The Washington times., 1908-08-12

hoped. The problem for the remaining
days Is many sided, and even a good
mer, Delehanty, Ungiaub, and Bill
Burns working and IN good shape.
washington from now on should be
stronger than at any time since Can
here 20 open next Friday the club will
go against the four Western invaders
IN succession Every one OF the four
Is IN the first division, every one Of
them has a chance for the pennant,
ana every one Of them should be keyed
up 70 the highest and most effective
playing pitch just at the time our local
lights should also be at their best.
There Is one hope. Washington has
been remarkably good home club this
season. Its serious reVerseB have been
met on the road With the exception
OF Detroit and Chicago. the other fVe
teams nave found the grounds at Sew
enJh street and Florida avenue a first
class cemetery for o'er-leap.ng ambi-
tons. St. Louis and Cleveland, espe-
claily, have had occasion 20 rue their
visits here, and since the Tiger and
SOZ horns have been trimmed they
may also strike a snag here, in which
case washington may astonish the ma
yves By cleaning up the Westerners
and disarrs nging the pennant race.
Thanks Due Johnson.
Ban Johnson has seen a great white
light and has decided to institute the
double umpire system in the American
League next year. Let's give Johnson
credit for this. He has been a mighty
bad actor in many ways. and If he were
10 soar so far of IN one OF the new air
ships that he could never get back
there would be a whole lot Of people
who would not have 10 use more than
one handkerchief 10 dry up their tears,
but he deserves a hand for recognizing
The public demand for two jumps per
game. We might inquire what particu-
idI hihd OF 0SseOus formation furnishes
a plug Tor ais hat that he has not tum-
bied 70 himself long ago on this double
umpire thing, but we viii forget the
past IN that respect l. he will only keep
his mind made up to try IL next year.
anyway, he is not as dense as Harry
Pulllam and the National League, which
lost a chance TO score a moral victory
over the American League By beating
johnson 10 IL on this scheme Ever
since its organization the National
League has given a perfect imitation Of
q street car company in granting no
demand or establishing no conyenieRcss
unless forced 20 IL by disastrous COM
petition or a higher power. hence We
arc not surprised, that II has over
looked bet on the pairing Of arbitra-
tors, and will have 10 come trailing
along after Johnson and the American
League have received all the glad hand
ing 20 be had out Of the thing.
Cans With a LOve-LOck
At q moving picture show on Ninth
street, near +, they are giving what
purpOr. TO be six POUNDS of the fight
al Colna, near San Francisco, on July
/ Afternoon. In which Battling Nelson
won the lightweight championship OF
the world by knocking out Joe Cans
IN the seventeenth round. In the opinion
Of practically everybody who ever knew
Cans by sight, the pictures are The
rawest kind Of fake. The man repre-
seuting Cans scarcely resembles him at
all, and, horror OF horrors. has long
hair coming down over his eye IN
roguish little lOvelocki If Cans ever
saw that individual representing him
with such a foolish bit Of pugilistic
frippery, he would undoubtedly lmme-
diately put on record the hardest knock
out Of his career.
Another ridiculous feature Of the al
legged fight pictures is the gathering or
millionaire sports at the FingSide.
All the highest priced and the press
seats are occupied by small boys, while
behind them are arranged perfect fmi-
tatiOn OF COXey's army waiting for
something 10 turn up. The enthusiasm
Of these millionaire" mind bettors as
the strife wakes fierce between the
white and black pug is really pitifuI
Even If they did have only a nickel TO
wager, they should not have been so
blase ana Indifferent in the periods
when they were not being prompted.
Such lack OF proper enthusiasm tends
to queer the noble art Of self-defense.
The pictures do show about the style
Of battle, with Nelson going after Cans
body all the tine, and the performers
in the little farce are not bad actors.