The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-17
No game in St Louis today.

No game in St. Louis today
BY trimming St Louis s TO 2 yesterday
washington made IL seven won and nine
lost so far for the trip on the road
which was originally intended 10 cover
twenty-four games and Of which sixteen
have been played. Two of the four games
with Cleveland were postponed, and il is
hardly possible that Washington would
have failed 20 have landed enc OF them.
The percentage would have been even
better II the weather had noL iuterfered.
Rah for ReislinE!
WashingtOn's percentage on this IoRg
road trip so far. the great buEabOo OF
fans and managers, is .43S and its per
centage for the season IS 40 When
you have a ball team away from home
for stay Of four weeks, and in its
first sixteen games plays at a rate OF
but two points less than the work FOR
The season, then You are, indeed. going
some, and no matter ii the Nationals DO
take a slump for the rest of the trip
ley viii have accomplished a great
sing
Two more in a row from the Browns
sence of Jack O'Connor is a help TO that
team
In the meantime. Washington is hanging
Erimly onto Clevelandin bitter struggle.
for the top berth i'm the second division.
Only ten points keep AIcAieer's men ou5
Of the coveted position ia the American
League But, sad 20 relate, Boston is
gradually getting in lis hooks deeper
on fourth place, and now leads Wash
ingtOn by eishty-two points and Cleve-
land by sevenry-two. Boston IS tangled
up in a series with Detroit, and New
York should be able to chasJc8 Cleve-
land, while Washington has an appar-
emily soft thing in St louis, SO We
We are cleaning what we may jim st
LOUIS, Detroit and New York may take
the steam out OF Cleveland and Boston.
Il they DO. even il we come u Cr0pper
IN St. Louis we viii he no worse of
than We are now
How is this for taking a cheerful view
in this 'tewpeStuOus Weatherllg OF
thunder and lightning
S-
Old Doc Reisling. who is not as old
as you think, renewed his youth again
yesterday by holding the browns IN
inning When the dentist shut out Chi
CdEO We noted that Il was great cause
Tor rejoicing, as ne was just coming
into his own after spring marked by
many painful Affections, such as quincy.
lUmDago, an operation ON his toDSiIs,
etc, and might be expected 10 accom-
plisn deeds of ValOr and mighty proves
before the skating season returned ie
let those Browns down with nine lItg
yesterday, which is not such a remark
able performance, but the way he kept
most of the hits scattered was what
made his performance especially credit
able. Reisliug has a large noodle, and
when in trouble has more versatility than
any pitcher on McAleer.S list This is
perfectly well known to the opposition,
and going against the doctor in pinch
causes them great distress, for they
never know what 90 look for. With
most pitchers you can rely on las,
ball sizzling over in an emergency but
not so with the dentist
Now that the young man Bailey has
been taken into camp. the Washington
fans con think of that S.. Louis series
without worrying so much
10 one viii begrudge Wild Couroy
the glory ne got ont OF winning the
game yesterday by two singles that
drove I'm four runs, then making an
unassisted double play that cut OK
Two and possibly three talileS Con-
roy is one of the most eager men on
tne team % MAKE E'oQ- lie Is Hdull-
capped ike a yOuU gStcr by the fact
that Washington paid $1,000 for him be-
fore the opening Of the season last
year. The fans here have been bowling
50 much for young blood that when a
veteran was bought at a EoOdly price
and failed to steal the honOrs of both
Cobb and Wagner. there was an inn
mediate and continual grOWl of disap-
prOyal- He has had 10 live uu TO his
price, and has been doing it nodIy since
the team left nome. 80 strong has he
been at third base that McAICer has
announced that when Elherfc'd's huger
permits the Kid 10 play regularly again
he win 80 TO second base IN place of
Killifer while Conroy viii be retained
at third To keep that third base Job