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1 Boston Club May Be Jim McAleer's Property Before Week Is Out
TOMMY LONG LOOKS LIKE A
NATURAL YOUNG BALL PLAYER
Gadsden Recruit Makes Favorable Impres
sion in His First Game With Nation
als?Runs Come Easy for Locals.
BY J. ED GRIIjLO.
Tom I^onar made a very favorable im
pression or the occasion of his first frame
wHh the Nationals, and that without
d?ins anything: sensational.
The youngster from Gadsden does
everything like a hall player. He stands
up well at the plate, is fast and hits at
the ball like a hitter He Is cool and
acted a?1 ii he had been in this company
for years, and in the field seemed to
cover a lot of ground. and is hlesse.l
wi?h a pood throwing arm
The first time up he drove ?ut a Ions
sac rift * e fly to right. which allowed Milan
to tie the score. He struck out in the
second, but got the only real clean hit
the Nationals made in the fifth, when he
sent a liner to center. The last time he
faced Bushelman he hit to Janvrln, at
third, and had the grounds been fast he
would have beaten his throw t* first, for
as ii was the ball got to Bneel just a
step ahead of Mm.
l/in? in his actions and looks resem
bles Bob Ganlev, who played here lor
several years, very much. He is taller
at:d a right-handed hitter, but his ac
tions i?>mind one of t'ie former captain
of the Nationals. If I/Oni? has any faults
t.' overcome thai were apparent yesterday
It wa- his timidity on the base.? He
does not get the lead a fast man like !
him should Ret. and this is very apt to j
handicap him in stealing bases, thougn
he l ad no opportunity to make an at- j
u-n-.pt at this yesterday
li is to be hoped that Manager Mc
Aleer will continue to play his young- ?
6tt s from now to the end of the sea- j
son This will give him ample time !
to size up Morgan, l.ong. Walker and
Cunningham, if he will set the latter t
into the line-up. He knows the ability ;
of Eiberfeld and Oonroy. and if the
youngsters should fail it will be plenty i
of timf to fall back on his veterans ,
It is very evident that the young play
ers need experiem e. and there is no j
better place .to g*--t it t hii right in th*
i na nipionf hip games. < >f course, some
giirr.os may be lost because of the j
presence on the team of inexperienced
bands but what matters that, since the :
team stands hut a slight chance to im- j
prove ltd position in the race?
It is not unlikely that Manager j
Imnovan will use another of his young,
pitcheis today. Haggerinan. secured
from Denver, will most lilcely be work
ed. while either Groom or "Buck"
Beckei will do the twirling for Wash
ington.
Manager Donovan proposes to give
all of his youngsters a chance to get
into the game during the remainder
of the season. As many of them as j
report will be put into the game so j
as to give him a good line on what ,
material he can figure on for next sea- j
s'.n. Boston does not have much hope
to finish higher in the race anyway,
and the rest of the season will be
used in experimenting.
Bushelman. after a miserable first
inning, gave evidence of having the
ma-kins: of a mighty good pitcher In
ability to get the ball over the plate
in the initial round, when he walked
four, hit another, made an error him
self. and was further helped along by
a wild peg by Janvrin. all of which
netted the Nationals five runs without
having made a base hit. Bushelman
pitched exactly forty balls in this
innine. just twenty-nine less than Wal
ter Johnson used in an entire nine
inninn game in Cleveland recently,
when he established a record. But
after that first inning the youngster
from New Bedford pitched brilliantly,
and had all the earmarks of eventu
ally making a pitcher of some ability.
It -was not a good day for Ra> Morgan.
It was the tlist :ime the Danville young
ster has played a full same on the local
field, and the -okkv ground seemed to
bother him considerably. He had three
errors, only one of which cut a figure in
the result, however, heinc responsible for
tl.e visitors' first run. Notwithstanding
the fact that tl.inss were breaking Dooiiv
for Morgan, lie k^pt up his ginger and
did not appem to bo disturbed by his
er; ?_>:w hich is always a good sign.
After setting t'.iat five-run lead Walter
Johnson took matters rather easy. Only
nov. and then did he cut loose at top
?peed, and t! ? re was neve - a time when
he failed to hold the visitors safe. It
was an <-asy game for the big fellow, and
no les.- than three of tin five hits made
off of hi.- delivery were of the scratchy
\ arietv.
That Boston infield is lamentably weak. |
Krsgel at first comes far from filling the
bill, while Janvrin at third is a boy off
tie lots Ye ekes and Gardner are good |
bail iiiaye.s. but the combination <m the
whole ts hardly up to the majo^ leasrue j
standard. But th?- Bed Pox have a won
d?rf.il oitfieid. Speaker, Hooper and
Duffv are a brilliant trio, and It would
not take much to make that team a con
tender in the pennant race
While, of course. Speaker Is rated
among the really great ball players of
the league, on<- seldom hears anything
about Harry Hooper, tne Sox right field
er ar.d yet that player is undoubtedly
? ?re of the most valuable in the league.
