Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26
National League Games Today.
Chicago at Cincinnati Pittsburg at st. Louis.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, Mich, May Explaining the
weather man for cheating them out of
victory in Detroit. the Washington club
left at 10 tonight for home, where
Monday, they will resume business with
double-header. the Athletics being their
opponents They figured that Saturdays
game was theirs sure. Detroit, in their
opinion. had about batted itself out, and
was due for the one in three drop that
would let Cantillon's men go home with a
game bagged here.
II was a miserable day, rain falling al
most necessarily. The local management
held out until the last possible moment, In
the hope that 1t might be able to collect
the money that was in sight. AT least 5000
persons were looked for today, this being
the last game In town for more than
month. In view Of this fact, the two poor
games played by the Nationals would not
operate to hold down the attendance.
Washington is not going well. The
scores, of course, show that. but the team
looks bad apart from its losing. 1t has
lacked reliable pitching to be sure, but
Patten held the Tigers for long time in
his game, and then was not batted until
bad work by his support had lost all prob
erratic here. and poor Judgment was
shown. In addition. the men lacked ginger
and the fighting spirit that makes run or
two lead by the opposition no obstacle.
Nothing new in the trade talk was de-
veloped during the stay of the Nationals.
and the men on whom waivers were asked
will go back to Washington with the club.
So also will Mike Kelly and his wife,
though there seems to be nothing to get In
carrying this player about the country,
under present conditions Kelly was in uni
form at the local park. and was worked out
at first base in practice. AS soon as the
games were started he retired to the De-
troit club house.
Hickman has been playing first base
under a handicap, injuring one of his ankles
at Cleveland. He did good work here, and
he and Charley Jones were about the only
men who showed up strong with the stick.
Rain spoiled the last chance Manager
Cantillon had to make good his assertion
that the Washingtons would win five games
on the western trip. but it goes without
saying that he would have made the Ma
tIonals play for their lives had they faced
the Detroit Tigers yesterday, as Joe takes
great pride in his prophetic assertions. The
Nationals should reach here some time
this evening ana nave SOOu nlSni rest
before attacking the Athletics in the double
header tomorrow afternoon at American
League Park.
The Washington fans are simply starry
ing for base ball of the professional scrt
and a double feast for one price of adnis-
sion Is very much to their liking just at
this time. That the Nationals did not set
the world afire on the western trip cuts
very little ice with them. they have been
used TO this sort of thing for 10 these many
years. They have an abiding faith that
Joe Cantillon will give them winner in
time. and have the greatest patience with
the present outfit. What they want to
tomorrow is George Nil and Davey Altizer
back IT. their old positions at second and
short and Charley Jones continue the bat
ting streak he developed on the trip.
The first game begins promptly at 2
o'clock. the gates being thrown open at
To allow the anxious and early arriving
fans chance to secure the best seats.
1t is more than likely that Tom Hughes
will pitch one of the games. with Falken-
berg backing him up in the other.
The Athletics left Cleveland last night
and are due here this afternoon, that
they. too, will have a chance TO rest for
the long battle tomorrow. Coombs and
Bender will in all probability work against
The Nationals