The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-03

O'Clock.
The Athletics double victory over the
Nationals yesterday caused no end Of
comment among the home fans. in view
OF the fact that McAleers team has
been going at top speed during the
past month.
The real dyed-in-the-wooI bugs come
across with a hundred different excuses.
Many blame Umpire Collihower, others
declare that luck was dead against US,
pointing TO half a dozen little incidents.
Be that as 1t may, the fact remains
that the Athletics grabbed both games.
and put up two of the grandest fielding
exhibitions seen on the home patch this
season.
Walter Johnson will be in the box here
this afternoon, and opposed 10 him will be
either Chief Bender or Eddie Plank.
Johnson has only been beaten once by the
Athletics here in two years, and is greatly
feared by the Mack men, so home vic
tory is In sight
Local baseball writer's who are yelling
for new first baseman seem TO over
look the fact that Bob Unglaub is a long
ways from being all in, and that Somer-
lott, or anybody else the club may try
out next spring will have to show con-
siderable class 10 crowd Sir Robert of
the initial bag Unglaub has been play
ing ball In fast company for ten years.
and this season is the worst he has ever
experienced with the stick Al that HIS
average when the final curtain falls will
come pretty close 10 being among the
highest Of the Washington players, Dur
ing the past four or five weeks UngIaub
has been hitting the ball at a 400 clip.
and figures will bear this out. He also
stands next 10 Milan in the matter OF
stolen bases.
II Is not generally known that Unglaub
has been under a great handicap the
past three weeks. suffering from a Pc
culiar ailment. During a game several
weeks ago he accidentally stubbed his
right toe against the bag and dislocated
that member. For two weeks he con-
tinued 10 play ball. suffering considerable
pain. expecting that the injured digit
would soon be well. The pain continued,
and he finally consulted a physician, who
put Bob's foot under an X-ray and dis
covered a badly dislocated toe. which had
20 be pulled back into place and incased
in plaster cast. Rather than quit until
everything was all right, Unglaub con-
tfnued in the game, and his showing.
under these conditions, has been a fine
one.
II Unglaub gets back into his old time
form with the stick next year. it is hard
10 see where Manager McAleer can get
a man TO take his place.
a report sent out from Cincinnati on
Wednesday night TO the effect that the
proposed "all-star" series OF games, to
be played after the post-season champion
ship games, has been abandoned meets
with no credence here. as the co-stars OF
the Nationals, who are under contract 10
play with the lime lighters have each
received a substantial certified check from
the management Of the mammoth barn
storming aggregation. and no intimation
from the Cinn.-Syn. that the series will
not be pulled of.
Speaking Of the expressed opinion of
certain magnates, who are quoted as not
being in favor OF the scheme and unwill-
ing to give their consent to the best
players OF their teams engaging in
dozen games after the regular season,
a stockholder OF the Nationals said: II
can readily understand why managers
and other officials of the different teams
interpose objections TO their best play
ers entering this temporary organization.
Every manager looks for his star per-
formers 10 be the mainstay OF his team.
and an accident TO any Of these depend
ables would place the team Of which he
is a member IN a bad position. Where
n galaxy OF stars are playing In a
game the individuals on the team feel
that they should extend themselves 70
the utmost.
They feel that they cannot afford
70 suffer by comparison with others.
and their eagerness TO do better than
the best frequently results In perma-
nent injuries. accidents to muscles
and the players are often weakened
by overexertion. After a strenuous
season, like the one now closing, the
players are IN need Of all the reiaxa-
tion they can get before next season
starts. and every day Of rest counts.
The magnates are only too willing that
a player be allowed to gather a little
money on the side at any time, but
II he enriches himself at the sacrifice