The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-21

PHILADELPHIA, June IL ttuDDeI-
shirt Bill Cunningham our resting
second-sacker, expects to get back
into the lineup when the Nationals
arrive in New York, Friday, and
Or be does it will be because his
brother up in Schenectady refused to
go down to the metropolis unless Bill
was cavorting round that midway
plaza. The whole thing forms one Of
the most amusing situations in base
ball
Cunningham got a letter from his
brother yesterday, replying 10 one he
had sent from Washington, in which
he asked his brother to go down to New
York and take in one or two of the
games. Yesterday came the letter from
Schenectady, and Immediately all Bills
friends-and that's everybody-began to
grin.
What are you folks all laughing at?"
asked Jimmy McAleer, noting the per-
petual grin everywhere.
why. they're all laughing at my
brother" said Cunningham. He writes
me that he won't go down to New York
to see me unless I'm in the game. He
doesn't care about the rest Of the play
q Dul dOCS WANT " bCC me
Where is it that he Iives?' asked
McAleer. -
In Schenectady" replied the player.
well, Ill play you, Bill. If only to get
a man out of a town like that for one
day"
So Cunningham expects to be put into
the game when the Nationals land in
New York, and he promises to be much
better, both in the field and with the
willow, than he was before his tenn
I've had quite a rest now," said Cum
bingham today, and l am getting
anxious to play again 1 think I've re-
covered from that slump by now and
will be right in the game from the be-
ginning"
Need of Improvement.
With conditions remaining as they
are now in the washington ball park.
American League inf1elders are not 60
ing to build up their fielding averages
much when carded for exhibitions in
the Capital City. According to several
players, the glaring yellow seats; cou-
pied with the high sky. make II almost
impossible to Judge bounces driven with
any speed toward them. The outfield-
ers are not complaining. but the men
who work around the diamond say that
until the seats become weather stained
or are painted the conditions will make
1t almost game of chance in the in
field. .
Il don't recollect having very much
trouble on the Washington ball park, "
said Eddie Collins. king Of American
League second sackers, yesterday,
though l do say that the sky is high
as can be there. OF course, can see
that a background of light yellow
chairs is bound 20. make it difficult to
Judge Founders in the infield; had
Il didn't like the yellow background
said "Stuffy" McTnnis, land think the
field would be much easier played if the
seats were darker in color. At short,
where / played when we were in Wash
ton. 1 noticed the ground was very
rough. often causing the ball to take
strange, unexpected hops Sometimes
think a man could gauge these hops
better against a darker background"
Kid Hopes for Change.
Kid Elberfeld. the Nationals veteran
third sacker, is hoping the double
decker when completed will obviate
many of the conditions now existing,
for he agrees with the others that the
yellow background is hard on the in1
f1elders.
Until 1 went over to second" said
Elberfeld, Il wondered why Cunning
ham was losing some balls and starting
there, I found the reason was the
strange yellow light caused by the new
] seats In the stand. $780,