The Washington times., 1909-05-29

Inc pah0S We're not playing SWeetiy
and the large and enthusiastic crowd of
three pOrters turned away in tipless dis
gust when the Washington bail team ar
rived at Union Station last night. after
its long and disastrous trip on the road.
The most prominent figure in the
party was Kid Slump. It was a great
tour for him. and he said he never felt
better in the course OF mis- long and
busy life in Washington. The omnipres-
ent and omnipotent Kid accompanied
the team over the whole route from
Washington to Boston and Philadelphia,
throughout the West, and back to the
one-day stand in Philadelphia yester-
day. when he turned a particularly nifty
trick by causing the esteemed Thomas
Hughes TO blow up in the eighth inning
and allow the Athletics to make two
runs and win.
Not Even a Funeral Note.
When Johnny comes marching home
it is customary for fife and drum corps
to get busy, but At the coming of our
bra :. boys not a sound was heard, not
a funeral note, for there was scarcely
energy enough among the fans to read
the returns and return, much less 10
indulge in further reception activities
Even the anvil chorus was stilled, and
General f-pathy maintained perfect or
der along the line of march.
But, although the prospects are DARK
and the outlook dreaF to the average
fan, there was but little Of depression
about Manager CaHtiilon- He refused
to be cast down, and still hopes for the
best. That is one of the best stunts
of all connected with Washington's MS
tory on the diamond from players 70
20. a. Fr,aH a a n
hopers than any other in the universe.
This Is the burg where, in baseball
Hope has Faith and Charity backed of
the map.
Weak Batting. the Answer.
We had a long and desultory, conf
Dental and refined conversation with
the manager this morning. Had he Of
Tended our sensitive nerves by swearing
at his luck we should have been obliged
to forgive him, for he was entitled 10
emit one or two objurgatory expressions
about the way his he1chmen had falled
to come up 10 expectations In very
truth, the only thtrg they have AZ
failed in was to coma up TO the caSaie
desk on pay day, yet none OF IN -
things moved the manager. lie va
accepting the sliugs and arrows OF cut
TageOus fortune 2hd the rOasts Of the
fans with equaniniity. Quoth he
II have said many times the club
x
is to it, but The Times has expressed
the situation exactly when it has stated
am not responsible for That The
peculiar feature Is that men like ing
be experiencing such serious setbacks.
No man on earth can make good bat
ter out of one who has not the natural
aptitude for it., But men who have al
ways shown ability 10 swat successfully
must have something wrong with them
when the born bateers we have on our
team are not even getting the ball out
of the diamond wlaen there IS a run
ner on third and M one out. You can
write all the news paper stories In the
world, but there is no accounting for
such reiapses as those of the men I
have named.
They'll Come Back.
IF they had never been there with
the goods I would become discouraged
and turn them loose, but they must in
evitably come back. unless their eye
sight has failed, which does not seem
to be the case. Delehanty is already
beginning to show his proper form, but
fell so low it viii take a long time for
him to get a decent average again.
Unglaub has been iai3 UP with shat old
injury TO his rib and must be excused.
Whether Clymer is going to remain is
still a problem. He has been a good
hitter led our outfielders with the stick
last season. although he did not play
regularly, and sh ould have been biting
the ball this yea.r. but be has fallen
with the others. La1oie Is almost as
bad as Clymer 1 may mention
why GeorSe 2srowne was let oat of
the National sague Is still a mystery.
and / am sthl wondering how l got
him. He has been playing a splendid
game for US. He has done consider
able batting, is fast as lightning on the
bases. a wonderful fielder and has an
arm like Milan. he gets TO first with
surprising regularity fer a man with
and L think the Washington fans are
going to take 10 him ptIh enthusiasm.
Was Anxious For DGnChue.
The one man va led on the Chicago
American team was .Tiggs Donohue,
and Coa.sskey did not let him go until
/ New York offered y bunch of money
and HemphiIl for Bill Burns.
! - proposed Burns for DOnohue TO
! Comiskey in Chicago, but he would not
/ consent. and kept humming and having
! around until ] became tired. Flnali5
when we reached St. Louis he closed
/ the deal by long-distance phone Burns
was an extremely difficult man t. man
| age. He does not have to play base
1 ball for a Twins. and that fact COM
/ bined with his various peculiarities OF
! temperament, made il necessary for me
| to trade or sell him. I like him and
! like his work, but he was simply out OF
place in the Washington club.
| THE real reason for selling Ganley
J was that he had lost much of his Gun
ming with the bat and his throwing
arm was gone / think the world OF
Ganley as a personal friend and
! would have gone 10 almost any length
| TO keep him, but ii was absolutely