The Washington herald., 1908-07-06


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When Jim Delehanty left the Nationals
in the West 10 go 70 his home in Cleve-
land TO recover from an attack OF ma
laria IL was thought that he would re-
join the team in few days, but. accord
ing TO word received by Joe Cantillon
late last night. it will be at least a week
or ten days before the second baseman
reports.
As it IS not likely that Delehanty will
be able to get into the game as soon
as he gets back. 1t will probably be two
weeks before he is able to play
Delehanty started the season as though
he was 10 have the best season in his
baseball career. but he was too fine
Several weeks before the opening OF the
regular campaign Delehanty Joined
winter league club in Florida. This
together with the preliminary practice
season in the South. rounded the PLAYER
into midseason form so early that he did
his best work in the first two months OF
playing
When he was forced TO quit Delehanty
was leading the team in hitting. SO his
enforced absence has been a big handi-
cap for the club.
Next week marks the beginning of the
latter half Of the season. and although
the Nationals are at present taiIenders,
a continuance Of the pace set during the
series with the New York Hlghlanders
should improve the position of the local
club without delay.
New York is holding onto the seventh
position by the narrow margin Of one
game, while Boston has a lead OF but
four games on Washington. This week
the Western clubs will battle on Eastern
fields and considering the work OF late
the Nationals should stand as good a
chance as any Of the teams IN this sec
tion 10 win at least half OF the games.
To-day is an off day for,the Nationals.
but tomorrow the series with the Chi
cago White Sox will open with double
header. Chicago remains here until Fri
day. and on Saturday the ST. Louis
Browns will play at National Park.
After making a great spurt at home
the Sox slumped, and at present are
doing none too well The Sox pitchers
seem 10 be in as good shape as ever. but
the club, as a whole. IS so weak with the
bat that they have been Of little assist
ance 10 their twirlers in the matter OF
getting runs.
Tom Hughes yesterday received a
weeks leave TO go 70 Baltimore and
marry Miss Annie Gantz. Of this city
After a short honeymoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hughes will return. to live permanently
in this city.
Cantillon figures on pitching Bill Burns
twice during the Chicago series, while
Tannehill. Falkenberg, and Walter John
son will also work against Comiskey's
crew.
Joe Cantinon. Ollie Pickering, and Jesse
Tannchill made a trip out to Seneca
Falls yesterday on a fishing expedition,
but aside from n severe sunburn. the trio
had little TO show for their trouble.
Here are a couple Of tales related by
Clarke Griffith. who has been spending
several days here: Il never will forget
one Of my first exferiences against that
tremendous batting team that they had
down at Philadelphia ten years ago.
Think OF the array of batters they had
Delenanty. LaJoie. Sam Thompson, Glenn
ents. and several otherst that hit around
800 Well, it was bad enough 70 go
against them on the level but they had
the buzzer working this time and knew
in advance Just what I was going to
throw. Well. you can imagine what hap
pened. Larry made two home runs.
triple. and a single, and then when he
came up the last time. he had the nerve
10 lay down a perfect bunt. ! was so
mad that I never tried to field It. l Just
stood there and called Larry all the
things I could think Of as he was Logging
il TO first.
The next spring Jack Taylor was
working mighty nice for US, and had won
six games in a row when the Phillies
struck town. We were all talking about
how the Phillies could swat. but Taylor
stuck out his chest and ridiculed the idea
that Larry, Del. and the rest Of the bunch
could connect with his twisters The first
game Jimmy Callahan pitched for US. and
he was mighty good that day and the
Philles were of Jimmy held them down
20 three hits and we won in a walk
That started Taylor again. and he said
Just watch me tomorrow I will let
thflu uoWn WIN ABOUT TWO hitS, and that
big Frenchman won't get TO first base
He got away with the first inning all
right, and Larry was the first one 10 bat
in the second. lie hands Larry a fast one
close to the neck. Larry swung and
missed II. Taylor grinned all over and
gave him another in the same place.
Larry missed again. This made Taylor
turn to us on the bench with a wink and
the remark that he was going 10 strike
the Frenchman out. He shot I'm another
This one was close IN. but high. and
Larry stepped back and whaled II so fast
that the indelders never saw il whizz-
ing by.
An accident said Taylor. as he came
TO the bench. He won't even get a foul
of me the rest Of the game.
II don't know as Larry did make a foul
the remainder Of the game. but do know
that he got home run. a double. and an
other single. and Taylor never had a word
10 say about Larry's batting ability after
that"
However desrable-both financially and
from standpoint OF sport-the idea OF a
post-season series TO decide the cham
pionship Of the Class leagues may be.
II is impracticable, SO far as the Southern
League is concerned. at hast this season.
according TO statement made by Presl-
dent Kavanaugh. President Cal J. Ewing.
Of the Pacific Coast League. recently
wrote TO Judge Kavanaugh, unfolding