Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-06
FODDER FOR THE FANS.

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| Athletics for the last time sthis after
noon.
| New Yorks come tomorrow for a double
header. the first game starting at 30.
That boy Mcbride is the best shortstop
| in the business and he will be recognized
as such next year. His catches of short
| flies yesterday were of the sensational
order
There is no pitcher any better than
| Charley Smith when he is right. and it is
to Der egretted that the boy isn't strong
| err so that he can work oftener. Charley
has picked up easy money this year.
Manager Cantillon wanted to play Dele
hanty yesterday, but Jim felt so bad that
he had to go to the clubhouse and ely
mer covered second. Del weighs only
$40 pounds, his regular weight being 10.
Earl Moore made good in the second
game with Brooklyn yesterday, winning
by to I. The big fellow will do lot
to help Murrays band win the pennant
next year.
The American League ends its season
in the west today. The National quits in
the east Wednesday. the American
Thursday. Then for the worlds series or
the series to decide the National League
pennant.
AS much as 5000 already has been
offered to the New York Americans for
their new pitcher, Wilson. who cost the
landed by Arthur Irwin.
Now the New York players and sport
ing writer's are claiming that Merkle did
touch second base in that New York
Chicago tie game. And this despite the
published criticisms hurled at the Giant
and stories Of what McGraw said to him
in the clubhouse afterward.
brother of Christy Mathewson is
pitching fort he freshman team at Lafay
cite College. He showed that he has
considerable ability says the college
paper although erratic support. coupled
with some timely hits by the sophOmores.
resulted in eight runs being made off his
delivery
"Covaleski is the most hated man in
New York. because he put the Giants in
sporting writer. And yet he has the
nerve to say that the ''southpaw' has
nothing which other pitchers do not have
He must have had something to fool
such sluggers Donlin and Tenney.
Pitchers some folks declare. have an
easy time. so many Of them being car
ried by each club. but the Mathewsons.
Johnsons. Washes and Covaleskies are
earning their money.
First-class catchers are considered es-
sential to team being in a pennant race.
yet Detroit isn't fixed as we'll in that re-
gard as Cleveland or the White Sox. or
Pittsburg as we'll as New York or the
Cubs.
| Wilson, the new pitcher of the New
York Americans, has trimmed Detroit,
Boston. ST. Louis and Washington IN the
brief time he has been with the High
landers.
Those fellows who declare that base ball
races are fixed for some reason never pro-
duce any exhibit AS or BIS.
Hans Wagner-Why didn't you quit
Carnegie. Pa. last spring?-Query of
thousands of anxious New York fans.
1t has been announced that Jim Swift,
who has pitched for two seasons on the
Wilkesbarre New York State League
team, has been signed by the st. Louis
Browns for next year
Manager Clymer of the Columbus club
returned to Philadelphia yesterday and
saw the Phillies- New York game BILLY
cannot understand how New York with
its sloppy Outfield managed to keep up in
the race all season. True. McGraw's out
felders are not very snowy in the fielding
line. but they can hit the ball all right
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Billy Gilbert has received a hurry-up
call to rejoin the Cardinals in st. Louis.
Gilbert thought he was through for the
season, but now that the Browns are out
Of the American League race series
between them and the Cardinals for the
championship of st. Louis has been ar
ranged. 1t will be started Immediately
after the close of the regular season. Nc
ClOskey needs Gilbert to direct the play
of the infield. If he would let Gil man
age the team in this series the National
League tailenders might make brave
showing.
Col. Barksdale Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road passenger department gave me
new idea of the great interest there is
being taken in base ball all over the coun-
try but especially at the present time
with the races in both major leagues so
close and exciting. when he told me yes
terday that his company was telegraphing
the scores inning by inning to its limited
trains running east and west. There is an
operator on each of the companys limited
trains who receives these bulletins, which
are then passed along to the passengers
from car to car. This has never been
done before said Col. Barksdale but
the demand for base ball bulletins from
our passengers was great that to
accommodate them we had to arrange for
the service. and which l am assured by
our train hands is very much appreciated.
From this you can infer that never before
has the entire country been, SO interested
in base ball it is this fall. '-Phia-
delphia Telegraph.