The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-24
Another ladies. day hoodoo.

The Tigers do not fear Connie Mack g men. Nevertheless. 1t would be history repeating if the two clubs fought 1t out
 to the wire. Fans. can yividly recall
 the furious light between the two clubs iso7. % On Y september 1. the Tigers lost the lead to the Athletics at Bennett Park. From September 1 to 13. the Tigers camped on the trail of the lead CTS with dogged persistency. They. re- ietIcs did. aided by a rew knockdowns by St. Louis and Chicago. they could Eastern trip. then confronted the 1T, gers. Both Boston and New York fell before the merciless campaign that the Jennings Sr9Ta was bEsagitng t Eas Wisb blood in their eyes and stout hearts.
 By this time the Tigers had cut into Philadelphia's lead. and on September 20 tied f6r them tbres rer days TSe
 phia Detroit series started on Septem- Der 27. Base ball fans all over the country were keyed ysd,,T JP oyer nH the jim inn quered in the first game, dislodged the Athletics and unfurled the flag. of vic- tory from the highest peak. On Sep tember 2s rain fell, while the two nght- gle. which fate decreed to take place on September s0. For seventeen in- nings the Tigers battled with the ri- VAlS. ana QaIkAcS6 I6lA Oh q tlG oSOtSs But the game broke Philadelphia's eaenTShs' easmps were srs neVer asS hsaded. They swept Washington before them in four in the meantime, CleveIand had slipped in a victory on Philadelphia. and even the much-abused Washingtonians grab bed off 8 game. Philadelphia was nant struggles was ended. Now fans are asking each other q question which was uppermost of their thoughts two years ago: which a,ro XII # conn, 5eI HpHEaeE HsE says Philadelphia. TaKe your pick: but remember, Hughey is usually right Detroit News.
 President Barney Dreyfuss of the Ptttsburg Club has announced that he had completed contracts with New York and Pittsburg theatrical men Pirates will be utilized during the coming winter by hippodrome follow ing closely along the lines of the spec tacles shown in New York city.
 senteI started in the game yesterday with chip on his shoulder, and he got more than he Jargained for. In he first inning he aSdn tried to spike spike Dee Is tables by tripping him, and sentell went spra wiling in me dust. Then. la ter in the game, he tried to get his re- Venge on JACK Weinier, put lne DutCH kid was more than able to hold his own. Sentell has played poor ball in the present series, not having gotten hit in all three games. and besides. has played rowdy ball. The fans got after worse for himself by talking back to the crowd and daring any Of the spec ia tors on the field. He was put off the coaching line for this.-New Orleans 
 Tn the course ot conversation with local friends yesterday, Jack O'Connor, inc veteran catcher and field captain of the Little Rock club, made positive statement that he had been offered the mana cement of the St. Louis Ameri-
 He has been offered the position at once to gather the foundation for next years club, he said, but his contract with Little Rock and failure of Presi- dent Hedges of St. Louis to close a deal for his (O'Connor's) release pre- vented him from accepting. OConnor said he would accept at the end of the present season. He has, he said. his eyes on several Southern players. in- ciuding Pitcher Atkins of Atlanta.
 O'Connor Is a graduate of the school that produced Pat Tebeau, Cy Young, Billy Joyce Jack Doyle and other re- tired or present day stars. He will succeed Jabes McAleer. who played with o'Connor, Young, Tebeau and oth- CTS on the famous Cleveland team, when National League pennants were Commercial Appeal.