Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-14

twenty-four hours the Nationals arrived
home last evening pretty we'll tagged out
with the heat and tiresome journey
Manager Cantillou and the players lost
little time in turning in for a comfortaoie
snooze. Everybody was up early this
morning and reported on time at the park
A majority of the boys dOnned their suits
and tossed or batted the ball around. but
the work only light on account OF
the heat and doube-header this afternoon
Everybody appeared TO be in the best OF
humor and condition, and even Jim Dele
hanty. although a little cross, was evil
IDENTIFY relieved that President Johnson s
suspension order had finally been made
known.
President Moves received an official let
ter from President Johnson this morning
saying that Delehanty had been suspended
for ten days, fined $50 and barred from
the Cleveland grounds as PLAYER and
spectator for year The Washington
club is perfectly satisfied with the ten
days suspension and fine, but cannon uh-
derstand why the loca! club should be
punished when il is The evident intention
of the American League president to pun
ish the player. AS a ball player. Dele
hanty can be barred from the Cleveland
he has the law on his side. if he wishes
to use it.
It is the bad precedent that has been
set by President Johnson. and is open
to criticism The Washington club has
four more games this season. and in the
natural course of events. will have twelve
games next season with the Cleveland
team on the latters grounds. Should the
Clevelands work their way up into first
place on this trip il certainly would be
hardship on the Detroit and st. Louis
clubs for the Washingtons To face the
Maps in a crippled condition. Next sea
son the same situation comes up. In all
the twelve games played in Cleveland
the Maps given an advantage which
practically penalties the other six clubs.
which lad nothing whatever to do with
the trouble.
President Johnson has always acted the
part of the schoolmaster IN the American
League. and the club owners have sell
dom. if ever. called him for any action
he has taken. but the chances are that
at the annual meeting of the organiza-
ton next winter the order barring Dele
hanty from the Cleveland grounds will
be annulled.
One of the Cleveland papers made
grandstand scream over Delehanty's
actions on the field and carried with it
several of the club officials. 1t was prob
ably desire on Mr.. Johnson's part to
barring Delehanty from the Cleveland
Park
When ''Dei's' suspension runs out de-
ponds upon President Johnson. He was
put out of the game at Cleveland August
4. so that the ten days are up today but
If the suspension is dated later than that
the chances are that the second baseman
will not resume work Until Monday
The Chicago club also arrived in Wash
ington last evening pretty we'll exhausted
with the long, hot ride Mar. .r Jones
and Freddy Parent, who left the White
game in Cy Youngs honor in Boston yes
terday. arrived in town this morning. 1t
took both an hour to tell the other play
ers about the great success of the benefit
and Fielder says the old boy will be given
a check that will enable him to live the
rest of his days in comfort if he de-
sires.
The White Sox will have to present a
somewhat crippled-up team in the series
with Washington, but at that they are al
ways dangerous opponents Pat Dough-
erty and Frank Smith have been under
the care of the physicians, while Nick
Alt-ock and Jiggs DOnohue were left at
home. The latter has not Vet recovered
from the sprained ankle sustained in this
city on the last trip. and won't be able to
resume work until the team gets back
from the eastern trip. Nick Altrock has
always been handicap TO the Washing.
ton club. and the local fans will be glad
to learn that he will not face the Ma
tionals this trip. Whether Nick is ill or
only resting" the report doesn't say
Manager. Cantillon has not given up
hope Of climbing still higher in the pen
nant race. and if the Nationals continue
their high-class work displayed recently
on the trip around the western cities
there is big chance of many victories
coming this way. Bob Unglaub will prob
ably be shifted over to third when Dele
TIT I'LL -,alrz 81, t.,
field look pretty nifty" in a batting as
we'll as fielding sense. something that
hasn't developed for long time
Although Ote Clymer was ready to re-
sumo work in the outfield. il was thought
that Manager Cantillon would send Bob
Edmondson into right today. as it was
expected that Harry White would pitch
the opening and closing games of the
right-hander. and the local fans" will
easily recall the splendid work he did for
Jake Stahl in the fall of 1906.
The squeeze play" was an old play
long before il became known as the
squeeze" II had been used in a desul-
cory manner for years with more Or less
success. Then, suddenly Manager Clark
made a habit of it-and the squeeze
play" at once became one of the dis
coveries' of base ball.
Now comes the report of another find
is quite as old the -'squeeze'-but be-
cause it has never had press agent
il has not been given the prominence in
the minds of the fans that il is certain
to receive, now that the publicity bu-
reaus of base ball have taken it up and
are booming it,
Bill Phelon. the Chicago sage. who I'M
doubtedly has seen this same play pulled
off many times. without giving it more
than passing notice. has been hypnotized
into believing that 1t is new. for he
writes:
Jimmy Ryan says that the minor
leagues have carried one base-running
trick through to perfection. while the
major leagues are just catching on-the
steal on bluff bunt. which the Wash
ingtons put over on the Sox few weeks
ago. The play is clever and yet perfectly
simple With men second and first
and none out. the third baseman expects
bunt. ard the play is TO bluff at the on
coming ball as If about TO hunt it. In gal
lops the third baseman and the runner on
second almost amble to third as
there is no chance to return and get him.
The defense is Stung either way for if
the third baSeman stays back. the hunt
can he made and beaten to first. The
only way 20 stop this play is TO send the
shortstop back of the third baseman and
this would leave big gap where a fast
ball could he hit through. 1t is strange
that this trick wasn't thought out years
ago. and the Southern League kid who
invented il some general"
II Is good thing, nevertheless that