Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
for the protection Of his team.

just how Rowland allowed the Cleve-
land team to get away with that play
in the second game yesterday is not
clear With a man on first the batter
hits at a wild pitch and both men are
safe and eventually score. Under the
rules the batter is out when the third
strike is called with first base occupied
fore two are out. 1t would seem that
Rowland and Fifty -thousa nd dollar
Eddie Collins did not know this rule
and actually stood for the play. I'm
pres Evans and Chill also fell for it.
Intellect in base ball is on the wane
when things of this sort can be pulled
off III the major leagues.
The National League race continues
to be AS interesting as ever, with up
sets occurring with regularity. Both
the phillies and Dodgers We're bea ten
Yesterday while the Braves won, and
again the situation changed so that
Their. are rea sons for believing that the
Stallnss team still has a mighty good
chance to " III out
The defeat of Detroit yesterday gives
the Red SoX AN adEantHG" greater than
they have held for several weeks in
the American League race. now leading
by over two games ana half, WITH the
chances that the leaders VIII make Il
the final game of which viii be played
today.
II the two Boston teams should meet
in tn" " oFld series i would I've the
second tiH'r in III" history "f th"%e
events that al 3;iu'E In tho series
have been uiaycd i'll ON" city, IN 1905
.n. " hit" So: a3td cubs won their re-
Sp.,tiVc remnants. and the NorIiS tItlc
WAS decided in Chicago. the S"X win
ming in very easy style, though the
Cubs were believed to DE by far the
stronger team. 1t WAS in this series
that Nick Altrock did much to bring
about the Sox victory. Nick was then
in his prime as a pitcher.
1t is not to the best interest of base
ball to have the series played IN one
city. The rivalry is, of course, as great.
but the interest is confined TO one
separated 1t would be quite different.
But as vet neither of the Boston teams
are winners, though the chances seem
to favor the Red SoX.
Connie Mack replenished his Golfers
to the extent of $4,000 when he sold
Eddie Collins, Jack Barry ana EDDIE
Murphy. A fairly good business trans
action for. 4 club which Is sure to
lose some money this year. But Mack
seems determined to make 1t near
to d 100000 before the season closes,
if he can. Ii is undsrsiood-ih tact,
verified by Col. .kuppert, the president
of the New York ciub-ti;tt MACK
wants $4,000 for Baker, while the
Yankees are willing to give but $4,000.
That is why the deal failed t" go
through a few days ago. BAKER, II J.
believed, will report to Mack ere long.
and then some sort of deal viii be
arranged whereby he may land with
the New York club. But 1t IS under
stood that RUPERT and Huston do not
propose to make any furthef cohces-
sions to Mack.
There seems TO be no end to Hans
Warmers career He is stu one of the
rtainstays of the Pirate team, ana or
late has been hitting so wen mat ne
is on :, fair way to land above the 300
mark by the time the season comes
to close
Wagner. it is said. does no; sign e
contract He just goes out and pl:l! $
when thc time. comes in the spring. and
Then draws his salary every two weeks
Ne and Barney Dreyfuss have an
UNDERSTANDING as to the money Hans
draws and the .'tiying Dutchman'
does nor think that it is necessary for
him 70 sign any agreement, for his
word is his bond, and he has every
confidence in the owner OF the club
for whom he has been playing through
his entire major league career
Things are breaking pretty soft for
Larry Al toic He is draw wing $4,000 this
yeur and his contract does not expire
,Iutij nest wear OF course. Mach is
~; ,-iu. only Il portion OF this amount,
he Cleveland club having to come
through with the bulk of it. So La oie
| il not worrying, and by the time he