Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
BASE BALL NOTES.

The local fans will have . chance to
look over the Boston speed boys tomor-
row. They have certainly cut swath
this season.
The friends of the Tigers need not wor-
ry. Saturdays knock down will do them
good and they will stand the grueling
finish better than the Quakers.
The Pirates victory over the Cubs yes
terday looks like the finishing touches to
the pennant race, as 1t is their last
visit to Chicago.
1t would just be like the Nationals to
brace up by the time the Tigers come
to town and knock them out of the pen
nant. The final games of the season
should be crowded with interest all
around.
Hoffman, Collins. Bush and Cobb seem
to have the rest of the big league base
runners tied to post.
The Crown Prince of Abyssinia has in
vited Roosevelt to kill white elephant.
The Detroits nearly did that
Brooklyn managers for next season in
clude Mike Donlin. John Camel, Johnny
King and Willie Keller
The Athletics have twenty-six games
to, play at home yet. and Capt. Davis
figures on the team utilizing those twenty
six to win the pennant.
Tommy Leach is the boss run getter.
He had 9J by the latest figures. apd
while the big hitter attracts more atten-
ton than the run getter, the latter is
what wins the games.
The present races In the major leagues
again emphasize the lack of balance.
There's too much difference between. the
weak and the strong.
Twenty-eight thousand people saw the
Cubs slip back pes In their battle for
first place.
What's the use? After making up some
points Saturday the Tigers take advantage
OF the Athletics idleness to boost their
lead to "a points.
Tonneman. whom the Boston Ameri-
willie. is batting at a 400 clip just at pres
ent, and is also doing lot of fine work
In the field.
Clay Of Reading is leading the Tri-State
batters with an average of 1888 He has
played in 1O4 games
There is real lemon I'm base ball at
last. Lee Lemon Of Burlington has been
purchased by Indianapolis. He is a
catcher.
Hack Spencer out in st. Paul is bat
ting like house on fire. In the last ten
games or so he has hit for about 395 He
is catching practically every game
Rube Geyer. the mainstay of the CO.
lumbus American Association pitching
staff. cost Roger Bresnahah SIS. 600 The
Cardinals have spent not less than SIC, 900
on new talent.
Charles Murphy has asked his catchers
to wear knee protectors as we'll as shin
guards regularly. He doesn't want tn
risk an accident such as put Larry Nc
Lean out OF the game.
A large flock of crows which havered
over Shibe Park. expecting to find a
dead arm" took hight when JacL
Coombs announced that it was ONLY his
ulna nerve that bothered him.
1t has been announced that the New
York Giants will spend the winter in Ell
Paso, Tex, getting ready for next season.
with racing just across the border IT is
bound to be big winter in the Texas
town. and the New Workers. NAV play In
a\series Of exhibition games.
Brooklyn Is SO mad because the Cubs
made eight runs in the ninth inning that
President Ebbets will protest on the
ground that the umpires permitted the
game to go beyond the time limit, 1t hav-
ing been agreed to stop play at 5:1j p. m.
Ebbets 10 certainly hard loser.