The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Game Today at : O'clock.


Can Washington's ball teams take a
tight grip on itself and beat the Detroit
Tigers in at least two out OF the four
games OF the series which begins today2
That is the big question for The local
fans at present. and il il is answered in
the affirmative there is going to be q lot
- enthusiasm hereab0uts that viii mean
big money ia the club Golfers. Can
tillons men have played on and of
BAN all the season, with an uncertainty
OF form that has been almost madden
ing, but at the same time there has been
a noticeable improvement and ripening
in the team which has eliminated IN
the last Western trip and the excellent
work which has been done in taking two
out Of four from Chicago and two out
of three games from st. Louis since the
elub got back from its travels on Au-
gust Il.
Why This Weakness?
The only really dark spot on the
Washington escutcheon this season,
when you think It over calmly and note
the actual progress of the Nationals
has been tie tendency 10 fall down hard
when facing Detroit here. What the
something appears TO get into the blood
OF Cantillons henchmen and they GER
tainly do show a lack of their best
form when facing the Tigers in this
town.
Some OF the gaInes here with the
Tigers have been so aercely contested
that they had a really brutalizing in
Huence upon the spectators, and it's a
wonder the reformers did not jump into
the limelighE by making ar effort TO
have them stopped Jennings ehewed
up the grass. Cantinon cnawed the rag
and the home fans here felt like thev
wonId Ike to chew the ears of certain
distinguished members Of the Was,iir =
ton team who invariably picked the
Tiger series to go wrong.
Won One Here; Lost Six
Detroit has played seven games here
this season. and washington has won
a solitary one OF them That was the
very first PLAYED. May 4. when Bill
Burns held the man-eatsFs 70 a paltry
two hits and came out on top By 10 Q.
After that there was a general relax
alton and, especially ia the last series
here with the Tigers the Washington
team appeared beaten before It started
Why there should be this strange
weakening against the Jennings con-
tingent IN our yard is ali the more diff
cult 10 understand when we note that
considering It's humble position in the
race Washington's club has not done
so badly when against the Tigers IN
their bailiwick. The very first game
there this season Washington blanked
Detroit 10 0. The second game was
gropped by rain. Detr0it won the third
and fourth. In the August series Wash
ington split eYens winning and losing
two.
All we want now Is a little successful
action from Cantilluu g. Co against the
Tigers here and the work of the club
for the season viii be about capped
fIugbev Jennings said this morning he
would probably use WilIett and Schmidt
sPainsf washington this afternoon. The
Washington battery will probably be
| johnson and Kahoe.
That ST. Louis has not a championship
team has been the belief of every
J washington fan who has seen the
| Browns play this year, and they showed
nothing in the series which closed yes
terday 10 alter that opinion. They lost
! three out Of five games here on their
July visit: lost two. won enc and tied
one on their August invasion, and won
I two and lost one when here in May.
/ wherefore their reckoning here has
/ been six lost and fAe won, which viii