Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-21
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

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/ PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-Jim Nc
Aleer has suffered another disappoint-
ment Lester Long. the sensational
pitcher of the Lafayette College team, for
whom the Washington manager has had
| a liking for some time. it develops is the
property of Connie Mack and is expected
4 to report here tomorrow to join Mack
class Of youngsters.
! McAleer expected to sign Long. He had
| him looked over and received f1attering
| reports concerning the youngster, but
just about the time that he getting
ready to have him sign he learned that
Long had already affixed his signature
| to one of Connie Mack's contracts.
| Long has pitched wonderful ball for
J, Lafayette this year, having to his credit
| no-hit and no-run game against Penn
| sylvania and various other scalps from
many colleges Yesterday he twirled his
| last game for Lafayette. beating the
South Orange Club by II to 5. holding
them to six hits and tanning fifteen.
Long, in addition to being really good
pitcher, can also stick some, for he has
+, Won many a game for Lafayette by
timely hitting. Long was second pitch
er on the EaSton College nine when De-
Mott was the shining star at Lafayette.
DeMOIt joined Cleveland year. Out
not meeting with success was sent to the
American Association a few weeks ago.
The Nationals of Jimmy McAleer will
have to earn their salaries today, for
they have double-header booked with
the worlds champions at Shibe Park
This will be the second affair of the kind
here this season. the first being May =.
when the worlds champions Won and
lost with the New York Highlanders.
hat l-n6 fha act dafp at
sustained by Jack Coombs the iron
man. who was the hero of the world
series. Since then Manager Mack has
been sending in Coombs every two or
three days. Jack not only getting MS
regular turn on the rubber. but also
acting as the rescue twrler. Coombs is
booked to pitch one of the contests this
afternoon. and the Nationals are hoping
that they will be able to break his string
of victories.
1t is planned by the leader of the White
Elephants TO use Harry krause, his Cal
ifornia "southpaw.' in one of the games
The probable twirlers of the Nationals
are Hughes and Groom. with Otey as the
next in line The series here with the
Nationals will wind up tomorrow after
noon. and unless something breaks bad
for Macks combination today and to-
morrow the long home stand which will
wind up with the Nationals will be the
most successful the Athletics have ever
had. They have won fifteen out of their
eighteen games at home. and previous
to this they won six straight on the road
two at Detroit and four at Cleveland.
making twenty-one victories out of their
last twenty-four games.
The chances are that there will be a
big turn out of the faithful this after
noon. The fans of this city have always
been known as bargain hunters. They
never miss an opportunity to see one of
4 for Tor -orip ~ fhn RI
mond. The first game will get under way
at 40 o'clock. so that the teams should
finish their days toll before shutdown.
There IS a steadily growing dema nd
here for both home clubs to start their
games earlier every afternoon. The for
mer custom was to begin the games at
o'clock and then the clubs advanced
the time to $3.50 o'clock, except Saturdays
and holidays, when :; o'clock has been
the time for years.
Last month the Athletics put hack the
time for beginning play to $40 O'Clock.