The Washington herald., 1911-07-03
Nv WILLIAM PEET.

Every baseball club has its Jonah. jinx.
or hoodoo.
The Washington team has three distinct
and live jonahs.
The first and greatest is Doc White,
of the Chicago Americans; the second
Jack Quinn, of the New York Yankees,
and third the Boston Red Sox.
McAleer's henchmen are up against
jinx No. to-day in Boston, the land
Of culture baked beans, and Goldfish.
If the Nationals can split even or take
three out Of four on this trip it will be
up to the fans to petition President Taft
to declare a holiday.
For some reason or other Boston is an
awful hoodoo town for the Washington
baseball club. The Nationals always play
fast ball there, but Boston by hook or
crook usually manages to pull down the
greatest number of runs. 1t is just one
Of those things nobody can understand.
AS for Doc White and Jack Quinn,
everybody knows that this precious pair
is bad news to the local club. Quinn
has been in the American League more
than two years now and Washington has
only beaten him three or four times. As
for Doc White, the lanky dentist did get
to that time and subsequently he has
always had the Indian sign on our ball
tossers.
How much easier for Washington it
would be if the American League would
suddenly decide to get rid Of White,
Quinn, and the Boston Red Sox.
Roger Bresnahan's St Louis Cardinals
are tearing things up for fair in the
National League. Yesterdays victory
shoves them into fourth place. Pittsburg
dropped back into the second division.
Not in years have attendance figures
taken such a jump in st. Louis. The city
is going wild over the showing Of the
Cardinals, and there is a lot of pennant
talk floating about.
Frank Prott, a weIl-known Washington
basketball player. is now located in Los
Angeles. In a personal letter to the
writer he says that the Los Angeles club
has a twirler named Halla, who would
look mighty good on the Washington
club.
the chances are that If HaIla is any
good he has already been snapped up by
one of the other big league clubs.
It is Bobby Groom's turn to work this
afternoon, and unless Manager McAleer
changes his mind. the slim boy will face
the Bean Brigade.
A dispatch from Youngstown, Ohio.
says:
Fred Sherry has probably pitched his
last game for Washington. Anticipating
his early release by Jim McAleer, Sherry
has communicated with the local club
owners and has asked to be taken back.
It is hardly probably that Fred will be
accommodated, as Manager Phillips corps
Of twirlers is complete, and he will be
unable to find room for the former Villa
nova college finger. Sherry has shown
form at Washington, but his work has
been so inconsistent that McAleer has
practically decided to let him CO."
The Atlanta Georgian Of last Friday
printed the following story:
Thursdays game was of no especial
importance to the Cracker club. Being
on the bottom, there was no chance to
get worse and little immediate pros
pect of getting better.
But it was a life and death struggle |
for two Atlanta pIayers-Al Britton and
Fred Corbin.
Thursday morning Otto Jordan could |
not for the life of him tell which man !
he would let go. Britton had 1t all over |
Corbin at batting. Corbin had a shade |
of advantage in fielding fly balls and |
a decided advantage on ground balls. |
Corbin was the faster on bases, but was
fa1 n yuiId was
the better man Of the two mentally. 1t |
would be easier to get Corbin out of |
the league because he could be turned |
straight back TO Washington, while !
Britton would have to be waived out |
and some club might grab him and |
transform him into a long, sharp thorn, |
well suited to jabbing into the side of
the Iuckless Crackers. And lastly, and |
very important, Corbin belonged to |
Washington and wasn't an asset at the |
end of the season. Britton was At |
lanta's property, and If he made good |
he could be kept or sold as best suited, |
and in either case Atlanta had the bet
ter Of It.
After weighing all this evidence and |
a lot more Thursday morning. Jordan |
couldn't figure it out.
so he decided to play both men in the |
afternoons game and take their per-
forming as a hunch.
Both players knew the way things |
stood, and it was a tense and trying |
time for them.
They were under fire and they knew |
It And Brittoa stood the test.
Here is the way they performed:
First Innihg-Britton mashed the ball |
through the infield, scoring BeumiIler. |
The scorer called It an error, but it was
as good as a hit Corbin didn't get the |
bail past the infield.
Third Inning-Britton singled and Jor-
dan scored. Britton scored on o'DeIrs
bit, after reaching second on an error.
Corbin popped 70 second.
Fifth Inning-Britton singled and Beu-
miller was sent to second.
Sixth Inning-Corbtn famed.
Eighth Inning CBritton's only losing
round)-Britton popped to East. Corbin
singled
After the returns were canvassed there
was no dodging the results. Britton had /
played like q hero. corbln had pulled
on only an ordinary sort OF game ana