Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20

certainly not responsible for the acct
dents and it is probable that under any
other man the team would be anchored
in the second division every season. Three
job. but each time Charley Somers, the
owner has insisted on his retaining the
leadership, being satisfied that no one
else could do better. Running over the
dope of the players now with the
Clevelands, one is led to believe that Mr.
Somers is wise man in keeping Mr..
Lajoie at the head of the organization.
With Flick back in right and Turner at
short in good condition, the proposition is
entirely different.
Fans should not be surprised If nu-
merous deals crop up within the present
week. The air is full of rumors. and
the magnates and managers in both the
big leagues are burning the wires with
kilograms making propositions of all sorts.
President Johnson's trip east was doubt
less brought about by the poor showing
of the New Yorks but how the team
could do better with Elberfeld and Chase
on the hospital list and the pitching staff
has doubtless received numerous propo-
sitions for one or more of it's pitchers.
and although nothing has been given out
it is pretty well understood that nothing
but trade will be hearkened to. TWO
of the local twirlers could have been sold
Cantillon insists on having good players
in exchange and the directors of the
club are backing up their managers AL
the same time the kilograms are contln-
uously flying and satisfactory trades may
be pulled off at any time.
Manager Elberfeld of the New Yorks
sprung a new one on the Gothamites last
week. demonstrating that he has been a
close student of ex-Manager Griffith. 1t
;C a ''dOIlDlp
The squeeze play when first developed
was considered winner, as IT generally
landed a run at a critical point, but the
double squeeze puts over two. To work
it properly a runner must be on third ana
second and both must start just as soon
as the pitcher makes his first move 10
deliver the ball, and if the second man is
fast there is no reason why ne Snouiun
score as we'll as the man In front or him.
When the New Yorks pulled off the dou,
BILE squeeze last week Chase was on third
and Hemphill on second, with Dfneeen In
the box Bill has a big swing when
helped some, and Conroy was slgnaled 10
bunt the ball toward first. Wild did TINS
to perfection, and while Tom Jones ana
Dineen were chasing the ball. Chase was
over the rubber and Hemphill so close that
the sphere was not thrown home. The
New York papers say that Big Bill sWelled
and colored up about the same way ne ulu
when the Nationals batted him out OF the
Browns so high in the air that they never
came down again during the afternoon.
The local aggregation will do well to
watch the Detroits on this play -
Manager Hughey Jennings and his band
of Detroit Tigers start a series of three
games with the Nationals tomorrow
afternoon. the games being called at 4:30.
The Tigers have been playing wonderful
ball on the trip but Manager Cantillon
insists that they are due for a trimming
this visit. and he is something of
prophet. Burns will be the pitcher for the
opening game tomorrow, with Walter
Johnson and Tom Hughes held in reserve
The games should be the feature of the
season.
Friends Of Jimmy McAleer, the St
Louis manager, in Youngstown. Ohio,
have raised a pool of 81 900 to bet that the
Browns win the American League cham
pionship.