Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-13
Special Dispatch to The Star.


DETROIT. Mich. August 13.-Thero
ball field yesterday. The rain of the early
morning softened it up enough. Lut there
were hopes still until the heavy shower
that started in shortly after 1 O'Clock,
putting the field out of commission en-
tirely That decided things in hurry.
Hughey Jennings was hopeful and OPP
timistic. but a little depressed over his
failure to get one more crack at Cantillon's
men. The fact that the Nationals broke
even on this series caused considerable
soreness and the champs could not be
convinced that they would Ill to take
the fifth game and the series.
On the other hand Joe is also optimistic
and feels that the Nationals will make
them all hustle from now on With Wal
ter Johnson in his best form and the
other bunch of great twirlers going good
Joe is confident he will take a majority
of the games on the home lot.
Cantillon received word from President
Johnson that the suspension of Clymer
has been raised, but Delehanty Is stlll
doing penance.
The Washingtons left for home last
night and the Tigers for Boston. where
they open on Friday for the last eastern
trip this year.
The report from DetTOll 10 tHc tiletI
that Otis Clymer has been re1nStated bE
President Johnson will be received with
considerable satisfaction by the Washing
ton fans. Ote is quite favorte here
and the local enthusiasts like to see MN
in every game on account of MS timely
hating and nervy fielding. There is
nothing said in the dispatch about Dele
hanty. but President Noyes received a
letter this morning from President John-
son which said that Delehanty's testi-
hoI hnn
O'Loughlin and no action would be taken
in the case until the "arbtrators reply
had been received. President Johnson
says he has received a great deal of cor
respondence from Cleveland on the Dele
hanty case. and that decision Will prob
ably be Forthcoming by Saturday or Sun
day. Perhaps Mr.. O'Loughlin will have
gotten over his angry fit by the time he
gets the documents from Johnson. and
soothing reply will do wonders for the
second baseman.
Ote Clymer left the club in Cleveland at
the time he was suspended. and went to
his home in Lebanon. He will probably
get in tonight and be ready to resume
playing tomorrow.
The second trip west of the eastern
clubs of the American League closed yes
terday with the Clevelands and Athletics
playing a twelve-inning game. which the
Clevelands won. SiXty-three games were
played on the trip. and of these the west
erners won nearly twice many as the
visiting teams. The latter lost forty-one
and won twenty-five. The poorest record
among the fasteners was made by the
New Yorks and the best by Boston. which
was the only eastern team to win more
than it lost The Clevelands> did the best
among the home teams. though all the
latter won a majority of the games with
the fasteners. The record of the clubs
for the trip was: New York, won 1. lost
IL: Boston. won 10. lost 6: Philadelphia.
won :. lost II; Washington. Won g. lost
10; Cleveland. won IL. lost ): Detroit,
won 0. lost ;: Chicago. won o, lost 4: st.
Louis won IL. lost ).
Tomorrow afternoon the Chicago White
SoX open series of four games with the
Nationals. starting off with a double
header. The first game will be called at
2-o'clock. and as it will be ladies day"
also a monster crowd will doubtless turn
out. Big Bill Burns has fully recovered
from his injuries and may go to the rub
Der in the first battle. with DOC" White
and Nick Altrock the probable pitchers
for the ex-championS. Both games should
be warm ones. and as the Nationals were
able to trim the Detroits in the last two
games they may be able to continue their
work for the long series at home, starting
tomorrow.