Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
MAY LEAD AMERICAN
LEAGUE PITCHERS
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sible for his remarkable record
AT the rate Johnson Is going Ii is
not at all unlikely that he will lead
the American League pitchers at the
end of the season. He is not far from
the top Of the list now, and when the
fact is taken into consideration that
he is with team which is in seventh
place he deserves nearly twice as
much credit as those pitchers who have
the advantage now. but are with teams
which are much higher in the race.
Talking about pitchers brings to mind
the performance of Cy Young since he
has Joined the Boston National League
club. He has appeared in four games.
and has won three of them, and i'm his
last two appearances he has shown all
the earmarks of a really great pitcher.
shutting out Pittsburgh. and yesterday
beating Brooklyn by a score of to l.
1t seems that there is no end to Young
Just about the time the public figures
that 1t has seen the last of the wonderful
veteran, he upsets all calculations by
performing in his very best style.
Just now it looks as if II would be the
Athletics and Giants in the worlds
nant in its respective league cinched,
though both have what looks like a COM
Portable lead. On the face of the PROPOSE
ton, the Athletics. because of the long
SlictSIl VI SdHleS lUey nave dt NOME,
seem to have more of a shade on their
rivals than have the Giants, for Nc
GraWs team is to be travelling for some
time before the end of the season, and il
remains to be seen If 1t can keep up
the clip it has set for the past month
or so.
Here in the east a victory for the
Athletics and Giants would be decidedly
popular. for the reason that the worlds
series games would be accessible to the
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ball in this section, but for the good OF
the game it would probably be preferable
to have one OF the western teams win one
of the pennantS. OF course, in the Ameri-
can League Detroit is the only western
representative that stands any sort of
chance. while both Chicago and Pitts
burgh have a look-in in the old league,
though it must be admitted that both APP
pear to be shouldering too much of Q
handicap just at this time.
For once the consensus of opinion did
not go amiss, for 1t does seem that Marty
OToole. the pitcher for whom Pittsburgh
paid $500. Is anything but gold brick.
The youngster has Etched two games for
the Pirates, and his second game showed
a great improvement over his first, as was
expected Having had good start.
O'Toole can be looked for to do some
the season, for there appears to be no
doubt as to his ability. 1t was a wise
move on the part of Manager Clarke
not to use O'Toole until he was ready
to do himself justice. and then to pick
easy a club Boston to start him
against Confidence means whole lot
In base ball. and had O'Toole been up
against a hard team and had lost. il
might have made considerable difference
in his future
Just how much experimenting Manager
McAleer will do after the team returns to
yet been decided upon. 1t is assured that
Dan Long, the Gadsden outtielder, VIII
report here, but whether any of the other
youngsters will he brought in none OF the
club officials seems to know. Moeiler or
Rochester is out of the game with an IN
jured shoulder, and he will probably rest
for the remainder Of the season. Then,
too, 1t is being planned to have a post
season series for the Rochester players.
so that neither Foster nor Spencer is
apt to join the Nationals this fall OF
the other recruits little is known so Tar
as McAleer's intentions are concerned,
though it is most likely that most of them
will not be asked to come here until next
spring.
That a ball player on a losing team is
handicapped, not only by lack or IN
centive, but also the absence ef oppor-
tunities stands to reason But, never
theIess good ball players shine regard
less of the company they are in Milan,
for instance. though with losing team.
is acknowledged TO be one OF the greatest
outfielders in the league, and he would
hit even better than he does If he were
with a better team. But, for all that.
Milan always figures up Well with the
hitters and is one of the leagues lead
ing base runners. whlch counts ior much.
1t is questionable whether there Is bet
ter fielder in the league than Milan. 1t
is by no means certainty that either
sneaker or Cobb is his superior in this
respect.
Last year it will be remembered that
Jennings banked on passing the Ath-
letics when he started into an eight
game series with ST. Louis. ana yet
when those games were over ST. Louis
had won six of the eight games. and
Ray, pitcher who never won any
other games, and is having a hard time
holding his own In lowly minor
league, pitched three of the victories.
The poor old Tigers seem to be grad
ually falling out of II. With the Ath-
letics losing yesterday they had
chance to advance, but instead they
went down before the tailenders.
Connie Mack made an admission the
other day which is not surprising.
when he said that his champions were
not the drawing cards that are the
Tigers. Notwithstanding the fact that
they have a worlds championship TO
their credit and had to make splen-
did fight to gain the lead in the pres
emit race. The reason for this Is very
plain. While undoubtedly great ball
team, there is nothing spectacular
about the Athletics. They play a steady
and even brilliant game and yet their
performance Is not near as interesting
as that OF the Tigers. because the
spectacular is entirely missing. Cobb
and Jennings are the Detroit drawing
cards, the former because of his sem
sational playing and the latter be-
lines. which keep his team on edge
during its games. There is some-
thing about the Tigers playing which
Is pleasing to the non partisan specta.