The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-27
To-DAY's GAMES.
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Washington.
STAMPING OF THE CLUBS.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS JUNE 2, 1909.
Rv WILLIAM PERT.

By WILLIAM PEET.
With the st. Louis Browns tearing things
up, and Chicago and Cleveland also play
ing good ball. it behooves the Nationals
TO get busy and bury the old hard luck
hoodoo. Manager EcAleer looks for bet
ter luck this week, the players are also
of the opinion that things viii break
better,
A double-header is on the books for
to-day. first game starting at o'clock.
Dixie" Walker, who has enjoyed ten
days lay of, is booked TO work in one
of the games for the home club. while
either Groom or Reislins win twirl the
other.
Manager StaIlings. OF the Yankees, viii
probably pitch Jack Quinn, who has al
ways proved a stumbling block 70 the
home folks Either Naming or Frin will
toe the slab in the second contest.
KID EIberfeld has been playing ball in
the big leagues for a DOZEN years OF more,
but the recent shift from third to second
places the Kid in strange position for
the first time in his baseball career
It don't know how to play second
base" he said to the writer the other
day, 'but I'm willing TO learn, and be-
lieve me, I am learning something every
day"
The KID is such a natural ball player
that he viii soon be just as much at
homo on second as at third or short.
The great trouble with an infelder who
has always played on the far corner is
in getting the ball away from him after
scooping In a grounder. A third base
man or short stop has TO work like
lightning, especially as there are so
many fast men in the league, while a
second sacker usually has plenty Of time
TO get a base runner. providing the ball
comes anywhere near him. ElbeTfeld S
first weakness was in hurrying to pick
up ground balls and get them to ing
laub ahead of the runner When he saw
that he usually had his man by a mile
he ,lowed down, and on one or two occa-
siors waited a fraction Of a second too
long. thereby losing his man. He is
gradually overcoming all such troubles,
and in a week or so will be finished
second baseman.
Last week was an eventful one in base
ball. Let US pass over with just brief
glance at the Nationals poor record OF
six defeats in a row and look at De-
troit. The Tigers dropped five games
out Of the seven to ST. Louis, which
showing is relatively as bad as the Ma
tionals'.
The Chicago White Sox have something
on the Maps. and are now leading the
second division. Cincinnati bumped the
Pirates yesterday. which atones for the
two defeats by the Cardinals on Satur'
day.
The Nationals new catcher, John Henry
considered the best in college ranks this
year. will probably Join the club here
the last of the week. Henry graduate!
from Amherst tomorrow, and the mex
four days are given over TO the usua
commencement exercises, so that his tim'
viii be Well taken up.
Tommy DOWd the former Washington
player, thinks that just one year in th'
big league win put Henry right up il
the class with the leading backstops-
John I. Taylor. manager Of the Boston
Americans, when seen in Boston las
week said that Charley Smith. the for
mer washington twirler, was one of tn
best Of his flock, and that the sole rea
son why Smith was pitching better bal
for Boston than he did for Washington
was on account Of the climate Mr.. Tay
lor declares that If he owned the Wash
ington club he would sign all his player
from the Southern leagues. where tn
men are acclimated and can do goo
work in hot weather.
Others have made this same claim
There may be something in it; VIII
knows?
The Philadelphia North American call
Tex Rickard a game promoter, and come
across with the following story: TIE
Rickard, and you must admire his game
ness in the face Of the distressing con
ditions he had TO combat IN the last tw
weeks, Is determined 70 go through wit
the Jeffries-Johnson fight as at frs
planned.
The bout win be held at Reno on Jul
T. and not half the number Of person
win see It as would have attended III
bout had it been held in Frisco.
The only way the promoters can &c
out Of the deal with profit rests wit
their one-third share IN the fight films
It ls a fact that there will not be enoug
money taken In at the gate to pay tn
fighters their $4,000 purse and NEE
the heavy incidental expenses.
Rickard is a gambler and is goin
through with the fight in the hope tha
he will realize handsomely out Of tn
pictures. You have 10 admire this red
blooded westerner for his courage an
gameness in a situation that would max
weaker individuals quit cold. -sIYhen Gov
ernor Guletts letter was nrst made publ
he did not cry, but cOolIy said:
I'm stage this fight per schedule, eve
II I go broke"
Prodding Walter Johnson was one c
the most pleasurable pastimes that III
Yankees have ever enjoyed The Idah
wonder had an uncanRy power over Stal
lings' set until Saturdays breeze of hit
tOppled him over. Nothing else, even
return engagement by Johnson, viii NAL,
the Hilltoppers groggy at the beginnin
OF q battle here.
Some OF the conservatives who writ
pieces f. the papers here have discoy
cred the Yankees as sure first division
ers." One daring paragrapher says tina
the Yankees have a Jack JOhnso
chance IN the baseball fight AS som
OF the deep and free thinkers IN the Var
kes camp have already put stack @
blues on the black side OF the Fourth c