nine points. while
the st. Louisans, who we're knocked out
OF second place yesterday, are only four
points back Of Chicago and thirty-three
points In front Of Cleveland. Detroit
showed q loss Of nine points since the last
review, while the White Sox showed the
same number Of points gained. st. Louis
-Se. while the Cieveianders showed the
greatest loss-15 points.
In the National race all the leaders
showed gains. New York leading with 20
points. Pittsburg following with 49, CHI
cago With and the Phiilies with 10. Sew
enty.nihe points separate the Phillies
who are running fourth, from the New
FORKS, who are leading. Pittsburg is II
points back Of New York and only 5 in
front Of the Phillies. With only % points
separating the first three clubs in the
National race and only Is separating the
first three clubs in the American League,
the possibilities Of todays double eaders
~ eoth organizations are apparent in this
little table:
Win Even Lose