Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01


lot of his troubles. How big salary
would Ty draw IL the newspapers did not
play up his name in big headlines? George
McQuillan. the suspended pitcher OF the
lot Of his troubles. Ty and George should
join society for the suppression o.
scribes.
Silent John Titus was seen to say q few
words in the first inning. He was caught
Eason said SO. John did not agree.
Turning to the Jump he remarked, in a
still. voice. Mr.. Eason, I have pre-
viously had a high idea of your ability
and honesty. / see now that I was gross
ly mistaken. You are not only blind al
the bat. but you are lost to all sense OF
human decency and self-respect." This
was quite q speech for John. and the ef-
fort exhausted him so that he went on,
his next three times up on easy ground
ers. 1t was not until the ninth inning
that he recovered his poise. John in
tends to have several copies of his little
speech typewriter. SO that he can hand
copy to an Jump on occasion and thus
do away with the necessity OF talking
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Washington feels happier than IL the
Nationals had won the worlds series.
McA1eer's team won two games in one
day from Detroit; That helps wipe out
south.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Cubs. according to George c. Rice.
Chicago writer. are practicing long
distance hitting for the worlds series.
II locked that way when Schultz pounded
out four home runs in the series with
the Giants. One of Schulte's homers was
the longest in the history of the Cubs
park.
one Of the current magazines in which
he explains that the pitchers have finally
found "Honus' Wagner's measure, spoil
ing his usefulness as a batter. 'Honus"
seems to have read the article and de-
cided to reply to ii with his bat.-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
President Lynch of the National League
is again after the rumpus raisers. He
has suspended Manager Charles Doom of
the Philadelphia club three days for over
talking with Umpire tombstone in Gin
cinnau last week and Otto Knabe OF the
same club has been fined SO for his part
in the affair.
Rumor that will not down I'm Pittsburx
is that Brooklyn has signed the papers
for the trading OF A. w. Burch. right
field, and Edgar Lennox. third base to
and Mike Mitchell, right field, OF that
team. II is impossible TO learn IL a
financial consideration figured in the deal
Stress is laid upon the fact that Keller
and Overall umpired a good game In
Chicago the other day in the absence of
two regular umpires. OF course they did.
Ball players always do when pressed into
service suddenly that way. The reason is
not far TO seek. There's no kicking
against their decisions. There's sort of
professional etiquette which governs their
feilow-players on such occasions.
Charles Webb Murphy. owner of the
Cubs, is Pleading with Stanley Robinson
of the Cardinals 10 bring forward three
games scheduled for st. Louis In Chicago
October ID, II and IL. so that the worlds
series with the Athletics will not be de-
layed. Last winter during the national
League schedule meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria Murphy prolonged the session for
a week attempting to jam through a l6S-
game schedule. and when beaten he re-
fused TO compromise unless the 154-game
was extended TO October IL.
Murphy didn't have King then and prob
ably believed that Dreyfuss Pirates
would win another penEant. Peanut poll
tics sure enough.