Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

bined base ball knowledge and strategy OF
~ Cobb and Hughey Jennings ought to
AID to the natural worries of such a sit
uatfon materially. and the event will be
awaited with much interest. Certainly
there was never a swifter, more unerring
graspfng of the psychological moment for
a great and daring play than when Cobb
day.
The astounding pilfer has knocked the
pins from under the faith of the Pitts
burgers in Gibson. Cobb may be able
to steal bases in the American League,
but he can't do it on Gibson was the
ents last week. In Fridays game Ty
stole second. and only a remarkable one
handed stop by Wagner made the play
even close for the much-touted Gibson.
twirling since the game of base ball be-
came the national pastime, and Gibson
who was credited with being the best
catcher in the National League. both
became utterly bewildered when Cobb
started for that plate. And as Vic was
dropped it when he got it. the decision
was not even close. That alone proved
that Jennings is a desperate man and will
go to any extreme to win. He figures
can ever win by playing a safe and sane
game. he will take long chance. And it
looks today as though he may get away
with it.
The many friends in this city of wild
Bill Donovan were especially gratifled
over his splendid work in Saturdays
game. 1t has been the general opinion
among the experts and players of the
American League that Donovan is the
finest pitcher on either team and Satur-
days game abundantly confirmed this
opinion. If he can pitch another game to
match the one of Saturday Detroit will
be In strong position indeed, for Mullin
deserved better fortune than was his lot
Friday. and he and Summers are not
out OF the series yet by any means. The
wise boys have all along figured that the
Tigers pitching staff would turn the trick
for the American League champions in
the world series. Mullin did his share in
Fridays battle. but his support wasn't
there. Donovan also performed like a
star. but this time Jennings crew was be-
hind him and played the game for which
they have been noted.
The Detroit infie'd has not played up
to its top form as yet in this series Dele
hanty and Bush have not displayed the
team work that characterizes the play OF
Wagner and Miller, and each made cost
~ misplays in the game Friday. They
are likely to retrieve themselves In the
other games. however, and both have
done some good hitting. In the matter of
hitting. by the way, the men relied on
have been something of failure. ry
Cobb has made one hit and Wagner two,
one of those being a scratch. These
mighty sluggers are likely to do some
execution before the week is over, how
ever.
Teh fact that Davy Jones is leading
both teams at the bat demonstrates once
more that Jennings is an expert in pick
ing out the right men for the right places.
Before McIntyre's injury there was hard
ly an expert writer or manager in the
who would not have given Matty
q shade to the extent of fully Is per cent
over Jones. Yet Jennings keeps jones in
the game after Mcintyre has fully re-
covered and you have the answer in
Jones being the only player to hit over
the 800 mark in the two games played.
The enemies Of Jennings who have been
chasing him as lucky will certainly have
to concede something on, this point.
After Fridays cleanup, when all three
National League clubs-at Pittsburg. New
York and Chicago-registered victories,
the adherents of the older organization
reeled off many paragraphs telling of the
strength of that league over
Ban Johnsons teams. During Saturday
and Sunday a different aspect has been
put upon the outlook. Boston trimmed
the Giants, the White Sox the Cubs and
the Tigers simply toyed with the National
League champions. The National League
has certainly been strengthened during
the past three years. but as a whole 1t
has some distance to go before 1t will
class up with the American League