The Washington times., 1909-08-31

VII h4hE oil aLAANG Interest III the Wta-
rare of the organization and be able and
willing 10 chip In with advice.
This is a sample of the beautiful con-
sistency shat has ever been a .~caracter-
istic feature Of The discussion Of the al
fairs Of losing ball clubs. and It Is. in a
way, the life OF the game. The fans
want TO know and they go to the park
10 find out.
A charge recently brought against
the Washington owners is that they
have not gone forth and dug up cham
pionship timber for next year. That the
club has not promiscuously bought
every youngster suggested cannot be
denied. Cincinnati is said TO have pur-
chased so far twenty-siX minor ~leaguers
for next year, the New York Americans
eighteen. and the New York Nationals
ten. If the value Of this policy is
proved it will be time enough TO criti-
ciso Messrs- Noyes, Walsh. Rapley.
Minor, ct al.
When it comes down to cases. there
is not a team i'm either league, with the
possible exception Of the Philadelphia
Americans, which has picked up more
good men in the past three years than
has Washington. Walter johnson.
Street, Gray, Groom, Bill Burns. Nc
Bride. Milan. when he first joined;
Delehanty, who was second I'm the
American League hitting last year. Bob
Ganley and Bob Unglaub. are on the
list There is not a dead one among
them Burns and Gsnley could not get
along well i'm this city and were dis
posed Of, but they were good talI
ployers, none the less. and we are dis
cussing the amount Of talent c1-ralled.
When you suggest that with all this
material Washington should have q
winner, you are broaching an entirely
different proposition. The own RS, act
ing on Cantillol's suggestions and al
lowing him a perfectly free hand, have
obtained from tie minors all these good
things. II they have not delivered the
goods, that has not been because OF
parsimoHy or a lack of desire 10 get a
successful team. The -nonproduction of
a winner may have been due To the
manager. That is probably the answer
and it is almost a dcad moral certainty
that there viii be a new manager next
year II that embryo magnate makes
as many finds in the bush circuits as
Cantillon has done he will be entitled
TO a medal.
According 20 the stockholders. vino
spent the money. the report that Wild
ConToy is tile only Washington PLAYER
who cOSt more than $3.50 is incorrect.
GRAY and Groom. at least. cost 5000 or
more. \ goOdlv price was paid Tor
Burns. Mcbride was not a gift. and
washington had agreed 20 pay 5000 for
Joe Wood. before TebeaU made his ccls-
brated change OF front and sold Wood
10 the Boston Americans for a price
SAID 10 De 500. The New York Ma
tiOnais paid $1,000 for Rube Marquarti
last year-and got a grand bargain. not.
Washington may not have bought any
Eigh-priCed citrus stars such as Mar
guard, but it mas garnered a bunch Of
athletes who are worth a barrel on
money 70 ~ major league club. n they
don't win-why that's another story.
--
Yohe. third baseman. from the Calves
ton. Texas League team. is the latest "a
Join Washington. He third based only
tolerablv IN that s 20 q beating Wash
iugton got IN St. Louis Yesterday. and
do not hit at an
Reverting 10 that one-man proposition.
~ may be Of interest TO know that al
least four earnest workers i'm the nnan-
c'al vineyard have approached the big
stockholders in the Washington club In
the past mont or two and offered u
take their holdings at rather fancy
prices. These w~ould-be buyers were not
dreamcrs or enthusiasts. but strong.
minded business men who know that
the property Is valuable and that il is
eventually bound TO become more so
They want "a as an Investment, and
they were not buying 10 satisfy their de.
sires TO own a major league outfit. In.
cideutally. IL loCks Ike there Is g0iua
10 be another stiff omc iu the next few
weeks, and Il also looks like 10 will no
be accepted.
Washington seven hits. three errors
and no nuns. St Louis eleven hits
three errors and eight runs
It's a pretty good bet that San
LangfOrd and Stanley Ketchcl will no
meet in New York or anywhere els.
for a long time. Ketchel does no
want 20 meet Langford. The uegrl
IS more anxious TO get into the riui
than is the white man. but he wOul'
not object 20 remaining out Of ~ unit
the last minute. II KetCbel behave
himself and trains properly he Wi
be a mighty dangerous opponent 10
Langford; ard IL Ketchei is beaten
then the Montana scrapDer will dro
from a national figure 10 a second
rater. There You have the practices
considerations On both sides. and the
Involved in the Jefries-JOhDsOn cor
tentiOn. ANY talk Of sportsmaushi
in either case makes laughings
Certainly we haven't forgotten il
although We tried hard Hare Is In