The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-19
By THOMAS KIRBY.

By THOMAS KIRBY.
The. Nationals are today westward
bound
Tomorrow the club opens a series
With the Detroit Tigers at Bennett
Park, and upon these games viii de-
pend largely whether Jennings men
are TO shake of their present attack
Of slumbeTitis and reassert themselves
as real contenders, or whether they
are 10 fade awayAinto oblivion. leaving
the Athletics and Boston Red Sox 10
fight duel for premier honoFs
As the Tigers have a violent dislike
for the Ancient Order of Successful
Southpaws. it will probably be up to
Dolly Gray to perform in at least
two Of the games at Detroit.
The series in tie settlement made
famous BY Jennings viii be closed
MoadA.F. when the team viii move on
10 Cleveland TO play the piIotless Maps
until Friday When the Nationals go
10 Chicago to tussle with the White
Sex.
The following Monday marks the
opening of a series with St Louis
which viii be the last stop in the West.
the Nationals being scheduled to enter
tain the Athletics at National Park on
Friday, September 3
with "Jiges" Donohue on the shelf
the Nationals are captainless. Once a
man is named 10 lead the Nationals he
does not last long. StaEl Sehlafy
Ganley anu pononue passed rapidly
after being appointed.
Eddie Plank added another link 10
his chain Of successive victories over
the Nationals by holding them IN utter
subsection until the ninth inning Then
when the locals got too Bold and daring
IN the final round Plank seemed 20 be
IN distress, but ne pulled himself to-
gether and stopped the ba tiers when.
Al least. 4 tie seemed 10 be in sight.
Bob Groom pitched good enough ball
TO win from an ordinary team. but It
must be remembered that the Athletics
are no ordinary proposition. Groom
went along ali right until the fifth
when the leaders stacked double and
two singles which netted the only two
For the Nationals hits were as. scarce
IS Lincoln pennies until the ninth when
schaefef hit for double and Cnglaub
and Killifer followed with g single each,
but the net earning amounted 70 lone
count.
Pittsbure is once more pulling away
IN the National League
The series between the amateur base
ball teams Of this city which opens to-
day, IS worthy OF hearty ana substantial
support
Tor months the different leagues have
been furnishing classy sport for their
thousands Of patrons and IL is only
meet and just that the fans should rally
10 the support Of the series, pa rtiCula riv
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% the PLAYERS
The night for the cup this season gives
every indication OF being more hard
fought than in the past, and gODd sport
should be furnished in every game
CantiIlon has signed Doc" ReisHng.
who last season managed The Reading
team in the Union League. Like SDeer.
81 the Washington Unions, who Is now
with Detroit. Reisling is pitcher. He
jumped the Brooklyn CLUB TO 90 among
the outlaws.
Spes king OF the advent of Jim Dele
hsnty. the Detroit News said.
He received the biggest ovation any
new player was ever given al Bennett
Park"
Connie Mack was olsaD/otnted when
he left here Yesterday lfecause OF the
failure OF Outdcldcr Jackson. one Of
his recruits, 10 report. Jackson is the
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Ano cannot report 90 the Athletics I'M
Ill the end of the season IN the South.
"Cy" Mcdonald captain Of the
Georgetown team. who has been AZ Win
chester Va since the close Of the col
iege year, has returned 60 mis- home ia
this city. BE made twenty home-runs
during his stay al Winchester
The attempt 90 pick an ALI Washing
ton team has started no limit uf discus
sons on the relative ability OF the diff
ferent pla Fers.
II has Teen proposed that game be-
tween the PLAYERS who have been picked
for the mythical team. and the following
men be played al National Park Labor
smith. Columbia Athletic club. catch
err; NewberFy and Balzer. pitchers. DOYLE
and Connie. first base. Vaughn. sec
Ond base, HauGiboe and William. short
stop; McCartly, third base. Ieay, Com
missi0ncrs left field. SNYDER. Marines.
center field, Haywood Marines right
field
The ides seems 10 be good one
Anent the failure Of an OLD favorite TO
make good. Roy Reeves has the fol-
lowing TO say in the Philadelphia
There s. something pathetic in the
passing Of a BAN player With national
reputation, especially when tie player
has squaudered large earnings and a.
nallF finds himself reduced 10 a pittance
made by an employment no. so munif-
cent in its reward as baseball George
Edward Waddell Is % ssing. has Pa ssed D.
Tor this year VIII mark the end of his
major league career. Time deals lightly
with some persons. upon others tt leaves
the heavy imprint 0f IFS laws. Powerful
ip physique. possessing every essential
for the great pitcher he was. Waddelt
might have been the perennial wonder
that Denton fCy Young has proved.
hsd be observed the ways Of the "sim-
PIE life
But "Rube" Is by nature theatrical
strongly moved by the piaudits OF the
crowd. and ever sought not0rietv hy his
eccentric esca Dades OF the diamond.
Never guided by the usual rules and
methods Of careful living he mas "buTn-