Evening star., 1909-07-15
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
THEY'LL PLAY TWO
IN DETROIT TODAY
Street Back With the Team
and Will CatCh-Line-Up
Changed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
i DETROIT, Mich, July 1.-Two games
are on the card here this afternoon as a
result of yesterdays postponement This
calling off, which was regretted by play
ers of both clubs, might have been avoid
cd had the Detroit management played
the limit on waiting things out. They
start games In Detroit at 3:3o. Prior to
. o'clock there had been heavy rain
fall and at that hour ii was stiIl cloudy.
The game was Cancelled. BY 80 there
was beautiful sunshine and at play time
the field was in good enough condition,
protected as the base lines had been, for
anybody.
However. II was off, and they must
double-head today.
1t would have been possible to play
off this game Sunday. August -, when
Washington will be here, but Detroit de-
Cided to follow the letter of the rules and
called for the bargain-day stuff. This
ought to DE something of handicap to
the Nationals. who have not been in
shape in these past few days to go
through one tough game, to say nothing
of two in one afternoon.
Cripples to the Bench.
CantilIon has hopes of better things
ahead. Today he will make the changes
that were tipped off in The Star Wednes-
Gay, putting Conroy and Delehanty on the
hospital list and sending Milan and Lel
welt in. with Tnglaub shifted to the in
field. He wants TO rest up his cripples and
TO get his club in shape for the nard
work that il has before it when it gets
home. Hence the changes mentioned yes
terday are sure TO go into effect this aft
ernoon.
The Nationals should be in shape to
make much better showing today than
Tuesday. Bankenshp. rurty from lack
of work. put Gray out of any chance to
figure in that game. No blame attaches
10 the big catcher, who has not been be-
hind the bat enough to be in condition.
Street. who arrived from Washington yes
terday, Will catch today, and that makes
all the difference in the world against a
club like Detroit, which hits well and
which will run the bases on the slightest
pretext IL there is any sign of weakness
In the throwing section.
Batteries for Today.
1t is possible that Washington will fool
the Tigers a little this afternoon. Jen-
nings has been looking for a chance to
give Bill Donovan a start. and has today
picked as the time to drop him in. The
old Washington favorite has pitched
three games this year and was hit hard
and beaten in two of them. Willett will
pitch one of the games most certainly.
1t looks like these two pitchers for De-
1roit. Jennings threatens to come back
with Killian Friday, wnen the teams
wind up this series. Cantillon will use
Johnson and Groom today. Both of these
pitchers made Detroit look bad in Wash
ington.
Cantillon was disappointed that With
erup did not join him here. That pitcher
has been at Mount Clemens, and was no
titled to join the club at Detroit. Instead,
he went TO his home in Pennsylvania
about five days ago. The Washington
manager yesterday received letters from
both Witherup and Clymer, stating readi
ness to join Witherup was notified to
be in Washington when the team returns.
Clymer may be called on TO make the
latter part of the trip.