Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

BY j. ED GRlLLO.
: One of the most important deals in the
history of the Washington ball club was
| closed this morning when Second Base
! man Cunningham of the New Bedford
! club of the New England League was
purchased. Cunningham Is the most sought
after young ball player in the country
| today, there being no less than elSht
| major league clubs bidding for HIM. Inc
local club was forced to pay a fancy
price for the youngster. who by his Drill
| liant work has attracted widespread at
tention of major league managers.
/ The New Bedford club is managed by
| Tommy Dowd, once a member OF the local
/ team and a personal friend of Manager
/ McNleer. II was because of this friend
ship that the local club was given the
preference.
| Cunningham is hitting over 200. and.
| according to Dowd is the best young ball
| player he has ever seen
! McAleer places a lot of stress on TINS
! recommendation for the reason that he
/ has had considerable dealings with Dowd
| and has had a chance to pass on his
/ Judgment.
/ powd had Earl Gardner before he broke
| into fast company. McAleer turned
Gardner over to him. and when he seemed
| to have developed Dowd advised against
taking him back. not considering him
star player by any means. Gardner IS
now with New York. and. judging from
I his work here, Dowd had him sized up
! right.
! He believes. however. that Cunningham
| is a star. and considers him much pet
! ter player than Gardner will ever be-
| Dowd had numerous offers for Gun
ningham, but this morning accepted the
Washington clubs proposition The price
| paid is not given, but it is understood
TO be one of the highest figures the iocai
club has ever paid for a player.
Cunningham will not report until the
New England League season has closed
the Nationals are numbered. The chances
are that Obey will find himself with
some minor league club before the week
is over. Oberlin has pitched several
has failed to win. He has never been
used regularly and has only taken part
in three or four games all season IN
majority of these games he mas not peen
hit hard but he has always allowed
something to happen to lose him the
game.
Oberlin deplores his luck He says that
it has been his misfortune to be worked
on DAYS when he was not at his best
Tuesday he had worked out for nearly
half an hour to the batters before the
game and he felt weak when he went on
the rubber.
spent most of his time in fast company.
Boston and Washington have had him,
but he has failed to make good on either
occasion.
The going of Oberln leaves McAleer
with six pitchers counting Hinrich. which
should prove enough il all are in good
form.
Catcher Beckendorf of the Detroit team
has been purchased by Washington and
is expected to report here tomorrow. This
means that there will be an occasional OF
day for Charley Street, for Beckendorf
will want to be worked regularly. The
deal for this player has been hanging fire
for some time and it is known that he is
anxious to come here, because he will be
able to work regularly. something that he
was not given an opportunity to do while
with the Tigers.
In the few games Beckendorf has
caught for Detroit he has shown himself
to be a youngster of much ability, but as
Stanage has been doing splendid WORK
most all season, he was not given
chance to work.
Beckendorf has been with Detroit two
seasons. being secured from the Ne"
York State League in the fall oil Inns: HIS
acquisition gives the Nationals q brace
of two good catchers, something the team
has never been able to boast of in re-
cent years.
OF the last ten games played the Ma
tonals have won but one. the worst snow
ing the team mas made at any time TINS
sea son.
1t was the same old story over again
YESTERDAY Gray pitched good pail, but,
as i usually the case when the team has
good pitching. it could not get more than
| a single run. And what is more, it had
to be an error which gave the visitors the
run they needed to score the victory.
/ FCvNl1
effecting the score. bat not that gang or
| ours. Every wobbie is costly, and there
| are not enough timely hits to offset field
/ ing mistakes.
There certainly were plenty of chances
offered the locals for runs. In five of the
nine innings they started in by hav ng the
| first man get on. yet in only one did theE
score. 1t was in the second, and, strange
TO saw a base on balls, triple and
base on balls came before any one was
out. and vet only a single run was scored.
which either shows that WARRIOR was
pitching great ball in the pin ct,G or our
II certainly looked as If the score would
he tied i'm the ei-bth. which leliveit
started with a two-bagger. yet the next
three hatters failed 10 aIFahce MN; ~
tire ninth Schaefer led oS with single
and with one out Street was hit by
pitched ball. but neither could advance
Pop-ups were so numerous with the Ma
tionaIs at the bat that the spectators mad
lame backs from looking UP.
That New York team is going 10 take a
good beating before 1t can be declared
out of the pennant race. 1t Is a hustihg,
fairly well balanced team which can
boast Of enough good pitchers to make
Il interesting for any OF It's rivals be
| ginning Friday. the Hi9hlanders have SIX
| games to PLAY against the Athletics in
| three DAYS This is severe strain. but
! Manager StallnGs has saved his two
pitchine stars, Ford and Vaughn. for
| this series In the hope OF carrying. off
| a majority OF these games, which. If II
! is accomplished. will give his team
| grand chance to get firm hold on nrst
place
| Dolly Gray had quite record yesterday
/ I'm the matter of catching base runners
Mapping On three different occasions he
! picked runners OFF the bases and thus ma
/ terially helped himself to- get out of
! holes In the second inning he caught
/ Knigh, off first and in the fourth. with
Chase on second and Laporte on first. he
| continued TO give lot OF attention to the
| former and finally caught Laporte stand
/ ing still off first.
| In the fifth inning Knight and Austin.
| the first men to face him. got base hits.
| but Dolly and Mcbride caught knight
mapping off second. and then a double
play put an end to the hopes of the visit
| ors for the time being