Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
HANDICAPPING JOHNSON.
Playe-~ Who Assault Empires Make
Trouble.


Just at a critical period when President
Johnson and his associates are busiest with
deals which will determine the future Of the
American League, the players and some OF
| their managers start in to give the leagues
executive lot Of trouble by assaulting his
| umpires and by general rowdyism on the
| field.
By such conduct, unless suppressed, it
would be possible for the players them
selves to undo the work of years and wipe
| out the splendid prestige which the Ameri-
| can League has gained with the public by
| the We it has kept its games free from
| rowdy tactics and dirty base ball, A few
outbreaks like those Of Hart of Baltimore
and Manager Duffy Of Milwaukee will do
more harm than the n1agnates can repair
by any quantity Of expansion and earnest
effort. The act Of Manager Duffy is not
eXcuSable any ground whatever. His
position manager of a team should car
ry with it sufficient dignity to make such
an exhibition of temper Impossible, and If
he cannot control himself better he is not
fit for the position of managing team
thing which some of his players are be-
ginning to hint.
Duffy knows. as does every other man.
ager in the league, that the only way to
improve the umpiring in the American
League is to go to President Johnson and
convince him a change is necessary. Man
nassau is not the best nor the worst UNI
pire In the business, but the way to get
better one is not by smuggling him in pub
lie and compelling President Johnson to
uphold him at any cost to avoid appearing
to adopt the weak vacillating policy Of the
National League regarding its umpires. If
MannaSSau is as poor an umpire as Duffy
and others maintain, why don't these man
ayers get together and by combined influ-
ence and proofs secure a change which
might be for the better and might be for
the worse? The umpire who never makes
mistake does not live, and the good ones
do not grow on bushes.
First Prize for Pfllsbury.
Pillsbury finished his games in the mas
ter class Of the New York State Associa-
ton tournament last evening. at Buffalo,
winning eight and drawing two and taking
first prize
The second and third prizes are still In
doubt, as Delmar and Napier both have
chances, the results depending upon the
adjourned game of Howell vs. Delmar and
the unplayed game Of Howell VS. Napier
The prizes in the first class of the gem
eral tournament are also in doubt Thorn
ton of Buffalo has the best chances for
first but unplayed games Of several of the
players give possibilities for ties between
Swafield, Weeks. Thornton and Searle.
Wheelmen to Entertain Their Friends
The Arlington Wheelmen will give their
| eleventh annual complimentary excursion
to Marshall Hall and Indian Head, We'd
nesday evening September 4, on the steam
| err Charles Manchester Invitations and
| programs are now being printed and will.
| within a few days, be given the members
| for distribution among their friends Over
| 400 complimentary tickets will be issued
Base Ball Notes.
Washington and Ietroit are playing q
| dcuble-header this afternoon.
| Mercer and Carr.ck may be on the rub
| Der for the Senators, while Siever and Mil
| Ter will serve them up for the Tigers
The Champion ChicagoS open series at
| American Park Monday. Patten will prob
| ably go against them, with Patterson or
| Griffith as his opponent
| Yesterdays game left bad taste in the
! mouths Of the local enthusiasts. Errors
| of the players are to be deplored but stu
| pid work makes the average fan hot.
Jimmy Barrett nrobably saved the game
| for the Detroits by his great catch of Lees
| beautiful nit into center. The hit should
| have been good for a triple at least, with
any other man but Barrett chasing the
| ball.
| his work at the Initial corner. and his bat
! ting eve is coming around all right Jor-
| dan is only a youugster at the business
but he has lots Of nerve and will yet be a
"If we only had a team OF Bill Clarke's"
said one of The boys in the press box YES
| terday. Bill never Quits and his words
| of encouragement help out tremendously.
Nine Clarkes on the field would cinch the
pennant for Washington"
President Young is reported to be acting
| as the agent of the sNational League In
| the matter of securing American League
| players Several of the Detroit men have
called on Uncle Nick" by request, and
| as the other teams arrive In the city the
players will probably be met with like in
| vitations.
That was great game at Baltimore yes
| terday The Orioles managed to bluff in a
| run, while Cleveland was presented with
! q clean row of goose eggs.
| Harry Davis Is hitting the ball in great
| shane Just now and it behooves Lajoie and
| some others to move up little, or Harry
will lead the band.
| Lave Cross said Yesterday: II intend to
play in the American League to the finish
| even IL 1t comes down to two clubs
Left-handed twirlers in the big league
| have won ffty-seven games this year and
| lost seventy. In the American the SOUTH
| paws have been more successful winning
| ninety-three and losing only seventy-eieht.
A deal was framed up last "Wednesday
j between Comiskey and President Kilfoyl Of
the Cleveland club whereby Erwin K Har-
vey, the erratic southpaw. was turned over
to McAleer and joined the Buckeyes In
i Baltimore. 80. = -
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