The Washington herald., 1910-08-25


OF three games.
The original schedule provided for a
double-header this afternoon, but, as has
been previously announced. one OF
those games VIII be played in Detroit on
the next Western. trip. as the Nationals
are booked for the Michigan city during
the week Of the big State fair.
This present series will probably result
in some red-hot baseball. The Nationals
only captured one out OF three from the
Tigers when the latter team was here last
week, but the Tigers were mighty lucky,
and this time luck may break our way.
Bob Groom will probably work for the
home team to-day. Groom has always
been effective against jennings tribe.
and with any kind OF hitting behind him
should win his game Reisling or Walk
er will 90 in Friday and Walter John
son Saturday.
After Detroit the St. Louis Browns
come TO WRshington-their final appear
ance here Of the season-pretty soft,
Manager Jim McAleer believes he has
picked up a live one in Pitcher Bill Otey.
formerly with the Norfolk club Of the
Virginia League
Otey is only twenty years old, and
when in condition weighs $50 pounds. He
stands six feet one and one-half inches.
has good speed. and fine curves.
In 1907 when Norfolk won the pen
nant. Otey was the laddie-buck who
turned the trick He twirled thirty-fve
games, won twenty-five of them, tied
five, and lost FIVE. Mighty good pitching
In any old league.
Otey claims the drinking water in Nor
folk disagreed with him. and he suf-
fered from a mild case OF typhoid fever.
Obtaining his release from the manage
ment. he was sent 10 his home In Dayton
70 recuperate. and while there a friend
tipped of McAleer TO the youngsters
possibilities, with tie result that Otey
was signed and joined the Nationals in
Cleveland.
McAleer believes that Otey has the
making OF a frst-class pitcher, and Is
going TO hold on 10 him until such time
as he can give him a chance 10 work
fuA game
The Brooklyn team is leading the Ma
tional League in fielding. and a facetious
New York sporting writer says: This
Is due TO the fact that the Dodgers never
set chance 10 make any errors. the
balls going over their heads almost every
time"
Gsbby Street mas written TO Manager
McAleer that he is ready to report any
day now, but the manager wants Street
TO enjoy a good. long rest, and not take
any chances.
wade killifer- during practice yester-
day. hurt his shoulder. and was not able
20 get into the game Kinner will likely
be given a short Iay-of until he is in
shape. Schaeferf held down the midway
bag. and is capable OF continuing the
good work.
McAleer Is Wen fortified with players
who can jump IN and hold down almost
any job if called upon
Cobb and Sn0dgrass fell down heavily
YESTERDAY in their batting averages.
speaker climbing up to within speaking
distance Of the pair ia the automobile
race. The National League star was the
worst sufferer, his grand percentage TAX
ing a slide Of four points while Tvrue
did not fare much better. for he managed
20 make three OF his hard-earned points
disappear into space, TO be retained again
only by a good days work with the will
low. Larry the LarSuper, lost two points
on the flying pair. while Speaker was on
the job in the St Louis game. slamming
out two safe swats out Of four trims 70
the counting pan. giving his average a
boost Of exactly two points, and bringing
his total up TO .5H The race surely Is
becoming more and more exciting every
day.
A report from the West is to the effect
that picked teams from the National and
American leagues will tour the country in
q series Of games at the close of the
playing season. Moreover. Il Is said that
Tex Richard, promoter Of the Johnson
Jeffries fight S behind the project.
II the series is he'd it viii disrupt af-
fairs in the baseball world. The playing
season In the National League ends on
October Is, IN the American League on
October 9. The plan is 70 send the all
star transformers on their way imme-
diately after the last official game has
been played. What effect will this have
on the world series and the annual inter
club contests?
When President Lynch. of the National
League. was seen in New York yesterday,
he said:
Such a series would have to be played
under the rules Of the National Commits
sion. This. Of course. means that the
men would have to gain the consent of
the club owners. OF such a series I have
heard absolutely nothing. 1t is all news
to rpe. However. were the series to go
through il would not have to wait until
the end Of the world series. The teams
could begin playing as soon as the Ma
tional League season was ended. But I
repeat il is all news to me-"
BY winning yesterday the Nationals
gained on the Cleveland Maps, and are
now only two points away from fifth
place.
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