The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-10
Claims Delehanty's Offense
Was Not So Heinous
as Reported.
FALK AND ALTIZER
PLEASE CLEVELAND
Fans Out There Think Lajoie Was
Wise in Getting Them, Even
at Fancy Price,

| CLEVELAND, Aug. 10.-Joe Cantillon
| thinks the worlds against him. Joe
says so himself-at least ne insists the
umpires all have it in for his players.
As proof OF this statement he points to
the busting Of Jim Delehanty and Otis
Clymer in the first game OF the series
between Maps and Nationals.
Joe says IL might have been all right
20 shoe Del but also declares that some
players have been guilty of more hei-
nous crimes than Del and were allowed
10 remain. ClymeT was chased fer OBJ
Jecting 20 a called strike. and this has
| been sticking IN JOes crop ever since.
To cap the climax, Bob Unglaub, mod
est and. retiring Bob. was told 10 git
for no less offeuse than tossing his
glove into the air. And Bob insists
that he was only practicing catching
the mitt. and meant no offense 70 his
arbltTatie majesty, silk O'Loughlin.
Fear Hughes and Smith
Cantillon was 50 mad he was. green
about the eyes ard blue around the
sills, but IL was his turn 70 laugh when
the Nationals won with pitcher, Eh
Gates. playing second base fer Unglaub.
Joe Nsays that the umEires viii want
him 90 play with eight men before long
The Maps on the other hand say that
Joe can play hfteen Nationals IN the
one game against Tnem II he Will only
keep Tom Hughes and Charley smith
on the bench.
one thing LaioIe is thankful for and
that is that the Maps 10 longer nave
10 fear Cy Falkenberg.
Every time a Cleveland fan thinks of
the 1900 slmoieons which the Nap own
ers handed over 10 Owenr Noyes, or
Washington, for Dave Altizer and Cy
a . Il
Of COin-but IL was money well spent
/ Their one regret is that they were IN
sble % make the deal sooner than they
did.
Yes. Altizer and FaIkenberg appear
10 be worth the money. II looks as II
! they are one Of the best Investments
| the local club officials ever made, de-
| spite the kidding Of the Washington
| players.
Records Of Falkenberg and AltizeI.
FaIkenberg has pitched three games
! for Cleveland since he Joined the club
| two weeks ago. He lost 10 Boston to
| l, but won from New York 10 TO 8. and
| from Washington 10 l. The big fellow
/ did not allow very many hits. IN Two
games he eased up after the contests
were safely won He struck out ten
/ batsmen IN the three games and issued
but one free ticket 10 first. His excel
/ lent control has been his forte
As for Altizer he has hit safely IN
| the last nine games, batting al SIS
elm Since he has been a Nap he has
played IN twelve games and has batted
/ 36S He has brought in I'VE runs IN
addition 10 scoring seven himself he
| has been called upon TO sacrifice nine
times. and succeeded eight times. going
out on hunt strikes on the other coca
[ sion, this being the only time he has
/ famed In addition he has worked the
/ pitchers for three gifts and was hit by
| a pitched ball another time. He has
/ also pilfeTed four bases.
Dave did not shine at short IN the
few games he played that position for
/ the Maps, but Ia center field he has been
playing star game.
Yes, 1t looks as II that $1,000 was well
spent.