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IcAleer Sees Little Chance tor Youngsters to Get Try-Outs This Fall I i;i;nininmnniini:iii:iMnnnnnititt?iiiii:iiniiiii:tiis:; . TKfSRf xV^P^1 *? A N V Imtrodyctioini Days. When you want to inform yourself upon a subject you seek a recognized authority. The Calvert store is the fashion au thority of Washington ? and we shall he glad to have you study the styles that are to he in vogue the coming season freely at your convenience. You will be impressed with the re fined exclusiveness that marks all our showings. They come to us from the very fountain-head of supply?and are reserved to that "one classy shop" in each community that confines itself to the highest standard of Men's Ward robe ry. High-grade we are. High-priced we sure.lv are NOT. The Henry Heath London Hats?for which we are the exclusive agents here? have arrived at the Georgetown Custom House?and will be on sale shortly. The Calvert Co.,? 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They tell a lot of good stories about ?tuff Connie Mack pulled off when he UMd to catch behind the bat and talked Opponents into going out* Mack waa with Pittsburg. and Gumbert was pitching. t'hiiago. with only one run needed to tie and two out. had the bases filled and Anson up The old man was the terror of all pitchers in that day. and never landed harder on a ball than wlon a hit meant runs. But Ansor. was tie perfect Judge of a ball a; d never would aim at had ones The bell at which he swung had to cut the p.ate. On this occasion Gumbert wa^ a trifle v-ild. and the first two balls were * dr. The third cut the plate, hut A nee le? it 20. The next was another strik'*, but still the old man waited He coatd hit Just as well with two strikes as rone, an i anyway j> bas? on ball* would tie the score. . It wa.- a critical situation, for if Gum bert put that next 'oail over it was a doch that the old man would land on it hard, and perhaps hreak up the game. The catcher of today would have waited 1 ke a sheep and let the p.tcher work out his own salvation, but the backstops of that day were ret-ourceful Mack thought it was up to him. so he ran down to Gumbert and gave him the injunction to pitch the next ball Just a little wide of the plate, and then stay I in position to pitch, waiting for a signal from Mack. Gumbert curved one about eight inchfc3 outside the plate, and Anson never mov ed to hit at it. "Good strike. Ad"' yelled Connie, as he grabbed off his mask and started for the bench, as though the side were out. "Strike:" shouted Anson, wheeling half around to Hie umpire to protest. "1 didn't say so, remarked the arbi trator. "Three balls." Before Anson could -turn l?ack to po sition Mack gave the sign to Gumbert. Ad sent the ball straight over the heart. Nothing in Mack's attitude told that he was expecting the pitch. He didn't have his mask on. he wasn't in position to <atrh. for he had heen standing three feet a a ay from the plate to distract An son's attention Anson never got his bat off his shoul der. "Three strikes." yelled the umpire Connie just managed to bat the ball down and touch the home plate, thus retiring the man who was on third. Anson kicked and stormed for twenty minutes, but there was no reversing the decision, for he had never been out of the box. time wasn't called and Gumbert had b*en in a legal position to pitch when the ball was delivered. RALSTON NOT TO BE PLAYED REGULARLY THIS SEASON McAleer Refuses to Break Up a Winning Combination?Akron Recruit Reports for Duty?Every Effort Being ? ! Made to Finish Fifth. BY J. ED ORILLO. 4 Doc" Ralston, the Akron recruit, is expected to report to Hhnaeer Al^cr some time today, will n?t be played regularly thio fall. In fart. l? If doubtful if he will be u:;*-d at all for anything mor?> than emergency purposes 0 McAleer wants to finish fifth. His pres ent i omblnation has l?een a successful, one ?in<l ho does not propone to break It up to give any youngster a trial. Ralston will be us??d if there should be a slump and h? will be sent to hit in pinches now and then, but he will not jump into the game with a regular #posi tion. - "I will not break up the present combi nation." said McAleer. "and Ralston will not lie used regularly unless it becomes absolutely necessary to do so. I figure that I can ?ret a pretty good line on him jiflat to see him In action in practice, and that is my ii^?