Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15

The Tigers and Browns are once more
on even terms. and the latter will do their
best to make 1T warm for the Nationals
this afternoon. With Bill Burns on the
rubber for the locals the Browns should
experience trouble.
Jake Stahl is certainly big favorite in
Boston. The announcement that he was
going to play in Mondays double header
was partly responsible for attracting a
crowd Of nearly 21.OO0 persons. Jake was
nervous in the first game and had two
bad errors. but he played swell ball in
the second and made himself solid with
everybody.
Harry Mccormick has been hitting pref
ty well since he Joined the New York
Nationals.
That was a rare occurrence in Cincin-
natl yesterday. every member of the Red
team making one run.
McGraw has refused to waive claim to
First Baseman Swacina of Pittsburs and
may add him to the New York list.
President B. B. johnson Of the Ameri-
can League left Chicago yesterday for
the east. He will visit New York and dis
cuss the situation OF the New York
Americans with President Frank Farrell.
Josh Clarke lost a home run and Bill
Bradley two-bagger on account of yes
terday's postponement on the hill. Clarke
slammed out home run to left in the
first inning, and Bradley followed with
two-base .scl which hit the left-field fence
on the hy. Then came the clouds and the
rain. Bradley's was one Of the lustiest
hits seen here for long time.-New York
Sun.
That Mcintyre, schaefer and Crawford.
the first three men in the Detroit batting
order, are the leading run-getters In the
American League speaks volumes for the
batting Ty Cobb and Rossman do behind
them.
Mig" Clarke carried a practical joke
too far In a game at the Huntington
avenue grounds recently. When Ryan
succeeded Rhoades in the box in the
Clarke for the name of the new man and
Clarke replied Costello" Egan an
nounced Costello pitcher for Cleveland -
and most OF the scribes left the grounds
with Costello in their lineup. 1t was a
thoughtless but objectionable joke.-Bos-
ton Post.
Says Jack Sheridan. the dean Of UNI
pires: THE double umpire system is a
necessity. So close is the battling in
that i is the height of folly for Johnson
and Pulliam to put one arbitrator on the
job. Then, the managers and players are
crankier than ever before. So are the
fans That's because pretty nearly
every game that is played spells so
The st. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers
are tied again for first place I'm the Ameri-
can Leagu. While the Detroits were sink
ing the harpoon into the Bostons yesterday
the Washingtons were romping away from
st. Louis. Waddell and all. These re-
suits not only caused tie for first place.
but dropped the New Yorks back to the
tail tend. For their part the Hill Toppers
didn't have a chance. A storm struck
the heights in the first part Of the first
inning and stopped play for the day.
1.-THE throwing of pop bottles on the
part of spectators at base ball games
should be stopped at once. do not re-
member seeing q Boston crowd indulge
in such a thing to such an extent as yes
terday's throng at the American League
grounds did. It has been prevalent in
the west and in several instances has had
very serious consequences In Boston
the crowds have usually been sportsman
like and free from rowdy tactics Yes
terday the first, base .bleacherites fairly
Uttered the grounds with 'empties,' ind
on no less than three occasions Hughey
Jennings himself went down the line
clearing the bottles out Of the way A
little later shower Of bottles directed at