The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-20

The cause Of the belief that there
seems TO be some chance Of victory
IS because OF the fact that Walter !
johnson and Dixie Walker are the !
selections for pitchers and If this pair
cannot Gull game between them then !
the situation IS indeed deplorable-
While Cleveland has pulled away and /
now has a fairly good grasp on fifth /
place, the Chicago White Sox are com !
ing Ike house afre and there Is now !
less than % points margin between |
the Nationals and SOx-
Pity McAIeer has no predecessor to !
whom he could rush By launch and /
auto for help in his hour Of sorTOw.
Nj John SOmerlott certainly rode into /
the American League with both feet in |
the stirrUps- He succeeded Bob IN |
gIaub on first base on rather short |
notice, and just to show that he was
perfectly at home scored one run, made !
two hits, and handled seventeen fielding /
chances without slip-up.
Il Is but fair to presume that is con- !
siderably above the average that he may l
be expected 20 maintain both at the |
bat and afeld. but If he shows any
promise IL viii probably mean that UR- !
glaub viii have TO grace the bench and |
OF Al emergency hitter.
Unglaub-s failure 10 hit with any de- |
gree Of consistency has been a decided ,
appointment, and despite his acknowI- !
eyed ability as a fielder AIcAleer is most
anxious TO get another man for the |
place If yesterdays work may be /
taken as criterion he has certainly J
picked I'D a live one in SOmerlOtt
The smallest crowd Of the season at
Detroit saw the Nationals play yester- /
day, and the game was without redeem /
ing features Up to the ending Of the !
fourth inning II appeared as though the /
Nationals should finally win, as they 1
had an advantage Of three runs, but /
then Dolly Gray exploded so thoroughly /
that Detroit made i've runs The Ma /
tionals caught up in the ninth, and /
after the game had dragged along 10 /
the eleventh inning II was called on /
account Of darkness
Surely yellow journalism cannot be I
blamed for the assassination Of Nc
AleeT's ambition to finish fifth
Judging by the amount Of talk about ]
Town on the subject, the exhibition Of /
the fight pictures at Ruppert's park, on /
the Bladensburg road. starting JOmOr- /
row evening. should draw large crowds /
from Washington.
The management has planned 50 well
mat there IS no possibility OF the race
preIudices cropping Up and causing
trouble as only white persons win be
admitted This is a most sensible
ARRANGEMENT, and viii do much to down
the wild-eyed refo-mers who seem to
look upon the fight pictures as the most
vile thing ever conceived BY man Or
beast
As a matter Of fact. there seems to be
intense interest among representative /
WashingtOnians in the films. and parties
have already been formed to 20 20
Bladensburg TO take a look
Tonight a private exhibition will be
given for the newspaper z. n Of Wash
tngton and friends
The New York American this morn
ing prints the following story which ap-
pears 10 be well founded
Nothing but a miracle viii keep the
Yankees in second place And the days
rc<apDy band Of Stauings vas nosed out
Of 1-to-o Shut-OuJ by the White SON
this afternoon It was one Of the grand
est and gamest ball games any MAJOR
league club ever showed New York
Will be lucky TO finish better than
fourth. because Hal Chase appears 10
There is Tautiny in the ranks OF the
HilltOppeTs- Hal Chase, the pet OF his
employer and the grandstand managers
who have all but wrecked Frank Far
cold It is not the first time Chase has
quit II may not be the last time ne
greatest Of al first basemen-
In 1903 when the HighIanders were
hopeIessIy wrecked and needed him
most as a drawing card Tor tali-end
club, Chase jumped 10 the California
outlaws II was an oIenSe mat the
national. commission would not have
pa-doned in a less sensational per
former This year Chase has gut
81 the ball players Of the team who
have turned against Jneir captain, and
who insinuate that unless he Is sus-
pended the club itself VIII quit
The players say that Chase delib-
erateiy deserted the team in Athens,
ca, during the spring training trip
couple Of games 70 Detroit on the last
swing through the West, and then
ran away to New York without eX-
cuse and without notifying the man
e Furthermore. the players are con
Ninceo tonight that yesterday and to-
dav chase deliberately betrayed the
chances of his teammates Chase
stands almost single-handed in his
fEht against Stallings-
at the Lexington Hotel tonight
number OF the great majority loyal TO
Stallings were advocating z peIlJlcn 20
Frank FarTel 70 intervene on Jhelr
mana gers behalf Jim Vaughn alone.
IL is declared, is with Chase, first and
last Against Vaughn there IS a strong
feeling of resentment Vaughn has been
a failure this season lie claims his
pitching arm has never 0e=0 T1E1t since
Decoration Day Bo2esetter Barrett,
who fixed Up a badly broken finger for
Ed Sweeney in less than three weeks,
sna who also cured Jack Miller. OF the
Pirates Of a bad Charley horse in
six DAYS had Vaughn in Charge for a
couple Of weeks He submitted the
southpaw TO a rigid examination, after
which he told the players
he IS Just as sound N every nerve,
777uscle bone, and joint as 2 twO-year-
old His trouble IS imaginary
Naturally, the players do not w5sr
10 be mixed Up in managerial Squa b.
tIes- II doesn't pay It might make
trouble II chase IS appointed manager
Not one, but half a dozen said to the
-1-rfrer tonight
IF StalIings had been given free rein
this year, he would have won the pen
mani. or come 50 close that the Athletics
would have been fighting tooth and naII
yet Every time We got 10 going prop
erfv something came up OF course we
were Handicapped BY many injuries but
We would have pulled through II Chase
had pulled with StauinZS-''
StaiIings tonight would have nothing
TO say He would not deny that there
was trouble with Chase. nor would be
admit that Hal was not giving the club