The Washington herald., 1911-07-31
BY WILLIAM PEET.


Walter Johnson against the Cleveland
Maps on the concrete coliseum lawn this
afternoon, with the chances favoring
Becker
1t is also barely possible that Ray Nor
gan. the Nationals young shortstop from
the Virginia League, will be in the game
to-day. Just where Morgan will play Is
not known. His regular position Is short,
but he may be showed into second, and
Elberfeld either given rest or played
On third.
President Ban johnson. of the Ameri-
can League. reached Washington yester-
day morning. He is here on one of his
regular tGps around the circuit, and will
stop over for to-day's game
President NOyes and Big Ban paid a
visit to the ball park in the afternoon.
and the American League Chieftain ex-
pressed himself as delighted with the
looks Of things. He was astonished that
so much could be accomplished in such a
short period.
Larry Lajoie pays Jack Lelivelt COM
pliment- During a tanning bee at the
hotel the night the Maps arrived in
town. the big fellow asked who was
playing in the Nationals outfield, and
when told replied: why don't they keep
Lelvelt in the game? I think he is q
corking good ball player"
Elmer Bates, the veteran Cleveland
sporting writer, is with the Maps and
writing pieces for the Cleveland News.
Elmer is known to fandom as The Little
Old Man." and his winter stories make
delightful reading. Bates and Tim Muir
name are the nestors of the baseball
writer's. The Little Old Man is one of
the best informed scribes in the coun-
try, and is known personally to almost
every ball player in organized ranks.
The Atlanta club, of the Southern
League, has signed Austin Howard. for
mer Cornell and Western High School
star. Howard is a product of the Capt.
tai, and while at Cornell University de-
veloped into one of the best fielders in
collegiate circles If he can hit the
Southern League twirlers he will make
the Crackers a mighty valuable man.
Chaperoned by Art Griggs and Fred
Falkenberg. eight of the Maps embarked
Saturday night on a fishing trip up the
Potomac River and did not return to the
hotel until late last night. Ole Olson
caught all the fish, which he brought
back in his handkerchief
Manager Stovan does not take to heart
the two defeats sustained at the hands
Of the Nationals. The boys slumped in
their hitting; that's all. Well take the
other two games, all right. OF that I
am confident Monday l shall work
James, providing Jimmy McAleer makes
good his threat to try out his latest
find Becker. If McAleer should put IN
Johnson watch me come back with Gregg,
and Vean will beat the big fellow
Dode Birmingham will get back into
the game at center field to-day. The
Maps feel that If Birmingham had played
Saturday Gessler's home run would never
have happened. Ball will continue to
hold down third, and Larry felt no ef-
fects Of his first real workout Saturday
and will continue to hold down the key
stone sack.
Lajoie is still bothered with lameness,
but it has not affected his batting eye
TO any extent and he looks like the same
old star around second base. His field
ing during Saturdays practice was COM
mented upon by all the fans.
True to predictions, the Athletics are
evening up their account with the Tigers
big lead secured by the Detroit team dur
ing the latter's long stay at home. If
the champions can do as we'll on their
home grounds as the Tigers did on
theirs-and there is no reason to doubt
that they cana change in the leader
ship may be looked for any day, for the
Athletics are now only four points be-
hind. But in the meantime the existing
situation is good for the game. Any one
who doubts this need only to note the
size of the crowds. Four straight for the
Tigers called out big houses at Detroit,
and that double-header victory for the
Athletics on Friday in Philadelphia beat
all records in the way of attendance.
Shibe Park was not big enough to ac-
commodate the people who wanted to see
Ty Cobb face Bender. and thousands
could not gain admittanCe. 1t beat the
worlds series figures in the way of a
crowd, and there was another great out
pouring of people Saturday, about $1,000
visiting the grounds on the two days.
When Mondays and Tuesdays attendance
figures are added to the total, 1t will not
be surprising If the four-day record Of
that famous Athletic-Detroit series OF
1907, when 1l6,0OO people paid, will be
found to have been beaten. This, of
course, providing the weather continues
falr ana IlOueTdle ne
is keen, and the fact that the American
League race is a two-club affair this year
does not seem to have any marked effect
unless it to be convince the faithful fol-
lowers OF the Athletics that the cham
pions will surely come into their own
some day and show the way over the
finish line well in the lead for another
championship pennant. With Collins
back on the job, It is the same powerful
machine that won the worlds champion
ship last fall, and which, given an even
break in luck, will come pretty near re-
peating.
Although the team that played against
the Clevelands at the Joss benefit was
composed Of men who never played to-
gether before, it put up an impressively
strong game. 1t probably could keep on
putting up an impressively strong game.
The team was composed as follows:
Speaker and Milan, centerfield; Collins,
second base; Cobb, right field: Baker,
third base; Crawford, left field; Chase,
first base; Wallace. shortstop; Street and
Livingston, catchers; Wood johnson,
and Ford pitchers.
Here was an array OF all stars pitched
together for the first time. How would
that team fare in a long championship
race? The chances are that Il would
fare exceedingly well. II is a case OF the
smoke CHB-CHEK,
The best cigarette you ever put be-
tween your lips for the prtce-is