The Washington herald., 1909-06-28
By WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
Capita1 fans viii have one last look at
the Nationals to-day In the final Of the
Boston series. then the club goes on the
road until July p. when Cleveland visits
the Capital
With George Browne still on the in
oured list and 40 telling when he
will be in shape TO play. and Delehanty
ihobbling around on one leg, the Ma
IloEals chances for a climb in the per-
Cent1ge column at present look anything
but bright.
Manager CantiuOn expects to have an
lother outnelder in a few days. lie said
last night that he had scout down the
line looking over a promising youngster.
land he would not be surprised 10 hear
most any day that the scout had landed
his man
Opinion among local enthusiasts re-
,Sarding Lelivelt, purchased from the
Reading club of the Tri-State League,
who joined the Nationals last Thursday.
seems 10 be divided, but the general i'm
precision is that the young man will make
good in the outfeld.
Mike Hahoe. who dug up LeliyelL says:
Hes the best minor league BAH player
I've seen this year, and I've looked EN-
all over" Joe Cantillon declares that
Lelivelt shapes Up lust as good as did
Ty Cobb when be first broke into fast
company.
One local sporting writer says that
Lelivelt looks TO be slow on tho bases.
Leliyelt didn't look very slow IN Satur-
days game when he beat out a grOunder
TO first. while up TO the time he quit the
Tri-State League he had something like
IrWeuty-three stolen bases 70 his credit
and led the league in this department
Kahoe was sent 10 the Tri-State League
last week 70 look over an Outhelder
named Gray. with the JOhnstown club.
who was breaking down all the fences
l2Dd getting his two and three hits every
game. one look at Gray was enough 70
convince Kahoe that be would never do
e. Washington.
Mike said. This fellow Gray is big
ger than Socks Seybold and nowhere
near as fast He sure can hit the bail.
but he IS a poor fielder, fearfully slow,
and lacks experience
Umpire silk OLoushIn was seen 1T his
hotel by the writer last night and asked
why he sent a report TO Ban Johnson re-
sGlting in the suspension Of Jesse Tam
nehM SILK was lOath 70 discuss the sub
Tor an umpire TO offer explanations?
Every mans hand is agsAinst him any
way. and what be says IS taken as a
joke. Besides. I'm not strong FOR post
.mOrtems. anyway. I am responsible only
10 the president Of my league. He has
ic0nngeuce II me, and knows that when
I'm Ou the ball field I am running the
game as IL should be run. 10 preserve
order. and 20 insist on the observation
OF the rules
Il see" he continued, that one OF your
morning papers said that I had put some
twenty-five players out OF the game last
year-more than all the other umpires
together. Wen. if 1 did. you can bet
every dollar you've got they deserved H..
don't carry around any grievances
against the ball players. but I won't
sJanu for back talk or other Towdyism, and
they III know it. I always act within my
rights. and IL I put player out OF a
game he has done something 10 deserve
such treatment"
II has been said that O'Loughlin had
II in" for the Washington club and would
never pass up an opportunity 10 injure
The team by disquaifyiug some player
This he positively denied why, I'd be
foolish 10 tly anything ike this" be said
Don't you suppose an umpire has feel
lnssZ He wants 10 get along pleasantly
with the players and the crowd. Besides,
always like 10 work in Washington
md have hosts Of friends in the city,
Up 10 q late hour last night nothing
had been heard from Ban Johnson re-
garGiIg the protest filed by President
Tom Noyes, of the Washington team, re-
garding the work of Umpires Perrine and
OLoughlin, and without a doubt both
VIII De u charge Of to-day game.
The Boston Red Sox are determined 10
make il four out Of five games from
Washington by winning the final game
OF the series to-day, and Manager Lake
figures that Joe Wood can turn the trick.
AT tanning bee In the hotel lobby last
night. Wood begged for a chance 10 90
IN, saying Ny arm is feeling fine
am in good shape and can show you
something, Fred. il yOu'u only let me
work" Lake replied. IN take a
chance. Joe: for you know we've got to
win this game SO as 10 be right Up with
the Athletics, Is we get them on the re-
turn home. and second place is Ut stake"
Manager Joe Cantmon. Of the local
club. wants Doc Gessler. and wants him
badly. while Fred Lake has gone on rec
ord of Offering Cantillon $500 for Pitch
er Charley Smith. of the Nationals Can
JillOn turned down The cash ouer, and
said last night that Smith was not for
sale
Canullon in turn, il is understood. has
offered Smith for Gessler. and Lake said:
There's not q chance in the world Even
II the club wanted to get rid Of Gessler.
and It does not. I'd be a fool to let him
so now. with Speaker out OF the game.
No. sir: as long as Gessler continues
10 play rne kid OF ball he IS putting up
at present there viii be a place for him
Onsthe Boston club
II was generally supposed that Can
tillon WOULD pitch Walter johnson against
Boston to-day, but he said last night that
ne proposed working Nick AltrOc6. as the
handsome one wanted chance TO re-
deem himself for losing 20 Boston last