The Washington herald., 1911-06-21
sp.uaal 70 The washington Heraid.


Philadelphia, Pa, June 20.-The heavy
shower Of rain and hail which burst on
this city suddenly to-day lasted long
enough to give the grounds at Shibe Park
a thorough soaking. Manager Connie
Mack waited until almost time to start
play before calling or the game, and
announced that double-header would be
played tomorrow. the first one starting
at o'clock.
The postponement was very disappoint-
ing to the Athletics, who look upon the
series with. Washington as being about
the right thing to help them overhaul De-
trois but the Tigers slipped another one
over to-day by defeating Cleveland, while
the champions were forced to remain
idle.
i 1t didn't mean very much to Washing
ton, except that the Nationals feel GER
tain that they will not. be such easy
picking for Connie .Mack's hustIers Man
Rger Mack has named Coombs and
Krause for the pitchers he will work
Tomorrow in the double-header, while
Dixie Walker and probably Groom will
be on the slab for Washington.
Manager McAleer is anxious to bolster
up his pitching staff and is hot after
Long, the youngster who is creating a
lot of talk by his wonderful work for
GdidSSllS Lung graduates LEOIQ AldIdy-
cite tomorrow, and It is said he has
made up his mind to play with some
major league club, and has three offers.
McAlees does not seem to need pitchers
as much as players who can field and
think, for 1t was ragged fielding which
lost the opening game here. Johnson's
pitching was good enough to beat any
club.
Manager Mack announced to-day that
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tin, and Leonard, and OutfieIder Murphy,
a youngster from Villa Nova, until he
can give them thorough trying out
Walter Johnson will be given another
chance against the Athletics in the pres
ent series.
The old rumor that Fielder Jones will
be the next Manager Of the Cleveland
Maps has cropped out again Following
is a dispatch from the Ohio city:
That Fielder Jones viii be manager of
the Maps in 1912 is persistentIy rumored.
Garry Hermann. Connie Mack, and
other baseball men have connected Jones
name with the Nap management, and
President Somers within the past two
weeks has had several conferences with
President Comiskey, of the White Sox.
The Press Tuesday had Chicago rep
resentative ask Comiskey: Is there a
deal on for the purchase of Jones by
the Cleveland club?"
"Comiskey replied: I have nothing to-
say -.--s--
six weeks ago Coniskey said he would
not sell Jones' release for $4,000. II
Fielder Jones ever returns to baseball It
will be as manager of the White Sox,'
said Comiskey. The White 5ox then
were away down in the pennant race
Hughey Duffy has things going better
now.
''Somers is pleased with Manager Stow
alls work, but he favors a bench man.
ger because he believes managing de-
creases a players ability. He regards
StovaI as one OF the best Nap players.
So far the managerial cares have not
proved too heavy for Stovall. George has
never played much better ball than since
he became leader.
"Somers has sold he would take a good
long look before he made a permanent
selection. He has said that Jones was
a great manager, and would be a good
man. but was held too high by Comiskey;
that he wanted to build up the team;
that the next manager would be signed
for a long term-possibly ten years.
Jones recently wrote a brother in CHI
cago that he was aching to get into
baseball again,
Fielder wrote me that he had lot
of new ideas that he would like TO test
said the brother.
Jones ideas as to inside baseball were
daring in many instances. but they work
ed. He is wealthy, and lives in Port
land, Greg, away from baseball, but
there is probably no man not actively
connected with the game who follows 1t
more closely than Jones does"
Last week Mike Donlin broke into the
national game again as member Of the
New York Giants, in st. Louis. Eddie
wray, the st. Louis Post-Dispatch ex-
pert, has the following to say Of Donlin:
aside from being bit pale and wan,
and looking too conscious OF the fact
that nobody in the grandstand has eyes
for any one else but himself. Michael
Donlin appears to have a great chance to
duplicate the feat Of Jimmy Callahan in
coming back better than he went away.
The opinion is based on a hirnsy
enough foundation-that Of the general
appearance Of the onoe great slugger
during his brief nash in the game against
the Cardinals Friday.
Mixes sharp swing at the bail, his
only time up, and the speed with which
he crowded Honey IN getting down to
hrst base makes Il certain that neither
the batting eye nor the heetness OF the
New York slugger is impaired.
There is no reason to believe that he
win not be batting at his old rate of
speed by the middle Of DULY. He would
surely be q mighty fine take-a-chance
trade. did Bresnah&n have anything
with which to interest McGraw.
George and Jesse Stovail. brothers. are
playing great ban this year. Both are
old-timsra and According to the DOPE OF
the wiseAuras. both were slated for the
sIow-up, but somehow these brothars
take peculiar delight In putting the dope
Of the 6ppesters TO the bad.