The Washington times., 1907-07-24

remarkable athletes in the country in
the way Of having a bony and sinewy
build. When he left Washington *
was carefully calculated by the scien-
tiic sharps connected with the Carnegie
Institute and the leading local hospitals
that he had One-half ounce Of super
huous flesh on his bones. This morn
just o~ne-eighth OF an ounce end was
rapidly falling
Jones and Clymer Back.
Clymer and Jones we're put out by in
juries, but both will reappear this after
noon. Charley Hickman is a mere
cripple. and B~lankenship's finger still
earns him a job on the BENCH
All things considered, W~ashtnGton's
showing in the West was not so punk,
comparatively, as the table at the top
OF the column shows.
So much for the dark side. It's too
hOt 70 be blue, so we will JON Manager
CantillOn in a CHEEKY outlook and a few
soothing words ahOut our brave boys.
Said he as he scraped his face at the
Regent this morning:
After New Players.
You have got to give it to the
Washington management that il is
doing all in its power 10 get together a
team that will eventually be a winner.
We have on tap deals for a catcher
and a sh0rtstOp VINO may join US in
less than a month. Then. we are dick
ering for another shortstopper and a
! second-sacker and couple OF pitchers.
we can't details OF these
deals at his time, because If we did
soma other fellow might beat us 10 II,
which is bad business. but mention
them 10 show we are not sleeping on
the job Of doing all that money and
scheminR can DO 10 get a good ball team
! for this city.
johnson. the Idaho pitcher with the
! great strike-oUt record, wired two days
[ agO that he would start that night for
Washington. and l am looking for him
any minute. He is somewhat of a blind
chance, but 1 have a hUnch he is the
goods.
About Shipke and Gehring.
washington will like shIpke. He Is
the real class on hunts. knows his POSI-
ton. plays like a major league veteran,
and is batting surprisingly well, consid-
ering the fact that in the Western
League his batting average was low.
He IS dead crazy to make good in fast
company, and is playing the game all
the time.
"Gehring. the new pitcher from Des
Moines. looks right TO me, and ! hin
Will help out considerable. In his trial
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the game was lost.
otis Clymer needs no touting. The
batting n fielding he did before he
was hurt told It's own story, and the
gang Will have a chance TO take a peep
at him this afternoon.
Delehanty at Second.
"Delehanty? Well. there's a sweet
youth who should be popular with the
ncighbors. Cast your eye over the box
scores and note the way he's whacking
the ball. Isn't that what counts? With
II, he is fielding like a house afre. in
the dtamond or among the rhubarbs. so
that we don't know exactly what TO do
with him. but the answer is that ne is
going 20 hold that job at second for a.
while, and, perhaps, permanently.
with the hard-hitting Deiehanty at
second, Shipke playing a star game at
third, and the best Outfiold in the
American League, I make the prediction
that we will win more than half of our
place at present.
Catchers' Arms Bad.
II ant get through my head what
is the matter with Patten. He doesn't
have any clear idea himself. He goes
just so far and then stops. Smith and
Hughes are strong as bulls, and pitch
ing all the ball that could be expected.
Our catchers have been weak in the
arm. and the other fellows have been
stealing too many bases. but ! look for
Improvement in the backstopping now
that we are back on our own stamping
ground.
There's no getting away from the