>ntlon. The team is going as well as could be expected now, and It might be a serious mistake to make a switch. We nam t?? retain our present position, and It Is an old rule In base ball never to break up a winnine combination, and for that reason we will not make any j changes in our line-up." Ralston arrived here this morning and reported to Manager McAleer. Ralston is a clean-cut. husky youngster, who appears to be very confident of his ability to make good in fast company. He is ready to break into the game at a moment's notice, hut is not apt to get a chance for some time, because of Man ager McAJeer's determination not to break up a winning combination. Nor is McAleer certain that he will allow Cunningham to break into the game when he reports early next week. | The same argument which will keep Ralston out of the line-up will hold good with Cunningham, so that it is not likely that local fans will get much of a line on either of these recruits. In fact, most of the experimenting will be done next spring. McAleer will get an early start south and will get a good line on his new material before the season opens. This svstem will assure all the old pi a vers of their retention by the local club until the next season opens, if. In fact, anv changes are made, for Mc Aleer will be sure that his youngsters are an Improvement over the men now playing in the places to be strength ened before he will make any perma nent changes. Ordinarily a ball club would try out its new material In the fall after the pennant race has been settled, but where there is a chance for \N ashlngton to finish higher In the race than any team representing this city in the American league ever has. no chances will be taken to weaken the team by reason or experiments, and the youngsters will have to wait for their real trials until spring, unless by chance they break Into the game this fall by reason of some unforeseen circumstance. No team the race has been so trou blesome for the Nationals this year as the New York Highlanders. On but few occasions this year have the locals scored victories over George Stalling*' team There are still*seven jrames to b* played between these two. and the first series of three games will open here this after noon. . , , , Walter Johnson Is carded to twirl for ! the Nationals, while Vaughn will prob ably do the slab work for the ^itors. It should be a sterling battle, for John ? ! National League Games. | ? Cubs Defeat Cincinnati. CHICAGO. September 7.?Cole continued his string of victories yesterday by down ing Cincinnati. 5 to 2. after ft hot duel with Burns. Three timely drives In the eighth clinched the game for Chicago. Score: R.H-E. Chicago 0 0 10 10 0 3 X-5 7 0 i Onrtrmati. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-2 7 4 Quakers Lose to Brooklyn. PHILADELPHIA. September 7 -Brook ' lyn bunched hits with errors by Philadel | phia yesterday and easily won the game, 1 Rucker kept the home team s hits scat* j tered. The score: Brooklyn \ o ? n ? ?tl 8 5 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 8 oj Giants Defeat Boston. NEW YORK. September 7 ?The small est crowd of the vear at the Polo Grounds , mw the Oiants defeat Boston yesterday. ? to 2. Score: R H E New York 0102300ft X-? 8 2 Boston 00010000 1?- j 1 A fan. speaking of Abstein. remarked: "With the world's champions last year and the tail-enders in the Eastern league this season." "Yes. and he's not above his class now," was the unkind cut of another.?Baltimore News. son has displayed his very best form of late. Connie Mark's team Is not groins at mu<-h of a these days Th? cominir champions deserved to win but one fame here, and lost two out of three in Nw York. There Is a lack of hitting on the team. which throws the burden all on the shoulders of Its pitchers, and, wlill? they are doing. their share, it Is proving too much for them. Of course, the tram may only be in a' temporary slump, but there is no doubt that it i? losine a portion of its follow ing which predicted its victory