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Show "find." A pitching duel between these two local favorites would be interesting. interest-ing. According to tho National league schedule, the Giants close their season sea-son here on October 15 with the Boston Bos-ton Doves. However, It is said that the Doves games on October 14 and 15 will be played on September 7 and 8 so that the po9t season entertainment entertain-ment can start on Ocsober 13. Tho Yankees finish their season with tho Boston Reel Sox on October 8 " WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 29 If tho opinion of those who have seen Ralston, the Akron outfielder. In action, ac-tion, count lor anything, then tho Washington club has picked up a mest valuable player. Bill Donovan of the Tigers spent two days in Akron looking Ralston J over and reported that he. was ripe -for the big league, .lummy Casey, aj scout for the same club, followed Don- ovan to Akron, and he made a similar report. Negotiations were pending when the Washington club stepped In and made the purchase. Bill Donovan in speaking of Ralston this morning said: '"Ralston is undoubtedly un-doubtedly a good player. I saw him j for two days and he Impressed me very much. I'll tell you what he is like Joe Kelly, when he was In his prime with Baltimore. He Is a hard rltht-handed hitter. Is fast on his feet and does about everything In the field that you would expect of a voting plaver. Washington pot a good imn ! In him. an I will stake my reputation that he will make good here. He Is j the most popular player on the Akron Ak-ron team, for his r-ork stands out In a class lu itself." ' . The purchase of Ralston means that I Washington will not secure 1). I Drake J from the Detioit club. Drake Is at i present playing with a Now York Stute League Club, where he was farmed Mc.Meer w;is negotiating with I'ne Detroit club for his purchase, j Had the deal been closed the Detroit i club ould undoubtedly have used the money to buy Ralston, but McAleer realising this fact, stepped in and took Ralston and passed un Drake. I ccnl patrols will get a glimpse of Ralston before the season Is ever, for he is to report here in about three weeks. I WILL NEW YORK LEAGUE WIN THE PENNANT i By Dudley Porte-r. Unless a .bi.-cball miracle is wrought and the New York Giants and the New York Yankees win the pennants pen-nants in the National and American icumiet-f respectively, a pot seasun i-erles in :;ll probability will be played in Now Yrl: d'y. Cornmontinv, upon the outlook for these games a New York sporting editor ed-itor writes as follows" "The lans have ben acitalhig such a series for several years und It Is about time that tlie club owners heeded heed-ed their call. Arrangements have praitically been completed by the managements of the two teams All that remains is for President John T. Brush and Frank Fanell to stamp the amusements with their official seals. It Is said that FaiTCll Is more than anxious for the series and that Brush has been made o see the light, j aided oy Mauneer John J. MeGraw j and Secretav- Fred Knowles. As the plan stand nlue guines will be played. 'The seiies'is scheduled to start' on October 13. The field for the firxt game will be chosen by lot. After that the Polo ground and the hilltop park will alternately by the scene of the conflict until one club has won live of the nine games. Ever since the Yankees iKjached on tuls baseball preserves there has been a steadily Increasing demand for post season warfare. The fans craved for It; so did the players. To the former It means the opportunity of seeing their two favorite teams on the field at the bame time; to the latter. It meant the garnering of extra uiouey. It Is said that the managers made early overtures to arrange tho series. Thv. players are Joyous at the prospect." pros-pect." And they have Cjtnse to le. Baseball men say that suiria series in ihe metropolis might draw even better bet-ter than tbe world' series The players In nil probabilities will rece-ive 1 per cent of the gross re-ro!p,s. re-ro!p,s. Of this, taj per cent will go to the winners and in per cent to the lof i-s. Umpires VIII be recruited Jrotn boih leagues. Ban Johnson naming nam-ing one and Thomas .1. Lynch the other. Unusual Interest attaches to the series In that Christy Mathewsnn will of course face the Yankee bastmen. Opno"cd in Miu the Hillicm 11.cn will probably pit Russell Ford, their youug |