Evening star., 1909-05-18
NICK AND CRAvATH
REACH CLEVELAND
AItr0ck Pleased With Trade
and Says He Will Help
Nationals.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 1S.-Lajoie
and his team of badly battered Maps are
looking forward to the visit of the
Washington Nationals here with fear.
The Nationals have always been a hoo
doc to the locals, and inasmuch as the
Iarrupers have yet to win their frs:
game of the season from an eastern
team, the prospects of downing the
team that won fourteen of twenty-five
games from them last season and beat
them out of pennant are not very
promising Manager Cantillon has been
grooming his three Nap pitching
enigmas, Tom Hughes. Walter Johnson
and Charley Smith, for the Maps.
Hughes, it is understood, will pitch the
opening game of the series Wednesday
and will come back Saturday.
While it is true that the Nationals
have not been cutting any capers in the
west, it is almost a certainty that they
will strike their stride here, SO Larry
can't see even Il sign of Il silver lining
to his dark cloud. There is no denying
that the Nationals have the Maps goat.
and most of the Larrupers admit that
they are beaten every time one of the
Nationals three fingers mentioned
above walks to the rubber.
I4ajoie and his men are bemoaning the
fact that Cantillon strengthened his team
just before coming to Cleveland. They all
figure that the deal he put through with
Chicago, whereby he acquires Cravath,
Altrock and Donohue in exchange for
Pitcher Bill Burns, was good one Tor
Washington. They say that Burns never
showed much class for Joe, and are of
the opinion that Donohue will return to
his old--ime form around the first sack
for. Washington.
Cravath and Altrock arrived here from
Chicago this morning. Donohue stopped
off at Springfield Ohio, his home, and will
arrive later in the day. Washington play
ers We're not here to welcome their new
teammates, but arrived frcm st. Louis at
12:3O
The former Sox pitcher and outfielder
expressed themselves as being we'll
pleased with the deal that makes them
Nationals. AltrCck Said that he knows he
will help the Nationals to many vic
tory, as he is confident that he has re-
covered the form which made him one
of the best southpaws in the league in
1906, when he defeated the Cubs IN two
of the games for the worlds champion
ship.
Cravath is hopeful that he will be PLAYED
regularly by Cantillon. as he says that
he always hits better when he is used
every day. Both Altrock and Cravath
said that Donohue was also pleased with
the deal. "Jiggs'' was no longer content
ed in Chicago, as he was not on the best
of terms with Comiskey and several of
his teammates. and welcomed the chance
to go to Washington. They say that
Donohue has been displa ying all of his
oId-time cleverness around first base in
practice and has also been meeting the
ball well.
The Cleveland owners may make a bid
for Captain and Outfielder Bob Ganey
of the Nationals when Cantillon arrives.
1t is reported that waivers have been
asked on Ganley, keeley, Shipke and
Freeman. Ganley is "a goo, inside man
i'm addition to being a fair player. and
Cleveland might gamble on him a little.
as they need a god man to top the batting
list.