The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Chicago, o; Cleveland, 1.
Detroit, Ii st. Louis, B.
TO-DAY's GAMES
Cleveland at Chicago.
Detroit at ST. Louis,
srANnING a. - rEAAls
NATIONALS WESTERN DATES.
81. IOUIs-NAY .. 10, II, Il.
CHTCAGO-NAY II. II. 10. II.
CIEVELAND-MAY- Is, 20, II, 80.
DETROIT-MAY 3. a, %.

J. Pluvius and his old friend the
Weatherman decided that fandom needed
another rest yesterday, and as a result
the get-away-day game with Boston was
called Off on account of wet grounds.
Canullon had his trusty henchmen at
the park early in the morning, but the
diamond was SO soggy that he called of
practice, and the players adjourned 70 the
clubhouse for an hours lecture, hoping
that they would be able 10 get final try
at the Hubites in the afternoon.
An hour before the time sat for the be-
ginning of the contest the field was in
such shape that it was out of the ques-
tion TO start hostiliies, and it was de
cided TO call the game off. Early last
night the two clubs left for the West.
Neither team has q game scheduled for
to-day, but tomorrow the Nationals viii
start d series ut 81. Louis, while Boston
plays at Detroit.
The local club is ut present in better
shape than il has been ~ any time since
The closing of the preliminary season.
Although BlanEenship's split hand both
ers him slightly, it has practically healed.
and he viii be able TO take his regular
u4rn behind the bat by the FIRST of next
week. Thus far the brunt of the back
stopping has fallen upon Jack Warner,
but nov that BlankaHship is about in
shape. he will do half of the work, leav-
ing Heydon for emergencies.
For the first time in nearly six weeks
Hickman is ready TO play. His weak knee
has RECEIVED the best of treatment since
the team has been in town. and unless
Nil shows up well in left field, Cantil-
Ion viii make another shift, and give
Hickman one of the positions in the out
field Up 10 the time that he was in
jUred Hickman WAS showing excellent
form. and he would have been placed in
the lineup when Canullon made the big
change in the team the other day, but
the manager wants to give NiIl a fair
try-0ut before he decides whether the
little player is TO do utility roles or get
one of the regular OutGeld positions.
Something definite in regard to the dis
position of Jake Stam is expected either
to-day or Tomorrow. The national COM
mission gave the Washington club until
next Saturday TO arrange "a trade, and the
contest for the player has now narrowed
down TO Chicago and New York.
The Boston mana cement refused obso-
lutcIy 10 consider any trade Of Tannehiu
for SlaLl, but offered Grimshaw or Dineen
for the former manager. Canrillon could
not see any such deal. and as neither
Chicago nor New York have anything TO
i'm, r-Ers
case has evolved itself into a financial
proposition. and the first baseman viii
go TO the club which offers the most
money.
Realizing that the greatest weakness OF
the inheld lies ar first base. CantilIon is
on the outlook for a man TO take the
place Of Anderson.
Up 10 the time the squad left Chicago
for Galveston, the management believed
that Stahl would change his mind about
refusing TO play here. and for that rea-
son Il was thought that there would be
10 necessity for getting another man fo-
the iuitial bag. When Stahl declined to
so on the training trip. the club was left
in a lurch, ana since that time Hickman
and Anderson have been unable 10 give
satisfaction.
There are no first bascmen 10 be had
iu the American League. 50 CdntiliOn is
looking TO the minors for a man TO take
the place of Stahl- Several players in the
American Association and the Western
League have been recommended, and as
soon as CantillOu can settle upon Il play
CT be will be brought here and given a
tTyout. AS Washington has no players
70 trade. 1t win be necessary 10 put up
money for a successor to Stahl. SO the
money which the club gets. from New
York or Chicago viii be used in purchas-
ing a player from the minor league
There are a number Of fans who be
leve that BlanEenship could be used TO
advantage at first. but as the Californian
gives promise of developing into first
class catcher, Cantillon refuses to take
a chance in attempting to break him into
a new position.
While there are many who doubt that
Mil viii be able to deliver the goods in
the outdeld, IL is generally conceded that
the new arrangement makes the Nationals
look stronger than they have at any time
this season. AlUZer should be more Of a
success At short than he was in center
field and Perrine should be an improve
ment over Schlady.
As soon as another first baseman can be
obtained, Anderson viii be shifted back
70 the outfeld. and this should give the
Nationals the most formidable array pos
sibie from the material at the disposal
of Cantillon