There !?- Aothing that he does not do well.
H?- hits, is fast, and as a fielder and I
thrower compares favorably with anv
fle'dt*- in the 'eague. But Hooper is a
O'iie: fellow, who does not attract atten
tion to himself, and thereby loses some
of th e praise which his work deserves.
K'berft ld has been hitting in very poor
luck of late. Yesterday he drove a liner
ar Gardner and later lie was robbed out
of a hit by Enge!. who knocked down
hi'- sharp grounder. In the past few
gatn<-s Eiberfeld has met the ball srjuare
ly nearly every time up, but he seems un
able to g?'t it into safe territory.
Tohnson fielded his position sp'endidly.
Twice he covered the bag and took as- I
gists from Scha? fer. while four hard hit I
ba N were hit at him. which he knocked
(1"? n with great ease and got his man
at f.rst b<?se. Any one of these drives
wou'd have been a base hit but for John
son's abMit'- as H fielder.
Hal there been a strong wind blowing
Tom l,ong would have distinguished hlm
?rif hitting over the right field fence
the m st time up with the bases full.
H" sent out a long fly, which Hooper
p: ked off <>f the fen<-e. which would have
r* (Hired but little more for<-e to clear the
wail As 1" was. it allowed Milan to score
from third basa and Long got credit for a
sacrtfl"e.
It Is not often that a team scores five
runs in one Inr.lng without making any
thing that looked like a base hit. but that
was the Nationals' record in the first in
ning Milan walked to start with and
when Bushelman made a wild throw to
rat h him napping he went to third.
8>"hacfer also drew a pass, and when Ei
berfeld walked th* banes were full,
ling's fy to right allowed Milan to score,
and while Walker was forcing Eiberfeld
Schaefer >ame home. McBrlde was hit
bv a pitched ball, and the bases were
Ailed again when Morgan was walked.
Janvrin tnade a poor throw- past Engel
on Street's grounder and this peg < leared
the pillows. Johnson ended tne round by
faming.
Thf- lied Sox got a run in thei' half on
H?v>peiV clean single, a scratch hit by
Terkes and Morgan's error, but they did
not score thereafter. The locals added a
brace of tallies in the eighth on scratch
I hits by iMcBride. Walker, Morgan and
! Street. The score:
WASHINGTON.
Milan. ft 4
Krhaefer, lb 3
Klberfehl. 2b 2
l?ng, rf 3
Walker. If 4
Mi-Bride, ss 3
Morgan. 3b 3
Street, c 4
l.lohuson. p 4
Totala 30
BOSTON. AB.
Hooper, rf 5
Ytjrkes. a* 3
Speaker, of.... 4
Gardner. 2b. 4
Engle. 1l> 4
Lewis. If 4
Janvrin. 3b ... 4
Williaiu<. c 2
Biisliclnian, p 3
?Henrlksen 1
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l.eft on bases Washington. H;
First base ou balls-Off Johnson. 1:
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the Tilnth. i'Batted
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off Bush -1
man. fi. Struck out?By Johnson. 4; by Bushel
man, o. Sacrifice fly?Long. Stolen baae?Elber
feld. Double plays? Blberfeld to MrBride;
Yrrkes to Gardner to Engle. Hit by pitcher?
By .lohnaon. Williams; by Bushelmati. McBride.
Wild pitch Johnson. Balk - Busbelman. I 'm
pi res?Messrs. Ferrlne and Dlneen. Time of
came?1 hour and 4f. mtriutes.
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STANDING, SCHEDULES
AND RESULTS IN BIO
BASE BALL LEAGUES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Teams. W. L. Tot. Win. Lose. 1
Philadelphia... 86 45 .657 .659 .652 j
Detroit 79 52 .603 .606 .599 j
New York.... 70 62 .530 .533 .526 i
Cleveland 69 61 .530 .534 .526'
.496 .4S9 !
-4S9 .481 i
Chicago 65 67 .493
Boston 64 68
Washington? 55 77
.485
.416 .421 .414
St Louis 38 94 .288 -293 .286'
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Teams. W. L. ret. Win. Lose.
New York.... 77 46 .626
Chicago 76 48 .613
Pittsburgh.... 76 56 .576
Philadelphia. . 69 57 .548
St.Louis 66 62 .516
Cincinnati 59 69 .461
Brooklyn 50 75 .400
i-oston...... 33 93 .261
.629
.616
.579
.551
.519
.466
.405
-68
.021
.608
.571
.543
.512
.458
.397
.260
Yesterday's Results.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Wasnington
Boston ...
