Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10


three months of the season Hughes really
pitched the game of his life, and with a
good team back of him would have won a
big majority of his games. Then his good
right arm went wrong and good long lay
off followed. He thought he was all right
and told Cantillon Sunday he was all right
again get into the fray. Tom simply over
estimated the strength of his arm, and yes
terdays walloping is the result. Manager
Cantillon is fully aware of Hughes worth.
and will work the big fellow as little as
possible for the remainder of the season
With the winters lay-up Hughes arm will
come around all right again, and he will
be tower of strength for the Nationals
next season.
The Nationals and Yankees are hooked
up again this afternoon in another double
header, and the local fans will be given
chance to see the youngsters in action,
Manager Cantillon will certainly wo.k
Mcdonald the Erie phenom, and probably
Landlord. the South Carolina wonder. Both
these kids have world of speed. and II
they only get the ball over the plate
there will be lots of trouble In store for
the Yankees.
Cliff Blankenship came within an ace of
going to the hospital yesterday, the result
of crash into the grand stand in the first
Inning while going after high foul. Gin
glued his eyes on the ball and Kept speed
ing to the rear. and went into the boards
under full head of steam. The wonder of
it all is that he didn't break several ribs or
dislocate his hips, but he came out OF the
smash-up with only the loss of consideEapie
wind knocked out of his body. This acct
dent demonstrates that Partnerships I'M
lucky star is still in the ascendant, and he
will simply have to play them safe for the
rest of the season if he wants to get nome
this fall with whole body.
Manager Griffith is to be congratulated
upon securing such find as young Neuer.
He has a world of speed which is every
thing to a left-hander. and with it control
and a good head. He has won all his
games since joining the Yankees and 1t
looks as though Neur should be one of the
tOp-notCherS next ceaSon. "Grif' has been
pegging away for some time trying to get
a strong pitching force. and in Neuer he GER
taInly has found at least one who Will help
materially to put him in the running after
the bell rings next spring. CHESHIRE looks as
good as ever and AL Orth can be depended
upon to do his share of the work and do
it well. Billy Hogg is also a good one. so
that "Grf' has only to dig up one more
top notcher to make him feel confident
about next year.
Umpire Silk OLoughlin will have charge
of the contests this afternoon and 1t Is to
be hoped that he will keep young Doyle of
the New Workers at his work constantly so
that the spectators get home before the
electric lights are twinkling. Doyle has a
worry the opposing batsmen but the spec
tators are entitled to some consideration
and he should be made to work faster. This
slow business may be one of "Grif's
tricks as Chesbro was slower than cold
molasses yesterday. but 1t Is hardly pos
sible that the New York manager would go
out of his way to hurt the game.
Pitcher Francis. the Wisconsin wonder,
drifted into Washington last night and re-
ported to Manager Cantillon. He has been
up at Hot Springs putting himself in shape
for his battle for a place on the Nationals
roster and will be given a chance to find
himself next week when the local team
gets back from New York for the final
roundup. Francis has done wonderful
work in the little bush league of Wiscon-
sin, and if all the good reports that have
come east about his work turn out true. he
will be a fit running mate for Walter John
Pete O'Brien. the Nationals clever third
baseman. resting easy this morning.
but it will be several days before he gets
back to work again OBrien Is suffering
from a slow fever. but his physician said
this morning that he thought he had mas
tered it and that the player will be all right
by the latter part of the week.
The scheme OF oiIing the base lines,
batting and pitchers boxes was given a
good trial yesterday and turned out fine
ly. the downpour of rain rolling off the
dirt as thought 1t was covered with
canvas. OF course there was some mud.
but nothing like it would have been I'M
der the old conditions, when the players
had to go around fioundering in the mire
almost ankle deep. Manager Griffith eyed
the innovation with approval and the
chances are that New York and all the
other grounds will be soused with crude
oil next season.
Little Capt. Ganley was there with the
goods yesterday. and was the locals star
during the afternoon. He could do moth
ing with Neuer in the first game, being
n left-handed batter but we got two hits
off Chesbro, and felded in both games
with unusual brilliancy.
The spectators at yesterdays games
may have been disappointed at the fail
ure OF the Nationals to score. but they
had a chance to witness one of the most
entertaining exhibitions Of poor team
work ever given on the local grounds.
This came during the shower that in
terrupted the second game. when three
of the ground attendants spread the tar
paulins over the plate and the pitchers
in the air. That trio of canvas pullers
worked against each other worse than
the most ratified nine of ball tossers ever
thought of doing. They pulled i'll oppo-
site directions on the same edge. They
twisted and tortured that piece of cloth
into hundred knots. They were fully
five minutes spreading the sheet over
box was soaked. They had better luck
with the second one. but their efforts to
roll up and cart off the taIpaulins after
the rain ceased were as funny as their
first performance. The cloth was wet
and heavier than before and 1t stuck ana