The Washington herald., 1909-06-05
Nationals and Maps Call OFF
HOStilitieS.
NICK ALTROCK VS.. BILL BURNS
Proposes to Use Comedian
TwirIer Against White SOx When
"Farmer BiII' wOrks-Au the News
from the Cleveland Camp-Gnme
Scheduled for This Afternoon.
BY MILLIAM PEEr-


the Maps yesterday had 10 be called of
again on account Of rain. The home
folks were on the job and in uniform.
waiting for Jupiter Pluvius to call a
halt; even the Clevelanders dressed at
their hotel and drove out 10 the park,
but as the infeld was a sea Of mud and
the skies continued overcast, Manager
Cantillon had no other alternative than
70 postpone the game.
The Nationals were hot for the game.
believing that they would have carried
away the winners end. Larry Laiole
seemed equally confident that Cleveland
would break its hoodoo.
At 4 O'Clock to-day-mind the hour
both teams will-cIash, providing the rain
holds OFF. At a late hour last night the
chances favored a game.
! Starting next Monday. the Nationals
are UP against the White Sox. with our
ol6 friends. Doc White and Bill Burns
IN the roles OF invaders. In talking with
the writer last night. Capt. Donohue said:
! / only hope that our pitchers are work
ing Tight. We have simply got 10 take
every game from that Chicago bunch.
and believe that we can do IT,"
One game Of the White Sox series is
certainly going 10 be the real thing.
/ Manager Billy sullivan viii undoubtedly
pitch Bill Burns against his old team
mates, while Manager CanuuOn stated
last night that II such was the case. he
would oppose Burns with Nick AItrOck,
or team mate against team mate. AItrock
believes that he can beat the Sox. while
Burns VIII also be just as strong for
victory over the Nationals. This game
should be worth going a long distance 10
see.
All these stories about playing a pitcher
IN the local oUtfeld were squelched by
Manager CanuAon last night Jesse Tan
nehlL. Of course. could be used in
Clymer's place. but TannehilI will not be
ordered for duty unless Bob Uuglaub is
hurt Jesse should not be permitted 10
work in one Of the outer gardens unless
he believes that his pitching days are
over. Such a move would be a bad one,
and Cantillon will hardly take a chance.
Manager Lajoie. when seen at the hotel
last night. declared that every member
OF his family was in tip-top shape, and
was just as anxious as CantiIlon 10 get
into the game. Larry said that he had
heard no word from Nig Clarke and
could not tell when the star backstoo
would show up. Clarke has been ex-
pected from Detroit every day since the
club has been IN Washington. and Larry
doesn't know what 20 expect. Members
Of the club. however. say that Mig will
probably Join them tomorrow.
Fred FalkenDeTg the former Washing
ton twirler. IS stopping with friends, who
swOOped down on him the minute he hit
town. The lanlCy tw.rier Is q warm Ia
VOrlte n the Capital. and 70 was CONF
IDENTIFY expected that Fred would be slven
a chance TO show what he could do
against his old team mates n one Of the
present series. bur LajOie is set on work |
Ing Sitton, who has been pestering him Z
for chance for the past two weeks. and I
Sitton will oppose Walter Johnson to-day 1
Addie Joss pays high tribute 10 FaI- I
kenberg. He says: ''Teke Il from ne
Fred is better this year than ever before I
IN his life. I feel confident that he viii 4
win lot OF games for our club before 4
the curtain drops"
L.ajoie was shown a dispatch published /
in a Detroit paper 10 the effect that the F.
Maps would cut out morning practice on I
the home grounds during the remainder
of the season. and he said. There IS I
nothing in il et all; we viii continue
morning practice just as before Ia like I
10 get hold Of the fellow who sends out Z
such stuff. The story is without founda-
ton"
Long Tom Hughes. who beat the Maps /
Wednesday. says he won't be in shape
TO pitch until the ClevelaBds strike town
again next August. Tom has been
bothered with a lame arm all season. and
thinks he has strained some OF thu cords.
as he can hardly lift his hand to his
mouth
Dolly Gray, Washington's young south
raw from the Coast who has made good
this season. and Twirler Liebhardt. Of
the Maps, are old pals. and TIE pair
have been together since the Clevelanders
reached town.
Liebhardt bemOaned the luck that al
lowed Gray to slip past Cleveland. as II
is understood that the Nap club owners
had a chance 70 sign him last season
and passed him up. Gray IS the man
who checked the Detroit Tigers and
blanked New York here last week, al
lowing but i've hits.
Terry Turner'S stiff neck has worn Il
away. and Catcher Essterly says his
damaged forehnger VIII permit OF work
any day. Turner would have been in
the game yesterday had Il been played