Philadelphia 12
New Vors 5
Chicago 7
St. I.ouU 0
Chicago 2
St. Louis 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia Chicago
Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 0
New York-Boston?Baiu.
Schedules.
\MERICAN LEAGUE.
TODAY.
Boston at Washington.
Pliila'a at Nuf York.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Detroit at ClevelanJ.
TOMORROW.
Boston at Washington.
I'hila'a ?t New York.
Chi'-aico at St. Louis.
Dotroit al Cleveland.
NATIONAL
TODAY.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
New York at Boston.
Brooklyn at l'hilad'a.
LEAGUE.
TOMORROW.
New York at Boston.
Brooklyn at l'hilad'a.
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At St. Paul St. Paul-Milwaukee,' wet grounls.
At Minneapolis Miimca|?olIs. 7; Kansas City, 3.
At Columbtis-rLVunibus. T" ledo, 1.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
At Montreal Montreal, o: Rochester. <>.
\f Jersey City Jersev Citv. 2; Newark, ft.
At Baltimore Baltimore, 4: liovidence.
At Toronto Toronto. 7: Buffalo. 4 itir-^t g.inici.
Buffalo. 2; Toronto. ! iscconil gj*met.
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE.
At Albany- Wilkesbarre. ?">; Albany. U.
Ar Klinlra?Syracuse. 4; Klmira. 2.
At Troy?-Scranton. 1: Troy, ft.
At Blngbamtou Itica. 2; i'inghnuiton. ft.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
At Atlanta Nashville. 3; Atlanta. 1.
\t I'hattaiMMigsi Chattanooga-Memphis, rain.
Al Moutgoaiery Nev Orleans. 12. Moutgom
ery, 2 itirst cam*!. Montgomery, ft; New O:
Icaus. 0 t Second gaui>-i
SOI TH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
At Columbus Columbus, 2; Columbia, 1.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
At I.inrolr Lincoln. 5: Top.-ka ft.
At Sioux l it;. Sioux Cltv. ?; Des Moines, (>.
At tlmaha Omaha. 5: St Joe. I.
At Denver?Denver. 3; Pueblo, ft.
NEW ORLEANS GETS FLAG.
Otto Hess Is the Pitching Mainstay
of the Club.
NEW ORLEANS, September l:: ? New
Orleans cinched the Southern League 1!?11
pennant hv defeating Birmingham yes
terday afternoon at Pelican Park, ac
cording to revised standings re-ently
issued from the league's headquarters in
Little Rock.
Tiie struggle for second place is now
between Birmingham and Montgomery.
With the close of this flfason peat at
land its championship race lias oeen one
of the most exciting in the history of
the league. Much credit fs given Otto
Hess, New Orleans' premier pitcner, for
his remarkable performances. Mess won
for his team last Thursday, letting his
opponents down "with one scratch hit.
Sunday Hc?s volunteered to again en in. j
the box, although it was not his turn,
winning the game 1 to O.
BUSY HUGH McINTOSH.
Matches Jack Lester Against Jim
Flynn in Australia.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. September 12
Hugh Mcintosh, Australian promoter, ca
bles today from Sydr.e;. that he has
matched Jack Lester, protege of Tommy
Buins, to meet Jim Flynn. Pueblo tire
man. on latter's arrival in Australia.
Flynn. who meets Carl Morris in New
York September to. is under <ontract to
Mcintosh to sail from Vancouver Octo
ber 4
McFarland May Fight Wells.
CHICAGO, September 12.?Packey
McFarland yesterday received an offer
of a match with Matt Wells. Knglish
lightweight champion, in case the Wol
gast-McFarland fight is prevented by
the authorities in Milwaukee.
It was suggested that the match be
held at Madison Square Garden, New
York, October 1 if.
negotiations for the sale of boston
club to jim McALEER ARE REOPENED
J AMKS R. Me A I.UKK.
National League Race Is De
cidedly Uncertain.
ATHLETICS ARE STEADY
Mack's Champs Appear to Have Pen
nant Cinched. But Detroit
Still Has Chance.
I Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. September 12.
\\ ith tlie Athletics continuing to show
a clean rair of heels to the Detroit
Tigers and winning with the regularity
of real champions, the National I>ei?gue
race appears to be developing into a
wobbling match. New York. Chicago and
Pittsburgh do not appear to possess the
stamina for the grueling fight down the
home stretch, and it is not surprising
that the Pirates should be taken to a
health resort to tune up their systems
for the final dash for the pennant.
T he Giants had hard work last week
to keep their lead, both Boston and
Brooklyn surprising McGraWs players.
Chicago and Pittsburgh had splendid
opportunities to make a big gain on the
New } orkers, but the western teams
! failed dismally. Since leaving this sec
| tion the Pirates have played a number
of double-headers with their western op
! ponents. Had they been as successful in
these a flairs as the Athletics were in
bargain matinees this year, the Pitts
burgh toam would now be the favorite
for the National's pennant. Instead,
Clarke's players have not been able to
I do better any day than to get an even
break, and thus they have fallen away
from the leaders.
