The Washington times., 1909-06-06
Streets Throw to First a
Good Thing That
Went Wrong.
EXPECTED HURST
TO TAKE NOTICE
Game So Interesting Fans Thought
Umpire Might Like to
See 1t.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

~ men you win you re WoiuHEi
when you lose you're a lobster,
This axiom applies TO nothing in the
game Of life so much as to the game OF
baseball. II was brought home with
great force in the eleventh inning of the
game which Cleveland took from Wash
ington yesterday by 6 10 8. With three
on bases and one out, Stovall drove to
Johnson. whose return to Street forced
Bradley Il the plate. As soon as ne
had received the ball, Street fired it 10
Donohue at first to double ny Stovall.
The runner was on the line. and so
close 10 the bag that Donohue seemed
pulled slightly away, and the runner
probably beat the throw anyhow. The
brilliantly conceived plan for wiping
ont the Maps at a double fell swoop
went wrong. Here comes the roast
Some of our very best people were
handing Donohue a jolt for not imme-
diately Felaying the ball back 20 Street
TO prevent Bah from scoring from sec
ond in the mix-up. Others. who en-
Unused over Streets heady work in
stabbing at StOvall. then turned around
and aanned the catcher for not holding
the BAH in such an emergency, consider
ing there were two out, instead of at
tempting fancy play. Such is life on
the diamond. We are inclined to think
that DOnOhue should have snapped the
leather to Street to forestaH any unto
ward incidents, but he did not. and we
do not see that harsh criticism can be
handed the lads for their good thing
that went wrong.
Like Tim Hurst we were too busy
f1E.f he h. NJ 70 pol
cut third. But, Hurst gets big wages
10 watch the off-bag, instead of the
immediate play. and we would lose our
wages If we spent our time dong that
very thing
Manager Billy Sullivan, CT the Chi
cago Americans, had not decided this
morning how he would line up nis pitch
ers for the four trays with Washington.
which begin tomorrow afternoon. The
best dope obtainable today was that ha
would probably use DR.. Harry White
tomorrow, BIZ Burns on Tuesday, Suter
on Wednesday, and White on Thursday.
ike Gray for Washington tomorrow,
AltrOck against Burns on tuesday,
proba bly, Groom or Smith on Wednes-
dav and GRAY again on Thursday. But
If Cantillon thinks White has the goods
too strong, he may pitch Groom or
Smith against that redoutable south
paw. and save Gray for game IN
which he thinks Washington has bet
ter chance.
StlH, Ed Walsh may pitch one day for
the SoX.
Manager Cantillon was much sur
prised when he heard that Boston had
traded Pitcher Morgan 10 the Athletics
for Pitcher Schlitzer anc a bunch or
coin. CaUtillon had been asked 10 waive
on Morgan, and had refused 10 come
across. He had not the slightest Idea
that Boston really intended to send
Morgan to the minors, or 10 get rid OF
him az all. His impression was that II
was a mere feelsr, and when he learned
that the pitcher had gone 10 Philadel-
phia he was sadly puzzled. Cantillon
considered Morgan g valuable slabman,
and could not fathom the motive that
made Boston dispose of him. The Attn
ietiCs. By the way, have signed kull,
q southpaw with the Pcttsville, Pa.
team. who has lost but one game this
sea son. He is also reputed to be a sec
ond Rube Waddell. We hope not.
St Louis has a tip that waivers have
been asked on Jiggs Donohue. but Can