Over the Cubs in the coming world's series. Manager McAleer will pitch Johnson today, Walker tomorrow and Gray Fri day against-the Highlanders He figures this his stroncest pitching trio, for Groom has been eoing so i?oorly of late that h* cannot be depended upon. Fifth pla^e is by no means cinched by the Nationals. They have but a | two-game l??ad over the Naps, and after the series here with New York must | kt> on the road for almost a three-week trip, while the Cleveland team will be playin? at home most of the time But there may be an advantage In that, the Nationals will be up against a weaker lot of teams in the west than the Naps will be up against in facing the east ern teams. It will require hard work on the part of McAleer's men from now to the end of the season to land at the top of the second division, and yet if the team can keep up the pace it has been setting there should not be any trouble beating out the three teams it now leads. At 4 o'clock this afternoon. Nothing travels faster or is given credence quicker than a rumor Involv ing some ball player. If all the deals and trades that dne hears about during >1 season were made, or even contemplated, about every team in the league would have a new line up. Of course, most of these rumors emanate from some Chinese laundry, and yet they go the rounds and find those wjio believe in them. The latent one going hereabout now Is that McAleer intends to trade Street for Larry Lajoie. The dope Is that now that he has Alnsmith. Henry and Beckendorf he does not need the gabby one, and, as Cleveland wants him, he is to get Lajoie in return. Of course, nothing of the sort is contemplated. Street is as much need ed here as anywhere else. In fact, he and Alnsmith will do the bulk of the (atohing next season. Beckendorf will probably be found with the Tigers again next spring, for his purchase by the local club was a conditional one. so much down and so much more at the end of the season if he Is retained. But with the securing of Ainsmith to help out Street, and with Henry, a young ster, developing. Beckendorf is hardly needed. So there is no danger of letting Street get away. And so far as Lajoie is concerned, he is the one and only as set of the Cleveland club. Pitcher Bryant of Ashburn, Va., a big voungster who looks not unlike Walter Johnson, and who has not lost a game this year, has reported to Manager Mc Aleer for a trial. He is being worked i against the batters in practice and gives promise of some day developing Into a most valuable twlrler. He probably needs experience. Walter Johnson has struck out 26." men this season. He has but to average five per game for eight more games to beat all records, and he should have no trou ble doing this. If Johnson shows up well today and feels ready Saturday he will be worked against the Athletics in Phila delphia. COLLEGE CHESS. Pennsylvania Team Defeats Univer sity of Amsterdam. AMSTERDAM. September 7.?In a chess match of nine games contested with a team representing the University of Am sterdam, W. H. Hughes, N. T. Whitaker and K. I- Wasllewskl, three students from the University of Pennsylvania of Philadelphia, emerged victorious by the score of 6 games to 3. Hughes made a clean score, defeating each of his three opponents. Whitaker scored two points and Wasllewskl one. The opposing play ers were Messrs. Reeders, Korteweg and Yv'alch. The best score of llj points was made by Reeders, while Korteweg added one point and Walch one-half. 'Che score: rXIVEBSITT OF TA. AMSTERDAM. Hughes 3 1 Rp?lem 1*^ iv, Whitaker 2 1 Korrcw^j 1 2 Waailewslci .... 1 2 Walch ^ Totals ? 3 Total* 3 ? POSTAGE STAMPS HTJBT EYES. Colors Condemned by National Asso ciation of Post Office Clerks. SARATOGA, X Y.. September 7.?The current Issue of postage stamps was con demned because of the colors by the Na tional Association of Post Office Clerks at last night's session of Its eleventh an nual convention. The colors are said to be hard on the eyes. A resolution was adopted favoring stamps with radically varying colors for different denominations in order to facili tate work at the offices. STANDINGS. SCHEDULES AND RESULTS IN BIO BASE BALL LEAGUES American League. Teaws. ' W T.. Pet. Win. Philadelphia 85 40 ?S? 675 , Boston 73 51 .590 ">92 5*4 New York.. 72 52 .581 .584 .576 Detroit 72 f-4 ,571. 