The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Washington at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland,
New York at Chicago.
Boston mt st. Louis.

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President Tom Noyes yesterday received
from Joe Cahtillon a letter which sounds
like the casualty list of a railroad wreck.
According TO the manager. there is hard
ly a member Of the Washington club who
has not met with some sort of mishap
since the team left home. and, although
several Of the players are suffering from
only minor injuries, Otis Clymer. Charlie
Jones. and Charlie Smith have not been
so fortunate
For more than year a badly twisted
ankle has worried Clymer. He received
the injury early last season while with
the Pittsburg Pirates. and was unlucky
enough to give IT a severe wrench in one
Of the games at Chicago. He was imme-
diately taken off the field. since that
time has been confined to the bench. He
has rounded TO rather encouragingly, but
Canullon has insisted upon his remaining
out of the game as the manager does not
feel that he should take any long chances
with a man as valuable as Clymer has
Nationals. Ctymer is a big man, along
the lines of Mike Kelley, and because of
his great weight is more likely to injure
an ankle than were he a smaller man. b
Besides doing brilliant work in the
field, Clymer was hitting over the 500
mark, so the team was especially un-
fortunate to lose him right in the midst
OF the long trip abroad.
AS soon as Clymers name was missed
from the lineup some Western writers
jumped at the conclusion that the player
had wandered from the straight and mar
row path, but this Cantillon denies abso-
lutely. AT Pittsburg, Clymer was
continually in hot water with Manager
Fred Clarke, but since joining the Ma
tiOnals Clymer has been pulling for the
club, and is considered one OF the most
valuable players on the local rolls.
Charley Jones injured one Of his hips
going after lily bail at Boston. and has
been kept out of the game. Like Ganley,
Jones has suffered a slump in batting
during the last two weeks, and CantillOn
believes that the rest will do the player
good, although he would prefer TO have
the player ready TO jump in and hit In an
emergency rather than have him out OF
the game because of the spTain.
While warming up al St Louis, Char
ley Smith twisted his pitching arm, and
since that time has been resting up, but
should be able to pitch the next time his
turn comes around
Jack Warner is also out of condition
but he has been forced to alternate with
Heydon as these two are the only catch
ers available. Blankenship rejoined the
club about a week ago. but his broken
finger is far from mended and it may
be two weeks before he can attempt
back-stOp duty.
Following out his policy Of getting rid
OF players who have failed to show major
league calibre, Cantillon has sent Mig
Perrine, the second baseman, and Sam
EdmcnstOn, the pitcher, to the Mime
apolis club Of the American Association.
At the beginning OF the season Perrine
showed promise Of developing into the
regular guardian OF the second sack, and
although his fielding was fairly reliable
his hitting was so weak that he was
almost useless. Perrine will cover short
stop for Minneapolis until Andy Oyler
RECEIVERS from recent injuries. then the
ex-National viii probably be assigned e
utility roles.
Cantillon believes that EdmOnstOn will
improve with minor league experience
The big fellow had few opportunities 10
get into shape last spring. and his pitch
ing arm is not yet into shape 20 go a
full game. He is a Washington boy and
has the best wishes of his many friends.
Yesterdays opening game at Detroit
was called off on account Of rain. so a
double-header will probably be played be-
fore the Nationals leave the Tigers lair
Thomas J. Andrews, of Milwaukee, be-
lieves another baseball war is on the way.
He says:
While many baseball followers and man.
ayers believe that another baseball war is
rot probable. there are others who are not
so sure about II, and, in fact, they rather
look for it in the course Of another year
or two. unless there is a change in the
condition Of affairs. There has been con-
siderable talk about the American Asso-
citation breaking away from the national
agreement on account Of the waiver rule
and other drawbacks. which some OF the
association magnates claim are detri-
mental TO them 4 former well-llnowu
major league manager was In Chicago the
other day and talked freely about the
matter. This man Is now a minor league
magnate, and his views are given some
credence, even though they may seem
rather vague at this time. In the course
of a talk he said:
1T is no secret that George Tebeau and
one or two other magnates in the associa-
ton would not hesitate 10 break away
from the national agreement If they were
10 be backed up by the others. for they
feel that they get no benefits from the
socalled national agreement. l do know
that there are men ready to take the
Chicago franchise any time the associa-
ton breaks away and decides TO enter
the Windy City. 1 also know that a
year ago there were certain men ready
to place clubs in Cleveland. Cincinnati
and Pittsburg. and form another major
league circuit only on a 25-cent basis
the same as the old American Associa-
ton. This is no fish tale, but Gospel
truth. and the men back Of the move
had backing 10 the extent Of couple nj
hundred thousand dollars.
Both Cleveland and Cincinnati arc RIM
for good league that will furnish 25-cent
ball. and PittsbuTg could well stand for
another club there, especially on A 25-cent
basis Take the cream Of the American As
ISOLATION cities TO IN in and It would form
pTetty strong league. Say. for instance
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Columbus, Toledo. Indianapolis, Clev6-