Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-04


lowing him this spring. and placed vic
tory to his credit. He certainly pitched
beautiful game, and the holding OF the
Athletics to six hits is going some. Smiths
error helped the Quakers to their only run,
as he went after Davis roller along the line
and kicked 1t into safe territory. But for
this mishap 1t Is more than likely he would
have shut out the visitors.
Manager Cantillon had positive demon
stration come his way yesterday in the first
game of just what angry bunch of
fans" can hurl at a person when he comes
under their displeasure. In the fourth in
ming he had sent Anderson to second for
double on his drive to left. and he was
thrown out by Hartsel. The play was close.
but still there was some grumbling. Then
in the sixth Hickman drove out clean
SINGLE but when he tried to make double
cut of it, Seybold headed him on by block
This time the storm burst over Cantiilons
head and the way he was criticised would
have made Mephistophles himself weep. Sir
Joseph stood the abuse for minute or
two but then beat retreat to the bench
and stayed there for the remainder OF the
afternoon. The crowd lost sight Of the fact
that manager can err in his judgment as
we'll as a ball player. and that 1t required
perfect throws in both plays to head off
Anderson and Hickman.
There are two and possibly three players
on the Washington team who are due TOT
a call" in quitting whenever the umpire
misses a ball and wrongfully calls strike
on them Two of the players in question
are among the best on the team, ana thelr
knowledge of the game should tell tnem
that an umpire has as much right 10 mss mss
strike as they have to miss the BAN WIN
the bat This matter of losing ones head
over missed strike by the umpire ruined
Selbach's work and finally drove him BACK Il;
to the minor leagues. A player with sano
will try all the harder to hit the paii aiter
he has had a strike wrongfuily CARED On
him, and the one who spoils his work with
frettinp will assuredly never last In first
class company.
The afternoon was certainly one OF mis-
haps to the players Of both teams In adol-
ton to Blankenship's injury. Second Base
man Murphy badly bruised an ankle IN
sliding into second in the eighth inning
OF the first game and had to retire, Monte
Cross taking his place. while Nichols went
to short. Altzer hurt his shoulder OF
arm In making hurry-up throw 10 nrst
in the second game and gave way 10 FER,
rine Both Monte Cross and Knight hao
slight injuries to their hands In stopping
fast grounders. and Mill came within an
inch of having an old injury bunged up
again by Of the Athletics sliding into
him at second 1t was a strenuous after
noon of sport, and all the players were
talking about 1t after the game
The loss of the second game wss most
tantalizing to the FANS" as they figured
that Falkenberg was going so well that he
was sure to win, while they looked FOR the
'Rube to blow at any time. Instead. the
southpaw got better as the game progress
ed, while the elongated twirler lost his
own game with miserable mishap In the
shape of letting the ball fall out or MS
hand. Falkenberg felt tie mishap more
than any one else inside the park, as ne
was greatly elated over the way he had
spiked a single off the great southpaw and
led the rally that landed the team ahead In
the fourth inning. Falk said aIter the
game: II deserved 1t. 1 was counting my
chickens before they were Matched. and
thought 1 had the .Rube beat. My expe-
rience since being with Washington should
have taught me better. but it didn't
A popularity about the first game was
that Murphy and Seybold made all the nits
that were recorded off Charley Smith, the
former getting four singles and the latter
triple and single. six in all. In the second
game Charley Hickman secured four OF the
eight hits credited to the Nationalist
triple, double and two singles: Charley
certainly had the drop on Waddell. George
Mil did the best batting for the locals In
the first.ga getting three singles while
Bob Ganley tore off two safe ones in each
contest.
Charley Jones failed to get a hit in either
game yesterday, but he made up for his
loss in batting with grand fielding. Jones
has been going along SO Wen win me me
stick lately that he had become one OF the
best hitters the team. and 1t Is TO De
hoped that his batting eye has only been
dimmed for one day.
Sir Robert Ganley. the clever little right
fielder, has a new responsibility to carry
in being made captain of the washington
team He knows the game thoroughly, and
will stick up for his rights, but he Is too
far away to get much from the umpire.
When President Johnson gets through with
the Kelley case and Nike goes to first. he
will be in charge Of the team on the held,
as he has been acting in that capacity for
several years. 1t is to be hoped the case
will be fixed up soon, so that Mr.. Kelley
can get into the game.
Manager McAleer and his band Of Brown
les arrived in Washington this morning
and are auartered at the Arlington. Nc
Aleer was somewhat cast down over the
injury to Niles in Sundays game, Whlch
deprived him Of a batter who was Leading
the American League. but he says his PAD
luck can't keep up all the time. and that ne
is looking for a good break shortly. Mac
SAYS he knows nothing of the Kelley case
and refuses to discuss 1t one way or the
other. He said he would probably work
Petty this afternoon against Patten, but
wasn't sure The two teams are scheduled
for four games and they should all be gooo