J"be Cubs, too. have met 'with some re
verses despite shifts in the inrield. None
of the three leading teams in the Lynch
circuit is showing championship quali
ties, and they are lucky that the" Phillies
are just far enough back not to be con
sidered in the running.
One, two or all three of the leaders
should take a brace very soon. It is not
expected for a moment that the men who
are managing these teams will pot put
on every ounce of energy to -land the rich
prize.
The fur will begin to fly for fair ihe lat
ter part of this week. Then the eastern
teams of the National League will strike
the west. Judging from the showing
I which St. Louis and Cincinnati have made
against Pittsburgh and Chicago, the
Giants will strike very difficult opposition
in every city of the circuit. They can
not count for a chance to rest up any
where along the line. 'Whether '< hicago
or Pittsburgh or both can get up enough
of their old fighting spirit to head off
McGraw's men is uncertain.
At this writing it looks as if all three
of the leaders were tired out from the
stral" of the race. The one which is able
to get up a spurt first is likely to go over
the finish line with the championship em
blem and a chance to play in tne world's
series as its rewatd.
Athletics Going Steadily.
Connie .Mack s world's champions con
tinue to plod aiong steadily toward the
goal of their ambition. Six victories were
reeled off last week, as against tv.o de
ieats. This is about the average that is
expected of the White Elephants, for they
are bound to run up against a defeat oc
casionally.
Their losses were sustained at the
hands of Washington and Boston. Tne
Nationals beat them last Monday after
it was thought the home players had the
gamf won. Saturday the Boston Ktd
Sox got a little revenge for four st aiirht
defeats here by shutting out the Ath
letics. T?m O'Brien, who performed in
sensational style for the Denver, Col.,
club this year, faced the White Elephants
for the first time, and he completely
fooled them.
Last Saturday morning the Athletics
had a lead over Detroit of eight games.
Since then this. has. been reduced to six
and one-half names. Saturday Detroit
v.on while the home team was being shut
out. tiie Titers beating Chicago by l too.
In yesterday's ?ame Detroit again thowed
staying qualities by defeating Cleveland
in a thirteen-inning pitchers' battle.
?Judging by these performances, the De
troiters are getting ready for an attempt
to t prjng another su prise like they did
in Then they came east for their
final trip to this section, and by a whirl
wind campaign landed the championship
from the Athletics, who until after the
middle or September appeared to have
th< pennant cinched.
It is not likely that the Tigers can re
peat in any such manner. With such a
lead as the Wl ire Elephants now have
and every department in first-class con
dition, it is not expected that the home
players will stike a slump. Still, base
ball is a peculiat proposition, and Man
ager .Mack w li doubtless' continue to
drive his players at top speed until after
the ne.\; series with Detroit in this city
September 2-1, i;i and J,"?. Those sames
do not look very important now, owing
10 the big lead of .he Athletics, but the
garr.es with -Jennings' men-may loom up
very iur^e belore Skiddoo ' gets his
September birthday.
SCULLER BARRY WINS.
Champion of England Retains Title
by Defeating Fogwell.
LONDON. September 12.?Ernest Barry,
the champion sculler of England, re
tained hi* title yesterday afternoon in a
match with W. H. Fogwell, the New
Zealand champ.on, rowed over th?' cham
pionship course trnm Putney to Mori
lake. A purse of accompanied the
title.
The New Zealandet- held th? lead for a
third of the distance, when Barry forg
to the front and won easilv by three and
a half lengths. The winner? time wai
minutes and It seconds.
Ban Johnson and Local Manager
to Confer With Taylor in
Boston on Thursday.
DEAL IS NOT LIKELY TO FAIL
I * _____
BY J. ED GRELEO.
Reopening: of negotiations for the sale of tne Boston dub to James McAleer
? is again under way, and it is most probable that the club will pass from the
! hands of John I. Taylor during: the next few days.
Thursday President B. B. Johnson of the American League and Jim McAleer
! will confer with the head of the Boston club in Boston for the purpose of
' closing the deal.
McAleer left Washington last night for Youngstown. He goes there to
arrange some financial matters so as to be in a position to close with Taylor
when he reaches Boston Thursday.
