Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-09
BY j. ED GRILLo.

| Though he expects to have a hard fight
on his hands trying to land the Nationals
i'm fifth place, Jim McAleer feels confident
that he will be able to turn the trick,
proyidinC. of course that no accident be-
falls any of his regular players The
Nationals manager expects to gain
ground in the west. He hopes to win a
couple of games before starting west
and expects no worse than an even
break when on that trip.
In the meantime the Maps will have TO
battle against the strong eastern teams
and the chances are bright that they
will get many a set back.
I'VE want fifth place and propose to
work for ii as hard as ii II gave us a
chance to take part in the world 5
series said McAleer Il feel confident
that We will land there though We have
a hard fight on our hands. Ii the team
remains intact we will have another good
western trip and | think will win
game or two before start on the
western trip. / shall pitch only those
pitchers who are showing good form, for
i figure that to finish fifth means much
to US.
This little fellow WARRIOR does not look
to be able to face a lot of husky batsmen
and yet he is one of the most trouble
some pitchers in the American League.
That underhand, jerky delivery. which
sends the ball to the plate with much
more speed than the batter expects Is
responsible for his effectiveness. When
WARRIOR is at his best, as he was yes
terday, he is hard TO beat.
Like all pitchers who rely almost en-
trely on their curve ball to fool their
opponents. Dixie Walker does not seem
to be able to be at his best with less
than four days rest lie pitched in Bos-
ton Monday and won his game, but two
days rest did not appear TO be suff1cient
| to have him back in good form, and MS
/ exhibition yesterday was far from what
! was expected of him.
/ II was apparent from the outset that
I Walker had nothing. The ball came up
1 to the batters as big as balloon. ana
the wonder was that he was not hit
harder.
The man who originated the character
Bone head Barry" must have WIT
messed game such as the Nationals
put up yesterday. 1t was surely an OF
1 day i'm every respect, and the highland
| ers played rings around them.
| Had il not been that Birdie" Cree
made circus catch in deep center OF
Ralstons line drive in the sixth. the
Akron recruit would have been somewhat
| of hero There were two on and two
\ out when Ralston faced Warhop, and ne
| caught one of the little pitchers fast
4
/ sent it on a line TO deep center IL
seemed to be labeled for the fence, but
\ Cree. by a clever piece OF ieldlng, got
under the ball, though il was still travel
\ ing fast enough to almost knock him
down when he made the catch. Ii roDped
| RaIston of triple.
i Ralston gave indications of being very
I fast on his feet, and he fields with much
| confidence.
But they didn't shut US out.
Had Doc Reisling received good sup
port the visitors would not have scored
\ off of him. He would have retired the
| side in the eighth, when three runs came
over the plate, without allowing tally
| but for errors by Milan and Unglauo
| The fact that Doc had pitched to the
batters fully half an hour before the
game did not seem to affect him in the
/ least, and he had the New YORK bats
| men guessing at all times.
| For the benefit Of those who like to
indulge in base ball futures IL may be
stated that il the Athletics win 10 OF
the 81 games they have yet to play.
they will finish the season with lO2
victories and 50 defeats. while the best
that either Boston or New YORK. VINO
are squared away for second place, can
do nv winning all the % games they
have vet to play will be to finish up
| 1O1-53-one full game 10 the PAD
While the ChicaEOS nave not Sucn d
| pronounced lead in the race for the
| National pennant. nothing but COM
bination of the most untoward acct
dents will prevent them from copplng
the older organizations gonfalon. The
Cubs have yet TO play 81 games. III
they win only one-half OF them they
| will finish the season with 100 victories
and 81 defeats. and to beat that the
| present champion Pittsburgers would
have TO win &c of the % games they
| still have on the schedule. That Is not
impossible OF course. but IL is so re-
| motely probable that IL is not worth
considering So far a. first place is
| concerned the races OF both leagues
are over The finish is only matter OF
| percentage.
| There surely is something wrong when
| Jimmy Austin gets single, double ana
q triple in one game and clyde Milan
drops an easy fly. But both OF these nn-
usual things happened yesterday. IL was
surely an off day.
+, was a great day for Ha! Chase. who
ot,t ~ five times up got four clean-cut
base hits Chase, though he apparently
has an awkward style at the plate =
undoubtedly very clever patsfhah. ne
is one of the very few men VINO can piace
| a BALI and il is this knack Whtcp MAKES
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