575 567 Wa?bln|[toH. .IS TO .4S3 .4SS .450 Cleveland . . 54 70 435 440 432 Chicago 48 75 *?0 3?5 .38? St Louis. . . 37 87 298 304 296 National League. Team.* W I.. p<-t. Win. T>se. (IjIcaRo 82 .18 683 686 .678 Pittsburg... 7.". 40 5JW W2 .5^4 New York.. 6;t 52 .570 .fn4 .566 Philadelphia 6-'. 61 .508 .512 .504 Cincinnati.. 64 63 .504 .508 ,;i00 Brooklyn... 49 73 .401 .40? .398 St. Louis .. 48 7.n .r??6 .401 ..103 Boston 44 S3 .347 .352 .344 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. American League. N?"w York Philadelphia Detroit .... Cleveland .. St. I 2 Chicago 1 Chirac" St. National League. Chicago . . Cincinnati Brooklyn .. Philadelphia New York Boston ... Pittsburg) R . St. Louie 5 K,,n SCHEDULES. ? ________ American League. TODAY. TOMORROW. Now York at Wasb'n. >w York at Wash'n. Philadelphia at Boston. Philadelphia at Boslpn. Detroit at Cleveland. I?etroit ut Cleveland. Chicago at S?t. IajuIs. Chicago at St. Louis. National League. TODAY. TOMORROW. Cincinnati at r-hlcago. Cincinnati at Chicago. St l,ouls at Pittsburg. St. I.ouls at Pittsburg. Brooklyn at Philadel'a. Brooklsn at PhllndePn. Boston at New York. Boston at New York. MINOR LEAGUE GAMES. Virginia State League. At Petersburg?Norfolk. 6; Petersburg. 0. At Roanoke?Lynchburg. 5; Roanoke, 0. At Danville?Danville. :i; Rlcbuiond, 2. Southern League. At Atlanta-Atlanta, 5; New Orleans. 2. At Nashville?Nashville. tl: Montgomery. 2. At Chattanooga Blrmlngbani, 10; Chattanoo **At Memphis?Mobile. 3; Memphis. 2. American Association. At Toledo Toledo. 3: Indianapolis. 2. At LouisvJIle?Columbus. 7; Lonlsville. 1. At Milwaukee?Ht. Paul. R: Milwaukee. 2. At Kansas City-Kansas City. ?; Minneapolis, 4. Southeastern League. ?At Knoxvllle?Knoiville. 2: Morrlstown, 2 (ten Inninga. darknessi. T>>dav'fc result in tho Southeastern League as sures the nennant for Knoxvllle: season closes next Ssturdav. At Rom??Rome. 4: Johnson City. O. At Asheville?Gadsdan. 3; Asherllle, 2. Eastern League. At Buffalo? First game; Buffalo. 3; Montreal, 1. Second game: Buffalo, 7: Montreal, 4. At Rochester?First game: Toronto, 4; Roches ter. 3. Second game: Toronto, 7; Rochester, 4. At Pmrldcnce- l?roTidenco. Newark. 2. At Baltimore Jersey City game was forfeited Iit score of ? to O to Baltimore in the fourth inning because Jersey City refused to abide by umpire's decision. The actual score was. Balti more. 4; Jeraey City, 1. Tristate League. At York--Flr?t game: York. 4: Lancaster, 3. Second game; York. I: Lancaster. 3. At Wllltamsport ? First game: Wllltspnsport. 4; Johnstown. 2. Second game: Johnstown, R; Wil llatnsport. ?. ...? , At Hafrlaburg ? Harrisburg, 1: Altoona. 1 (called In slsth Inning: ralnK \t Reading-Flr?t game Reading. 22: Tren ton. If". Second game: Trenton. 7; Reading. 1. MINORS FOR LITE. That Is How Downs and Cravath Are Regarded Nowadays. Two of the mort brilliant performew In the American Association this seanson. to Judge by the face of the returns, are Cravath and Downs, biff league discards, but still very young. I'sing their work as j a criterion, there seems to be no rea son why this pair should not speedily re turn to fast company and once more be stars In the National or American 1 League. And yet?so say the valeran I major ieaguers?Downs and Cravath are 1 doomed to be minor leaguers for the bal 1 ance of t'.ieir days. Both of these nun are alleged to be of tlje variety which shows wonderfully in the lesser circles, but when tried o-it in the major leagues goes to piece**. Downs was a pretty good ball plaver for a time when Detroit had him but he fell awav In his work vid was sent to the smaller circuit. Cravath was a sensation with Boston for a year, but failed in fast company there i after. Arlie Latham Rot a laugh out of the Brooklyn hugs when they were clamoring for the umpires to appear and start the afternoon game. "l.ath" held up his hand and made a short speech to the. Romans. "We are waiting." solemnly de clared Arlie, "for the Berkshire Bank to close at Pittsfield, Mass. The cashier and nine assistants are on the way to the game. LANGFORD GIVES10E . JEANNETIE A BEATING Laces