The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
STOCKHOLDERS OF LOCAL
CLUB ELECT OFFICERS
Old Board Will Serve Again McAleers Work Satisfac
tory, and Same Liberal Policy Will Be Pursued
BY WILLIAM PEET.

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of the Washington Baseball Club was
held in the office of Secretary Benjamin
S. Miner. Colorado Building, yesterday
afternoon, and the old officers were re-
elected. as follows: President. Thomas
c. Noyes; secretary, BENJAMIN s. Miner;
treasurer. ;, Harry Rapley;jf board of direc-
tors. Edward Walsh, Henry Blair. and J.
NJ. Kenyon.
Reports of the various committees
were read and a pleasant hour was spent
discussing plans for the coming season.
The stockholders were unanimous in vot-
ing to continue their present policy Of
allowing James A. McAleer to assume
entire charge of managing the ball club.
McAleers work during the past season
was eminently satisfactory, and he will
be given a free hand in the matter of
purchasing and releasing players.
The question of improvements at the
Florida avenue ball park were discussed
briefly, and the plans as outlined by the
chairman Of the appointed committee met
with favor all around.
prominent officer Of the club was
asked for a statement last night, but
said there was nothing 20 give out. other
than that the affairs of the club were
satisfactory to all the stockholders and
that the old officers were reelected.
Jimmy Johnstone. National League UNI
pire tells why he has chased McGraw from
the field so often. His side has never
been told. Next day New York papers
defend the Giant manager and tell how
he is abused by the umpires.
Johnstone's nose is prominent and gets
red after. couple of weeks of hot
weather. Quite naturally. Johnstone is
sensitive about it, He is naturally a sem
sitive person. Reference to his nose ag-
gravates him and he is angry enough to
fire McGraw and his team when McGraw
on the first base coaching line and Arlie
Latham at third base start a dialogue
like this:
whats the greatest color for a nose.
Arlie?''
"R-r-r-red.'
costs lot of money to paint red
nose, eh, kid?''
Yep: but look at the fun you have
doing it,
Wouldn't an elephant look funny IL he
had bright red trunk?'
He sure would. Maybe he'd be an um-
pire then
"Does rye or bourbon make the nose
Anything will do it. Johnny. just so
you don't have to pay over cents for
it,
Don't umpires know where to get the |
biggest for the least?'
.rSure. Mac. I wish I knew where the |
place was |
why don't you drink where umpires
drink"
There's none left. 1t all goes into that |
nose
The following story is from the cleve- |
land Leader:
Il was wonderfully interested the other |
day in the story told Of the hardihood |
cold weather. and on water covered dia-
said Addie Joss, but wonder1
how many people have ever heard tell |
Of game that once was played in a /
dense fog: a game wherein the pitcher
could barely make out the man to whom |
he was pitching; a game wherein the |
outfielders were completely lost to the
view of the crowd
''The two all-star teams-representing /
the National and American Leagues
were on their way to Los Angeles in 1904,
when we stopped off at a little place
called Grass Valley, in California, to
play a game. We had been assured a
$500 guarantee. So it was that the fact |
the game began-a dense fog set
tied down over the field did not give US
any great concern, and We started OF in
rare good humor. I could barely make
,ut my catcher's signals. so thick was the
fog, but we got along pretty well for a
while until the fog became so heavy that
any ball hit over the infielders' heads was
sure to be counted as a home run.
willis was pitching for the All Nation
als and was in as deep distress as was
myself. Whenever the bat and ball met
IN straight collision there was pretty sure
10 be free trip around the bases. for
nobody even saw the ball once 1t went
INTO that fog embarked outfield until 1t
had been recovered by some out-5Ynner
FOR our team.
II can't just remember the score
Seems to me it was something like 70 to
Il in favor of our side. But, anyway, 1t
was just question Of finding the ball
md getting it back to the plate before
everybody who had been camped on the
bases had scored.
Why don't you call the game? said
20 the umpire as he came down to me