Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Unless Second Baseman Cunningham re-
ports OF his own free will while the Ma
tiQnals are in Philadelphia. no further ef-
fort will be made 10 have him join the
team this fall.
Manager McAleer wired Cunningham
ard Manager Tommy Dowd Of the New
Bedford team some time ago. asking when
Cunningham would report. but he did not
receive reply. and he has made up his
mfnd that unless bingham drops into
camp without further solicitation on his
part the youngster will not Re seen in a
Washington uniform until next spring.
III Cunningham is anything like the kind
a. bah player lie is touted. he would be
Of the greatest value 10 the Nationals on
tle present trip. kilifer j. not hitting
nor Is he playing the game in the field
that he did a few weeks ago. and any
sort OF a change IN that position would
strengthen the team.
Manager McAleer's action in taking
EtlSton ont Of the game III the eighth IN
ming yesterday, and sending Leliveit 10
bat for him. was inconsistent with the
policy he has followed since taxing charge
vi the Nationals
True. Ralston had not been hitting.
pFebably because OF overanxieiy such as
would come over youngSter who is try
irs to make good in fast company. but II
was a poor way 10 encourage him by TAX
inS him out Of tho game.
incidentally that move may have cost
the Nationals The game. for had strong
thrower like Ralston been il left field
Chase would either have been held at first
on his hit along the foul line or thrown
OUt al second. Even Conroy, with weak
arm, made the play close at second.
If there is one thing that McAleer has
dune 1t has been 10 encourage his players.
tie did not do 50 SO far a Ralston was
concerned yesterday, however. He con-
tTtues 10 play killifer, who is not batting
20 and at one stage of the present sea-
son allowed him to remain in the game
though he went through fourteen games
without getting hit. lie did this to
encourage killlfer in the hope of making
ham valuable ball player. IL would not
have affected kilifer much If he had
been taken out Of the game. for he has
had two or three years experience in fast
company. With Ralston IL is different
lie is just breaking in and needs all the
encouragement possible.
on its showing against the Nationals
the New York team looks like the best
In the league. No team plays better ball
against the locals than the Highlanders
and they LOOK more like a championship
team than any of the Others that come
here. not barring Philadelphia or De
tIsJit, and Yet there are OTHER teams that
find the HiShlanders a rather easy lot.
When pitted against the Nationals their
pitchers are most effective. they seem
able to hit. always field we'll and display
more inside base ball than any OF their
rivals. IL the New York team played at
al times as IL does in the games with
Washington it would walk in with the
dag.
Had Dolly Gray avoided getting in
hole when Chase the first man up in
the ninth, faced him, he would probably
have got away with 10 victory. As it
Wis. he got three and two on Chase and
then had to stick il straight over, with
the result that the ball was hit along
he third base foul line for two bases.
Then Ainsmith fumbled knights
0unt. on which he could have thrown
Chase out at third If he had handled it
sieanly, and the game was virtually
over.
" was a tough game for Gray to lose.
Tie performed i'm mastery fashion all the
way and should have been returned the
Sinner-
Walter Johnson is carded to pitch
against the Athletics in Philadelphia this
afternoon Having won nine of his last
zen games pitched. there is a good chance
u his beating the coming champions.
There might have been a tie score i'm
the ninth had UnGlaub not been over
anxious TO drive the ball out OF the lot.
Vaughn, who pitched the final inning,
was Wild as a hare, and walked Fiber
ttiu. the UrSt man TO lace nlm- I H.
ylaub. instead OF waiting. took two
swings at balls far over his head. with
tive result that he popped up foul. Ain
-rDth used better Judgment and allowed
himself TO be passed. which, if Unglaub
nad been patient. would have filled the
bases with none out.
Austin would probably have scored in
The eighth on Roach's fly 10 center but
Tor the fact that Kid Elherfeld mad
vertently got his hand tangled up with
AuStin's belt just the latter was MAX
ng "A dash for the plate after the ball
was caught. Milans throw was perfect
and Just beat Austin's sprint. There was,
u course. "A loui protest to both umpires
against Elherfeld's action IN interfering
with Austin, but the two officials felt
satisfied that 50 small man as Elberfeld
would not attempt any such trickery, and
tFc play stood.
Sisher proved a most troublesome prop
o<ition. and Caldwell. the youngster who
worked ia the eighth. was by no means
EASY I'm fact. il seems that any kind of
pitcher when i'm New York uniform
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