Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
Frank Oberlin.

managing Milwaukee last year and says
that Oberlin is a first-cass twirler. He
worked in about fifty games last year and
only lest eight or nine games. The Bostons
have six tirst-class twirlers working in
regular order this season. and for this rea-
son Oberlin has been in only two games
his worth. He telegraphed Cantillon last
night that he would leave Boston for
Washington Wednesday morning. and the
Washington fans may get a chance to
see him work before he goes away with
the team on the western trip Saturday
night.
When Manager Cantllon sent Cliff
Blankenship to first and Delehanty back to
second in the second game yesterday the
infeld looked very good. and 1t will get bet
ter every day. Blankenship is troubled with
his broken finger. but even with this handi-
cap he played good first. Outside of his
playing. Partnerships presence will be felt
on account of his ability to direct the men
on the different plays as they come up
something the team hasn't had the benefit
Of this season.
Catcher Block. recently purchased from
Galveston. arrived here yesterday, and.
hurrytng to the grounds was able to put on
uniform just the first game started.
He caught the last four innings. and his
debut can be classed as successful. when it
Is taken into consideration that he had
just alighted from the cars after a forty
eight-hour trip. He throws we'll to bases
and handled Gehrings delivery In first-cass
style. He is especially good in touching
runners at the plate and demonstrated that
b" understands the base ball business. He
didn't do anything in the batting line but
this may be ascribed to Siever's good pitch
ing or the long ride the cars. No judg-
ment should be given on his batting until
he has been in the game several times.
The Cleveland aggregation with Lajoie
playing first and Flick in right field will
cnrIn yr,itI ttHo L.
and the great western phenom. Walter
johnson. will be on the rubber for the
locals. Manager Cantillon made this posi-
tive statement to Star reporter this morn
ing, and the Washington fans who are
anxious to see Johnson in his second game
can govern themselves accordingly The
Clevelands have not been going very we'll
Of late. and the Nationals may be able to
pick up game or two.
Manager Jennings cut down his coaching
yesterday to a great extent. for which
many of the spectators were thankful. The
Tigers won without It. which shows that
the yelling in chow-chow language is sense
less and Of no profit to the team. When
game Is close and exciting Hughey can be
forgiven for resorting to any old thing in
the way of coaching. but to listen to the
chatter every day is very wearsome, es-
pecially when we have to put up with the
thrashings that have come our way of late
Out in Detroit the base ball fans" have
gone daft over the showing of the Tigers
on the present trip. and they will be given
warm welcome on their return. Jennings
clubs being organized. the papers are
getting out extras with scare heads. and it
looks as though the Detroit people have al
ready decided upon champion of the
American League for this son. They
should not lose sight of the fact that the
Tigers were in the lead at this time last
year. and have been In the lead several
times in the past two years, but when the
final test came they went off in their play
and dropped to the rear. Jennings has real
ly done nothing wonderful with the Detroits
as they had the same record the past two
years. and it remains to be seen whether he
can make them hold fast in the last month
of play. If he can do that then too much
praise cannot be given him for his leader
ship. A point that should not be lost sight
OF is that Jennings has had first-class
team from the beginning of the season. An
other little thing the Tigers want to mark
up in their hats and that is they must beat
the White Sox. If they can head off Fielder
Jones, Donohue. Isbell and Sullivan the
fig is theirs to moral certainty.