The Washington times., 1908-05-20
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Dit TIL RIlIE0
DUI iii BDlLUUEE00
This Feeble Jest Only Com
fort of Washington Fans.
Future of the Unions.
By THOMAS S. RICE.


Washington fans thought their team
had the Chicago SoX gated along comes
Harry White. a local product whom we
point out like the Monument, the Cor
coran Art Gallery and the herdics. and
lets Cantillon's men down with one hit
for a 20 shut-out.
Harry had been treated with contume-
y and pounding up 10 the last series OF
the SOX here last year, when he won his
first game in Washington. Now he has
taken two in the same series. and. judg-
ing from the performance he gave yes
terday, he could take a couple more.
II was all White, but the blues expert
eneed by the local fans. Even this
feeble Jest gives US little comfort. There
was really little 20 say about the game
except what has been said here.
The only bright spots we're the fielding
of Mcbride and the single single wash
ington got. which was a clean drive TO
left by Ganlay ia the fourth inning Three
Washington men reached first. and none
OF those got as far as second. Ganley
was forced by Pickering, and Pickering
was caught stealing. Therefore, White
was faced by only . men, and came
very near equaung Cy Young famous
record against the Athletics, when he
shut them out without a hit and was
faced BY but tWenty-seVen batters.
But DO not let US forget that Charley
Smith pitched good bail. He went
route, and should have won. but to use
an old-fashioned simile he had the
luck Of a lousy calf. TO live all the WIN
Ter and die in the spring" The very
day Charles picked out 70 avoid ar ex-
plOsjon ana pitch consistent bail was
the very day fate selected 10 send
pitcher against Washington. who could
not be hit with plank. II often breaks
that way in baseball-esPecially for
Washington-and there is no use kick
ing against the fall Of the die.
Chicago worked desperately to win
and made four sacrifice hits, two OF
hich figured in the runs, but even the
fleet Sox have had 70 take notice Of the
arm OF Charley Street. Harry White
was the only man VINO tried 90 steal,
ana he was caught a mile. When you
crab the purloinlng OF the SoX In such
desperate emergency. you have got
them guessing.
Nick Altrock is the Chicago pitching
selection today Nick ofhciated five in
nincs on Monday and was taken out in
the eighth TO let AtZ bat Tor MIN, Four
hits, scattered through the first four
innings of his reign, We're collected by
Juc Nationals, and he was saved from
heing scored against more b. his own
good fielding than by any phenomenal
pitching so that the prospect for this
afternoon IS not so dreary as might be
supposed,
There was little startling about the
fielding yesterday, but Mcbride made
plays that would nave won applause had
they net become an old stOrJ. one OF
the rewards OF greatness in baseball Is
10 have the fans expect YOU 10 be SEN
sational all the time IF YOU once get q
reputation as Dhenom you are unoUly
roasted for small mishaps and not sp-
preciated at all for work short OF re
marEable but FAR better than the aver
age. Such is the sad future which con-
fronts our shOrt-stOppeT, and the fans
should bear il IL mind.
The Union Lea que is already having
troubles. The Wilmington franchise is
said 20 be on The verge Of going 20
Richmond Va, where the fans have
long wanted 10 branch out into more
prominent ba Sebal society. The Wash
ington end of the Unions Is declared 10
be all right financially. and the fans
here hope the league viii remain intact
throughout the period the Washington
Americans sre away, which Will be from
May % 10 July 2.
The Unions have never received a fails
chance here. They were in conflict with
the American League. the circus And
the weather, but their attendance du-
CURED better things With any kind OF
decent treatment from the weather man
they should do fairly well in the month
OF games at home in IunC. At any rate.
their showing Val settle for some time
exactly the status of the Washington
public toward the Washington major
league team and the need for another
league in this city II was freely pre-
diCted that the Unions would be ent nus
iasJically supported here. but it Is doubt
ful whether they viii cause any alarm
ing de crease in the gold reserve, especi-
ally since the Washington Americans
have been playing splendid ball "a the
major league. On the other hand. thir-
ty-four days in quite a stretch for
Washir gt0n TO be without professional
baseball q the very season when the
cali Of the wild is strongest and every
body IS seeking some diversion for the
long delightful June afternoons. II the
Unions don't draw then they never will.