Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 1.-For miles
the Washington players ran through
the rain before they arrived in New
York. and when they stepped out OF
the station in this city they tumbled
squarely into a northeaster that made
them think Of overcoats, seats around
the log and few other comforts
which go with the approaching days
of autumn. Until they got into New
Jersey they were perked UP with the
thought that they would have an op
portunity to see the Giants and ST.
Louis teams play a double-header, but
after they crossed the Delaware where
Washington crossed it they made up
their minds that there would be no
base ball for them in New York yes
terday afternoon, and 1t is very doubt
full IL there will be any base ball for
them in the city today. The water
supply in New York has been very
scant this summer. 1t got SO low that
triotism, declined to take water as
chaser, trying another of the same
kind as substitute II the rain Of the
last forty-e eight hours has not filled all
the reservoirs in the state it must be
due to the poor condition Of the reser-
voirs and not to the lack of water
Some six inches has fallen in Broad
way. and it looks the part. Fair
weather was predicted for Thursday
and it did not materialize. Now fair
weather is predicted for Friday, and
it will be welcome In view OF the thor
ough drenching that the city has re-
ceived.
Indications were that the atmosphere
might not be cleared in time for ball
game, and that possibly the Washingtons
would have a double-header on their
hands for Saturday. instead OF single
players have an idea that the Giants are
likely to win the championship. That
is one reason why they had hoped to
see the New York and st. Louis clubs
play. 1T is true that the New York
players must finish in the west" said
Kid Elberfeld. but If their pitchers
get started right they look pretty good
to me. You know. We had chance to
see them at Atlanta this spring. They
were travelling fast then. after their long
workout at Marlin Springs. and 1 made
up my mind that if they got away we'll
for the championship they surely would
be in it. They failed to start as well
| as / thought they would. but now, that
why they haven't as good a chance to
win as tither Pittsburg or Chicago. and
perhaps a little better. AS an all-around
| base ball team New York looks to me
/
clubs, and l don't know but shade
better II their pitchers hold up there
would be no question as to their ability
to be in at the finish. This big Mar
Of ball player. He certainly has made
a record for himself in the National
League this year"
! dition than he was. although the injury
! to the point Of his spinal column still
| hurts like blazes, II he happens to stretch
/ the wrong way when he is trying to field
the ball. We're playing better than w we
| some other clubs, in that We did not get a
| good spring start. II We could have held
our own through the midsummer months
! we would have been in the first division
| instead of the second, for recently the
players have been showing what they can
| do In the way OF winning.
1t seems to be the general opinion of all
| of the players that the team Is only prov
ing its usefulness when it is too late. AT
that" remarked one Of them. 'if it had
not been for McAleer we might not be as
well as we are. He insisted that the
players would yet show their ability and
would not let them go when some man
| ayers might have had an all new team
, by this time What hurt us. of course.
| was the fact that Johnson did not get go
| ing early enough. He was not In the best
| of physical condition, and some of the
! games which we would have held IL the
! pitching had been little stronger were
| lost. Now he is going as we'll as he ever
| did in his life and the result is that OPP
\ posing teams are not given opportunities
| to get in on him. That means all the
difference in the world when we are play
| ing games where the difference in runs
between clubs is never more than one or
two"
Naturally, the Washington players.
being young men of sense, cannot figure
that there is a possible chance to beat
the Athletics out of the championship.
From the tone of the players 1t is easy
to see that the race in the American
League has not been as satisfactory
this year as had been expected. The
players only reflect what they hear
dropped from the management. and II
is possible that the weak western Sec
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