Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14

Special Dispatch to The Star
PHILADELPHIA, September Imam
ager McAleer was not a bit cast down
over his three defeats in this city by the
Athletics Before taking the train for
the west McAleer said:
THE Athletics are going at top speed
Just now and we never had chance 10
stop them. With proper support waiter
Johnson might have turned the trick last
Saturday but when that boy can't beat
them YOU Know my other twirlers haven't
chance For the benefit Of the Ameri-
can League and base ball generally
sincerely hope the Athletics Will play
as good ball against the Cubs as they old
against us in the past three games. IL
they do the worlds championship Will
land in Philadelphia.
II am still confident the Nationals will
land in fifth place. notwithstanding We are
now sixth and going upon western trip
We will get new start in Cleveland, get
back in the place We belong and stay
there for the remainder OF the season.
Walter Johnson will pitch the opening
game against the Maps, and he will have
a frst-class catcher behind him in
Charley Street Street writes me that
he is in splendid condition, and if this
proves true he will catch the majority
of games from this out.
johnson is in prime condition just
now, and the boy is just as anxious for
the Nationals to land in fifth place as /
am. If he gets through Thursdays game
in good shape and feels all right after
the work l may let him go back again
Saturday: Walter has asked me to let
him work twice against the Maps, and
1t is not in the wood for me to refuse
him.
Il am particularly pleased with Cum
ningham's work at second and Raiston
in the outfield. The former looks like a
high-class performer around second and
certainly handles himself nicely while at
The bat. The latter has shown a big
improvement since leaving Washington,
and is quietly, but surely finding him.
self. 1 believe both the youngsters will
stick to the team next year.
Washington fans" said McAleer just
before the train started.
Tell them not to be surprised if they
see old Tom Hughes in the lineup at
away from Cantillon for some time, and
as he can beat the Maps with one arm
tied behind him, 1 am anxious for the old
boy to join me in that city"
Eddie Collins caused the crowd to wake
up suddenly in the seventh inning. Cess
Ter hit a fast grounder between Davis and
Collins which had every appearance OF
d
Eddie would get near the ball. He ran
out toward right field, and, while run
ming with his back to the bounding horse
hide. snapped down on 1t with one hand.
He then made a whirl and threw the ball
hard and straight to Davis, and Gessler
was out by a couple Of steps, The play
caused the fans to let out q WEoop a1ter
they could catch their breath, while the
Washington players were fairly dunn
founded by the wonderful feat Of the
second-sacker
Manager McAIeer is firmly convinced
that the Athletics will beat out the Cubs
to know. He has played three games
with the Mackmen and. losing the trio,
he is in position to discuss the posi-
bilities McAleer likes Connie Mack's
pitchers-that is. when the Nationals are
not opposing them. 1t is his. opinion
that the fiinging department OF the White
Elephants will more than Offset the al
legged catching superiority Of the Chicago
Nationals.
In this connection it might be we'll to
quote Frank Chance. manager of the
Cubs. who has thought it worth while
replying to Hughey Jennings.
Chance says: II have noticed the state
ment going the rounds whole lot that
the Cubs have gone back and / want to
emphatically deny it. Many of the men
who have been quoted saying we were
weaker are men who have never seen
know. Jennings himself has not seen us
play for two years, SO he does not know
Just what kind of game we are put
ting up now.
Jimmy McAleer has been quoted a
saving that the Athletics will win. He
has not seen the Cubs play for years and
he does not know what We can do. Willie
Keller was quoted as saying We had gone
back. but he has not seen us play for
several years until this summer, and how
can he tell? All the same, IL We get into
the worlds series next month We will
show these critics whether we have gone
back not.
McAleer may not have seen the Cubs
play for years. but he certainly is quail
fed 10 speak of the abilities Of the Mack
ties.
The sudden appearance OF Jimmy Dy-
gel as a winning pitcher has once again
set the base ball fans of this city ION
their toes, so TO speak, In view of the
fact that up to quite recently Connie
Mack has relied entirely on Coombs
Plank. Bender and Morgan. When Nor
gan and Plank fell off i'm their work
Krause, the lefthander from the coast
who has been suffering from a lame
shoulder, was suddenly dug up and has
sure been making COOL.
Dygert has had complete of season.
and has only been used as q filler in, and
even then with poor results. Even last
year Dygert was known as "six-inning
pitcher" his strength apparently giving
out after that point had been reached.