The Washington times., 1907-10-02
MANY QUAKER FANS
INDORSE SILKS
CRAWFORD RULING

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.-There was
! baseball talk yesterday wherever two
men, young or old. met. while YounG
America simply famed until there was
nothing more to discuss abOu- the pres
/ ent situation in the national pastimea
/ and even tho women forgot their shop
/ ping long enough &c express their opin-
\ ions as to the outcome OF the race.
The discussions ali centereG about the
/ memorable contest at Columbia Park
/ last Monday, when the Athletics anc
! Detroit hammered away at eacE other
I for seventeen never-to- to-be-forgOtten In
nings with a tie score.
Every point OF the famous struggle
! was gone over and over again Every
play was recalled, and countless times
the fans showed how this or that team
should have won the game. on this
point the opinion was unanimous that
the Athletics should have won out in
nine innings.
Various Views.
But when all other talk tagged. the
rooters got back 10 just where they
started
Was Silk O'Loughlin, the "arbirta-
tor" justified In nis decision, declaring
that Harry Davis drive to center field
I in the fourteenth inning was an out be-
cause Crawford was lnterfered with by
d policeman?
Right here the arguments branehed
Of. Some said that the policeman didn't
interfere with Crawford, and others that
ne did. A third point wasn't over
looked. This was that even II the uolice-
man did get IN Crawford's 8 road a tride
ne didn't n any way handicap the be
ball
Policeman Reticent.
As for the policeman. who might have
decided II al, with a few words. he re-
rnaineG In the background. Tor the time
being he was famous as the fireman who
Knocked down Jim Corbett behind the
scenes OF a theater in this city when
Jim was the heavyweight champion.
But the policeman wasn't coming out
/ into public view and being interviewed.
II was generally admitted that the
pohceIaan was runring when Crawford
1Iled 70 get the fly. whether. as some
claim, TO interfere with era WORD ~ 10
get away frOr; him Is the argument por-
! maps the policeman Is running vet A.
any rate. his name Is unknown 10 fame
As Foote Saw It.
Some OF those who were in qood
position TO see the play declare that the
policeman die not Obstrtet Crswfo-d's
view o. the ny and did not interfere
with him. Among these was Harry
Eooie. director Of The Phnadelpbia and
!ts9-aolng halfway Athletic Association
-ir. FcOte said yesterday.
was standing almost within sr-,.,
reach OF Crawford when he trie5 fC- q. - -,
Cu Oau M oy Davis. A few innings before
CraWIord fell into the crowd frvinr -
set ulNe, and, In my opinion he 1yas
alIdlu 20 go into the Spectators a secorS
ume. When the ball was COMING oI,r
way tne policeman ran 10 get ont 0f The
Sehterhelder's way. He DID not obstr1Icf
CraWfords view, nor did he inferfe~a
With the player. The bail struck Co.
Ioru myers, and got away from hfpa.
Inc centerhelder should have caught
the ball. I admit, but ! believe he vTaS
afraio OF the crowd, and thus lost it
Mack Stands Pat.
Connie Mack would not take back one
iota Of his opinion that Unplre
. OLoughlin made the decision because
Of long cherished animosity toward
the home team
Mr.. O'Loushlin said last night:
Il cal take an oath that have never
cherished any I'll will toward Connie
Mack or any Of his players have al
ways said that Mr.. Mack was one OF
the finest men in the baseball business.
I have seldom had any trouble with any
Of the Athletics or nut them ont Of a