The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-29
CHEERFUL VIEW
OF NATIONALS
BY CANTILLON
i ost Many Games But Developed Much Promising
Material-Milan Looks Good-Kay Slugger
and Fast and inexperienced.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

but a bunch whom I have already seen
work in fast company. understand thor
oughly. and who have already worn OF
the rough edges of minor league
methods.
This has been my idea for tae past
six weeks. / am just as anxious 70
win every game now as I ever was IN
my life, and would do anything snort
of murder TO get the necessary tdlly,
but 1 am refusing no man tnlnk WoItn
a trial a chance 10 show right aMdy
what he can do in fast company. Inc
big league - the only and maj test
after ali. and want to put 5nem
through that right on the pat neg
don't have to set the crowd wild with
delight 10 tell whether they are the
goods A manager VINO knows MS ousl-
ness can look over man IN one OF
TWO games, see whether he mas nerve.
frtefligence speed and a good and tell
whether he is worth serious considera-
ton That is what we have been 10
ing. and by following that pohcy, al
though we nave lost a dozen games We
would have won, I think we have saved
ourselves twice that many and more
besides we would have lost next year
when we Will have a fine chance 10
break into the first division or finish at
the top Of the second.
When the Washington team left home
on August 10 II had won 29 games and
lost g. for a percentage Of .30S. Today
It begins at home in a double-header
with Boston. and has a record OF %
won and z lost, for a percentage OF %.
/ Always willing 70 try any new tricks
I President Noyes and Manager Cantillon
/ had a conference at the grounds this
morning and decided 20 try crude oil
1 on the skinned portions Of the diamond
| as 4 protection against rain and C
4 keep down the clouds Of dust which
! are especially apt to interfere with play
/ ing In the fail OF the year. The crude
! oil scheme is reported a great success
/ in Kansas City. Minneapolis. and many
/ other big minor towns. and has almost
/ put the wet grounds sign out OF COM
/ mission. II is said not 10 create an un
/ desirable odOT. prevents rain from soak
! ing in, and tbs oil does not cause tn.
! ball 10 become slippery n allowed tc
soak into the oil properly
The Washington players are still shy a
dressing room. An effort was made this
morning TO obtain accommodations fl
Freedmar's Hospital adjoining the bal
| yard, but while the hospital manager
/ were perfectly willing TO lend a helpinl
hand. they did not have the room.
Charley Smith is expected to pitch IN,
first game against Boston this after
noon. and Walter johnson the second
CantillOn as enthusiastic as ever abou
Johnson ana considers him and Milan
the best cubs Of the year.
Cantillon's version Of the row las
Sunday, in which Boston, instead o
Washington. played in Detroit aftei
Washington had obtained unanimou
consent TO having one OF its postpone
games there, seems TO put II Up TO tn
Detroit management His story is tina
81 the last minute. President Navin o
Detroit. claimed he had Ban Johnson
! orders 70 play Boston. when the Wash
I iugtOn management has il IN black ant
, white from Johnson that Detroit coul
play either club President Noyes an
Cantillon both claim that after Wash
] inEJon agreed TO play Detroit. and tn
necessary sanction was given by tn
/ other clubs, the game was definitel
p / transferred from Washington. and be
: came regularly scheduled match, an
should have had precedence over an
postponed game Boston may have ha
( with Detroit. Now that the game ha
thus been transferred to Detroit, wi
, / Washington have 10 get q new set o
/, sanctions to play IL of here when De
trOit comes to town?