Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

There will be no further invasions of
this city by teams from other leagues
coming to play with some of the local
semi pro teams The Baltimore team play
ed against Cornell. winner of the tri-
city championship at Union League Park
last Sunday, and 1t has been unomcially
announced that Cornell would be pitted
against the Philadelphia Nationals next
Sunday, but such game is impossible.
since the Washington American League
club will not grant permission for such
a game.
1t was not until all arrangements for
the game with Baltimore last Sunday had
been made that those behind the under
taking here learned through the Baltf-
more club that before the game could be
played the Washington club would have
to give permission. Inasmuch as all ar
rangements had been made and President
Noyes did not want to disappoint those
interested in the Cornell team. he sane
toned the playing OF the game. but he
does not propose to tolerate any further
invasions of this territory.
Base ball law gives every club In or
ganized base ball exclusive right to Its
territory. No club In any league can play
games within five miles OF the city limits
where some other club Is located. and 1t
is under the provisions of this rule that
the local club will bar other clubs from
organized leagues coming here IN the
future.
In deposing George Stallings from the
management of the Highlanders Frank
Farrell. the owner of the club. has mere
ly made good his promise OF last winter
to the American League.
II the truth were known 1t would prob
ably be found that numerous efforts have
been made to find grounds for Stallings
dismissal, but he evaded these until I'm
ally he could tolerate the conduct of Hal
Chase no longer. Whether Chase merely
obeyed instructions from higher up to
make things unpleasant for Stailings and
thus force the issue is not known. but 1t
is safe prediction that Stallings was
the victim of well laid plans.
There will be little sympathy for Stall
ings expressed because of his connection
with the sign-tipping bureau on tho New
York grounds, but no doubt Chase, too,
will be under a cloud, for he Is sure to
be blamed for having resorted to under
hand methods to get Stallings out Of the
way.
To Stallings credit it can be said that
he made good at the head of the New
York team. He is leaving well balanced
team for his successor. while he. was
forced to take UP a weak and badly dis
organized team when he succeeded Kid
Elberfeld as manager Of the Highland
erS.
Present indications are that the first
game of the worlds series will be played
in Chicago Saturday. October Is. The
second game will be played there Sunday
and then the two teams will travel to
Philadelphia for two games. II other
games are necessary they will return to
Chicago.
This would start the big series almost
a week later than ever before, and II
weather conditions are normal 1t would
not be at all surprising to find the series
dragged along until 1t is impossible to
finish them.
The business judgment displayed by
the National League magnates would
boy. Last year the worlds series net
ted $4,000 to each Of the clubs which
participated in the games. Under IA
vorable conditions that amount may be
Murphy Of the Chicago team Is doing
nothing to give the series an earlier
start. Playing cheap politics IL there
fore very apt to cause an Indefinite
postponement OF the worlds series. un-
doubtedly the biggest event In base
ball. and one which has done much
to increase the popularity Of the game.
The plan to have Manager McAleer
pick team OF stars from the Amer
lean League and play an exhibition
series Is not started by that time will
not satisfy the public. for there ia
nothing at stake in such q contest and
it would prove a miserable subterfuge.
1t is a pity indeed that SO unsports-
manlike a club owner as Murphy
should have a pennArit winning team.
| While the Cubs have not yet cinched
| the National League pennant. there il but
| little chance to beat them to the wire.
But the playing Of the coming cham
pions on their present trip is not OF the
| kind to make their followers enthuse by
any means. In fact. from what can be
| learned Manager Chance is not at all
sanguine. though it ts hard to see what
| he has to worry about so far as the
| championship Is concerned. The follow
| ing from a New York exchange would In
dictate that the Cubs leader was alarmed
after Saturdays defeat. though no doubt
| the dual defeat OF the Pirates at Brook
| lyn yesterday claimed him materially,
! though his own team lost at Boston.
| There was queer side TO the out
| come of the game Saturday afternoon be-
tween New York and Chicago. It WASN'T
noticeable until after the contest was
| over.
"while the game WAS being played
Chance appeared not to be worrying A.