It will be recalled that this deal was on some weeks ago. but fell llyough
because Taylor wanted to retain a block of the stock in the club. This ar
rangement was not satisfactory to McAleer and his business associates and it
seemed that the deal had fallen through. But it appears that after- giving tlie
matter much thought Taylor has concluded that he wants to get out of base
ball entirely and he conveyed this Information by telegraph to McAleer some
time ago and arrangements were then made to-have a conference at once. As
the head of the league Ban Johnson will be consulted by both sides to the
transaction, as is customary whenever any American League property is in
volved, and it is to act in this capacity that Mr. Johnson will attend the
conference in Boston Thursday. \
It Is no secret that it has been McAleer's ambition for somo time to he
j come a club owner When it seemed that the Boston deal had fallen through
he expressed ? desire to become interested in the local club and arrangements
for his securing a block of stock in the Washington club have been under way
and it was not unlikely that he Would have been installed as president. But
with the chance of his securing the Boston club again looming up, he has
abandoned negotiations for stock in the local venture in the hope that
he can become the head of the Boston club.
Everything1 Arranged for Transfer.
It is learned that everything has been arranged for the transfer from Taylor
to McAleer. excepting the minor details, which are to be agreed upon at the
conference to be held in Boston the latter part of this week. ?
McAieer has a two-year contract with the Washington club, which does
not expire until the fall of 191J, but it is understood that the owners of the
Washington club will not insist upon this contract being carried out. Mc
Aleer's association with the local club has been most pleasant and it is perfectly
willing to help him in his efforts to become a club owner.
Incidentally the acquisition of the Boston club bv McAleer will be sanctioned
by the powers that be in the league. McAleer has been associated with the
American League from the time it started to expand. He did much for the
organization during its days of conflict with the National League, and h;ts so
often proved his loyalty to the American League that he will be welcomed
into the fold as a club owner.
The exit of John I. Taylor from base ball comes as a surprise. Ever since
he became the head of the Boston club he has been one of the most enthusiastic
magnates identified with the game. He attracted a lot of attention to him
self. when he tore down the team, which had won two pennants, and in a
single year built up a young ball teani which was a contender in the
race. Lately, however, he^has made some deals which have weakened his team,
and as a result has lost interest in the sport, which is given as his reason
for wanting to get out of the game.
If the deal goes through, which now seems most likely, there will have to be
a new manager appointed for the Nationals, and it is not unlikely that this
position will be fiHed from the ranks of the team. McBride and Schaefer being
the players, it is understood, who will be taken into consideration.
LONG'S POSITION AT THE PLATE
TOM LOW.
Charles H Ebhctts offered to give Man
ager Dooin Zimmerman, Coulson, B.-lland
Scanlon. with $ 10,0(10 in cash, for Alex
ander and Lobert. Dooin merely asked
the Brooklyn boss if he could use the
mjn?. the Pennsylvania railroad and his
Eventt car and ended th? interview.
According to the latest news , from the
camp of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pitcher
Marty O'Toole 1s aga n in shape to take
his turn on the mound. O Toole left the
team in the west last week because of an
Injury to his twpnty-two-thousind'flv?
hundred-dollar pitching arm.
9
JOHN I. TAVI.OR.
MERKLE IS A STAR
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; Failure to Touch Second in
1908 Did Not Ruin Player.
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McGRAW ENCOURAGED HIM
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j Giants' First Baseman Won Recog
nition by His Great Ball
Playing.
Special r>ispat?-h to Tbf Star.
NEW YORK, September 12.?Fred
Merkle's superb hall playing' at this
critical stage of the struggle for the
National League championship is one of
the props which are keeping tlie Giants
on top. Merkle's fight for recognition
has been long drawn out. but the plucky
first baseman has persevered until he
now looms up as a great batsman, a re
markable fielder, a fleet base runner and
a tireless worker. It is doubtful if any
other ball player could have accomplished
as much under the trying circumstances
which attended Merkle's early base ball
career as a New York player.
When he failed to touch recond base
in that memorable and fatal game with
the Chicago Cubs in 1908, Merkle be
came a laughing stock and the butt of
unjust criticism everywhere. He was held
up to ridicule for a mistake that many
other players had made, though not in
games of such gr^at importance. The bis;
fellow took it all in good nature until it
became tiresome. Then he whipped a few
of his traducers out in his native town
and thereafter during the winter months
he was allowed lo live in peace. But all
this time Merkle enjoyed the confidence
of John McGraw, who told him to pay
no heed to Jests ajid jibes, but to go
ahead and do his best on the ball field.
"You can make the base ball public
forget all about that touching second base
business by playing the game the best
you know how." said the Giants' man
ager. "I'll stick to you through thick and
thin. Nobody can get your job. So show
'em that you're not a bonehcad after all!"
Thus encouraged, Merkle bucKled down
to work in earnest, with the result that
soon he began to command respect. Fans
who once laughed at him were quick to
see that Merkle had the right stuff, and
when he showed vast improvement in
j batting and fielding ihey generously ap
j plaud'ed him. Today the episode of
has been forgotten Merkle is a star ball
player, and if the Giants win the pennant
much of their success can be attributed
to the hard working first baseman, who
never lost heai-t when under the hottest
fire. Many ball players, young and in
experienced as Merkle was three yeaars
ago, would have wilted tinder such wide
spread criticism and would have dropped
into obscurity. There's nothing more dis
couraging to a!i players than ridicule,
and countless young bloods have fallen
by the wayside when receiving trials in
major league company becaupe they have
been foo sensitive. But Merkle is an ex
ception. and ha.-f ball fans who are root
ing for the success of the Giants are sing
ing his praises. He has vindicated him
self completely.
