Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-09
York Plays Its Final Game Here Today Professionals as Amateurs
MAILER CONFIDENT TEAM
WILL FINISH IN FIFTH PLACE
Looks for Hard Fight for Remainder Of Sea.
son, But Expects to Win Out-Final
Game With New York Today.

him of much value to his team on the in
side. for as a first baseman he hasn't an
equal.
If this New York team had hard-hit-
ting third baseman and Laporte at sec
ond il would present about as strong q
front any team in the league. judged
on its work against the Nationals While
Austin is undoubtedly hustling, splen-
, did fielding player, vet he is not a strong
! enough hitter, and that is what Stallings
| needs. That New York pitching staff is
not to be sneeZed at by any means. The
twirlers have all shown good form. and
all the team needs to make IL a pennant
possibility is a little more hitting.
Manager Stallngs is not going TO make
any decided changes in his lineup next
season. I'VE will present about the same
front, / think. as we have this year I'M
less We should pick up hard hitter or
two" said he. Had ii not been for the
fact that we have been badly crippled
on several occasions this season we would
have been nearer the top. There was
Vaughn out for seven weeks. and at one
time / did not have an outfielder. Chase
too, was out of the game, and we have
never had a long stretch of games in
which our team has been intact. ;.
That is where the luck Of base ball
comes in. Take Connie Mack. He had
Baker out for just one week, and he did
not win any games during that period.
But Baker was not out long enough to
put them out of the race, and his other
players have gone through the entire
| campaign without missing game vir-
| tually. When team can do that 1t Is
| getting its share of the breaks
When it comes to showing speed in cir
cling the bases Jimmy Austin of the
Highlanders looks like a topnotcher.
When he hit into right center in the
Nixth inning he fairly flew around thu
olyc nd owl hx, oil =.
gin that he was nailed at the plate.
His double was a scratch, being q
little fly which neither Gessler nor killifer
could reach, and few other players would
He also showed great speed when hi
scored from second while Cree was being
run down by Beckendorf.
caused many fly balls 10 be lift up. There
were eighteen Nationals who died In this
way during the afternoon.
| Today's game will be called at o'clock
Dolly Gray and either Ford or Vaughn
will be on the rubber.
The Maps moved up on the Nationals
yesterday and are only a few point:
| away. But McAleer's men have the as
surance of leaving here in fifth place
even IL they lose today and the Maps
should beat Detroit for third time. Bu
| II Will be by q very narrow margin, anC
the long trip is before the team so tina
/ il will require some good work on thu
road to retain the position at the heaC
| of the second division.
/ The showing of the Tigers against thu
Maps has been a great disappointment
| Jennings men seem to have lost thei
ginger and are playing lstless bal
against their old rivals.
When IL was apparent that the gam'
was lost Conroy was derricked and Raj
ston given a chance to show himself
and put in one of his young pitcher!
with Henry behind the bat. When {
game is lost the crowd likes to get .
look at some of the new material
Before the second inning was over thu
visitors had scored FIVE runs off OF Dixie
Walker. and Reisling had to come ir
| the game to stop the slaughter, which
| he did to perfection.
But a five-run lead proved too mucf
| to overcome with Warhop pitching eff
fectively. and the Highlanders increased
their lead by three more in the eighth
thanks TO some poor fielding behind
| Reisling.
| 1t was not until the ninth inning tha
| the Nationals scored, and then three hit.
Melted a brace Of tallies. New Yorl
easily outplayed the locals. who appeared
to have an off day In every department
1 The score: