Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-09
BALL SEASON ENDS
WITHOUT A GAME
Rain Prevents Double-Header
With Athletics and Nationals
Finish in Seventh Place.
MACK'S TEAM GETS
DUCKING AND DEPARTS
Capt. Davis Expresses Conf
dence in Champions Ability
to Win Series From Cubs.
RY J. ED GRILLO.

tho Athletics champions of the American
League. brought the local base ball sea-
son to a close yesterday.
The double header scheduled for yes
terday afternoon, which still left nope
for the Nationals to finish in sixth place.
was prevented by the downpour whlch
started Friday night and continued
through the day. So the washington
team winds up this years career IN sew
enth place, just one position higher imam
it occupied at the end of the campaign
of 1903. But the slight advancement III
the race does not clearly tell the real
Improvement the team has SHOWN for
instance last year Washington won Dut
~ games ali season and lost ITO, against
66 victories this year and So defeats,
remarkable Improvement in single year,
which must necessarily plant new hopes
in the hearts of the fans
On the whole the team has shown good
form most of the time this season, and
with trifie more batting strength ana
a stronger pitching staff would nave
been several positions higher in the race.
Under the guidance OF Jim McAieer'
who took up the rens last spring, the
Nationals have been a success, compare
lively speaking. Full credit Is due the
teams able manager. and the announce,
ment CT day or so ago that ne hao
been rs-engaged for two seasons was
pleasing news to the patrons of the game
here, who for good reasons have learned
to have every confidence in McAleer.
So sincere an effort has been made by
club and manager to better conditions
here that, to say the least, next years
team is not apt to do worse, and Snouio
show more Improvement New malerlai
for spots that have been weak all year
has been secured, and in the few games
r.la Ead
there has been Improvement in the Work
of several of the older members or the
team, especially in that OF Milan ana
Johnson. Certain 1t seems that McAleer
will go into his next training camp bet
ter fortified than ever before, and II
he has the breaks that often come to
team he should finish higher in the race.
The postponement of yesterdays dOu-
ble-header was a hard blow to McAleer.
He felt certain that with his team in
tact and Water Johnson carded to pitch
at least one of the games he stood a
good chance of taking two games from
the champions, and thus he would have
had a fair chance to finish in sixth place.
The Athletics came over about noon,
minus Connie Mack and Harry Davis.
The former had not intended to come,
and the latter missed the train, but ar
rived here about 1:3O.
Coombs, Bender and Plank, the Ath-
letics' three pitching stars. were also alb
sent, so that the chances for a National
victory seemed better than ever. But the
rain put damper on all hopes and by 3
o'clock the champions were on train
speeding back to Philadelphia, where
this week they are to be kept busy play
ing against a team of all stars which Jim
McAleer has gathered together for the
purpose of keeping the American League
champions On edge for their series for
the worlds title with the Chicago Cubs.
II confidence counts for anything, those
Athletics will go into the worlds series
full of gfirit and determination to win.
1t may be that the members of Connie
Macks team have exalted ideas of their
own strength. for certain is Ii that they
expect to come out Of the series easy
winners.
Capt. Davis, always conservative In
dividual. does not hesitate to express the
opinion that his team will win. He makes
II stronger than that, in that he says he
believes the trick will be turned much
easier than any one anticipates
Don't allow yourself to be led astray
by the result of the Athletics series with
is not the same team by a joyful. We
were not nearly as strong then when in
tact. and we were a badly shot-to-pleces
team when We were up against the
Giants. We did not win the pennant un-
III the last few days of the season. In
fact, we just stumbled under the wire
and were not fit to give any good pail
team a battle when We played the
Giants.
This year 1t is different. We have
had the pennant won for weeks, are in
fine shape and right on edge we are
better now than We have ever been at
any time this season. and our playing
In the worlds series will prove 1T. In
100, our pitchers were worn out anu
stale; this year they are fresh Coomos,
Bender and Plank are in better form now
than they have been at any time during
the past campaign. They are just doing
enough to keep themselves on edge. ana
when they cut loose against the Cuos
that team will realize that IL Is up
against some pitching.
At am confident that We will win ana
think we will do II easily. Our team
must not be underestimate IL Is IN my
opinion the best team that ever won the
remnant In the American League, and we
have had some grand teams capture the
championship. Understand, do not I'M
derestimate the Cubs They are undoupt-
edly a grand ball team, but We think We
that we will toe the scratch MT and ready.
and the chances are that CoomDs VIII
pitch the first game and Bender the sec
ond. Coombs can do lot of work. and
he may be worked right back in Chicago
Thursday which would give him three
days rest, which is all he needs TO be at
his best.
Bender is in fine form. and il the game
he pitched against the Cubs last fall is
any Indication he will be winner for
US in the series.
"AIl the boys feel as I do. and we will
go into the series confident of success.
fully realizing. however, that we are up
against a strong foe"
Excepting Johnson. Milan. Mcbride,
Elberfeld and Street, who are to be men,
bers of the all-star team which is to
play the Athletics this week, the men,
bers of the Nationals were making ar
rangements to depart for their respective
homes last night. Several, among them
Resisting. left for other parts of the coun-
try last night Reisling has pitched good
ball for the team this year and is anX-
ious to return in the spring and demon
strate that he is still able to hold his
own in fast company.
The players received their final checks
yesterday from the club. and not until
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