Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-26
FODDER FOR THE FANS.

Joe Tinker Of the Chicago Cubs has
the good record of having put in a
stretch of twenty-eight games at short
stop without an error this year.
Washington. with a seventh place team
that can win, is about as enthusiastic
over its club as Detroit Is over its cham
pions.-Detroit Journal.
Two teams down south got into a row
over the umpire's decision yesterday and
eleven men were hurt, one probably IA
tally. The umpire was unscathed. What's
the use?
with the Browns when they go over to
play Boston. A trifle of unpaid alimony
makes that trip an impossibility for
George Edward.
Catcher Arthur Wilson of the Bloom
ington team. purchased last week by the
New York Nationals. has been notified to
join the New York team next Thursday.
1t is practically certain that a new man
will be in charge of affairs in Rochester
next season. and rumor has it that it will
be kitty Bransf1eld. Two other men
spoken of for the job are Jimmie Barrett
and Danny Murphy of Philadelphia.
Has it occurred to you in the past few
days what a wonderful outfield st. Louis
would have If McAleer had held on to
Hemphill? With Stone and Heidrick go
added to these no outfield in either league
would have much on the Browns.
Silk OLoughlin says that in one of the
games st. Louis played in Washington
in which he officiated three of the
Browns pitchers were used up by the
heat and had to retire. silk adds that
he lost twelve pounds weight during that
series. He's a stanch advocate for Ban
tohnson's double umpire system.-Boston
Globe.
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exultant Pittsburg fans carried off Irving
Young on their shoulders. after he had
won that seventeen-inning game from
Brooklyn. Pastorious, Patsy Donovan's
pitcher. broke down and cried like
A child. A chap who does that has his
heart in the game, and has a heart in
the right place
In the series this year between the
White Sox and the st. Louis Browns
McAleer's team has won eight games.
games from Detroit and have lost FIVE
The Tigers have beaten Chicago ten
times and have lost four times Cleve-
lands record is: Detroit 1O-7; st. Louis,
SO: Chicago, IA.
Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics yesterday notified Centerfelder
Amos Strunk of the Shamokin Athletic
League team that he was to report to the
Quakers September 1. Strunk has quite
reputation as base runner and out
fielder.
ICY" Young has personally thanked
the newspaper writer's for helping make
'Cy Young day a great success" and
at the same time Young sent each box
of fine cigars with his compliments
Every one in the press box will Smoke
up today and throughout the series with
the Browns-Boston Post
Pitching Johnson right back looks odd.
having the appearance Of being special
effort to beat one particular pennant as
pirant. Cantillon's probable explanation
would be that his club is making a squirt.
that he wants games no matter from
whom. and that he takes the means that
he thinks most likely to achieve the re-
suit He certainly figured well. for John
son right now is about as good as any
Highlander on the circut-Detroit Free
Press.
The failing Browns got no boost for
their pennant hopes in New York and
they left last night with a defeat as a
parting salute. Manning pitched well
enough for New York and the Hilltop
pers at length were able to beat Howell.
The defeat hurt the ST. Louis folks lot,
because the Clevelands won from the
Philadelphias. and now are only five
points in back of the runners-up. The
Chicagos got away with their game in
Boston. and they aren't far away from
the Napoieons, either. If they do well
In their series with New York goodness
knows what may happen.