Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24


more.
Walter johnson will try to fool the
Browns today, with Bob Groom for the
finale tomorrow. This will probably
throw Witherup against the Athletics
here next Tuesday.
There was large crowd in front of
last evening, and there was some shouting
INDUCED in when the locals pushed the
runs over the rubber.
Only five hits. That's why the Athlet-
les lost to Chicago. They had thirteen
gentlemen stranded on the paths. with no
bingle forthcoming to admit them to the
run column.
Tom O'Rourke. the old Boston National
League backstop, now a scout for the
Pittsburg Pirates, has picked up live
wire in young Campbell, the crack out
fielder of the Aberdeen. Wash. team.
Some wiseacres take huge delight in
pointing out that while base ball is wit
messed and enjoyed by thousands. it is
understood by few. This is disauiet-
ing thought to the enthusiastic fan who
was just beginning to fancy that he knew,
at least little of the pastime
Philie fans arc doping the thing all out.
and figure that the still shmping slump
of the Quakers is due to lack of good
fielding. good pitching. good hitting and
good base running. There you have
enough good reasons to cover single
slump.
In his last seventeen times at bat HOnus
Wagner has failed to make a base hit.
He switched and hit left handed the
seventeenth time and made near-hit.
The Phillies, according to those who
have stacked up against them lately. are
much more hustling team since Ward
got In line and Bates joined the crowd.
Considerable pitching that Of Summers
of the Detroifs in holding his opponents
to zeros for twenty-seven consecutive in
nings, Washington eighteen and New
York nine.
No pitcher ever came back stronger
after being shunted on to the minor
league siding than Earl Moore. His resus-
citation was managerial acumen on the
part of Billy Murray
Archer Of the Cubs is of slight build to
all outward appearances, and as quiet and
unobtrusive in his methods as Johnny
Killing. Johnny was one of the non-blus-
tering type, but always delivering.
Bill Dahlen to manage the Syracuse
team of the New York State League is
the latest prediction regarding the future
movements of the late Boston-New York
Brookfyn-Chicago star. If that comes
true Bill will be near the locality where
he first broke into base ball.
Maybe the Cubs are giving Archer lots
OF work to prime him to stop Cobb's base
running in the worlds series, as King
did. Practice makes perfect. and Archer
is fine thrower already. There's moth
ing like being prepared. though the JOB
Of taking care Of Ty may fall to Gibson
or Schlei.
Errorless games in the big leagues TO
date: National-Philadelph Chicago and
Pittsburg, Il each; Brooklyn. II. New
York and Cincinnati, Is each: Boston, ID;
St Louis. Z Observation-Disclosures. 20.
Chicago. %; Detroit, 81: Washington and
Cleveland. 10 each: st. Louis, Is; Boston,
II; New York, 13
Fred Clarke talks more conservatively
than Frank Chance in the matter OF pen
nant claiming. II never have claimed
that the Pittsburgs would win the pen
nant," says the Pirate chief. II know
that we have good ball team and feel
that it is one which will recover quickly
from slump. either of batting or field
ing. but consider 1t foolish to make
claims at this season of the year. All
can say is that We will do our best to
stay at the top"
ut is practically certain that the Bos-
ton club will be sold before long," says
the Cincinnati Enquirer Several par
ties are after it, and the team is drawing
SO poorly that the present owners cannot
continue very long at the helm 1t is
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