The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
Nv WILLIAM PEET.

Eddie Collins. the Athletics whlrlwind
second sacker. in answer 10 a letter from
one of Washington's thirty-third degree
fans. says: a consider Walter JohnsOn's
pitching the speediest I ever faced, and
20 my mind he is the greatest twirler
in the game to-day"
The foregoing statement was over Col
Inns signature in q letter 10 Mr.. ]. II.
Happ, OF GA + street The latter, who
is total stranger 10 Collins. was Gu
lious 10 know what the little second
baseman thought OF the Nationals idol,
and took the liberty to write and ask
him.
Collins is not the only ball player who
regards Johnson as the best ever. for
Larry Lajoie, Iris Speaker, Ty Cobb.
and others have expressed TO the writer
the same sentiments.
II would seem that Jim McAleer's con-
tention 10 the effect that the All-Stars,
under his managerial wing, which gave
baltic 70 the Athletics for a five-game
series prior 10 the big show, could beat
any baseball aggregations ION earth has
been fully justified. IN view OF the re-
cent trOuncing Mack's men handed the
Cubs.
Billy Sullivan. the White Sox catcher,
always conservative, came out in an en-
phatic manner, supporting McAleer's
claim 1T was the grandest bail club
that ever faced a pitcher" the veteran
said during a fanfest IN the Aldine Hotel
lobby last week. and the Chicago Cubs
would have no more chance than rabbit
OF heating us had II been possible 10
arrange a series of games"
A local afternoon paper Wednesday
published scare head story about seri-
Gus football accidents this season 10 three
high school players, but did not go into
details and explain how the boys hap
pened 70 be hurt.
Kranzlein. the Western center rush,
was the most badly injured Of The three
one of the small homes i'm the left ankle
being fractured when an Eastern player,
during a scramble for the ball, stepped
on the foot.
Tew, the Tech captain. who had 10
leave the Tech Business game last week,
strained the igaments Of his right Shout
der in falling. but viii be IN good shape
for tie Central game, two weeks on
McCaffrey. the Eastern end rush, played
throughout most of the Western game
with two fingers on HIS right hand bound
in plaster OF paris casts Mccartney was
hurt in the Central game last week when
a Central player stepped on his hand
breaking the bone I'm his little finger
These injuries We're not caused by fly
ing tackles, mass plays. or vicious block
ing, bat were bruises likely 10 happen at
any football game.
The new rules have done much 70 elm
mate danger. but they cannot legislate
against stepping on a players ankle or
his fingers. Neither can they prevent a
man from falling heavily on his shoulder
and straining the ligaments.
As long as there is tacl0ling, rushing.
and scrambllng after the ball, just so
long viii minor injuries crop out. Foot
ball Is football. and not checkers or It'd
dl5y-winks.
Frank NJ. Schultz, the Cub ball player,
who lives in Syracuse. and who has
written many dainty little bits OF verse,
describes the aftermath OF the worlds
series thUsly.
The Years az the fAu.
The cubs they did lose:
II wasn't snap
Fer the Mackss 20 COP;
They trimmed Us, that's al;
But old Syracuse
4. stil the map,
And all the trains stop
Now We know why the Cubs lost. They
had been reading Schulte's stun
/. c. Davis. OF the St Louis Times,
has been interviewing the baseball celeb
rites on the Cubs-Athletics series. Here's
what he got:
The Elephant-Now. vhst do you think Of your
Uncle Nun?
The Cub-I was doped
Chicago-Nothing left but honor and the drala-
age canal.
Philadslphia-Just woke up. What's the score:
Capt. Chance-Haye sent the machine 10 the gar
age fer a general ove-hauling.
Connie Mack-Exclse me I've got date with a
little irieud Il mine named d. CUPID.
Ran JOhns0n-FiFe coats. Count EN-.
Thomas Lynch stand exactly where have al
WAYS stood I still maintain reiterate and affirm
that with McGinnis umDirng The result would have
JACK Coombs-Did you see me rake EN-?
Catcher Lapp-In he the lap Ct luxury this
wintet.
Teddy Observation-Disclosures! I could lick en- my
Hughie Jenninss-Ding bust it! Why couldn't I
do that!
George T. Stallngs is said to be al
ready laying his plans for the strength
ening OF the Buffalo club. Baseball has
received a new impetus IN the Bison
city with the return OF the former man
ager. and the enthusiastic fans fancy
Tapping in the wind over their ball
park. The pennants OF 1904 and 1906 are
becoming frayed with age and the base
ball public is clamoring for a nag OF a
newer pattern.
It was Stallings leadership that gave
them the other two and they believe that
he can build up q team which viii bring
home the third emblem OF supremacy
Frank LapOTte, Otis Clymer, Dave Brain
and Matty Mcintyre We're products Of
the old regime. and it is only reasonable
10 suppose that other stars OF the base
ball armament viii rise under the guiding
hand OF one Of the abiest managers in
the game.
Harry Nelly, OF the Detroit Times
takes a swat AT the Chicago baseball
writer's as follows: There IS a knock.
roast. a bawlout Of as big a lot of
disgruntled pinheads as ever came down
the baseball pike. II you don't like
knockers, refrain from reading for our
hammers out
Possibly the biggest Joke OF the base
ball year is the attitude Of The Chicago
Examiner, one of the sheets printed in
the town that used TO be and isn't in a
baseball way. The Examiner has en-
ployed two experts. Charles Dryden.
humorist, and Hugh Fullerton. technical
man, 10 distribute 10 the folks at home
the latest information on the national
pastime.
Fullerton distinguished himself by pre-
dieting victory for the White Sox over
the Cubs in 1906, and got away with II.
After that he was the famous EXPERT
This year he extinguished himself By pre-
dieting the scores. runs, hits, errors, ana
batteries OF the worlds series two weeks
before the games were played. He didn't
ANNOuNC EMERY