Show IsNow IsNow Is IsNow Now Sweeping 0 Over Capital Washington Aug 18 An 18 Special An epidemic now to Washington h has s swept over tho the et city They call can it I pennant itis and almost every cery one oner in the capital Ils seems to bo be affected Never r ever before be before be- be fore in tho thu his history tor of ot the nations national game gamo have tho people of ot this town been so BO worked up lip as the they are aro Just now over the very cry remarkable and surprising showing showing- the Senators have made during tho the president season When hen the tho team tem winning winning win win- astonished the tho world by ning seventeen straight games the Washington fans tans about lost their heads Then camo came a slump and ad much depres sion slon No Now the tho Senators have havo had another nother streak of rood luck and tho the hopes of ot local aro are again soar soar- Ing Ing Thore There Is Ss ever every reason for tor figuring Washington as a pennant possibility declares one declares one of tho the wisest 0 of the WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington critics It I ma may bring sneers to those who are arc familiar with wih Washington's Washington's Washington's Washing Washing- tons ton's baseball history to talk of ot a local team and a pennant In the same saro breath but facts aro are facts and on what has been accomplished and on what tho the future promises on form terra thero Is no noden den denying that barrIng Boston which ap apparently apparently ap ap- parent has a comfortable lead no team has ha a a. better chance to land at thoI tho top of ot tho heap than tho the Nationals It I It Is argued and not without reason rea rca arged I son that a team which has pennant aspirations must have havo a n strong pitching pitching pitch pitch- ing Compare Comparo the Nationals Nationals' corps with that of ot an any other team and It is hard to figure where Washington hasan has an any the worst of it I. I Johnson undoubtedly undoubted undoubted- ly compares favorably with wih the tho star pitcher of or any ono one of tho the oth other r teams teams On what ho he has ha shown there Is no rio choice between Groom and the tho second secona best man on any of the rival The pitching records of ot th the present season will wi swill come pretty near to proving this contention Take Tako the rest of or tho the local staff and compare It with the pitchers of opposing opposing teams and It I will wl probably be concluded that Griffith Is as well wel fortified in this respect respect re re- ro- ro as a any of or tho the others There Thore are other othor teams which are superior In th batting department to the Nationals yet there is enough h hitting strength and more moro speed than several can boast of ot As a t fielding aggregation thoro there is no occasion for worry orr Shanks Milan Ulan and are a speedy trio In the outfield Gandil Is by far the best first baseman baseman base base- man in the league Is 15 conceded to have no leage superior as R a fielding short short- stop Foster easl easily a tho the head of ot the third basemen and Morgan a youngster young young- stor ster fields more mora cleverly every ever day and has shown a a lot of or form with the stick sUck I |