Evening star., 1907-08-29
League Clubs Standing.

( Manager Cantlllon and his husky band of
Washington ball players arrived home last
evening from their disastrous western trip.
Everybody IL n good shape and the boys
pTomise to show their friends In this city
that nothing but hard luck kept them out
OF many games on the trip just ended. The
new outfe.der, Milan. will be seen in center
fsld. and If he plays up to the western re-
ports the spectators will have something to
look at. Ganley will be in left and Clymer
will probably play right On the infield the
hew shortstop. Tony Smith. will make his
debut before Washington audience. and
he. too. promises to furnish plenty Of inter-
est to the spectators. Pete O'Brien also
makes his debut in this city Washing
Jon player. and he will come in for good
Bend-off. as he has many admirers in this
city. Altizer will be at first and Delehanty
at second with Charley Smith and Block
9n the points. This lineup looks pretty
good.
: In the second game Walter Johnson the
Idaho phenom. is slated to go to the firing
line, While Mike kehoe will do the catching.
sThe latter Is a veteran and the od-t:mers
will be quick to recognize him, although in
a Washington uniform.
g Manager Cantilon had very little to say
this morning about his team when accosted
10Y Star reporter. and contented himself
with the remark that losing manager has
no business to. talk.
Il think l have picked up several very
good ball players. and when the local fans
Hook them over they will doubtless agree
with me. Everything broke bad for us on
the trip, but l be ieve the present team
can put up good game of ball and will
DE making all the otLer teams hustle be-
fore the season IS over"
Cliff Blankenship. the Nationals clever
catcher arrived i'll Washington several
trains ahead of his comrades and went out
to the park yesterday to work out with
Tom Hughes. Cliff consulted a Visions
specialist while on the trip and he was tod
not to have his finger broken again. but to
give it massage as often as possible. AS
result Blank has been fondy rubbing
that finger for a week more. and he dis
covered yesterday that he can throw almost
as well as ever With Blankenship back
IN good form and Hughes going well. the
team will be wonderfully strengthened.
Hughes pitched for fully hour yesterday
and said afterward that he felt very little
soreness in his shoulder and that he had
as much speed as ever.
Jack Warmers broken finger has been
healing up very slowly. letter to Manager
Cantillon from Jacks physician, giving this
will not join the team until next week when
1t passes through New York on its way
to Boston.
The new clubhouse for the Washington
players will be started tomorrow morning.
and 1t has been decided to erect it in the
init having been obtained and also the
consent of the nearest property owners.
The clubhouse will be rushed to compile
tion as soon as possible. so that the players
may have the benefit of the shower baths
and be able to dress at the park. At pres
ent majority of the players dress at the
Regent and go from there to the park in a
big auto. picking up several of the men who
reside in the northern part of the city
Many of the players. especially the young
sters, would like 20 practice in the morning
while at home. and Manager CantiIlon
wants them to work, so that he can get
true line on them while not in the game
But with no place to dress this is impos-
sible The contractor having the job in
hand will do his best to have the house
ready by the time the team gets back from
Boston.
For the benefit Of those fans who have
written to The Star asking for Walter John
sons sensational record in Idaho the fol-
lowing Is published
Tie Idaho marvel has made good in the
American League and with the improve
ment that is sure to come with experience
will develop into a major league star. He
Is six feet In height. symmetrically built
has a fricdoniess movement. possesses
speed and a slow ball. is cool under fire
helds his position well and is better bats
man than most pitchers He opened the sea-
son with the Weiser team of the Idaho
State League and pitched seventy-fve in
nings without a hit being scored against
him, He struck out 1876 men in ninety nine
Innings pitched seven consecutive shut-out
games and played In games in which his
team scored ninety eight runs to its oppo-
Herts' FIVE runs. he is credited with strik-
Ing out eighteen men IN each of several
games. In one game he retired the first
eight men to face him, while eleven others
dn not roach nrs, base While in Caiifor-
MIA froal which state he halls, playing with
the ollnd2 team, he pitched forty-nine in
sHinSs without q hit being scored by the op-
posing team