The Washington herald., 1906-10-11

tried to get two years ago for the Wash
lngton club
Rohe is playing a wonderful game as a
substitute. OF course, the Sox feel the
loss of George Davis, bat they are happy
In finding a good man TO fiu IN.
Johnny Evers played a great game for
the Cubs, and although he is about the
member of the team. never let's
crowds nor enthusiasm bother him in the
least.
Cold fingers made a poor looking catcher
out Of Billy Sullivan SIX bases were
stolen on him, whereas had It been mid
season all of them would have been
turned back.
RueIbach won the last twelve games he
pitched for the Cubs. and entertained just
enough superstition to think that when
he worked in his thirteenth game he
would be defeated. But the '15' omen
didn't work
Manager Jones blundered when he
picked Harry White TO pitch While he
is the best left-hander in harness, he does
not belong TO the Geld weather brigade.
White never pitches in the early season.
and usually drops out before the end of
the year.
The victory Of the Sox caused a tremen-
dous drop in the betting odds, and even
money wagers were made. The attend
aHce Tuesday was a disappointment to
the management, and especially TO the
players of the two teams, as they share
the receipts Of the first four games, for
the crowd was fully 1000 under the esti-
mates.
AS the hour for play drew near the
temperature fell rapidly, and the wind
rose to half a gale It Is doubtful If a
championship game was ever played
under more frightful weather conditions.
The players sat on two bare planks IN
the open field. exposed to the full fury Of
the wind and cold. The cheer that greet
ed the Cubs on their arrival was quite
as vOciferOus as the ovation given the
Sox on the West Side, Tuesday. 1t was
apparent however, that to-day the SOK
Tooters out-numbered the Cubs support
ers nearly to /. The practice was un-
der American League rules.
The dispute over the number Of UNI
pires to be assigned to duty in the series
ended In a draw. President Johnson al
most had his wish, but not quite
OL0ughlin and Johnstone will be the
regular umpires in all the games unless
they are incapacitated by sickness or in
jury, but Sheridan and Emslie will be
kept in reserve ready for duty if OCCa-
sion demands.
The tide OF the betting Is now changed
strongly toward the Cubs. It was felt
that as soon as they got into their bat
ting stride there would be nothing to it
but the Cubs. It is almost a cinch that
White is out Of the series. unless the at
mosphere warns up considerably. Walsh
has not proved a consistent pitcher, with
the exception Of his winning spell after
the middle Of the season. His moist bali
is apt TO freeze up. and. anyway. he prob
ably could not control it in the cold. So
the chances Of the Cubs are more than
promising.
It develops to-day that President John
son old not attend the game yesterday.
giving as his reason the intense cold.
National League men say. however. that
he did not go because of his dispute
with Charlie Murphy over the umpire
question. Murphy says he told Johnson
that he would not stand for four umpires.
You'll stand for whatever the COM
mission decides" Johnson replied.
You're not running this series
We'll, my team is playing in il, not
yours" shouted Murphy.
You're taking a mighty small part in
it," Johnson IS said 10 have replied.
Then, says Murphy Il called him a big
stiff, and told him I'd smash him in the
/ jaw He walked away. OF course !
would not hit him, bat he made me aw-
I fully mad"