The Washington times., 1909-07-27

March on. march on, We braves! March
right to Washington and get a job as
a baseball player. Ye viii be brave IN
deed If We stick.
The new ball players on the Wash
ington team viii give a public par
ade just as soon as the Police De-
partment can spare enough men to han
die a procession Of such great length
This morning another prospective Ma
tionaI was disclosed by a conversation
with Manager Csntinon. This sprout
Is named Miller, first name unknown.
He is an outfeIder from Pottsville, Pa.
and comes on the recommendation Of
Frank Eustace, manager of the Potts-
Vile team in the outlaw league whicn
has been leading such a dizzy Ife IN
the wilds of Pennsylvania for two OF
three months. Eustace declares that
Miller is a wonder, and that Tommy
Mccarthy ard four other major league
scouts were spying upon him when he
was shipped to washington for try
ont. He is welcome TO our league IL
he can hit a little and run some.
Talks Gamely.
There was not much evidence of the
heart bowed down this morning about
Manager Cantillon. He is pretty
game sport and had no kick coming BE-
cause plain truths had been told about
his own situation Ia Washington and
the feeling of the fans in regard to the
bitter disappointment the team has
caused them. Instead Of letting out
roar of vengeful spleen, he talked free
" and frankly about the past history
present condition and future prospects
of Les Miserables. His only plea was
that the fans should remember that hall
his best men had been physically in
capaeitated by accidents over when
he had no possible control. and Il is fair
that this should carry great weight II
criticising the outfit. Quoth ne:
Il think Il is reasonable tiAl tIle Iet u
should bear in mind the record we mace
when last at home. Then our men were
i'm good physical shape and the sore
proposition was 10 get the pest DasSDali
results from them That they are bAii
rIavers and that I have not picked up
Iy7instreI men or horse doctors and dls-
guised them in uniforms was proved y
the fact they won twelve out OF sixteen
games. and iolted the entire western
end Of the circuit
How Injured List Grew.
ssTben, when we seemed destined TO
become a mild sensation Browne hurt
mis- leg in Philadelphia Delehanty hurt
his leg here in Washington, Conroy
and Ilelivet STAYED up their legs so
thev could hardly walk; Charley smith
snag eyed the nail of a finger on his
n{tchi7V hand IN Boston, Unglau0
Smashed a finger. and Gray tore the
Tyaments in his side. recalled Tom
Hughes from Washington TO Cleveland.
He nitched a winning game and coUttn I
comb his own hair for three days, the
l-inly in his shoulder was so bad.
..Did YOU ever hurt your finger under
tbe naiI2 Then do you suppose smith
tore his clean of just for fun, or tnat
TTngIaub cracked mis- niger, or Dele
banfv ConrOy, and Lelivelt twisted
tbeir muscles into such a painful state
that every step caused them 10 sufIeT,
inst 10 get on a good joke on me
kTsvbs YOU think Gray pulled the mus
cIes loose from his RIBS as an iais
pastime. and to show now hlIOhs ne
was.
A Soothing Comparison.
II am not squealing, and I have no
kick coming on the way 1 have been
treated by the fans or the papers, but
both the fans and the papers would
be doing the right thing to remember
this phenomenal streak Of accidents
in sizing up what We accomplished. /
am surprised, too, that we won gme
at all
when you look at it from other
angles we have various pleas in eXtenu-
alton. For instance, there are the Ath-
letics They haven't man on the sick
list as far as ] know. They started
as the wonders of the league and
fought their way TO second place simply
bv high-class baseball and not by
hukes. Yet, with no outside cause Ike
broken bones or torn tendons, they have