The Washington herald., 1911-06-05
By WILLIAM PEET.


ington baseball club. Eight games We're
played. and only two victories recorded.
Boston took an awful crimp in the Ma
tionals' previous short winning streak by
grabbing four wins in two days. The
New York Yankees were licked in a six
inning battle Wednesday. and Detroit
went down to defeat Friday.
This week will see two more Western
teams on the local playground. Detroit
winds up the present series this after
noon; then comes four against the Cleve-
land Maps, and on Saturday the Chicago
White Sox are booked for the opening OF
a four-game series.
The really encouraging feature of last
weeks work was the display OF hitting
strength by the local club. In all but
two games. the Nationals walloped the
ball just as hard their opponents.
Doc Gessler. Lelivelt, and Wild Con-
roy have been getting their little bngies
iE every battle, but weak pitching has
caused the defeats.
1t is nearly time for the local slab ar
fists to show something. and unless better
:wirling is in evidence soon the Nationals
cannot hope for much success during the
present home series.
1t will be Germany schaefer on first
ing made by the Teuton during the short
spasm he covered the bag Saturday and
his previous efforts. the verdict seems
to be that he will fill the bill nicely.
John Henry was hurt Saturday and
will be laid off for a few days in order
that his twisted ankle may get a good
rest.
According to a story from Atlanta, the
Crackers are after Charley Conway, the
outfielder McAleer gave a trial early in
the year and turned ba ck TO the Youngs-
town club The Atlanta Journal published
a story Friday TO the effect that McAleer
could not spare Conway for the reason
that both Elberfeld and Schaefer were
on the injured list, and Conway's ser
vices were needed bv the Washington
club.
AS a matter of fact Conway only played
a couple of games with the Nationals
and was turned back 10 Youngstown.
Latest reports from the Ohio city state
that Conway is hitting the ball at a 400
clip and fielding his position in great
shape.
John Walsh, who with bill" DIVER
publishes daily an attractive little sheet
called The Bulletin. pulled a good story
at the Press Club last night.
Said Walsh: "A couple OF weeks ago
a man rushed into my Office. asking IL
j could tel MIN the winner % the third
race at P!mlico. While / was looking up
the matter, / asked The gentleman If he
could tell me the score CT the baseball
game Washington at the time was play
ing out of town. He replied. I don't
remember exactly. but when / left the
crowd where the returns were coming in
Il was to 2 in the ninth Washington
had three men On bases and nobody out
In rn
tell me that you left at that stage OF
the game?' I asked The race track fol-
lower admitted he did
Say, you baseball fans can you beat
that?
You can imagine man missing a train
or failing to meet somebody who had
promised to pay him IS he owes him.
but as for quitting Il hall game when
The home team has three men on the
bases. the score tied, and nobody out
we'll. this horse race bug must be the
real stuff.
Br1s Lord and Ira Thomas came face
10 face as they walked through the
doors of a savings bank in Philadelphia
the other day.
"Addin z to it?' asked Lord. a. he
reached out for : deposit slip
Just 4 few" replied Ira
TO Philadelphia" querIed Lord. sort OF
sarcastically.
oh. about $3.50 worth sorry" was
the answer.
II am, too" said Lord and then the
two players laid a stack Of bills on the
receiving teller's counter and walked
away.
Wise old Cornelius McGillicuddy is get
% tat
SQUAD of worlds champions. including
Leonard. Peters. and Martin. three COLI
lege men. whom the tall Tiogan thinks
will get into me game later on IN the
season Quite a few Of the Athletic
players were on the sick roll at the b. =
ginning OF the year. and this caused
in part the Mackmen's poor start. Con-
ME wants to have few reliable utility
men TO stick into the game when any
OF the regulars are hurt. or in a pinch, |
as well as for future dey lopment.
The majority Of American League |
players say that Eddie Collins is a
greater base runner than Ty Cobb. but |
they rate Cobb as Collins superior in |
stretching his hits into Extra bases.
sam Crawford kelps Cobb steal bases |
while Frank Baker doesn't aid Collins" |
says sgd Smith, Nap catcher. Crawford |
is big fellow and he hugs the plate. !
while Baker stands well away from the |
plate. Sam always leans toward the /
plate as Ty starts for second, but Baker |
doesn't mJve. The catcher has to step to |
his left far enough to miss Crawford un- |
less the bali Ty steals on is over the |
outside corner OF the plate. Baker |
doesn't interfere with the catcher-s /
throw"
They never tire of telling stories at the /
expense Of Mike Cantillon. Here's one:
Several years ago. Minneapolis was
playing at Columbus toward the end of |
the season. The town was full OF scouts. /
Mike had one player that he was ready |
to slip the cable on If he could get his /
price. He was talking to Duke Farrell. /