The Washington times., 1910-08-23

Dear dear. It's q case OF now YOU
see en- and now you don't with Wash
ington-s young baseball talent
Now cometh President Noyes. Of the
washington baseball team, and AYERS
that while the National Commission
seems TO think that Washington has
Gil. the Minneapolis first basemaT. and
Mercer. the Peoria pitcher, 1t hasn't
any such thing Mr. Soyes explains
that Hughes was bought from 1IiuneaH-
oils for cash, and that bet goes as It lies;
but the option on Gin was not filed in
time, and that hero Of uncertain quail
fty cannot be demanded by the Wash
ington club as Of right and IN law Nor
is the club particularly anxious for him.
It does not care whether Gil first bases
in Minneapolis or becomes q District
Democrat He can o5iteTate himself
IN any manner he chooses and II win be
ali the same TO President &oyes-
Mercer Is the pitcher Peoria sold 70
Pittsburg, despite WashiuEt0n's right
10 have first pick or the team As
PitISburE asked waivers a MIN atJer
half a game and then 81 united him
back TO Peoria, he has beer passed Ip
by Washington, which Won q not take
him II the National Commission
awarded him to our city
Because OF the shifting in the schedule
made necessary by the transfer of four
games here with Detroit TO Detroit IN
order TO obIiEe the EIks- Detroit is due
90 return here again on this invasion,
beginning next Thursday and remain
ing three days \ double-header vas
officially and originally scheduled Tor
Thursday. August =, but there VIII be
one game on that day instead OF two
The other game by unanimous consent
Of the league, has been tr2Ils- erred %
Detroit, and wiz be played there on he
first OF the Off-dayS resulting from the
double trip Of the Tigers to Washington
this time The MIcnlgau state 2 AR
will be on al Detroit on that September
date, and the ball game should draw
vel as q special attraction Tor the
horny-handed sons Of the soil who'll Je
IN taovn TO take IN the fair, b gee
Having beaten Dr. Harry White, We
are inclined 10 believe tina the country
could manage 10 pull through If either
the Democrats OF the Republicans car
ried the next House
The great pity is that the fool who
rocks the boat always browns q real
human being along with himself
The story is that UP TO the time
when he unexpectedly Won q game IN
this city. three years ago, Doc White
had never even lasted the full nine
innings in washington, but had been
invariably knocked out OF the box as
he was yesterday since lnel ne neaQ
never lost a game here until ycsJer-
day This brings 10 mind again TIE
peculiar jinN which some pitchers
have for some teams Not a man IS IN
the Y aSl1nglOa lineup now VINO was
on the team when " bite first beat IT.
three years ago and won ali his Ol1eT
games in the Capital that season The
personnel is entirely different, and
changed rapidly that year and last,
Yet the mysterious hOOdCC the doctor
couId put on the Nationals was just
as effective against one punch OF
players as against another. The eN-
PLANTATION could hardly be in the men
tai attitude. for he has stopped the
Nationals time ana aEaln Wnen they
were IN the midst OF winning SJreat-s
and chCck fun OF confidence Also,
men came here TO Washington from
other teams against which he had not
been so effective and mad no special
regard or fear for them, but he made
them look just as foolish as the rest
Of the outfit How 90 You explain IL
There is no explanation
Now that the spell Is broken. II is not
q bad bet that the doctors grip on TIE
Washington situation IS lost. and that
he VIII not De any more effective IN tne
future than his pitching warrants
We have always been crank on back
inE NJ We are solemnly convinced that
q professional haE player who does not
back I'D play should be sent to jail Tor
taking money under false Drete157S-
There has been much Improvement in
this respect in the Washington team.
for which &c viii please accept thanks
and remain out Of the cataoooSe- Dixie
Walker who is usually not 2 IhriHiUEly
EDTiEhrly object on the field, was hILher
and thither yesterday wherever the oc-
CGsIOn demanded, and showed exactly
the proper spirit. albeit re was not al
WAYS IN the right place BY getting be-
hind 6eckeudOrf on q -'.To-E home that
went through Beckendorfs legs he cut
m.ea -
q tie at the end of nine innings, and
thereby cinehed q victory for himself.