Old-Time Foe for Fifteen Rounds, But Fails to Floor Him BOUT NEARLY CAME TO END IN SIXTH Battle Was Hard Fcupht From Start to Finish?"Tar Baby" Had Much Worst of Weight. BOPTrtX, September* 7 Sain I ancford, the short, dusky gladiator. defeated i p old-time rival, Joe Jearnettc, in < lif teen round bat?ie last rtipht at tlie Ar mory A. C, From the tecond that Ref eree Charley White called "time"' it wa ft real fight The men have met so often before that this was about the last tim*" the public would "fall*- s> they wanted t<> make it a derisive struggle. Jeannette had thirteen pounds' ad\ar> tage over his short opponent, but that made no difference to Sam. He went after his tall rival like a wildcat, and gave him the worst trimming he has re ceived In many years. 1-angford repeat edly shot over his terrible left to Jean nette's kidney^ ^nd then shifted hi? righ' to the Jaw. Jejmnette often broke ground under the onslaught; lie was same enough to come up looking for more. I.angford really got tired slamming Jeannette. In the tenth he caught Jeannette off his guard, and let loose both fists. I-ike piston rods, they .kept boring in on Jcan nette's body, and the crowd expected to see the big fellow topple over. He stag gered around the ring with LAngford right after him. Joe Stays on His Feet. "Bang!" would go Ham's right and Jcan nette's head would Jolt back. Then th<* terrible left u-Atild reach the stomach and Jeannette .began to hang out the dis tress signals, hut kept on his feet. Hp took a terrible- beating In this session, and all the steam was lacking from hi* punches In the next few rounds. When they toed the mark T.angford opened hostilities by a ligh-tning left that reached the mark. Jeannette retal iated and both got wai^\ In the next round I,angford started his play for the body. He got in some deadly wallops ard riled Jeannette so much that Joe missed with half a dozen hu.-Ry swings. For the next seven rounds Langford k> pt up his pitiless body punching, while Jean nette played mostly for the face, with a stomach lead thrown in now and tiien. After Jeannette got his beating in the tenth he merely fought to stay th" dis tance. At every opportunity he grabbed 1 hold of I>angford and clung on until the referee was forced to separate them. Furious Mix in Twelfth. In the twelfth I^angford started out to finish his man. Jeannette seemed to get a new lease of life, and for a min ute they mixed up in furious fashion Jeannette w'as the first to quit, and ne j dashed Into a clinch. The thirteenth and ' fourteenth were all Sammy's. In the latter he caught Jeannette flush on th^ j Jaw and the big fellow rocked for a moment. But he tried to fight hack, and managed to stay the limit. The final mix was a corker. T-ang ford got both hands In play, and his gloved heat a steady tattoo on Jcan nette's head and mid-section. From face t to body they moved In lightning style, i while the beaten man was doir.g his ' best to save himself from punishment. A I second before the bell rang Langford smashed Jeannette once more on the jaw and the hig fellow slowly tottered. But the bell clanged, his second*? jumped into the ring, and what looked to be a possible knockout was averted. BASE BALL BRIEFS. Pa* Moran says that he never heard ] so many ball players complain of the i heat as they did j*esterday morning. \ "When the outfielders kick." remarked Pat. "it must be hot." And it was.? Philadelphia Press. The New York Giants suffered an aw ful blow when they lost two games to Brooklyn. There is a fine chance for the Quakers to annex third place, for the Giants are going back fast. Johnnie Nelson, one of the oJd-time! hall players, died at his home in Brook- | lyn Monday from heart failure Nelson , retired from the game after playing about thirty years He played with the Metro politans In New York. For several weeks the Pallas and Hous ton teams ran neck and neck, and at the ' end of the Labor day battles Dallas was j in front by one full game. One factor j in the winnin* of this pennant was thei hatting of First Baseman Oowdv and the pitching of Walter Shontz. players! purchased by McGraw in July. They will iej?ort her* next week. McGraw also : has bought Pitcher Munseil. a