The Washington times., 1909-08-25
Nobody Knows Anything
About Any Such Doings
AS He Talks About.
NATIONALS FAST
IN BEING BEATEN
Cleveland Has SwatfeSt, But Game
Lasts Only Hour and
Fifteen Minutes.

Distance lends enchsGtment to that
scare head report that Fielder Jones
will busy himself next season with rails
ing the IOWly Nationals from the depths
10 which they have fallen.
Even the most optimistic Of these ru-
mors emanating from The coastaare very
closely hedged in, expressing no GER
tainty whatever, while, on the other
hand, the secretary and several other
prominent officials OF the club are most
emphatic in their denial that the name
Of Jones has ever been considered ia
connection with the managerial end of
the local team. just where the story
gained origin is hard TO sUrmlse, but
the fact that nearly every one OF the
local directors is So fOrceful M de-
creelng it a myth. seems 10 justify the
statement that if Fielder Jones creeps
out OF the tall uncut next season it
will not be 10 hu the station left
vacant by Cantillon.
Inability 20 consistently solve the de-
livery Of one Long Cy' Falke1berg
seems 10 answer for the latest drop Of
the Washington ball team in the per
Centaae column. ''Cy went toe full nine
innings in peerless style, and would most
likely have scored win even If his
team mates had not pelted the horse
hide to every corner inside the ball yard
Three triples a double, and only seven
singles shows how well Jake Witherup
was liked al Cleveland yesterday.
Washington may be a joke ball team
and such things Is that, but when il
comes 10 delVing into the depths Of orig
lnallty II remains the peer of the AmeTf-
can League. Another record went
by the boards yesterday when, with all
ha ga ms
was played ia an hour and fifteen min
utes, the briefest on the Cleveland dia-
mond this year
II took eight fun innings 10 make
Witherup wither Up. Only very weak
signs OF life were nota bic Ia the Nation
al finger after Cleveland had chased
three over IN their last turn al bat
Those Boston Red Sox are offering a
fine young opportunity 20 those who are
speculatiVely inclined. All over the
country the team IS being closely watch
ed. several Of the Western experts IA
Toring its pennant chances over Detroit
AMI Philadelphia. In each instance
where the yOungster outfit is favored,
speed on the bases is cited as the para
mount cause of the team s success.
Doubtless Boston has the fastest team
in the American League but without
the article OF pitching which its tWiri-
ers have been supplying right along the
club would not hold its present stand
inS IN the race. Speed is a faculty new
81 10 be despised but with a weak corps
OF pitchers, work on the bases ofttimes
counts for naught.
An old timer took opportunity this
morning 10 roundly score the promoters
ara players IN the amateur series
IN no carDing spirit ne pointed out
many defects in the present games
which must be corrected az once ii this
post season championship affair Is 10
bs A fixture. The Indifference OF tire
players seems TO be the potent cause for
The unfavorable comment. 4 glaring in
stance OF the lack OF interest the anna
tours are showing n The series was
manifested when on Monday the Mar
Q4eIe League champions failed 10 puI
~ an appearance for their scheduled
game with the Bethany team. Several
hundreds Of fans who have supported
this league throughout the season gave
up the admission price 10 see theii. ia
vorites hattie for the ciJy's champion
ship and were justly angeTed when the
umpire announced that the game was
forfeited. A little censure from the pro-
motors and managers is the remedy
suggested by the critic
This is how our brave boys houndered