The Washington times., 1908-10-04
.CANTILLON CREW
DUE HERE TODAY
Cold Comfort From Recent
Showing, But Still
We Hope,

our Nationals have another of those
sad home comings today. with per
chance a friend or two. whose faith
is not shaken by adversities, 20 meet
them at the station-but no brass
bands.
Even what reflected interest the club
attracted from playing with clubs that
had Ipok-.u for tle penuau-, or any
enthusiasm over lighting chance
Washington might have had for sixth
place is past and done Capital fans
wiz probably go out couple times
this week 10 look EN- over. and size
them Up in the light Of next year pos
s.iaIitics. and rush down town 10 garner
the latss, sensations in the brulslns
struggle for the bunting.
The genial and welcome Connie Mack
and an aggregation Of youngsters tha-
are being sifted down viii be with US
on Monday and Tuesday. Treasurer
Fowler. with kindly forethouglt. wires
that the rest of the games here will
be called at 2-3O o'clock. so that each
and every inning may be played before
the shades begin to fan.
on Wednesday a double bill with the
Yankees starting at 2 o'clock. win be
on the card, and on Thursday the cur
tain viii be runS down for the winter
The Nationals return with another sad
road record which dampens much Of
the ardor aroused after we see them
Cavorting around our own park at Sew
enth and Florida avenue. 'TIs n grand
hall team. declare the Washington fans,
from what they see Of ii. But just
what happens when we are not watching
gives us pause We haven't any explana-
tion ready as to WHY a team should win
over 900 per cent OF its games at home
and 60 around the Western half Of the
circuit and win in but one city. From
the present playing strength of the club
IL should land in the first division or
therea5outs next season, but one can
hardly see 50 that way in view Of the
three disastrous runs iE the West. IF
this habit of going to pieces in strange
places has become chronic il viii take
a derrick 70 pull the team out OF the
ruck.
There has been the usual mid-season
talk Of throwing games. The only
wonder is that these charges usually
cmanate from more or less intelligent
sources.
No one has ever explained how a
manager is TO go about corrupsine a
whole ball team. without running the
risk OF q come back for ever there
after, from each and every member
who may get temporarily disgruntled.
An owner or manager who would try
that stunt might as well accept a check
from the Standard Oil Company and
command a fair price from his reputa
tion.
Regarding the Nationals. it is only
necessary 10 cite the fact that this
ineffcctiveness in Western cities is moth
ing new and started, more's the pity.
on their first series away from home
last spring. II the team could not win
then. with its fun playing strength. it
stood a ane chance to take a few from
Detroit and Chicago, who were keyed
up 70 the highest pitch in q grand
stand finish for the pennant-
Ii is o curious face, and yet the an
swer is easy, that ono seldom hears any
talk Of crooked baseball from the
low hrows. who wouldn't believe that
mat bout Of Jacob himself with the
celestial> Wrestlers was on the Level.
The average bartender and his clan
know sports well enough To appreciate
the difficulties OF corrupting a baseball
team.
Keeley, Tannehin, and young AIr.
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