Evening star., 1911-06-01
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Waivers have been asked on Old Cy
Young by the Cleveland club. This prob
ably means that the great old man OF
base ball will shortly retire from the
game, for 1t Is not nAely that any major
league club will want to take him of
Cleveland's hands, nor is Young very apt
to want to spend the remaining days Of
his usefulness in a minor league
The Cleveland clubs action in asking
waivers on Young no doubt will cause
some surprise in base ball circles. 1t was
naturally supposed that whenever the
Cleveland club found that Young could
no longer be used he would be given
his unconditional release and that he
would be spared the humiliation of hav-
ing waivers asked on him. This is Youne's
twenty-second year in base ball. He has
been star in every one of these seasons.
Last season he won seven games and lost
ten fairly good record considering the
standing of the Cleveland club.
Young started his major league career
in Cleveland in 1880. He remained
with Cleveland until 1901, when the Cleve-
land team was transferred to st. Louis.
He jumped to the Boston American
League club in 1902 and remained there
until year before last, when he was
sold to Cleveland. Young is undoubtedly
has yet produced when good work for
long period is considered.
This Washington club is a genuine puz-
zle to me- remarked Hughey Jennings
this morning. Judged on its work against
us the Nationals ought to be contenders
in the race. There is no club in the
league which gives us harder battles, or
one which We fear more, and yet 1t seems
that it proves easy for the other teams
l don't understand 1t. 1t may be q coin
cidence that Washington plays its best
bah against as, but the fact that this
been in Detroit would hardly bear out
that contention II Washington put up
the same article of ball against other
teams that 1t does against us 1t would
be fighting for the flag at the end OF the
season"
Jennings feels confident that the Tigers
will win their fourth pennant this year.
The fact that his two veteran pitchers,
Summers and Donovan, showed good
form in Cleveland on Decoration day has
made the future look much brighter to
the inimitable Hughey. and he can see
nothing to worry him ahead now.
.'IN admit that for a while there was
occasion for worry, because our pitchers
were going none too well. but IT looks
much better now. / believe that we can
win IL our pitchers will hold the opposing
team to an average OF t6nt .at asn runs ,nase pse
runs, and it ought to be easy work Ior
the pitchers to win for us.
Since the team returned from its west
ern trip Wild Conroy has been hitting bet
ter than in many day. HIS average In
the six games played on the local grounds
since that trip is 1856. He Is working
splendidlx with Milan and their hit-and-
run play has succeeded almost every u''ie
'i r. is noticeable fact that conroy is
doing no bunting in the early part OF the
game. but is hitting out when Milan gets
on and there is none down. Ihis Piay
has repeatedly been successful. With
the lively ball In use 1t does not look ike
good base ball to do much bunting dur
ing the early stages OF a game, TOT tne
percentage to hit is greater now than 1t
was formerly.
Milan's playing in yesterdays game
was nothing short OF brilliant. Not only
did he make two hits, but his throw 70
the plate In the second inning, when ne
prevent disaster, while his capture of
Blair's long line drive near the club
house saved Groom a lot Of trouble in the
sixth.
warhop's underhand raise ball had all
the youngsters on the team guessing.
CUNNINGHAM Henry and Ainsmith famed
five times in the six innings played. The
older members of the team, who have
been up against Warhop before. were not
SO MUCH puzzled. and hit him timely.
1t was the first good break of luck that
the Nationals have had in some time
To be able to score two runs In the fifth
after two hands were out and none on
made it look as II things were breaking
this way for once OF course, Johnson's 8
tumble Of LeliveIt's ,grounder made this
possible, for GesSler, with the bases full.
came through with a clean base drive
which sent the tying and winning run
over the plate.
Gessler. oy the way, is a much improv
ed batter over what he was last season.
He is hitting now as he did in the days
when he was with Boston and used to
break up ball games on the local lot.
Jim Delehanty Is being played at first
base by Jennings to give his leg chance
to mend. Del found it impossible to
cover ground at second because of the
bad knee which he injured last fall. He
says that with rest his knee will mend
and he will be able to fill his old position.
But Dels hitting cannot be spared by
the Tigers just now, SO to keep him in
the game he has been shifted to first base
and O'IIeary Is doing stunts at second
Del figures that by the time the western
trip is over he will be able to play second
again.
Brilliant support saved Groom. and
yet the elongated twirler appeared to
have more yesterday than on any OF his