GEORGETOWN MANAGER
. AND CAPTAIN HERE
Walsh and Dailey Arrive in
Town to Get Things Ready
to Start Practice.
Capt. Dailey and Manager Walsh of the
Georgetown foot ball team arrived in
town tiiis morning to get things in order
for the beginning of practice Friday.
The arrangement of the uniforms pre
paratory to their final disposition Friday
will occupy the majority of the time of
both the manager and the captain until
then.
Upon arriving this morning both Dailey
and Walsh went immediately to confer
with Coach Nielson regarding the be
ginning of work this week.
Manager Walsh and < apt. Dailey both,
when asked as to the prospects for the
coming season, expressed themselves as
being well satisfied and expecting another
successful year.
LOSES TWO MEN.
Wilson end Young Will Be Lost to
Chicago.
CHICAGO. September 12.?Eberle
Wilson and Ralph Young, quarterback
and fullback of the 1910 University of
Chicago foot ball team, will not wear
the maroon this fall. The loss of these
men. which constitutes one of the se
verest blows a Chicago eleven has re
ceived, became known yr-sterdav when
,Coach A. A. Stagg began active work
on hir ;Sil tfj'.--..
Wilson has bet n i uled ineligible* be
cause of from -lie university
last spring, and Young has decided to re
main at home.
Not a single member of the 1&10
"regular'* back held will be on hand
j for the coming season.
Th?? Chicago Nationals reduced New
York's lead by three points yesterday by
defeating Cincinnati, .while- the Giants
were idle on account of rr.in. The Cubs
also made a little gain ove I'iltsburgh,
that team having no game scheduled.
New York now leads Chic'aeo by thirteen
ponts.
Pat Moran. the Phillies' veteran catcher,
has gone to Youngstown. Ohio, to consult
"Bonesetter" Reese. Pat strained a liga
ment in his arm in the west and ha*'been
unable to throw since.
EASTERN CLUBS GO WEST TO
DECIDE BIG PENNANT RACE
Results of New York's and Phillies
May Settle Championship in
National League.
Trip
Sjie. ial ltispatcb to The Mar.
NKW YORK, September 1--?While the
Giants and the Chicagos are workmn
arduously early this week ti win the
championship of the great three-ringed
show?if they may?the Plttsbutghs are
i<lle until Thursday
The New York bund battles in Boston
with tlu* l?>*vly but n'U meek taii-enders.
The> are a noisy lot. those Bost >n play
erf. and they would as willingly heat
the leaders in the race as they would l>eat
the leant which is next worst to them.
Chicago is in Cincinnati. The Cubs
pla ? with the Reds today and they play
with them tomorrow. Wednesday they
rest, presumably on the train which will
carry them from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh.
New York plays in Boston today,
Wednesday and Thursday. It is
said that th^ team will return to ?New
York Thursday night and linger here
until Friday night, when it will depart
for Pittsburgh.
Returning to the peregrinations of the
Cubs, after they have enjoyed their day
of rest Wednesday, they will he found
m Pittsburgh Thursday and Friday
each of those afternoons they will be
compelled to play double-headers
Rfady for Saturday.
Friday night Chicago's caravan will
l>oar.] one of the piait ie flj'ers and get
hack home in time to play Brooklyn at
West Side Park. Meanwhile the Giants
will load their baggage and fares into a
I :
u.-'hioned human carry-all and drop "ff
at Pittsburgh to pla; 8atu:ila? afternoon
against the Pirates
All in al!. it a mixed \ iriet> >-f Har
den plant*. New York plays Boston,
which wi'l flght like a terrier ill with
the mumps: t'incinnatl will ??ndeavor it*
best t?> irritate the peevish Ever#, Pitts
burgh will wrestle with mineral water
for three days?for the Pirates a??> going
to ;? popular western resort to tak< lifo
easy?and tti<-n match flint with l'hic*KO,
where something 's bound to take f>->>,
w hile all tl ree of the leadei s will he ?;.>
ing in unison Saturdav. when iJiaut m ? s
Pirate, and th^ ?'sassy" Brook 1\ n canal
craft, right ??Pf the Gowanus. nail" "k' -
plunk " into th^ lair of the t'ub.
A placid soul remarked yesterday tl it
i: the Giants should win s<< many or m ve
from the Bostons and the Cuba sho >1
lose so many or so more to ti<'mc ?
natis and the Pirates the standing ;<t *
end of the wrek would he prett;. neariy
there or clc.se to it.
