Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-01
BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

the men on the lire to give ell their atten-
ton to the runner. Capt. Davis said last
play has gone wrong. which doubtless ac-
counts for the first baseman throwing his
glove after the ball In pure vexation.
Capt. Schlafiy came In for a great deal Of
har'h criticism by the spectators when,
through his | Interference with Catcher
was declared out on the line and the inning
that looked so fun Of fruit was nipped In the
bud No one doubts for a minute but that
Schlaf1y was doing what he thought was
the proper thing. but plays OF this sort
rarely amount to anything and should be
relegated to the past. When The players
are under great stress OF excitement and
this sort can be looked for, but yesterdays
contest had only started. and there Is no
telling how many runs would have been
scored before the final man would have
been put out. Biankenship is one Of the
fastest runners in the business. and he
stood good chance of making second.
had he been headed off he could have
have had Perrine to deal with on the way
home The old trick of cutting third base
by the runners hurrying home has been en-
tirely eliminated through a rule passed
whereby the players are fined $23 for pull
ing of this trick This rule was adopted
to save the umpires many squabbles. and
a like ruling on interference plays would be
a good thing. Umpire Evans happened to
catch Schlafy yesterday or Schreck would
have been penalized with an error and an
injustice done. The patrons Oh the sport
want clean base ball all the time; especially
Is this true of Washington.
Catcher Blankenship made his first ap-
pearance in a regular game since the in
jury to his right hand. He showed his
worth IN the first game he played here,
and yesterday he was in the thick of the
struggle all the time. His catch of Sey-
holds foul fly In the fifth inning was of
the ringer sort, and in the same inning
he almost beat out a roller to NJ. Cross.
many spectators back of first claiming the
umpire had called him out wrongly. the
play being so close. Blank went the
single to his credit, although he worked
with a tape wound around the third and
little finger. After the game he said his
hand felt all right. and the chances are
that he will be worked regularly for
couple of days, as Warner Is not in the
best of shape and Mac" Heydol has
strained his neck so that he will be out of
the game for a week.
Sir Robert Ganley pulled of a pretty
catch in the sixth inning. Schreck being
the sufferer. The Athletics big catcher
drove out fly to right that looked to be
of the Texas League variety-too far out
for Schlafiy and too close in for Ga 1ley.
But Bob started after the ball with all his
about to strike the ground. got his hands
under it and held it in a vIce-like grip.
Murphy was on second at the tim and
the catch was such good one that he.
came near being doubled up on Ganley's
quick throw to Perrine, Eho covered the
bag.
Far be 1t from us to offer advice to Man
ager Cantilon, as he evidently is a past
master in the art of base ball. but to the
close followers of the game it looks
though he is overlooking several good bets
In keeping Altizer in center field while
Charley Jones is the Jones has
always played center field and is thoroughly
familiar with all the kinks of backing up
throws to second base. Altizer is new to
the job and has to learn all this. If the
two men were shifted. Jones to his old posi-
ton and Altizer to left. no harm could be
done and possibly result in big advantage
Both men are wonderful throwers and
speedy on their feet and the shift would be
placing the men in positions with which
they are familiar.
Charley Jones certainly had the crowd
with him yesterday, as he is great favor
lite with everybody. In addition to pulling
down several difficult flies in his own inim-
table style. Charley placed two singles to-
of NJ Cross fly in the third lining was a
ringer and was SO far out that "Topsy'
HartSel waited at second base to see If the
play would be completed before returning to
first From this it can be seen that 1t
must have been one of Monies mighty
swipes, as Jones is something of thrower
From the way things have been breaking
since the season opened. 1t looks as though
Washington Is to have a team this year
that will win more games on the road than
at home. condition of affairs that all the
local fans" will deplore. In addition to
depriving their admirers Of many chances
to applaud their winning team of this
sort Is loser financially, as it will not
draw out its fullest extent at home, and
drives patrons away while on the road as
n 90 he hnn too dot :
On the other hand. 1t Is early yet to criti-
else any one individual, or the team col
lectively. So far they have played five
games at home won one lost three and
tied one. That isn't so bad when it is con-
sidered that the Athletics have been the
Washington's "hoodoo'' ever since the
American League has been organized
After the Bostons have been here for q
series 1t will be time enough to size up the
situation.
Some day Pitcher Graham will break into
the game outside the twirler's position and
he. will find a permanent resting place in
the outheld. He is certainly natural ball
player. and to see him in practice carries
out this decision. He can throw like a
shot. Is fast on his feet a sure catch. and
the way he can ciout the ball is a caution
II played regularly he will easily hit over
the 300 mark
Manager Cantillon had all the PLAYERS ont
for regular practice this morning and eyery-
body worked hard until driven 20 cover
by the rain. Mr.. Cantillon is not satisfied
with his men playing good ball and being
nosed out. he wants victories and saws he
will get them in nice punches before the
END OF May. He not only feels this way
himself but has all the players in like
mood. and they can be depended unon fo
do their best at all times, which will mean
great deal to the opposing clubs.
From the way that tall school how
Knight, covered third yesterday it would
appear as If the general writer's for the
press are wasting sympathy on Connie
MACK over the loss of Lave Cross The
youngster slipped up once on a bad bounder
that came to him in such way as to make,