Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-05
NATIONALS HOME FOR FINAL GAMES OF THE SEASON..
HOOK UP WITH ATHLETICS TODAY AS A STARTER

The Nationals arrived home from their
disastrous trip yesterday morning and Will
resume work at the old stand this after
noon the Athletics being their opponents.
The Washington players reported on time
this morning at the park and majority
lmbered up in batting the ball and catch
ing flies \ reporter of The Star caught
one of the players on the side and had a
little talk with him about the western
trip ended Saturday Said he:
1T is almost worth our lives to talk to
CantilIon these days. His heart was set
on making a good record over the circuit.
but outside of Cleveland the boys couldn't
get going right. and he is the sorest man
aser in base ball today.
In Cleveland. of course. we had to
square things for the way the papers got
after Us. and especially Delehanty. but
there was no reason for us 10 play our
heads off against Chicago. ST Louis or
Detroit. There are many good fellows
on those teams and cash had a chance
to cop something like - ~" Put your
self in our place. Would you knock n
friend out of that amount OF money II
You had nothing at stake in DONG the
trick? 1t Is hard proposition. any way
YOU look at IT, OF course. We would like
to have our team hi"her in the race. hllt
suppose we should he up in front next
season, nSntlng foT the HOlioTS- III WOuluN [
he nice to have the men we threw down
this season then come back at us.
When " reached Detroit from Cleve-
land the Tigers were pretty we'll scared
and as we arrived at the grounds
OF the men came up to me and said:
You not going after us. you?
Every man of us believes we can beat the
Cubs if we get a chance. and YOU won't
rob of the chance. Be a good fell
low
''Cantillon knew the situation. and for
that reason worked Johnson and Wither-
up as much as possible. as he knew these
kids had no friends either OF the
teams.
AS Jack Warner will not he here any
more. / can cite case showing exactly
what Joe was up against. The play cam.
up in Chicago. Ganley had led off with
a double and went to third on Cnglaub'S
sacrifice. The SoX were only one run to
the good and we had good chance If Bob
scored. Warner was sent up with orders
from Cantillon to signal Ganley and lay
down the ball for the squeeze play In
stead of doing this. Warner left out the
signal and hit the first ball pitched.
hard bounder to Walsh. with the result
that Ganley was run down on the line
While Ganley was being put out War
ner stood on first but just soon as
Tannehill touched out Bob Jack started
for second and was an easy out You
can't heat that. can yOu?
Manager Cantillon practically Endorsed
everything the player had said when seen
later
Il knew what they were DOING said
Joe: but ii late in the season that
I didn't want to fine them and had to
take my medicine; but ] wanted to use a
club The BOstons and Athletics were
doing the same. and the western teams
never lost a chance to tell us of the fact.
1t is of the bad features of the cham
pionShip races and demonstrates the fact
that the winning teams have got to fight
for all they get all the time.
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plimentS bestowed on the Nationals all
over the circuit They showed me in
Cleveland just what they can do when
they want to- and thew will want to- all
next season. or I'll know the reason why |
Young Witherup is first-class pitcher |
and will he a great help to us next season. |
There are two or three men on the pitch |
ing staff who will have to brace up and |
show me or be let out before the season |
starts. as 1 want every man to do his full
share of work.
''Clymer has been playing wonderfully
on the trip, hitting the ball hard fielding
finely and running the bases like the
wind. and l would hardly trade him for
any man in the business.
We will get down in the south very
early next spring and you want to watch
for a good break-away. ! saw Ban
johnson in Chicago and had a long talk
with him over the schedule. l complained
of that long thirty-five- game trip away
from home. and he admitted il was a
big handicap. but said ii would be evened
up next year. Washington would start
the season at home and have all the |
Western teams for visitors before going
away. This was great news for me, be- |
cause ] am looking for good start and |
we will surprise everybody by sticking |
and not coming back.
Don't let any one tell You differently. |
] am stalking my reputation on next |
years team, and / know it will make |
good Everybody has behaved this sea- |
son. and they feel so good over the fact |
that they will repeat next year"
Connie Mack and his band of Athletics |
arrived at noon. They played their last |
game in Philadelphia Saturday. and when |
they get together again it will be on their
new grounds. Baker. the new third base
man, was injured in the west and has
gone home for the season, but Con-
ME has so many youngsters to try out
that his absence will not be noticed. Plank
will probably pitch today, while Charley
Smith Hughes will work for the Ma
tiOnalS.
The games In Chicago yesterday were
watche. by Washington fandom with con-
siderable interest, and had the contests
been reproduced in a theater it would
have been packed to the doors Wash