Quite right. Bi.t foige; it. i murse
there are those who love to speculate on
th'- outcome of base hjill Rtttif A>- t
matter of fact, it is twice as much f in '<?
go to them and watch them, but with- it
the speculalon there mleht he on*- less
piquant condiment In the sport.
All a Guess.
Speculation this season, however, Is lust
speculation. There's nothing else to it
There cou'd he little e'se when three
teams are traveling down the pike in the
crisp Septeniher ai-??if it isn't crisp that
is no fault of the poet?so close tosrether
that one can barely he discerned from
another because of the dust.
Happenings ^porldom
BY J. ED GRILLO.
If Jim McAleer succeeds in securing
the controlling interest in the Boston club
he will stand a better chance of ha\inz
h'.s team up in the race than he would j
if he remained as manage? of "the Na
tional?. Boston has the nucleus for a
pennant winner, and if McAleer is for
tunate enough to strengthen the team
where it is weak he should be lighting
with the leaders in the next campaign.
But it is not Mc A leer's intention to man
age the team himself. He will turn that
job over to some one else, hut whether
it will be Patsy Dono.an or not remains
to be seen.
McAleer has been in base ball over
twenty-five years, and for eleven years
has been a manage/. But he has tired
of being identified with the game in this
capacity. The strain of sitting on the
bench and trying to make a ball team
win has never appea'.ed to McAleer since
his first two years of managing, and he
has been anxious and ambitious to fce at
the head of some major league club, a
wish which is in a fair way to be real
ized.
It is not at all unlikely that if the local
club finds itself in a position where it has
to appoint a successor to McAleer that it
will select a playing manager, in tiie
first place, such a move would be popular
here, for the patrons of the game Want
j to see the team's leader on the field, and
I what is more, it would be an economical
.proposition which might bring about
much more satisfactory results than the
local club has experienced in many years.
If the new manager, taking for granted
that there will be a necessity for one. Is
a playing manager it is not at all un
likeiy that either Sehaefei or McBrtde
will be appointed. Bither is capable of
filling the position. Both have had years
of experience in the game, which they
know thoroughly, and both are popular
with the players and fans. But it will be !
some time before the time for ma :ing
i such appointments rolls around, tor j
! even if the Boston deal goes through ^
McAleer will be sure to continue here |
through the remainder of the season. ;
To go into training quarters during
the final months of a pennant race is
unheard of in base ball, and the effect
that this four days' stay at West Baden
will have on the Pittsburgh team will
be watched with interest. The theory
of the plan is logical enough, but
whether it will prove practical remains
to be seen. There 1s no doubt, perhaps,
that a few off days when properly
spent by a ball team should be bene- ,
ficlal. and West Baden Is a great place
to put in that time. Jf the Pirates be- |
cofne rejuvenated at the health resort i
they may yet be heard from in the Na- i
tional League race, notwithstanding
the fact that they are virtually out of l
it. The. fact that Wagner is expected 1
to be back in the line-up when the
team starts to play a^ain also will
cut a figure, and. according to latest
reports. Marty O'Toole is ready to take
his regular turn on the rubber when- !
ever he Is called upon. The story that ,
his arm was in a bad way seems to <
have been exagerated. as the fact that
he won the only three games he pitch
ed would indicate.
Fight experts are at sea so far as
the outcome of the Morris-Flynn bout
in New York Friday night is con
cerned. Every one who has seen Mor
ris work out concedes that he Is a
wonderfully strong man, who will be
able to stand a lot of mauling, but
there seems to be some doubt as to (
whether he can fight or not. and the i
only way to get a line on that Is to I
see him in action with Flynn.
Flynn, by the way, is not a clever boxer i
by any means, though he hits hard and [
likes to mix it. But lie Is handicapped ;
by his size when compared to Morris, j
and It Is questionable whether he will j
be able to reach the Oklahoma Giant.
Stories spread by Flynn that Morris is
not gamft are denied by Con Kiley, Mor
ris' trainer, who says:
"Flynn likes to hear himself talk He
is blowing about what he will do to
Morris to keep up his courage. W hen
Morris gets him in the ring things wnl
be different. I only hope Flynn will rush
as he generally does, for Morris will
knock his head oiT with one good punch.
Flynn never saw the day he could hit as
hard as my man. and. furthermore, he
isn't big enough to reach Morri? with his
wild blows. Morrii may not be a^fln
| isiied bo:;er. but ne'ther is Flynn." When .
it comrs down to gameness you'll see ?
1 Flynn ready to quit. We didn't come
: here to - be laughed at. Morris knows
; what the white >-ace expects of him
i ard he will deliver the goods with a
knockout."
