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championship he may find his new Ken
lucky home too warm for him. Joe had
better come east and take up his resi-
dence in the District
Messrs. Moves, Rapley and Minor were
very much pleased last night over the
what anxious about getting into the game
to help out the Nationals. They are now
sure Mr.. Cantillon and the team can
take care of themselves.
They must love Lajoie in Detroit. Read
the following from the pen of a Tiger
scribe: Berger. Chech, Liebhardt, re-
cruits. and Joss. veteran, have kept
Cleveland in the race this season. Is
1t possible that the Blues are going to
win the pennant. despite the frghtful
handicap Of Lajoie's management"
The Washington management has an
nounced that Walter Johnson will pitch
in two of the games against the Maps
The Maps don't care if Johnson pitches
all three. They are not afraid of him.
Charley Smith, native son. is down on the
card to pitch Fridays contest.-Cleve-
land Leader September %.
They are talking Of letting McCloskey
out next season in st. Louis Mac may
not be bowling success with fandom,
but the Cardinal owners must admit that
their bank roll is better off as result
OF the trades he has made. Brush gave
up $4,000 for Shannon, c. Webb Waist
coat Murphy handed over S1,JW and
Beebe and Noonan for Pack Taylor, and
w. JOvial ShettSline was torn away from
Johnny Lush and 5000 for Buster Brown
Rather bad, what?
Mordecai Brown, the star twirler Of the
Chicago Cubs. has stated that Kroh. the
new southpaw acquisition to the Windy
City's staff. will in his opinion make good.
Apparently the three-fngered wonder be-
lieves that Kroh will cut sWath through
the National League batters with but lit
tie trouble. Brown says he likes the south
paws style of delivery and that to his
mind the youngster has the making of
star.
Catcher Egan. who caught for the Utica
New York State League club this year.
Joined the Athletics in Detroit. Egan
comes to the Athletics with good repu-
tation. being a clever backstop and noted
as Simon pure slugger. Waivers were
asked on Schreck, and Chicago was the
only team which put in a claim for him.
It's evident that Connie wants to build
up his catching department. as with Blue,
Lapp and Egan now under his wing. with
Doc Powers as the only veteran, the
Athletics have host of backstop talent.
when l saw Merkle leave the base
PATH declares Christy Mathewson II
ran after him and brought him back to
second base, so as to make our lead UNI
questionable. He was on second base
after McGinnity tossed away the ball. fol
lowing his russell with the Chicago play
ers. Maybe Evers got the ball and touch
ed the base afterward. If he did it didn't
prove anything. I can state positively
that no force play was made before Mer-
kle got to the base. He wanted to stick
there when he saw the scrapping on the
diamond. but 1 pulled him away, and we
went to the clubhouse. New York Globe.
An unofficial statement has reached
New York city from Cincinnati, which
says that Clarke Griffith. former manager
of the New York American League team,
has signed a contract whereby he is to
manage the Cincinnati base ball club next
year. 1t is said that while this report is
not authentic the announcement has been
made on good authority. John Camel
completes his second year as manager of
the Reds with the closing Of the present
season. and he - done much better with
the club this year than last. 1t was al
ways supposed that Griffith, however. was
too ardent a follower of the American
League to again return to the senior
ma jor organization.