Evening star., 1911-08-28
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Though Ed Walsh has had brilliant
career since his advent in the American
League and has always been numbered
among the great pitchers of that organi-
zation. it was not until yesterday that
he broke into the select class of twirlers
who have figured in no-hit no-run games.
There is always a lot Of luck goes
with such performances. for there is
many a brilliant game pitched in which
hits are charged against a pitcher which
are the direct result of luck. and when
a pitcher goes through nine innings with
out allowing a safe drive he has reason
to be thankful for having had excep-
tionally good breaks.
Walsh is enjoying another brilliant
season, though he is with team which
is hardly a contender in the race. The
fact that Walsh has been worked harder
than any other twirler during the past
six seasons and Is still star seems to
show the absurdity of the claim that the
use of the so-called spit ball Is injurious
to the pitching arm. Walsh's success
is the result of this deceptive delivery
Still he gives no evidence of wearing
out. though, as said before, there is no
pitcher in the country who works in
more games than he. Walsh has worked
In as many as five games in a single
week and there are decidedly few in
stances on record when he has been hit
hard.
II seems Impossible for Umpire Jack
Sheridan to retire. II memory serves
right the veteran Jack has almost as
many farewell tours to his credit as Sarah
Bernhardt. and yet he always pops up
again after he is supposed to have left
the game for good.
Sheridan, like many others connected
with base ball. thinks he is til ed of the
game only to find himself yeerninE fo-
weeks. There is no doubt lrat Sheridan
is conscientious. and whenever he realizes
that he has made series of poor .deci-
sions he concludes that the end of his
career is at hand, and lie resigns, only to
be persuaded to return after time.
Rumor has It that Charley Murphy.
owner of tine Cubs. approached Harry
Davis. captain &C the > thietiCs, with
proposition to have Davis manage the
Davis, however, had to refuse because he
has already agreed to sign with the
Cleveland team tor rext season, otherwise
Murphy's proposiu IN might have looked
good to him. suca a move would have
been ten-strike for the National League
club. for there is no more popular play er
in Philadelphia than Davis. Incidentally,
this effort to sign LAWS shows that MUIR
ply is the real power In the Philadelphia
club. He has soured on Doolin because
the latter has prevented the Moore deal,
which would have been of much assist.
ance to the Cubs in their present fight for
the oenaont. II may be, too, that he
does Iot like the way Fogel has been
running things. Davis, of course, Is the
property If ti,e Athletics. but 1t is ques-
tionable If he could be prevented from
managing the Phi lies from the Lench IL
he had seen fit to accept the Murphy
offe:
Four of the Nationals recruits who
are expected to join the team next month
wall be from pennant-winneng teams.
Rochester seems sure to land the flag in
Spencer are from that team, while Gads-
den. from which Washington has secured
Long, has a comfortable lead In the
Southeastern League. The fact Saae
these players have been on winning COM
binations has undoubtedly been of great
help to them, as 1t Is to all ball players,
though, OF course, they have contributed
their part to make their teams winners.
1t is a noticeable fact that Connie
Mack's pitchers are not showing near
as good form as they did a year ago.
though the Athletics continue to win be-
cause of the teams splendid run-getting
proclivities. But IL the Athletics win
the pennant and go into the worlds
series their pitchers will have to do bet
ter work than they have recently to make
that team the favorite over the National
League winner, whichever team that may
be. In the series against the Cubs last