Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-15
COMMENT ON THE GAME.

The reports that have come out of the
west to the effect that there has been
trouble between Otis Clymer and Manager
Cantilion Is all bosh. Clymer hurt his
ankle in a game in st. Louis and was laid
off simply to give it rest. Manager Can
tillon may have quarrels with his players.
but they generally take place on the field
and are quickly patched up in the club
house. Joe has frequently said that he
doesn't want a man on the team who will
| carry a grudge and would sooner have a
stand-up fist fight with a man and have it
| over once for all. Players with the sand"
| in their craw like this kind of a manager,
as they know he is their best friend and
will play all the harder for him. Clymer
carries the reputation of being hard man
to handle. but he is lin right with Man
ager Cantillon, and Joe will keep on plug
glng until he gets a team together on the
order OF Clymer, Ganley and Delehanty.
A special in another column from Chicago
says that Perrine was shipped to Mime
apoliS last night and will probably resume
his old position as the star second baseman
of the American Association. Perrine made
a splendid start here. once he got on Sec
ond base. but he fell off woefully in his
batting and had to go. At ShortStop Per
rine found the long throw from his right
too big a handicap to overcome, and as
this was Altizer's long suit the latter
had little trouble supplanting him once he
Perrne early last week. and as both the
American and National leagues refused to
pay the new price-sl, 5OO-there was moth
ing for Manager Cantillon to do but turn
him over to Minneapolis.
Manager Cantilon has quite a bunch Of
injured players on his hands just now, and
the team will have hard shedding for the
remainder of the trip in Detroit and Cleve-
land. Charley Smith hurt his arm in st.
Louis. and the chances are that he wont
pitch again until the team returns home.
Charley Jones, who hurt his side in Boston,
has found 1t difficult to resume playing
Manager Cantillon says he would have sent
Charley home. but the game fellow thought
he would be able to get back in the game
every day and continued with the team
Jack Warner is working under difficulties,
as his hip was injured in st. Louis and
the veteran hardly get around He Is
doiflS the best he can. but as he Is a Door
runner when in good shape. 1t can easily
De seen that he Is not much use when on
IN, II "a Asses rms throws most of the work on
| well. ''oo0 NY
| A piece of news that comes from Man.
ager Cantllon that will be read Nth re-
| greet Is that Catcher Blankenshins broken
nnger refuses TO get well. At the present
time Is so sore that he cannot touch it
IT will stiffen on him and become almost
| useless. AS II was his forefinger that was
broken the misnap Is to be deplored. as it
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his speed was the feature of his pia wing
1t may be that there Is a splintered bone in
the injured finger that refuses to knit and
an operation may bring him around all
right. Bankenship will probably hang on
until he reaches Washington. and then let
the physician who first treated the broken
| finger again take 1t in charge. BLANK" Is
! too good player to be lost, and every eff
| fort will be made to get him back into first
| class shape.
| me Washington club is due home next
| wednesday week. and the local fans
are ahxlousy awaiting its arrival so as to
| get look at the new players secured II
| Is more than likely that Canttllon will
| save Johnson, the new pitcher. and NAV
| diSo oFins Iehfing. the Des Moines twirler
| along with nm, who, with Clymer and
| Shpke, Will make attractive outfit for
| the local patrons to look at on the howe
| grounds. Shipke has been going spIen,jidIv
| since joining the team. and Clymer has hi
| hard enough 10 make him the premier hat
| ter of the American League since comm,
| under the direction OF Cantillon When
| either Clymer or Jones get back In the
| game. Delehanty will probably be nullad
| back to third base. and 'Shipke given a
| chance to play shortstop, a position he Is
| thoroughly familiar with.
The teams in the major leagues have
passed the turning buoy in the champion.
ship struggle for 1907. The homestretct