The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
STANDING OF THE TEAMS

Having obtained a third baseman who
has proven that he can nh the position
acsaptlbiy ice Cantillon is now negoti,t-
ing a trade which may be closed within
the next few days, for a fast inneIder.
who will be played at either second base
or shortstop.
Two months ago it appeared as though
first base was the weakest position in
the Enfield, but no sooner mad Anderson
demonstrated that he could play a fairly
good game at the initial sack than Lave
Cross work became so poor that he had
to be released Delehanty jumped in at
thiId, and has played "a really first-class
game since joining the club.
Now second base and shortstop are
easily the weakest positions in the infield.
Altizer is at time brilliant player. but
NE has gone TO pieces on so many occa-
sions Of late that Cantillon has decided
that a more reliable man must be ob-
] tanned This does not mean that Altlzer
is 10 be relegated 10 the minors, as the
former outlaw is too valuable a man to
let out at this stage. so he will probably
be retained to alternate At shortstop with
'the new man. SO far as spirit is CON
cerned, Altizer is just the sort Of player
that Cantillon wants He is "on his
toes" good fighter, and is always pull
ing for the team, but his work in the field
has not been up TO the standard.
Second base has worried Cantillon ever
since the season opened. The manager
had all sorts Of confidence in Schlaay.
but few games demonstrated that that
player was not fast enough for major
league company. so Perrine was shifted
70 the position. As fielder Perrine does
fairly well, but his hitting has been so
weak that he has been kept at second
only because there has been no other
player available for the position. In the
hope of adding TO the hitting strength IF
the team. Hickman was triAI at second
in a game at Philadelphia and another
at New York The writer saw the open
ing game against the Highllnders. but
in this game HiCkman's work afeld was
too poor 10 hold him at that position
The knee which was injured early IN
the spring made the player too slow for
second base, and that night Cantillon said
that he had decided that HiCkmans hit
ting would not Offset his weakness afeld
SO Perrine was returned to the base. and
has been playing ever since.
The day that Clymer was purchased
The Washington Herald exclusively an
nounCed that a new outielder would be
signed within a few hours, and now local
fandOm may expect to hear the news
shortly. that a new infelder has been OBJ
tanned. There is a hitch which is hold
ing the formal transfer up. bat if this can
be removed there viii he no further
trouble in landing the player. who. ac-
cording to his record. should prove
valuable acquisition for the local club
Charley Jones now leads the Nationals
at the bat with an average Of .29i i'm forty
nine games. Since the Nationals took 10
the road both Jones and Ganlev have
undergone a slump. and Ganley has drop
ped from the 80 class 20 2S6. Charley
Hickman comes next with a record OF .2S2.
while John Anderson is fourth among the
local batters. with PSI Altizer is hitting
at .262; Warner. 80; Rl3nkenshiu. .2B:
Delehanty. .2H. NIL 117: Perrine. III,
while Heydon is last with the exception
Of the pitchers. with 15G.
Blankenship will come eastward from
Idaho looking over several players who
have been recommended to Cantilon. and
will join the club al Chicago or St Louis.
Blankenship is now i'm shape to resume
his regular position behind the bat but it
has been decided to keep him on the scout
for several days longer unless one Of the
other catchers is injured. in which case he /
will reioin the team AT once.
Since Mike Kelley has taken charge Of
the Des Moines club. in the Western
League, that club has gotten into first
place but the race has been so close that
Cantillun has been unable to land Shiptke
from the pennant chasers. However.
Shiptke has been ordered to Join Washing
ton as soon as he can possibly get away
from Des Moines so he will probably don
a National uniform when the Nationals
reach Chicago.
The Chicago Cubs are to have a flag
raising on the morning Of July 4. when /
the pennant won in 1905 is to be formally |
foated from tho top Of the fagpole. Presi- 1
dent Charlie Murphy. true TO his adver- /
Using instinct has sent broadcast invita- |
uons to the event which Is to be made a /
gala affair. On a nicely engraved card Of 4
invitation, Murphy recounts the greatness
Of the Cubs in the following letter edited /
bY himself
This - the first time fin twenty years /
that such q ceremony has taken place in /
Chicago although the National League |
was born in this city more than thirty /
years ago. The National League is the 4
most famous voluntary organization ever
known for the promotion and fostering Of !
outdoor sport, and the Chicago club is a 1
charter member Of it,
The National League champions are
known as the Cubs and the team has I
been gt'ing a continuous baseball show. 4
with frequent change of cast. for the
past thirty-one years Il was made IA
nous by such men rs Hubert. Sp3ldlng.
Hart, Arson. Selee. ard Chance. The
management is justly proud Of the pres
ent personnel Of the team. and thinks il
reflects credit on the city while battling
for the baseball honor and glory of Chi
cago.
The guests for f3g-raising dav VIII be
the famous Cincinnati Reds. under the
field leadership 0f Manager Edward Han
Ion Hon. August Hermann president
Of the Queen City team and chairman of
the national baseball C0mmission-the
supreme court of organized professional
saseball-wiN be present 20 See his team
do battle with the National League cham
piors. Many noted men in various walks
OF life viii be present, and the affair is
TO be made d most suspicious one
Respectfully.
CHICAGO LEAGUE BALL CLUB.
Per Charles ". Murphy. President"
Even those ardent supporters OF other
teams in the National League New York
parLsaus in particular, who held that