Dallas1 left-handee, and Outfielder Johnson of j Waco.?New York Sun. Fredericksburg Continues ' Dry." FREDERICKSBURG, Va . September 7. ?The "drys" won out In the local option election here yesterday. A total of 7:ti! ] votes were cast. Fredericksburg ha* been dry since 190S, w hen the temperance element wrested control from the wets by a majority of 31. In yesterday's contest j the drys had a majority of 92. r I : Wonder What Meriz Will Say Today? STORE CLOSES DAILY AT 6 PM ; SATURDAY. P PM. 1 I ' Mertz An Early Fall Special ! ? I u >u.its Ho Measyre aim MedliU!inni=WeflgIhit Fabrics. ^OW'S the time to pick up a great bargain in a High class TailV>r-made Suit. Mertz will build you a suit to order in stvlish, m medium - weight fabrics? suitable tor " ;!-w" $ i o.oo MERT AND jy| F Street. CO.. PHILA. PRINTERS OUT FOR HERRMANN TROPHY Third Annual Base Ball Tour nament Opens in This City Next Week. i ? _ > i * PHILADELPHIA, September 7 -"On to Washington" is t!;ei cry of the 1'nlon Printers National Base Ball League pla> ers and enthusiasts. The third annual tournament. to der-ide which teata will hold the Garry Herr mann trophy for another year, will be held in the National Capital city during the week of September LJ-1*. Philadel phia will be represented by a strong team, and has hopes of winning the important base ball trophy. Teams in the league comprise the fol lowing typographical' unions; Indianap olis, Ind., No. 1; Philadelphia, No. - 2; Cincinnati, No. 3; New York, No. G; Pitts burg. No. 7: St. I.*>uis, No. Boston, No. 13; <'hieig<>. No. 10; Denver. No. 4:?, and Columbia. Washington, No. 101. The league was tlrst instituted in New York in 1f*>N. and he d its second cham- ! l^onshtp tournament 1n Chicago last year. This year it is planned that Washington will enterta'n at least SOU enthusiastic ty pographical fans. New York Holds Trophy. The Boston printers won the Herrmann trophy in IfiOHt. hut had to ?ive way to l the "Big ?Six'* team of New York last year. Philadelphia did not fare so well, being eliminated in the opening series. Later the Philadelphia t^am played an exhibition game with the Boston team in Cincinnati and easily triumphed over the "Hub"' ?quad. This league is unique, inasmuch as it is the only national amateur base ball league in existence, e\er\ player holding a paid-up union card, its business is con. ducted by a national commission, each club being represented on the board. Harr> B. W >od of New York, the presi dent i= the father of the organization, and has lieen an indefaticable worker for its success. That it is a big undertaking for working men is fndicated by the fact that it will cost the Denver team $1,0QU, &70 for each participant sent to Washing ton. The league is in a flourishing condition and plays as good ball as any amateur organization. There are no "ringers" ? on any of the teams, but most of the; regular players have had experience on , some fa>t semi-profossional or amateur j nines. All game*-- in Washington will be played ] on the American league grounds. Ed- i ward Handiboe has been selected as oflirial umpire. The schedule follows Monda\ . September 12 Washington vs. Philadelphia. Ttje-da* September 1:;?First game. Chicago vs Pittsburg; second game. New York v.-. Boston. Wednesday, September 14?First gam", , Si. Louis vs. Cincinnati; second game, < Indianapolis vs. Denver. - ? Thursday. September 15 First game., two western winners; second game, two eastern winneiw. Friday. September 1*??The two western j winners. Saturday. September 17?The east vs. the west. Will Entertain Teams Here. 1 Kn route from New York, the Phila-1 delplua union will dine "Big Six" and Boston No. 13 at the P.ittenhouse next Sunday, after which a'l three teams will board the train for this city, arriv ing in the evening. A street parade of the ten clubs and their followers will precede the opening ganifs ivtticcn Philadelphia and Wash itigtnn Monday. following hip the officers of the Phil*" deiphla Typographical Athletic Aso<k1o tion: Charles C. Boyer. Philadelphio com missioner; .lame? P Bowen. president: William E. iiriftls, viee president, and Jamrw McPherson. secretary and treas urer. I,. Wilmer Evans, who successfully managed the