The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29

There has been some hard luck in the
beatings. but, on the whole the other
fellows have played the better bali. after
making due allowance for the cripples
Cansillon IS carrying with him.
Walter Johnson may trim New York
today. but ne showed little in his one
inning agar st Boston.
Umpire Silk O'L-oughlin was face to
face with bunch of woe when he had
to decide whether Lord was sale at
second on that pop fly to Milan in the
ninth inning. Because of the position
Of the men and the closeness Of the
play it was impossible TO see from the
press box whether or not the umpire
was right Fans who were seated at
the proper angle swear he was wrong.
Others are not so sure about 1t.
Anyhow, there was such q. narrow
margin one way or the other that Il
was not the rottenest piece of arbitrat-
ing in the world whether he called Lord
safe or out 1t was unfortunate for
O'LOughlin that he had such PROPOSE
sion put up to him at a time when he
was IN great disfavor with the fans
here. but it is hard to believe that no
die not decide the Play as he saw it.
Having his brain Jared by Streets
low throw in the eighth that split his
face shook the cobwebs from Conroy' s
batting eye.
How'd you like to be the umpire, any
way? It's a game in which you can't
win. After Perrine got himself into a
peck of trouble on Friday by his fool
ish expression of prejudice against
Washington, he certainly did not give
Washington the worst of it on Saturday
In fact, there were several hair-Iine de-
cisions on the bases which went 10 the
home folk in every case. AS a conse-
quence. a lot OF real chesty fans re
marked that he had been bluffed by the
Washington club, and was trying to
square himself If OLoughlin had call
ed Lord OUT at second yesterday, every
man jack who saw the play from an
angle that made Lord look safe, would
have chuckled that O'LCughlin had lost
his nerve and was slipping a good thing
10 the NatiOna ls-and he would have
sunk just that much lower in their estf
nation. Can you beat that for d rocky
road TO travel? You can't No matter
what you do when you are an umpire
under fire you viii get in bad. and that
is why league presidents hesitate long
time before paying serious heed y pro-
tests.
But. the fact remains that Perrine
made a very bush-league remark for
which he deserves a severe Gliding
Manager Cantillon saw the last Bos-
ton game from the privsae box of
President Tom Moves, which is way up
on the roof, next TO the press box. He
was asked what he thought about the
high-Iife roofing up there, and remark
ed: Il couldn't score a game correct
" from this angle TO save my life, un-
less l sat here for a series or so and
became accustomed 10 looking down on
the plays instead of right at them.
The managers experience Is that OF
every other fan when he first sees a
game from the roof. Many plays are
palmer from that viewpoint, but some
are not as clear rs they are TO fans
who happen TO be in a particularly IA
vOrable position in the grandstand or
In the oleachers.
The attendance was very small even
for a Monday. What caused It?
If Leliveh develops into a sure-enough
major league player he will have to
make q lot OF progress while IN fast
company, sort o. grow up with the
team, as IL were. He Is hitting better
than when he first arrived in our midst,
and is showing symptoms of base
running and knack OF getting tc first
despite his dat-footed style, but the-e
is a lot of baseball which has not vet
become second nature to him. He Is
displaying no vast amount of judgment
IN fielding. and is hardly sprightly
enough TO become an expert in mat line,
even If he gets the Theoretical part
through his head. He looks 10 be worth
long and careful consideration, but the
fans need not expect TO see him bios
som forth as a wonder this season. Can
tillCn 81 speaking about Lelivelt re-
marked that Ty Cobb served a pro-
tracted apprenticeship with Detroit be-
fore il was discovered that he had ia
him the making Of one of the best play
ers that ever landed IN the American
League.
Milan got a hit when two we're out and
none on in the ninth inning.
No matter what your regrets may be
over Washington not winning the last
game from the Boston Pilgrims you
will have 10 admit il was a clash well
worth seeing. A great boost was given
the anti-pugilism crusade when Nick
Altrock put himself Gown for the count
OF nineteen in the seventh inning By
hurting himself on the Outstretched I'm
Of Jack Stahl II was a cruel blow
TO Nick who had all kinds Of hard luck
and might have quit a winner II he had
not suffered frcm Lelivelts tangled
feet and SILK O'LOughIin's failure 20
see Lord out at second Gessler punch
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