The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
Detroit Offers $1,000 for Ma
ti0nalS' TWirler.
PITCHER WITHERUP REPORTS
Carlisle Has Marvellous "Knuckie
Ball." Declare Players, and Great
Things Are Predicted for Him.
scout KnhOe Tells of HIS Trip to
ZanesviIIe and Signing Walker.
By WILLIAM PEET.

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nings. of the Detroit Tigers. wanted TO
buy Tom Hughes. the Nationals lanky
twirler. Offering Cantillon 5000 for him.
Joe did not even consider the PROPOSE
ton, turning down the chance cold.
The foregoing information comes from
an authoritative source in Detroit, and
has been confirmed. Jennings also want
ed to get PitcheT Charley Smith, but
Manager Joe told him there was nothing
doing
The champion Tigers believe that in or
der to win the title again this year they
will have 70 beat out Cleveland
There never was a time when Hughes
could not make the Maps look Ike a
flock Of bush leaguers. while Charley
Smith has also had something on Lar
rvs Larrupers. Jennings therefore fig
ured that with his heavy hitters, Tom
Hughes would just about be able to
waltz off with every game in which he
pitched against the Maps
The fans can see that Hughes is ap-
preciated in more than one American
League city.
about their '1knuckle ball' artists-Sum-
mers, Of the Tigers. and Eddie Cicotte,
OF the Red Sox. But the Nationals have
a young man under contract who Il is
believed viii shortly make Cieotte and
Summers look like proverbial sOiled
deuces In a new deck.
This fellow Carlisle" said Jim Dele
~1,r, s1rr~
splitter or l1nuckle BALI you ever saw.
II he can control it-and I believe he car
none of them will hit him. He throws
Il lust like Summers and Cicotte. The
ball comes up to the plate so slow that
you can count the stitches IN the seams.
Then. when within couple of feet OF
the batter. It takes a sudden shoot down
ward. and you swing over 1t about a
foot"
"Gabby'' Street and Blankenship both
got badly fooled in trying 70 catch Car
Isle during practice, and Street is more
than enthusiastic over the young mans
skill
Carlisle is only a youngster. and this
is his first trial in fast company. He
was secured from the Fairmont club. OF
West Virginia, and Joined the Nationals
In Detroit last week
The writer had a long chat with Car
Isle yesterday afternoon.
Don't tell me-" he said. that anybody
from a minor league team first breaking
into the majors isn't nervous The first
day / reported 10 Cantillon and started
out for the field I was shaking like a
leaf. OF course, just as soon as we
started throwing around the ball I felt
different and the nervousness wore of.
7 had heard a lot about those Detroit
heavy hitters. and didn't think they were
so much until / saw them play But,
gee whiz! guess Cobb and Crawford can't
bang 'em outT
Carlisle, just before joining the club.
scratched the second finger on the right
hand and a mild attack OF blood poison
ing set in. The digit sWelled up 10 twice
its normal size. and he was unable 20
do himself justice. The pitcher thinks
that in a few days he will be all right.
Bright and early this morning Mike
KahOe. Jim Delehanty. and Pitcher Ralph
Carlisle, Sam Roszeu, Charley Smith, and
Tom Hughes viii go through a stiT
course Of practice for two hours, which
programme will be carried out until the
club gets back from its trip.
Delehanty said last night that Cantillon
ordered him home for complete rest, so
as TO give the strained ligaments in his
thigh q Shance to heal Joe told me-
said Del. not to do ary running, but
keep up batting practice"
Delehanty declares that he has made
more hits the last two weeks than during
almost the entire season, and that unfor-
tunately he had been thrown out at first
after an infelder had juggled and booted
the ball all round the diamond.
Cantillons move in giving Del a rest
is a wise one.
Pitcher Roy Witherup Joined the Ma
ticnals in Chicago Saturday, and, ac-
cording to Mike Kahoe, will soon be
ready to take his turn in the box.
Witherup, it will be remembered. was
signed last year. finishing out the last
few weeks Of the season. He gave prom
ise OF developing into a flrst-rate boxman.
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