The Washington times., 1909-10-11

P40PosltlonS in baseball. and is not d.
rectly interested in the outcome.
On Homo Grounds.
Today the Tigers are in their own
bailiwick. and that should give them an
advantage. They are not reliable on :he
defense in an emergency at any stage,
and N the strange Pittsburg grounds,
against batters they knew not. they
were decidedly off color. At home, not
only should they have an advantage. but
the Pirates should be i'll at ease until
they have found themselves.
A rate war which broke out among
the railroads has caused Detroit TO be
flooded with Pittsburg and other Ma
tional Leaguers. A round trip rate OF
$ from PittsburE is less than half the
regular rate. and the fans are taking
advantage Of the low tariff. Ten car
loads left Pittsburg yesterday morning
over the Pittsburg and Lake Erie. which
was one of the many special trains run
ming here. Eight hundred fans arrived
last night from Toronto and other Ca
madam points. and more are coming
from all points every hour. The cheap
travelling. the even break so far in
games and the intense interest in the
comparative merits Of Wagner and Cobb
promise to give Detroit the most spec
tacular> crowd in the city's history.
Twenty thousand is about the limit
capacity of the Detroit park. and Il takes
more influence to get the privilege Of
buying more than four tickets than it
takes to let your ROSTERS crow in the
city Of Washington. Some few tickets
are IN the hands OF the spectators, but
these gentlemen OF fortune viii earn all
they make.
Lid Is Down.
Detroit is in the midst of an alcoholic
reform, and the lid was not lifted 50
much as an inch on Sunday which
brought great grief to some Of our most
gifted celebrators, quite a number OF
whom waited up discussing the equation
between Cobb and Wagner until the
doors opened this morning. The rain II
yesterday also dampened the spirits Of
the visitors, and the streets lacked that
vivacitv and hurTahing which made the
Pittshurg nights hideOus but diverting.
The clsus are gathering today, and
promise TO make up for lost time then.
A peculiar feature Of the tanning Is
the way thousands Of the National
League followers regard the theft OF
home By Tv Cobb on Willis. The Amer !
lean League contingent has talked It.
self hoarse maintaining the feat wa
clear evidence Of Cobb's wonderful
auickness OF brain and foot. but the
National adherents assert that IL was
a fool play. needless risk. and bad /
baseball. Can you beat that for per-
verse reasoning You can't vet YOU
don't sit down TO write a letter or eat
a sandwich that some obstreperous
sport with the Pittsburg coal dust in
his eyebrows doesn't buttonhOIe you
with that remarkable squeak. entirely !
ignoring the point that Cobb timed the
thing TO a hairbreadth and got away
with It exactly as he had planned.
Ninety per cent Of these pittsburg fans
can commit all the murders they want
20 without fear OF swinging. for there
arc hundreds OF baseball writers and /
others who VIII testify that they are
plumb nutty and have been FOR years.
The National Commission seems 70
by easing up on its fierce determination
10 chastise Charley Murphy. OF the
Chicago National club
Oppose Heydle1.
John Heydler's chances for becoming
permanent president OF the National
League are not particularly bright. one
OF two magnates have their knives out
for him. and he may be shelved Tor
the sake OF harmony-as far as the
old circuit. Nobody has doomed Up for
the job If Heydler gets the hook. and
a fTee-foT-all scrap is in view.
There is a very VIDE interest here
in the result Of the Chicago American
Chicago National city championship
series now on. and scarcely any IN the
Boston American-NeW York National
contention. which is generally rega rded !
as unnecessary and pointless.
Jimmy NcAlcer's prospects in Wash /
inEton next season are not viewed
optimistically ny the professional critics
here They have all sorts Of good wishes
for him because Of his personality, but
they figure the team no higher than
seventh place.
Connie Mack has done q lot Of gum
ShOelnE around among the scouts and
minor magnates since the series opened.
but as soon as he reaches a prOpO-
sition the other fellow grabs his con-
tracts and yells for the police. Comics
reputation for getting stars for moth
ing scares them.