Rumor"'s persistent that this is to he
Hu?h Duffvs last year as the manager
of the White Sox. and. as was expected.
Jimmv Cailahan is named as his succes
sor. The failure of the Chicago team to
climb into the first division has soured
Comiskey on his team leader, and a
change is predicted. Callahan man
pgod the White Sex some years a*n, and
was a success until he broke the training
rules, which is out of the question now,
however, for Jimmy has been ridin* the
water wagon for six vears. So far as
abilitv is concerned, there is no doubt
about Callahan, though Duffy is hardly
i to bp blamed fcr th?> t????m s failure. Th?
Sox ha ve been tTipiiit'd most of the tim ?
this season, w hi e aMd?- fioni Walsh and
\*. hite the pitchers have only latelv 1>'en
showing major league form.
The fickleness of ha^e hal! enthusiast *
if again boing proven in the rase of
'"lark Griffith. for whose si-alp all c'in
einnati was yearning a few weeks aKo.
But since then the Rods have been play
ing good ball, and now the advisability
of letting Griffith out is questioned,
though he has declared tha; he is through
with Cincinnati.
The troub'e seems to have bren that too
much ? was expected of the t.-am. and
when it failed Griffith was blamed. Evers
is now slated for the job. and if he I-i
able to play he will undoubtedly add
strength to the team, even though he
should not show marked ability as a
leader.
Other American Leacjii? Gair.es.
<?
Yankees Badly Beaten.
NEW YORK. September 12.?Th-)
Athletics decisively defeated the
Highlanders yesterday. Vaughn was
driven from the mound in the second
I inning and ijuinn proved a poor substi
; tute for him. He did his share of the
batting, however, for in th*- fourth he
? put the ball over the left-field fencs
for a home run and made two other
hits in three times at bat.
Bender was effective in pin* hes. The
score:
R. H. E.
I'h.la 2 4003003 0?32 17 0
New York.. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3? 5 10 0
White Sox Win Both.
; ST. Lol'IS. September 12.?4'hbago
! opened its linmI series on th lotvl
j grounds yesterday by winning both
| games of si double-header f; i>ni St.
j Louis. 7 to ?; and 2 t<. 0.
In -the first g.-.n.e Callahan injured
! his leg sliding into a base and re
tired.
I'arkness halted th*'- second g:tme i:i
the seventh inning. Score;
R. H E.
Chicago ....0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4?7 11 j
St. Louis. . .0 0 3 0 A 0 1 1 1 ? o 12 ;
R.H E.
Chicago l i) o ft 0 I 0 ? ?
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 ft 0- 0 ?; 2
, ?
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES. J
Cubs Blank Cincy.
CINCINNATI. September 12?Chlcag t
defeated Cincinnati here yesterday m
a pitchers' battle. 2 to 0.
Cincinnati could do nothing wit^
Reulbach. while Kromme kept th>* hit--*
fairly well scattered.
Boyd, a recruit from Iowa, pitche-4
[the rin; 1 inning for Cincinnati and re
.tired Chicago on seven pitched balls.
I The timely hittfrig of Schulte and
I Sheckard featured. Score;
R H E.
I Chicago 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0? 2 8 <>
'Cincinnati ...OOOOOOUO 0?0 5 J
Close One to Phillies.
PHILADELPHIA. September 12.??
Brooklyn lost the opening game of the
series here yesterday, 3 to !.
Both pitchers kept the hits scattered
except in one inning. In the eighth
Philadelphia scorea the winning runs
on singles by Knabe, Paskert and
Beck and Lobert's sacrifice hit.
Brooklyn escaped a shutout in the
ninth inning when Hummel scored on
his single. Coulson s double and an
out. Score:
Ft H F
Phila 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 x 3 8 "
Brooklyn 00 0 00000 1 1 s 0
WORLD'S RECORD LOWERED.
Billy Burke Trots Fastest Three
Heats on Record.
S> RACl SE, N. V.. September 12.?
Record-smashing marked the first da\ s
races at the New- York state fair, th*
tenth regular grand circuit meeting of
the season here yesterday.
Billy Burke and Spanish Queen, forc
ed to the utmost by the European mar
vel. Willy, trotted the fastest three
heats the world has ever seen in th*
two-thousand-dollar Chamber of Com
merce stake for 2.07 trotters, which wa*
won by Billy Burke. The time was 2.A41*.
2.?41i and 2.?t4V
The former record. 2.04*4. 2.05*4 and
2.0.Vi. was set by Country Jay and So
noma Girl last year at Kalamazoo,
Mich., early in the season.
Spanish Queen took the first heat,
but was fnrced to lower her mark from
2.07, made at Lexington in l:W, to 2.^4V
B'.anham Baughman took the Conway
two-thousand-dollar stake for 2.18 pacers
in straight heats, equaling his own marlc
in the first heat, which he made la
2.05V