The Washington herald., 1909-06-09
GAMES TO-DAY.
Chicago at Washington.
ST. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
srANp1Ne OF TIE TEAMS.
Bv WILIIAM PEET.

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on account OF rain. and It looks very
much as If the contest scheduled for To-
| day viii also have 10 go over until the
next trip Of the Sox 10 our fair city.
/ Had the teams met yesterday. Groom
would have been on the firing line for
the home folks and probably jim Scott.
the Wichita CKans1 phenom. for the Wis
itors. Scott is slated 70 work to-day. and
Manager Cantinon said last night that
he would use Walter Johnson, as the big
fellow has always pitched good ball
against the Windy City lads.
There is still a lot OF talk about Mon
| days game and Big Ed Walsh's pitching.
To the fans II appeared as If the Ma
tionaIs' weakness at the bat was shown
clearer than ever, for Walsh certainly
held them safe at all stages.
/ While # IS true that Cantllon's men
could not touch Walsh. yet when Walsh
/ is going right there isn't a team in the
league that can hit him. Take as an
example that game last year between
/ Chicago and Cleveland IN which Addie
I JOSS did not allow a hit OF run and not
a single White SOx reached first base.
/ II will be remembered that Walsh was in
/ the box and famed sixteen or seventeen.
/ The Maps run was scored by a man get
/ ting 20 first and while caught or The bag
la thrown ball hit him in the head. the
ball bounding into the bleachers. enabling
him 10 score and giving Cleveland the
game
/ When Walsh is working as he did here
on Monday no team IN the league viii 90
much with him.
Bob Unglaub works a unique scheme.
which has caused considerable joshiag
and comment among his team mates.
Bobs home IS in Wniamsport. Pa. but
he was born and reared In Baltimore,
where his father and mother stiu live.
When the Nationals play in Washington
/ Unglaub takes a train for Baltimore after
the game and spends the night under the
parental roof. getting back 70 the Capital
/ IN time for morning practice the next day.
\ Bob keeps two suits OF clothes IN hfs
I locker at the club house. q stylish gray
i flannel affair and Panama hat 70 match:
also a dark suit and soft hat. II he
I has particularly good day and manages
to get IN his little hits and the Nationals
win. ne dons the loud rags and walks out
I
/ the glad hand for everybody. II the Ma
! tiOnals lose, or he fails 70 hit and boots
the ball around, It's the dingy-looking
/ clothes for him. with hat pulled down
over his eyes. He IS thus enabled 70 pass
out with the crowd unnoticed. instead OF
attracting attention and causing some one
+ 70 yell, There gees Uaglaub; ne ought
( TO be arrested for taking money under
/ false pretenses, II he fell on the dock
/ he couldn't hit the water Why don't
/ Canunon farm him out 10 winches-
ter?" &c.
Freddie P&ent, the old Boston short
stop. now with the Chicago White Sox.
will probably be played regularly IN CEN
ter field Parent believes that he will
soon regain mis- batting eye and looks
for a successful season. In speaking of
/ Fielder Jones. Parent said to the writer:
\ THE club has missed Jones greatly this
| season. We have been weak in the out
/ field, and several games have already
/ been lost by members OF our outheId
/ dropping fly balls
The fans will be glad TO hear that all
OF the former Nationals let out this
season are doing great work Keeley
and Shipke. in Omaha. have made good
with a vengeance. Only last week Kelley
broke up a game with a home run with
/ two on bases. Jerry Freeman IS setting
the Toledo fans wild with his fast field
ing and heavy hitting. and promises 10
finish Well up among the first sackers
.of the American Association
doc" White showed the writer a letter
he received yesterday from Johnny Beall.
the Washington boy. and former Techni-
cal High School star Beall was signed
by the Chicago White SOx last fall and
carried cut TO the Coast during the early
spring. When the time came for wedding
! out. Whelday was selected for utility