Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-28
THIS AND THAT

That team Of sluggers cannot always
win pennant, Is very apparent in the
smaller leagues as well as the larger ones.
The team from Birmingham, Ala, known
in that locality as the BUNS have won
but twenty-six games out of seventy-nine,
and yet lead the Southern League in bat
ting. Vaughn the former manager could
not get the players on a winning streak,
and Manager MolesNorths job is on the
blink. so it Is said.
That the mighty may fall is indicated
very strongly in the case of SandOw
Mertes, who a couple Of years ago, was a
star in the New York Giant aggregation
He has gradually gone down the ladder
until at the present time he is playing
semi-professional ball in Chicago. He
was recently released by Toronto because
his contract was about the biggest thing
in the burg. He got used to that 81 900
salary in New York, and 1t was hard for
him to get along on what he was worth
The Kansas City Star is authority for
the statement that whenever the Wash
ingtons are hitting, George Mcbride usu-
ally is one Of 'em. We have seen the
time when the locals were hitting for
keeps but George was not on the job.
George has habit OF getting a hit when
1t isn't needed. He Is a grand fielder. but
has got to have another season or so with
the big fellows before he gets his eye on
the ball. Again it may be possible that
the opposing pitchers will have him sized
up good and plenty by that time. and
George will be about as bad off as ever.
Some Of the base ball writer's are spec
ulating as to what Elberfeld will do with
Niles when he gets back into the game.
to Mr.. Niles is the bench. Then again will
Elberfeld get in the game this season? 1t
is hardly likely. for he says the spiking
Ganley gave him on the local grounds
early in the year will keep him out of the
game for the rest Of this season. 1t is
too bad but he got his just desserts when
Ganley unintentionally threw the harpoon
into him. The kid has a habit of
blocking a runner at the bases. and this
time he was too much in the way.
1t ie understood that Owner Farrell of
the Highlands has Arthur Irwin out
scouting for new players. He couldn't
have picked a better man. Irwin has been
in the business all his life and knows a
good youngster the minute he sets eyes on
him. The fact that he got together a
winning aggregation In the defunct Union
would certainly indicate that he knows
something about the rudiments that make
up the game.
There Is some food for thought in the
club batting records of the American
League. AS usual. the White Sox, the
hitless wonders" are last in the batting
list yet they are third in point of games
won. Cleveland Is fourth in hitting and
fourth in the league standing. The fire.
quency with which Chicago hobs up as a
pennant contender on mighty few base
hits indicates something. In spite OF Grip
Piles. in spite Of hard luck-so-called--in
spite OF numerous other disbursements.
Fielder Jones team goes right along
winning games without the aid of a
galaxy Of clouts. Chicago plays ball with
its head. Therefore the numerous runs
without safeties.
New York has raised howl about ba Sc
ball methods in Detroit and IL the kick
is justified there can be no penalty too
severe for the Detroit MANAGEMENT II is
alleged by Manager Elberfeld that a
pboney ball was put in Saturdays con-
test. Cobb hit the alleged rabbit BALI
for three bases and virtually broke UP
the contest. Elberfeld protested at once