Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
FODDER FOR THE FANS,

Bob Unglaub stands No. Il among the
American League batsmen. with 2SJ.
Ed Hanlon says there is no truth in the
rumor that he is 10 manage the New
York Highlanders next season.
Bunk" Congaton. the former Boston
outtielder, now with Columbus. is the vir-
tual leader of the American Association
in batting, with an average of 800
Jimmie Collins 5000 per year contrac ct
expires with the Athletics this fall. Man
ush and Baker. two youngsters are liow
being tried out for Collins old place at
third.
In yesterdays Altoona Wilmington Tri-
State League game Altoona made twelve
errors. First Baseman Wyatt Lee being
guilty of making seven of them. That
comes pretty near being record for nine
innings.
Billy Phyle of Toronto made his six
teenth home run Wednesday. Jimmy
Jones of Montreal and Harry Arndt Of
Providence We're also credited with circuit
drives.
Fielder Jones says there is no truth in
the story that the White Sex would like
10 trade Davis and Jones for Hal Chase
of the New York club. Manager Jones
says that Chase has become very weak at
the bat since being hit in the head by a
pitched ball some time ago.
Hugh Jennings will have a most difficult
task to land the Tigers in first place. He
says: with Donovan not going good
and the younger pitchers being hit. 1t
will force the Detroit boys to do much
better stick work, and slumps in batting
should never come at this time of a
race.
If Bob Unglaub goes through game
without driving in a run it appears like
hard luck. Yesterday Bob waited until
,frrt,. I, hof fi,,p I,
'swat. and then it drove Edmonson over
the rubber.
New York National ball players express
great surprise that Jim Mcclure should
have been considered not to have made
good manager of the Boston Ameri-
cans. John McGraw and Joe McGinni V
We're outspoken in their belief that Nc
CURE. considering his handicaps. had
made the record of the season and was
bound to- take u prominent place among
ma iOr league manage rS.-BoStOn Post.
NotWithst anding the fact that Pitcher
Malarkey OF Buffalo struck out twelve OF
the Providence siuggsrs the Grays won
Wednesdays game. Pitcher Slime held
the Bisons apparently hypnotized. Nc
Ailister being the only man to get a hit
The BaltimOres being idle, the victory of
the Grays brought Them within hailing
distance of the leaders.
The games in the American League yes
terday We're close for the most part and
the winners were New York. Detroit St
Louis and Boston. The Detroits squeeZ I'd
out another victory over the Clevelands.
and the Browns by defeating the Chi
Cages racaptured second place The Ath-
letics were the New Yorks victims and
the Washingtons made way for the BoS-
tons. The Athletics won four out o: six
gaines in the series with the New YorkS
In the list issued by the national com
mission the names of only four Eastern
I1eaguers appear. The Newark club has
far escaped losing any player by the
drafting process. Pitcher Schmidt of the
Baltimores has been taken by the New
York Americans. Cleveland has put in "A
claim for two twirlers. The Chicago M
tionalS have snapped up Stanley OF Mon
treal and Barser Of Rochester and Catcher
Archer of Buffalo. The Chicago Cubs
will give Jack Hayden. the former Balti-
more and Providence outfielder. anoth II
chance i'm maj or league company. Hayden
is now playing with indianapolis.
The announcement was made yesterday