Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
before. The Detroits are playing a faster
game.-New York Sun.

before. The Detroits are playing a faster
game-New York Sun.
The Phillies have taken a big brace
since they struck the west.
mier twirler of the American League
were badly shattered by the Yankee slug
gers. And Graham and Petty found the
going Just as rocky.
The Tigers have taken ten games from
the White Sox this year and have lost
four. From st. Louis they have won five
and lost six.
Jimmy McAleer was very disgruntled
when he hove into town yesterday morn
ing. James claims Silk O'Loughlin robbed
him Of the game in Washington Wednes-
day.-New York Journal.
The other day Tip O'Neil and. Catcher
Buelow got into a mixup. TIP hitting
Buelow with a bat and the big backstop
retaliating by throwing his cud OF tobacco
in Tips eye. Fine business.
Says Frank Hougth: Jimmy Collins is
playing a very steady game at third. He
Is doing everything that can be expected
Of a third-sacker. and is doing a great
deal that other men in his position can't
do
It il doubtful IL Myron Grimshaw Of
Toronto will be able to play again this
season. Grimshaw was operated on for
the second time recently, and his physi-
can declares 1t would jeopardise his
chances Of ever playing IL he got In the
game this season.
In the fifth inning. after McAleer had
used up Dineen and Graham and Petty.
the cranixs yelled to McAleer to put Wad-
deli In the box. Give US the 'Rube.' :"
they shouted. we will show him up.
near the players bench and gave the
crowd 9 laugh when he retorted: mo,
this IL not my day. Those bats look too
big."-New York Telegram.
No matter whether Grinith was forced
out Of the New York American League
club or resigned from the club on his own
account. 1t is certain that the players are
doing no better with him away than they
were when he was present. It may be
policy That being the case he was
privileged to ask for change. inasmuch
as he 10 the man who Is responsible for
the clubs solidity. 1t doesn't seem to
matter a whole lot. Griffith is out. The
issue Is closed. and 1t is still before the
owner OF the club to get that work from
his team which will satisfy him for the
time that he puts in to keep the organi-
zation together.
The New York Americans beat the
Browns again yesterday. and two VIC
tories in succession for tailenders against
pennant possibilities is not SO bad. at
least not after what the New Yorks had
been doing. The leading event Of the day
was the huge score piled up by the De-
troits The fierce Tigers tore into the
Athletics for twenty-one runs. the top
score of the season in the big leagues.
They widened the gap between first and
second places. The Clevelands won in
Washington and passed the Chicagos.
who lost in Boston.
Close watchers of base ball say that
Hal Chase cripples the team, and does
so simply because he Is too fast. men,
tally and physically. for the rest of the
Highlanders. Chase's head works too
quickly-works out and starts a play
before the brains around him can set
ready Twice in recent games Chase
has made lightning throws home. turning
and pivoting like flash and sending the
ball to Kleinow. only to find that red
topped gentleman skygazing. while the
ball whizzed past to the stand. On three
or four other occasions Chase has
snapped up a play and leaped forward to
mix in the doings and found the whole
team just waking up. too late. II Chase
would simply hold the ball till the slower
skulls woke up he would save sundry
errors but how Chase would f1t In with
a catcher like Killing!