Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
RAIN ROBSL LOCALS
OF FINAL VICTORY
McAIeer Had Johnson Pinned
for Last Game With Luck
less st. Louis Browns.
WALLACE HOPED FOR
OELUGE AND GOT IT
Admits His Team Stands Lit
tie Chance Against Johnson.
T0Be Used in Philadelphia.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

Had that drizzling rain postponed its
appearance a few hours yesterday after
noon il IS a safe guess that another vic
tory would have been added TO the Ma
tionals' record and given them a clean
sweep in the series with the Browns. But
Just about the time that the players were
umbering UP for the afternoons fray it
began 10 rain. and il never stopped until
near SHUTDOWN. Several hundred OF the
faithful sat hudded together under UNI
brellas in the bleachers hoping against
hope that there would he a clearing. but
al TO no avail 1t is pretty tough 10 have
II rain when YOU have got team visit
ing you that you can trounce. and the
postponement was looked upon as a de-
feat for the locals.
We'll. Bobby il looks as IL it's going
to spoil our fun today" remarked Nc
Aleer TO Wallace as the Browns came
into the park. Your fun? Well, / don't
knov-this is our day TO win, and you're
lucky If il rains was the rejoinder.
..Oh. no. old sport: / have Johnson
groomed ready for you if it will only
clear
What. going to pitch that big guy
again? What have YOU against as: He
was only in there the other day"
Makes no difference. He was only
tossing them in the other day. Today he
wants to take a real workout
We'll. then. hope 1t keeps on raining.
We can't beat Johnson. He made his
strike-out record last season almost ex-
clusiyely at our expense
But Johnson did not get a chance to
twirl. and before the time for calling the
game rolled around Manager Jim had
called everything off, and the players got
M
Day. day. 'eAoy . start '0' "''A's'p"'A -A'"
Hard on Athletics.
It would, therefore, seem that the post
ponement here works a hardship the
Athletics. for il will mean that Johnson
will pitch the opener there and II he
shows good he may be worked back in
the final game of the series. Just as
soon as Johnson displays the fact that
he has rounded into form. he will be
given more work than he has been doing.
McAleer has been taking Johnson's poor
health into consideration and has not
pushed him in the least. In fact. he has
allowed the big fellow TO take plenty of
rest between work days. but he is only
waiting until the big fellow Is good and
strong again and then his busy season
will begin.
Managerial duties rest lightly on Bobby
WaIlaceS shoulders. He has been in the
game too long 10 worry about reverseS
just now his team is Handicapped by the
fact that he has very lame arm. which
makes il impossible for him TO play his
game in the field even grip bat
properly. With Wallace in good condi-
tion the Browns present quite different
front.
"a losing team is an awful thing to be
a member of. but | never realized how
much better II is to be player under
such conditions than 70 be in charge.
It's a tough job. Nothing ever goes
right and the more you try the worse it
H. But / am not worrying. We must
do the best we can and more cannot be
asked. When our pitchers are working
good we look lot better but our pitch
ers were all off color during the games
here We will do better when We get
home
Only part Of the ST. Louis players went
to Cleveland from here, the others going
direct to ST. Louis. But one game will
be PLAYED in Cleveland. and Wallace saw
no necessity for carrying his entire squad
there, Conditions In ST. Louis just now
are the worst in the American League
history Heretofore the Browns have had
the call there. but since the Cardinals
have been squirting the town has gone
wild over Bresnahan's team and the at
tendance at the American League grounds
naturally will dwindle to little or nothing.
Naturally the patrons of base ball want
a winner and with the Cardinals hghtng
for first division berth, and the Browns
In last place. the Browns virtually
forgotten in ST. Louis.
Unless there is change of conditions
Col. Hedges stands a good chance of
losing a chunk OF coin this summer. The
S3OOHD which got from the syndicate
which wanted 10 buy him out. but which
forfeited this money. is going 10 be eaten
up sure. and more, too.
Hedges May Sell.
This fact Is leading 10 the rumor that
Hedges Will make another effort 10 get
out OF base bail. He has tired of the
game which made him fortune, which
he does not feel inclined to drop back into
II. II is not likely. however. that any st.
Louis capital can be induced 10 take hold
Of the club but there is plenty of out
side money anxious to invest in major
league base ball
While il was showering yesterday, and
before the game was called of. the Wash
iugton players and several of the MEM
bers OF the Browns engaged in whist
games and checkers AZ the Nationals club
house Milan IS given credit for being
cutie checker player. while Mcbride Is
cons dered the best whist player.
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