Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-05
BY ]. ED 0RILLo.

Praise for Cunningham, the New Bed
ford second baseman. purchased by the
washington Club some time ago, IL so
plentiful that II does not seem possible
for this youngster to fail In fast COM
pany.
The latest one TO herald Cunningham as
. great ball player is Umpore Tommy
Connolly. Connolly has brother umpir-
ing in the New England League. and he
wrote Tommy months ago about the
wonderful ability OF Cunningham.
Connolly impaired his information to
Manager Jack O'Connor OF the st. Louis
club. who was badly in need Of players
At that time. The st. Louis club sent Its
scouts TO look Cunningham over. and
ave OF them reported favorably. Then
the dickering for the player began. and
while II was going on the Washington
club stepped in and made the purchase.
Connolly has never seen Cunningham, but
he has heard so many good judges of
ball players praise his ability that he
feels confident Manager McAleer has
picked up a star
Just as soon as Cunningham reports he
will be put into the game. He is ex-
pected TO join the team before it starts
on its western trip.
President Tom Noyes Of the Washing
ton club returned this morning from
Cincinnati where he went TO attend the
meeting of the national commission.
According 10 President Noyes II is like
~ that the Washington clubs draft of
PITCHED Dill from the Edmonston club
will be set aside.
II seems that the ST. Louis Nationals
have a prior claim to the pitcher which
they have filed with the commission and
which may take Dill from the Nationals.
Speaking OF the probable arrangements
for the worlds series. Mr.. Noyes said:
From what I could gather out at the
meeting II Is the intention to play the
first two games Of the series at Phi,adel-
phia, but there will be no idle day for
travelling. There will be special trains TO
take the players from Philadelphia to
Chicago. so that two-game series can
be opened there on the following day.
The commission has assurance that this
can be arranged
Walter johnson will be worked against
the New York team on its appearance
here Wednesday.
II he can be judged by his performance
in q minor league, the Nationals have
made no mistake In picking up Corbin,
batting order Of that team and he Is
hitting much better than Is Ralston. who,
however. Is far over the 400 mark
Two and three hits a DAY are Corbin's
share and many of them are for extra
bases Corbin will not he asked TO report
until next spring. though Ralston is to be
brought on here at once.
Some OF the dope that Is being handed
out in sizing up the two teams which are
TO do battle in the worlds series is really
amusing The other day came the prize
package.S when II was announced tnat
Manager Chance had changed his system
Of play and that because OF the fast IN
ielS Connie Mack has he was training his
PLAYERS to hit the ball far SO that the in
field would get few chances. You can't
beat that for strategy. Chance has had
his players In check all year and has not
against Mack's pitchers every man up will
try for a home run. Good night,
Pitchers who sulk just because an UNI
pire happens to miss a strike on them are
always going to stand I'm their own light.
That umpires err Is but natural II Is
utterly impossible for human being TO
give a raft Of decisions during a ball
game without making a mistake at some
time or other. The pitcher who never
kicks when a mistake happens usually
has the best wishes of an umpire and
when II Is possible for the latter TO help
the pitcher he does not overlook the
n ball players would be more consid-
crate OF the umpire they would fare bet
ter. for a chronic kicker seldom gets any
where.
There Is perhaps no player In harness
today who has been hit as often by pitch
ed balls as Elberfeld. Hardly day
passes that he Is not stopping a fast in
shoot with some part of his anatomy. and
az he has the reputation of purposely al
lowing himself to be hit IL il not always
that he gets his base in this way In fact
the Kid IL so doubtful about whether the
umpire will allow him his base or not
that he never starts for first until the
umpire sends him.
EIberfeld hugs the plate as close
the rules will allow, and he seems unable
TO get out OF the way OF anything that
Ia pitched on the inside. But for the fact
that he has been known TO step into q
ball purposely ne would be given the
benefit OF the doubt more often.
Eddie Ainsmith has a position at the
plate different from that in use by any
other player In the American League.
He almost stands facing the pitcher. and
steps forward with his whole body behind
his bat. According to Tommy Connolly,
Ainsmith has the Identical position at the
bat OF the late Mike Kelly and Jack
Doyle. Both were good hitters. and in
the few games that Ainsraith has played
In this league he has proven himself .
very capable young man with the stick
The Nationals lead over Cleveland Is
by no means o safe one. but IL the team