Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-16
COMMENT ON THE GAME.

While last nights fire was lucky for the
Washington club inasmuch greater dam
age was not done. it showed the chances a
corporation has to run with wooden struc-
lures The damages will be quickly re-
paired and there will be no interruption to
the amateur games scheduled for today and
the other days until the team returns
home, The runway to the grandstand VIII
brace or two put in the structure where 1t
was sCorched. new fence will have to be
butt back of the stand The club house
was destroyed on the south side. but not
enough burned to hurt the shower baths.
and the players will be able to get along
until the repairs are made. The home
suits at the laundry. so that the only
things destroyed inside the clubhouse were
a few old bats and sweaters. President
Noyes was on the ground early this MORN
ing with an insurance adjuster. and as they
will probably straighten things out to-
day the carpenters will start work to-
morrow. The firemen are to be congratu-
lated on their efficient work in saving the
grandstand. the fire was very hot at one
time. and only by the hardest kind of labor
was the structure kept from burning up.
The clubhouse was too close to the stable
and sheds to be kept intact. but their work
there was also hard and efficient
Clir Blankenship and Charley Jones re-
turned to Washington this morning and
will rest up until the team reaches home
tomorrow week. OTIS Clymer left Chicago
with BLANK and Jones. but stopped over
in Pittsburg. He will also go to his home for
week $ rest Blankenship says the team is
in pretty bad shape just now. but that 1t
will be all right by the time Manager Can
tillon brings the boys home. He says that
he bought ticket for Pitcher Johnson to
Cleveland. and that he will join the Ma
tonals there. Bankenshp is very favora-
bly, impressed with the Nationals outfieid
and in Ganley. Jones and Clymer saws II Is
as good as any in the American League
Shpke. he says. will surely make good as
he has the confidence necessary ard Roc
also hif the hall lard RlapkS h,,Iy
has stiffened up on him and he is very
much discouraged, he is afraid ne won't
be able to get behind the bat again for a
month on account of being unable to throw
He will see his physician toCay and perhans
the finger can be patched up. Charley Jones
twisted side continues to pain him. but he
believes good rest up Will put him all
right in weeks time. He is also favorab!y
impressed with Clymer and Shipke and
says that Cantillon is slowly but surely get
ting together winning ball team
We Will get Strengthened out when the
boys return home, said Charley this morn
ing, and then you want To watch us make
the sand fly. Every one of us has made up
his mind TO head off Boston and St Louis
and we Will do il before the season ends"
Midsummer nights fancies are pervading
basehalldom with a vengeance They coat
every summer and have broken loose Just
now IN good style. One was a rumored
trade OF Rube Waddel to the New York
tls.hai'dtrs-there was nothing in it. of
or George Stalings for Clark Griffith-the
Ferlest klnd OF romancing. There is little
chance Tor Sta!lings to manage anv club NJ
the American League long as Ban John
son Is in command.
Reports from Springfield. Ill. are IN tho
effect that Frank DonaEue second sacker
had been sold to the Boston Americans
Frank Is a member of the famous Dona
4lue family of ball players. He is a brother
OF the Evansville center fielder and the ia
mous "Jiggs' of the Chicago White Soy
There Is still another brother, who tried
out with the Canton team last spring but
IL is said that he does not possess the skill
OF the other members of the family in this
line. He is minus finger, which handi-
caps his work.
Three-hngered Brown has lost only two
games this season. and both to Pittsburg
with Lefty lAetield in the box Both OF his
defeats were shutouts for the Cubs by
scores of i to and 3 to O. Brown 10 tbo
class OF the National in the box, having
taken me place OF Mathewson the great
est pitcher on the circuit. No wonder tho
hght-hitting Reds could not beat him.