The Washington herald., 1909-08-20
YOungSter Remains Behind
When Nationals Leave.
NAME SCHAEFER CAPTAIN
Manager CantiIIOn Appoints Second
Baseman TO Succeed Jisgs DOnO-
hue-NO New Manager Lately for
Our TeRm-PhiIadeIphia Sporting
Writer Hands joe "A Hot One.
av WILLIAM PEET

Another day gone and no new manager
has shown up for the luckless Nationals
The managerial question has given the
sporting editors a chance 70 earn their
salaries lately. and the public lot Of
good dope to console them for frequent
defeats. due. we will say, to Old Man
slump, as Kid Slump has grown out OF
his short pants and IS old enough to
vote.
While suggesting new managers, how
is it that Jim Sprigman and Danny
Coogan have been overlooked? Bunny
Helm has also had q little baseball expe-
rience Oremember the Union League. Bun
nyO and his friends think he should be
considered.
But all jokes aside, there will be moth
ing doing, so far as a new manager is
concerned. until the stockholders get to-
gether in the fall at the close OF the sea-
son.
1t was amusing to note in a con-
temporary last night that Blankenship
would quit the Nationals at Chicago.
leaving for the Pacific Coast. and that
Mike Kahoe would drop off at his home
In Cincinnati. Both Kahoe and Blanken-
ship are IN Washington at present. and
likely to remain here until the BOYS re-
turn from their trip.
In addition 20 KahOe and Blankenship.
the homers include Speed" Kelley. ont
fielder Miller. and Kllllfer-yes Kililfer
is in our midst and will Join the team In
Cleveland Saturday. For personal rea-
sons the youngsteT was left behind. al
though he would fit in mighty handy just
now. even against his former crowd, the
Tigers.
Owing to Jigger Donohues unfortunate
accident, a field captain was necessary.
and Manager Cantllon has appointed
Germany Schaefer to the lob. Schaefer
Is just the man for the place. and the
boys will work their heads of for him.
Horace Fogel, a Philadelphia baseball
writer. hands Joe Cantillon a beautiful
roast. Here is what Fogel says in his
paper OF Wednesdays issue: Washing
ton, up 10 its tricks OF two years ago.
when the Nationals helped Detroit beat
out the Athletics and last year when they
did the same in preventing Cleveland
from winning, pulled the Athletics down
few points yesterday by defeating
them, I to o. in a twelve-inning battle.
Fortunately. Detroit also lost Chicago
beating the champions. 70 ?. but Boston
gained or both leaders. as the Red Sox
ddh't play. ard that is the team which
just now looks mos: dangerous to the
Athletics. Manager Cantillon worked his
star pitcher-Walter Johnson-against the
Athletics again. Not only Is there no
better pitcher I'm the business when he is
right, but on a dark dav such as yester-
day no team can hit the speedy John
son. That was what the Athletics were
up against, they making but four hits
of him in twelve innings, Hartsel. Barry.
Livingston. and Bender being the lucky
ones 30 get them. Washington secured
nine safeties off Bender The fielding OF
both teams was only fair, the Athletics
making four errors. and Washington
three. but not one of them did any
damage.
Now. no one objects to Washington
winning all the games it can and there
will be no criticism Of Manager Cantil-
Ions course In pitching johnson twice
in one series and on successive days, 100,
against the Athletics il the next time
the Nationals play Detroit and Boston
he also works his star finger in two
games against those teams. But, II he
OotSu ana llere Is tlaL same SpltcWOrk
shown against the Athletics now as in
1907 and against Cleveland last fall, then
It Is up to the powers that be in base
ball 10 so after Cantillon and teach him
a lesson in fairness and true sportsman
ship Cantillon hasn't been much of a
credit 70 the American League ever since
he became manager Of Washington, and
any man would be a menace TO the sport
and TO the men who have their money
invested In il If he were permitted to
resort TO unsportsmanlike tactics in IA
voring one team for the pennant as
against another on account OF any fan
cied or real personal grievance which
he nursed. Hence all that IS asked Of
Cantillon and Of his Washington tall
enders is to play fair and not appear
again in the same unenviable light in
which they have appeared In the finishes
OF the last two years"
FOgei is old enough to know better
than 20 hand out such rot as this 1t is
really pltiful state Of affairs that Can
tillon didn't go 60 Connie Mack and say,
ALLOW me 20 present you with all three
games. We don't need EN- and they
might do you some good"
The Nationals laid off yesterday. but
open a. series with the Tigers In Detroit
to-day. Dolly Gray will likely pitch,