Evening star., 1909-06-24
NEW OUTF|ELOER
I FOR THE NATIONALS
Jacob LeIiyeIt Bought From
Reading Club and Plays
Today

With four of the best players on the
team in disabled condition or otherwise
prevented from playing. the Washington
club had to do some husting for new
players, and yesterday sent out a drag
net from Philadelphia in the person OF
Mike kahoe. Mike was hurried up tC
Reading. Pa. where an outfielder by the
name of Jacob Lelivelt had been tipped
off as being a first-class man. He has
been playing with the Tr-state team OF
that city and on the season has batted
well over the 300 mark and in addition
is very fast in fielding and on the bases
Philadelphia. National League. and the
st. Louis and Detroit clubs have had
scouts report favorably on Lelivelt. and
all three were dickering with the Read
ing management for the player. kahoe
witnessed yesterdays game at Reading
and he Immediately got down to business
with the result that he arrived here al
noon with Mr.. Lelivelt. and he will be
in this afternoons game against the Bos-
tons.
1t took a big bunch of money to secure
Lelivelt as the Reading manager wanted
to hold on to him until the end of the
season. Something like $500 was first
offered. and it might have secured the
player at the end of the season, but for
immediate delivery it required in the
neighborhood of $4,000 to complete the
dicker.
Too much praise cannot be given the
Washington management for it's l!berality,
as 1t shows conclusively that money is
no object when it comes to securing
the player or players needed.
Marse Joe and his crew arrived home
log fcyh Of 10 ,frpt,t r-1
in Philadelphia, and, although not in the
best condition, the boys have promised
their manager to do their best against the
chesty bunch from the City of Culture.
Bob Unglaub received message late
yesterday afternoon that his mother was
dying and he dropped If the train at
Baltimore last night and FASTENED to the
bedside of his beloved parent. He will be
out of the game today in consequence
Both Delehanty and Browne are going
around with a decided limp, but IL needed
will be pushed into today's battle.
Manager Cantillon told Star reporter
at noon today that he has run against
some tough luck in his experience. but
the way the mishaps have struck the
Washington club this season beats the
record. He had just framed up the ag-
gregation for a squirt up the pennant lad
der, but at the present time the Nationa Is
are certainly i'm bad way.
Il am on the lookout for players in
Joe, land as the management is backing
me up sloriousy with plenty of money
I'll have several new faces within the
next week. 1 am only hoping that this
will be the turning point in bad luck
and that we will have plain sailing from
this out
Frank Hemphil. brother of the New
York outfielder, Joined the Nationals yes
terday al Philadelphia, and Manager Can
tillon is confident he will find a perma-
nent place with the locals. He has been
playing with the Trenton team, but was
let out on account of the salary list be-
ing too high for that club. Hemphll ID
a right-handed batter and very fast in
both fielding and base running.
With Milan, Hemphill and Lelivelt COW
ering the outer garden and Del back
on second the Nationals may be able to
give a good account of themselves, not
withstanding the loss of Browne, I'm
glaub and Clymer.
Nick Altrock will be given a chance
to show his worth this afternoon against
the Bostons. Nick has asked Marse Joe
for d trial, and the visitors have sew
eral left-handed hitters today was de-
cided upon as the time and the local
garden the place.