team last year, will again pilot the lo<al nine The players are: T. nan. ^atehor; l.aiig. pitcher; Palmer, fif-st hare; Huppi, second base; Byrne, shortstop; Keifer. third base; South wick. Augus' ine. Walton. Edward**. Crawford and Rodger*, outfielders. NAPSARE PREPARING FOR NEXT SEASON McGuire's Team AlreadyLooks Good to the Fans in Cleveland. CLEVELAND. Ohio. Peptmnber f.? Things are looking up in a has* hall wmr. and It begins to look as if Cleveland will be represented by a real live base hoJI team next season As Manager Jim Mc | (iuire is lining up bis boys right n#w they look better than at auy time tMs season, and what's more to the point the same aggregation Is hound to lmpfu>? 1 in team play before tho campaign clnss* The present outfield of the Nap* Is mu( j ly superior to that which has been on vortlng in the outer pasture all year Jack (Jranev Is a greatly iwipro\ed plov er. Joe Birmingham is flejnln* and throwing as well as ever and Is betting I a little better. while Ted Easterly looks every Inch an outfielder and ho* added considerable strength in a hatting may Next season the Indications ore tnot the Cleveland outfield will be on a pO'' with any in the country If Joe Jackson ' lives up to advance press notices and con ? hold down the center pasture, with <Ira ney and Easterly on cither side of htm i and Birmingham in reserve, the fans will ' probably have the pleasure of telling their friends in other A. L cities about their ..*d>0 hitting outfield Jackson ond Easterly are figured as cert iln residents of the select colony, while It would not be surprising If Oranejr came to the front with a hefty mark. There Isn't on Amer ican League manager who would tahs Graney off Cleveland's hands right now. but it may be a grievous mistake to part with him. as he looks like o?? of the coming stars of the game With Turner at third and Larry at second, the Naps could go along with a 'corking good fielding shortstop like | Knaupp or Pecklnbsogh, even though he did not hit over .'??>, providing thev secured a first sack or who could oonnert [ for a mark in the neighborhood of ,'JOf. Turner is playing swell all-around ball and with an outfield hittir.g around .rW? and Larry clouting in his old-time form. Manager McOuire could carry a poor-htt tlng short fielder. The biggest question that will confront Boss Jim is his pitching department, as ft looks as if he will have the catchers. Land and Adams are both delivering th? goods in a commends t>le manner, with Gus Fisher and Sid Smith still to bo heard from. Besides Jay Clarke wllh be back in harness in 1911. Mf*<?ulre believes that Vie will have the pitching nnt sea son Joss will probably be himself attain and will have as running motes two other veterans. Cy Young and Cy Falkenberg. Crjm Kalei looks the beet of any of the young pitchers and he should prove a valuable acquisition to the local hurling corps. Then there Is Mitch ell. Fanwell. Harkness. Koestner and De Mott, two or three of Whom moy come through with the right brano^ goods to keep them in the American I.eagve. American League Games. ? ? Yankees Beat Athletics. NT.W YOHK, September 7?The New York Americans took the last (fame of the series from the Athletics yesterday. 3 to 2. though out batted by the American l.eajtue leaders. Cree won the game for the locals by hitting for the circuit in the seventh In ning The score. R.H.K New York . 2 ?? o O o o l o x->1 ? 1 Athletic*... 0 1 o ?? 0 I O 0 O?2 ? 1 Browns and Sox Divide. FT IiOUtS, September 7 ?St !?nl? and fhlcago broke even yesterday. The home team won the first name, 2 to 1, and lost the second. 5 to 2. The scores. R.HE 8? Louis ?ooooon? i 1?2 7 1 Chicago . 0 0 O O 1 0 ? 0 0 <>?1 4 1 Chicago 00000004 1-4 3 2 St LouU... 00 2 00000 0-2 7 2 Detroit Wins Prom Naps. DETROIT. September 7 ?Detroit defeat ad Cleveland yeaterday. Q to 2, in a game marked by a lot of hitting and compara tively little runmaklng. * Cleveland had men on the baaes In every lnning except the last, twelve being iejt. Birmingham's fielding and the batting of Behmldt and Crawford featured The I ?core R HE ' Detroit 03000030 x??12 o1 Cleveland... 00010010 0-2 12 2j Inspector Stew's Clue Looked Good, but It Punned Out Poorly,