The Washington times., 1908-08-24
Having Given Each Club a
Game, It's Time for
Umpiring.
FARRELL SHOULD ACT
IN MANAGER MATTER
New Man Could Do Valuable Work
in Remainder of 1908 Season.
Freemen's Best Men.
By THOMAS S. RICE.
Game today at 4 O'Clock.


Game today at 4 o'clock.
Its about up to Washington to take
another game from Detroit today.
The score between them on this series
IS a game apiece, but on the season
Detroit has won eleven games to Wash
ington's i've. BY splitting even with
the Tigers while they are on this hnal
trip East Cantillon's men VIII be doing
a classy bit of work that Will do more
than anything else TO justify all the
kind words we have been saying about
them for the past week or ten days.
Umpire Egan threw 1t into Washing
ton on Saturday and both times on
plays which a major league umpire
should never miss. on Friday he hand
ed something of a lemon TO Detroit on
a couple of close decisions. Everything
thus being squared up, lets hope he
viii keep his eyes open this afternoon
and not hand raw deals to either cam
That game on Saturday which Detroit
won by to 1 should be thrown out Of
the calculations. After accepting eighty
one chances without a miscue George
Mcbride blew up and made three errors
that lost the game. The only wonder
IS that he was able 10 90 SO long, so
there is no roast coming 10 George. He
is a game and willing worker and there
never was a man of that caliber who
did not have of days.
one feature of the game Saturday
was that Washington lits were most
timely, even though they only totaled
E.-fH
at the right moment Is lar yely mat
ter of nerve in critical moments, which
is half the battle.
Among those on the job with a timely
tap was Pickering in the seventh in
ming, when he whanged out a smash to
center that scored Mcbride. He has
been somewhat shy recently in the mat
ter Of OppOrLune Safetes and his revival
viii be double welcomed.
Jerry Freeman. the Washington first
baseman. viii have ollie Pickering and
Jim Delehanty TO stand Up TOR him
when he is married this evening 20 Miss
Lulu 3. Gilbert by the Rev. J. G. But
Ter, at the parsonage OF Luther Place
Memorial Church.
If Frank Farrell is going to displace
Kid ElDeTfeld as manager OF the New
HOrk Americans IL s about time FOR him
20 make the selection. The Hlghlanders
are hOpelessly out of Il for this season
The new man might as w,U take charge
Tow and observe and experiment for the
reminder OF the 1903 dates III order to
get line on the teams points Of weak
ness and strength, so that he will know
what 10 DO next yeaI It is a heavy
financial blow to every club in the
league to have New York So far out
Classed, especially when the Giants are
going at such a clip that they nave a
lii al 90 -
pennant. There is no Use fOolinE any
longer, and Farrell should make up his
mind at once.
Il would hatter the Detroit fans al
most up 10 the point where they would
pay to see ball games 10 hear the
praises Hughey Jennings sings of the
manner in which he has been treated
pressed with the people and the city
Of Detroit. and says he would like to
stay there for years to come. Unless
he Is offered some fabulous sum there is
not much chance that he will get away.
The story that silk OLoughIin is in
such bad shape he may not be able 10
umpire the remainder Of the season Oc-
Casioned nc surprise in Washington
When he was here he was evidently
sick man from his talk. appearance and
actions. He should have taken a rest
and conditioned himself. O'IOughlin has
had more trouble this season than any
other umpire in the league and there
IS hardly a doubt that his work has
been much below his standard. He has
EaQ troubles in Cleveland. PHILADELPHIA,
New York. and other cities, both in his
work at the plate and on the bases.
If he is as bad as reported, he should
DC given a vacation, for an umpire in
OF illness or anything else is as sure a
source OF rows and disorder as raising
an umbrella IN the bleachers.
Reading some Of the accounts OF the
Jlbing Egan received after the game Oh
saturday would have led a person not
familiar with the facts 10 the conclu-
sion that he had been in real danger
OF having his ears bitten of AS a mat
ter Of fact. everybody was in hilarious
mood, and gathered around him 10 see
what somebody else woJ Id do. Nobody
oid anything, just as might have been
expected. and everybody was glad that
no fat-headed person tried 10 nit him
ne utter chldlshness and cOWardice
Of crowd or several hundred people
attempting to beat up an umpire who
has made mistakes, even If he has
clearly demonstrated his incompetence
Is becoming so apparent 10 all real
human beings that we may take IL for
granted 10 has died out in Washington
forever.
Jesse Tannehil is confident his arm
is NJ again, and may pitch this after
noon, put the selection Is doubtful as
yet. Charley Smith is about due for a
turn on the slab. but he is complaining
OF sore arm and would hardly do
DcEOvan or kulian look ike the hest
be-1 for the Tigers
klll Coughlin will not be at third
tor Detroit today lie fell and hurt mis-
arm, when he jumped of the bus, after
reaching the hotel on Saturday after
the gaEle. Schaefer is billed TO play
third, and Downs second, with Downs
Rating in Coughlln's place.
II Is said that Charley Street, now
that he has caught q baseball thrown
nom the top OF the Washington Menu
ment. VIII not be satisfied until he
tackles one thrown from the tower OF
the Singer building in New York. Pixies
Peak VIII be taken on later
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