Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16

to see ''our Herman" play when Wash
ington come here.
The White Sox moved up into third
place today because of their victory and
the defeats of the Highlanders and the
Red Sox by the Maps and the Tigers.
There was lot of rejoicing in President
Comiskey's private Office after the game
because of the sudden rise in the stock of
the local men. and now the plans are to
keep the coveted position and go after
the scalp of the poor Athletics when they
come here next week. The battle be-
tween the White Sox and the New York
apd Boston men for third fourth and
fifth places has been the only real ex-
element i'm the league since the Athletics
fell back and dropped behind the Tigers.
There has been lot of knocking" on
the SoX by some of the South Side fans,
and some of the critics have been impli-
Gated in it. and it has reused the players
from their dormant condition, so that
they are going after higher position in
the race from now on. The attempt to
of the team here has failed, for President
Comiskey has come out forcibly and an
nounced that Duffy is going to be the
manager all of this year and will be after
this year. il he wants the job.
Rurnors and innuendos have been print
ed from day to day saying that it looked
as if Duffy was already through. because
he was not with the team. and that
Harry Lord was running the team. The
truth is that Duffy has been away on
scouting trips quite often. but he has had
no intention Of giving up the reins on that
account.
longest hits ever made on the new
grounds. Only one other home run has
been made into the left-field bleachers
and that was made by RUDE Oldring in
the first series that the Philadelphia team
played here this year. The ball just
dropped down back of the wire screen
that is on top of the fence in front of the
beachers. and was few feet short of
where Oldrings long hit landed. Ping has
not been doing as much hitting of late
as he was in the early part of the season.
but his work today was up to any OF his
former performances
There was not a very large crowd of fans
out today. The weather was little handi-
cap because of the dust that was blowing,
but the Saturday half holidays are now
taking many Of the fans out of the city
on weekend trips. There was crowd OF
1900 people. however. and the chances
are good that there will be close to 10000
out tom orrcw because of the fact that
the SoX won an uphill battle and jumped
into third place again.
Ed Walsh and Walter Johnson may
hook up in a pitching battle tomorrow, al
though the two have pitched quite re-
Gently Walsh is going at his best right
now and will be hard man for the SEN
ators to beat. The smuggling outfield of
the Sox has not been getting in it's dead
" work in the last week. Mcintyre is
getting his eye on the oall again, after a
few days rest, and Callahan got three
neat bingles today and Rodie celebrated
his return to form by swatting the home
run. Bodie has been playing second for
several days, and this was the first time
he got back to his old position in the
field for a week.
Umpire Bill Dineen worked alone in
the game today. because Jack Sheridan
has announced his retirement from the
game again. Ban Johnson will be short one
man on his force If Sheridan sticks to his
threat, but there is some chance of get
ting the veteran to recall his resignation.
II was the first time that Walker had
been seen in Chicago, and he made a ia
vorable impression. He got two nice hits
out of the four times up and looked after |
everything that came his way in the |
heiding line.
John Henry had to take time out once
during the game to get one of his fingers |
mended after a hard bump by a foul tip /
He was game. however, and stuck !
through. although he was hurt pretty |
badly.