The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
BY WILLIAM PEET.

| owing 10 the showers yesterday morn
/ ing, the grounds at National Park were
too soft 10 admit OF good baseball IN the
afternoon, so the management decided
TO postpone the game. arranging for a
double-header this afternoon, the first
contest starting promptly at O'Clock.
Dixie Walker and Walter Johnson will
be on the firing line for the home team
and jennings viii probably work Stroud
and Summers
| Hopes are entertained Of winning both
games but it will depend largely on the
effectiveness OF the Tiger pitchers. II
they are not in form the Nationals have
a splendid chance to grab two games. as
both Walker and Johnson should be able
to hold Deuoit's scoring down 10 soft
pedal
Gabby Street, who has been out OF the
game for three weeks with a spill: thumb
and who was sent home from Cleveland
during the last Western trip. has written
Manager McAleer that he viii report
here for work to-day or Monday
Streets bUnged-up digit is entirely
healed, and during the past three days
he has been working out with the Will
Transport club OF the Tri-State League.
Williamsport is Streets home town
With Street in the game the Nationals
are well fortified in the catching depart
ment. as both Ainsmith and Beckendorf
are doing fine work. and Henry is avail
able any time he is needed.
When Hugh Fullerton. the noted
Chicago baseball writer. was here with
the White Sox this week he announced
emphatically that the Philadelphia Ath-
letics did not have a chance to beat the
Cubs in the worlds series, adding that
the Cub pitchers would let Eddie Collins
get a hit and reach first. so that King
could throw him out al second.
Collins is the leading base stealer in the
American League.
II memory serves US right. John Henry.
the Nationals young backstop, who went
behind the bat for the first time in his
big league career when the Nationals
were last in Philadelphia, nipped Collins
at second four times.
Such being the case, King should not
have much trouble in disposing of Col
Inns. But suppose Collins doesn't try to
steal, preferring TO play the hit-and-run
game?
There is something TO the story pub
lished in The Washington Herald yester-
day morning TO the effect that two Gin
cinnad business men were behind
scheme to tour the principal cities next
fall with all-star National and American
League clubs. with Milan, Street, and
johnson, Of the Washington team. named
on tho list of American League stars.
Both Milan and Johnson have agreed to
play during this post-season trip, and
Manager McAleer said last night that
they had his full permission. Manager
Jim continued:
Il see no reason why should stand in
their way 70 pick up a little extra money.
AS 1 understand it. only twelve games
will be played, and I cannot see where
possible harm will come Of it,
h McAleer believes that with pleasant
weather the proposed scheme VIII be
success.
According to the Philadelphia TeIe-
graph, the Athletics cannot win ball
games on Thursdays. Billy Weart, the
sporting editor of that paper, says:
Thursday and the figure = proved to
be a double hoodoo for the Athletics yes
terday, and they suffered their first re-
verse in more than a week, ST. Louis
triumphing by to 6. Only once since
the middle Of June has a victory been
credited 10 the White Elephants on a
Thursday, and on that occasion Jack
Coombs, the best Thursday hoodoo-de-
stroyer on the team, turned the trick.
This was last week, when Jacks pitching
and batting beat Chicago in ten innings.
A few weeks ago. at Chicago, COMBS
also STAYED off defeat on a Thursday by
pitching sixteen-inning runless tie with
Ed Walsh. These are the only two
bright Thursdays in the history Of the
Athletics for two months. Their Thurs
day record for two months past follows:
June q, lost 20 New York.
June 30 Doc Powers Dav