Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-27
DISASTROUS TRIP
Of NATIONALS ENDS
Start Long Stay at Home To-
day With the Ath-
IetiCS.

Sltlouch returning from a disastrous
trtp. there was nothing of the disheart-
ened or broken down spirit about the Ma
tfonaIs when they rolled into the Union
station last evening. Walter Johnson
t.,,r,d somewhat from a very sore foot,
Wild Conroy managed 10 conceal d
limp. although his leg is yet badly s"o'-
ion and Bob Unglaub carried a broken
little finger, but everybody held ms heau
high i'm the air with determination writ
Ten on their faces that bodies Ill ioi 'iae
visiting teams that come TO "asnihs'oi
Cant. .Jiggs" Donohue SAID:
..-rhev certainly handed it to US for fair
on The trip, the clubs. umplres ana o'o
father lard luck, but we VIII return 'he
compliment from now on
1T feels good TO play on the nome io'
and have the crowd with you Inc jumps
know this and may give US better nan
of the decisions.
Don't fret about Walter Johnson he
is as good as ever. A bad foot mas pre-
vented him doing his best and we all
gave, him miserable support In the nrSt
innings. Walter will take rest Tor
week and be the same o!d star as Oh
last season.
"Witherup is a stranger to me, but he
Is a first-class twirler all along the route
Had he been able TO join us Garner we
might be sailing along near the top OF
the second division by this time
..'Speed' Kelley is a good one and VIII
he handy man to have around. Every
team sent out their best coachers to rattle
the kid and they finally got his goat,
but he'll come back all right and make
the old boys look foolish.
.'All we want for the next three weeks
is little luck and I'll promise the wash
inston fans a majority of the victories
coming our way. Last year the Ndilondis
were shooting the hooks into the leaders
when everything looked easy picking. ana
We are bound to repeat.
Manager Cantillon had very little to
say, but like his players, is conhdent
things will break WashinStons way from
this time out.
We have hard proposition to start
with i'm the Athletics" said the local
leader at noon today. but We'll make
GOOD and have the fans with us by the
Isl of August.
NO I don't believe Washington is a
.hoodoo town. but We are simply get
ting the worst of the breaks as to IN
iuries and sickness All these things are
bound to strike common level. and when
they do the Nationals will be heard
from.
1T will take some time for Johnson,
I-nslaub and Conroy to get into first
class shape. but with Delehanty ana
Browne i'll something like their true
ahead before the week is out.
I'VE are only through the first half of
the battle and Il haze not given UP hope
Of getting out of last place. Just give
ms an even break all around and we will
do the trick"
Manager Mack and his band OF Ath-
lctics got in early last evening. and Bob
Giauley quickly took several of the
I,uakerS under his wing and started for
Fort Myer to see the Wright brothers
puH off their mdair stunts. Ganley has
been going nicely since joining the Ath-
letics. and all the boys believe with him
that they have more than fighting
chance for the pennant. Manager Con-
ME says he is sorry for the Nationals.
but that he needs the games, and for
this reason will hand out all the left
handlers he has. starting with Plank this
afternoon. The four defeats in Chicago
were eye-openers for the Quakers, but
they have promised Mack to get them all
back in this city.