Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-21
ed out two singles, scored run and had
a stolen base. a pretty good days work.

d stoleh pase, pretty good days work.
That big Stovall boy was back in the
game for the Clevelands yesterday and he
demonstrated that he had not lost his bat
ting eye by soaking out two singles, al
most half of the hits credited to the WIS.,
itors. Stovalls wrist. which at first was
though to be broken. has almost healed
and he will soon be ready to take his
place on first. He played center yesterday
In place of birmingham. the latter having
catches clean and accurate. Stovall is
such a good player that when he was out
of the game he was missed as much as
Flick or Turner.
Manager Jennings and his band of hun
cry Tigers reached the Arlington Hotel
last night about the midnight hour and in
ten minutes every man was sleeping the
sleep of the just. This morning the boys
were lounging around the lobby and as
the great "kidder" of the crowd, was tell
ing local fan" that 1t was all foolish
ness to have the Detroits stop Off in this
city. as they were just wasting time
picking up three straight games
1--WE will Just foot out a couple of left
handers," said Herman, land then watch
Cantillon and his little boys curl W. We
don't really need the three games we will
win here, but Wen take 'em from Wash
ington just to keep Joe and his crew
from getting chesty."
Several of the other Tigers were not SO
sanguine. and If the truth were told the
chances are that Schaeffer was only bluff
ing. Manager Cantillon has set his heart
on winning two of the three games and
the battles should be corkers all the
way.
Pickering pulled eff a peculiar play in
the fourth that set everybody to talking
and wondering what it meant Garley had
had led off with triple to left and the
Maps infield closed In when Pickering
walked to the plate. Everybody expected
long fly, or at least hard hit ball to
the infield but instead Pick hunted to-
ward third and was thrown out at first
without getting Ganley home. The fact
of the matter is that Pickering had been
signaled for the squeeze play. and for
once Capt. Bob was caught mapping as
he was pumping wind into his bellows as
fast as he could so as to run home. The
mishap was not costly. as Charley Street
followed with clean single and Bob
darted over the plate.
In the sixth inning Falkenherg hit a
fast grounder toward left that both Per-
ring and Bradley started to retrieve. Per-
ring was in front, and just as he reached
for the ball it took an ugly bound and
missed his face by hair He threw up
his arm to protect himself, ducking at
the same time and Bradley, who was di-
rectly back of Perring. did the same. the
ball rolling into left for a clean single.
The performance looked funny to every
ring, who was thankful he hadn't been
sent to the hospital with a sma shed face.
Charley Hickman played great first
base for the Maps yesterday. He was con-
tinually digging up the bad ones and he
in the eighth when he knocked down
Dawes screamer almost over the bag. 1t
was a peculiar stop, Hickman throwing
himself in front Of the ball. and then for
OF 1t. He quickly gathered up the ball
and stepped on first after Lajoie had yell
ed to him where the sphere was.
A patent attorney who is thrown in con-
tact with several OF the local players at
day about the local team He said:
Il see majority of the PLAYERS every
evening and they have impressed me very
much on account of their earnestness and
desire to win. When they win they come
into the hotel all smiles, but when de-
feated 1t is just the reverse, every one
taking the loss Of the game to heart.
For several years past have mixed
with the Washington players and this is
the first time I have seen them give in
going on at the park. To my mind the
team looks like a winner under these
conditions. and am looking for them to
climb quite distance up the champion
ship ladder"
This man revealed a situation that is
very close to Cantillon's heart. Joe would
sooner have a man full of energy and
fight than a good ball player without in
terest in his work. In looking over bud
ding players Cantillon always takes the
trouble to find out their dispositions and
If they are of the Indifferent brand they
are generally passed up At the present
time there Is not more than one or two
men on the local team who are not hard
losers and before the season is over the
other players will have whipped them
into line.
The Washington club has not purchased
Catcher Killifer Of the Austin Texas
League team. The local club has had an
option on Killifer for some time. and
Jesse Tannehill was sent down, to Texas
to look him over, but so far the Wash
ington club has not bought the man. and
as one of the directors put it this morn
ing. may not"
Browns Were Strong.
NEW YORK July 21.-Yesterday s
game was a battle Of the weak and the
strong, and the Browns were strong. They
won easily. playing good ball. while the
Man, vnrka xunro ueak In hitting and