The Washington times., 1909-07-04

4tt4t Jest 20 SpIAlB IN case " tSAiiltE-
ton lost and St Louis won, but when
Washington dropped two games to Bos-
ron by to 8 and to ] and St. Louis
blanked the White Sox 4 to o, the sub
ject was too gruesome for gibes. Our
ball team is no longer a joke, but
tragedy. Dry-eyed despair has succeed
ed the levity Of other days. A fan is
afraid TO look into h-5 newspaper lest
he ind something else not dreamed Of
in his philosophy has happened to the
Rggiomeration of Jobs, Rainbow Sans,
Men in the Iron Mask, and other un-
5Tortunates known as the Washington
ball team, sometimes known as the Ma
tionals, but which we respectfully sub
s nit should be renamed Les Miserables.
Now Washington has won less than
third OF its games.
That Ban johnson deliberately sent
Perrine and O'Loughiin to Boston te
umpire the Washington series in that
city is hardly likely. When OLoughlin
was here he refuted the stories that
George Stallings had run him out of
New York by showing q letter from
johnson dated a week before he had his
row with Stallings. ordering him 70 Bos-
4en. and when Silk moved on TO Bean
Town he was simply carrying out pro
gram laid down ahead That may have
been the case with mis- appearance ia
Boston to handle the Washington games.
but in view of the fact that there had
been such q terrific howl here about
Perrine on the perfectly coed ground
that Perrine had openly expressed an
tipathy for the Nationals. it would have
been tactful, 10 say the least. for John
son to have shifted O'Loughlin and Per
rine to another town. or have broken
up the combination. and at least have
sent KERN TO work with O'Loughlin in
Boston. Johnson has about as little tact
as any man in the world. and his failure
TO avoid irritating the public when it
could be done without the Semblance Of
backing down il responsible Cor most
of the enemies he has made Bull
headed buclxing against public sentiment
when there is no real point 10 be gained
gets Johnson nothing. and is costing
the American League stockholders
money, for small crowds IN Washington
mean small receipts for the visiting as
well as the home club
Still. we hardly see where Perrine was
responsible for all Of those fourteen hits
Boston made in the second game.
No clear explanation has Yet been Of
fered for the failure of the eighteen or
more athletes on the Washington team
and Argus-eyed Trainer Eddinger 70 see
Demmitt knock down UnglaubS homer
with his thrown glove ~ the tenth
inning IN New York last Thursday. A
telegram TO Cantillon inquiring about
the matter brought the reply that no
one protested DemrniJt's clearly Illegal
act until the side was out when it was
too late, and the umpire could not take
notice of the play without protest
What's the matter2 Is the whole OUTFIT
playing with its head so far down from
discOurazement or lack OF nerve that
none OF them looks up 10 follow the ball
when it Is hit? It IS a strange state OF
affairs, unless there is some eEplana-
ton that has not been vOuchsafed, when
a raw break like Demmitts IS allowed
to go unnoticed in fast company Un-
glaub would have been allowed 10 score
had the umpire's attention been prop
erly drawn to the Incident That would
have put Washington one run to the
good. New York scored once in the
tenth inning, and our Miserables would
have had one more chance TO win a
game, but this chance appears TO have
BEEN deliberately thrown away. Man
ager Cantillon was not on the bench be
cause OF his suspension, and does not
say whether he saw the incident, but
Jiggs DonOhue is credited wi5s- know
ing a lot OF baseball, and should have
been on the job.
Deiehanty got four hits in the two
games.