The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-29
TIhird Win Sheds NeQU Light
On Nationals and Falkenberg
Ability Stay in the Running Throughout Series an En-
couraging Symptom-Has Anybody Seen
One Trainer?

! allowed two of the enemy to score. as
LaJOie did in the second inning! Inc
commoton raised over a candldate >
cocktail would have been Wlnd-brOken
twttter ia comparison. Laloie should
not have done It, but the point IS, the
fact that he did do it should be borne
in mind when the public yelp splits the
air because Of bum heaVe by some
OF the Washington feldeTs who are not
classed with Lajoie as finished perform
ers. Human consideration Is not iooked
for as an attribute OF the average Dase-
ball fan. but a little of It goes long
way and would do a neap OF good some
times.
Charley Street did some high grade
catching against Cleveland. Don't let
that escape yol Further. he made a
hit IN every game. and II was good,
clean hitting at that. That street Will
never be a LajOie or Wagner with the
stick is a ciHCh, but that he VIII BAT
better than might have been expected
from his showing in tie minors Is al
most a certainty With his catching
ability, any kind OF halfway decent
batting average viii make him one Of
the most valuable bdCkstOps in the
American League.
Jack Warner expects TO join the
Washington team in Boston, but his
wife's health may keep him out OF the
game fer mucn longer period.
A pitcher who VIII Probably be found
IN the Washington ranks next season
IS "KiddO" Wilson. Now with Mime
apOlis. This is the yOIngster WhO was
at Galveston with the Washington
squad IN 1907 end again this year on
both trips he showed all the earmaTks
OF a good tvirler. and his work was
highly praised ~ tnc other players,
who are not much given 70 boosting
newcomers -heU not talking for tho
effect upon gulliblc outsiders. wilson
had habits which male him unreliable
and in view Of the apparent wealth or
his slab material Conttllon decided to
send him back 10 Minneapolis this year.
Now he IS going at 4 great rate and,
next TO JOW Wood, the Kansas city
wonder Is about as good pitcher as
there IS in the American Association,
CantiIlOn has been watching him close
~ and may bring him here should his
pitching stan collapse. as IL did In the
middle of last season.
washington plays a doubleheader in
Boston today, because OF game post
pOned there, when the club played IT'S
first 1903 series In the American League
Also. there IS a morning and afternoon
game I'm Boston tomorrow. II Cy Young
is not rrlng IN too frequently, and Wash
iuEtOn plays the style Of BAN IL mas
shown here recently. the Pilgrims, VINO
are WashingtOn's ficrcest cCuteuders for
the cellar championship AT present. viii
get a solid grip on that place that should
last quite awhile. Boston certainly Is
not a stronger team than Washington.
apart from the inevitable Cv Young,
and there IS no reason why II should
head Washington In the race.
Since the season opened here on April
= Washington has played tweuty-thrce
games at home. winning eleven and los
! ing twelve That is a percentage OF
AIS for the home grounds. Since April
/ % four games have also been played,
/ and these were evenly divided so that
average since the team was rrst viewed
bv the washington fans has been .fSl.
which is slightly better. It offers enough
10 hope that q Will fnish the season
/ sOmew here around t5j. or. anyhow, bet
! ter than 400.