Evening star., 1916-09-27
SouthpaW Says That Boneset-
4 ter Reese Has Successfully
! Fixed His Shoulder.
PROBABLY WILL IMPROVE
! WITH NEXT YEARS WORK
National League Race May Not Be
4 Decided Until Last Day.
Base Ball Gossip.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

1t will be very gratifying to the many
admirers of Pitcher Harry Harper to
learn that the reports that he may
never be able to play ball again are
unfounded.
In order to get a correct line on just
what Harper's condition is a wire was
sent to his home at Hackensack, n. j..
yesterday, requesting him to make
known what Bonesetter Reese found
was the trouble with his arm and if
he had done anything to mend the in
jured member.
The following telegram was received
from Harper this morning:
J. Ed Grillo:
Replaced loose leader in shoulder;
will be o. X. after rest.
HARRY HARPER.
1t seems that Reese located the trou-
ible with Harper's arm and replaced the
Header into its proper place. Harper.
who usually pitches several games
iaround his home town, will not use
his arm at all this fall, and will rest
until the training period rolls around
next spring.
Z Harper ought to be a much better
pitcher next year than he was this. for
the reason that the years experience
Twill prove of great help to him.
The western clubs of the National
League play their final games in the
..east today. Chicago will finish up at
Brooklyn and St. Louis will play its
final game at New York.
;, The Giants added their twenty-sec-
fond consecutive victory yesterday, and
tomorrow the crucial test for the pen
:;nant begins. The Phillies go to Brook
spIay four with the Giants. a double
header being carded for tomorrow.
The Giants go over to Brooklyn to
wind up the season with a four-game
Series while the Braves will play a
similar number of games at Phila-
-delphia, and the season will be over.
: With the Dodgers up against the
@strong New York team. there is
good chance for the Phillies to cop
the bacon. if they can beat the Braves.
1t is. however, likely that the Ques-
tion as to which one of the three
present contenders in the National
League will oppose the Red SoX in
the world series will not be decided
until the last day of the season. for
the Braves have shown another win
ming streak of late, having won five
Despite the fact that William Kid
Gleason is ffty-five years old. he is
1still proving himself most capable
coach for the Chicago White SoX, and
she will be retained for next season, and
probably for as long as he wants the
Dob.
: Gleason has proved himself most
valuable man for the White Sox, and
1t Is believed that he will be of much
help to Rowland in the next campaign,
for Gleason 10 popular with the players
and knows how to handle them.
President Haughton of the Braves
hnd President Ebbets of the Dodgers
may find themselves in a position where
they will have to hand back lot of
-
placed the world series tickets on sale,
and. of course. one or the other is going
to be disappointed.
According to Will Wear Of the Even
ing Telegraph, the Philadelphia club
officials have displayed no hysteria on
the subject They are, of course, hop
ing that the Moran team will win the
pennant, but they will not worry about
the sale of seats until they are certain
that their team is going to take part
in the world series.