The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
EVERYBODY MAD.


Why? Because everybody is mad at
everybody else.
They cry peace, when there is no
reace.
Also there is a lot of rain, and nothing
TO do but squabble.
They say the national commission is in
a stew among itself-that in a stew"
being a mere figure of speech-over the
various happenings of the past few days.
The ball players are talking about the
sale OF the moving picture privilege by
the commission and wondering where
they get off.
1t is said that Tom Lynch, president of
the National League, did not care for
that reProving of McGraw and fining of
Merkle.
Ban johnson After Jennings.
Ban Johnson is getting himself talked
about for pernicious activity, but it
strikes the innocent observer that any
talk about the honorable Ban is merely
water on his wheel
There is also talk that Ban wants to
drive Hughey Jennings and Ty Cobb out
Of the American League for defending
Snodgrass in the spiking incident, and
some National Leaguers around here
make so bold as to say that the pictur-
esque Hughey and Ty, too, will be well
coined on their sidn of the fence with
open arms if they get the raus from
Ban.
lot of people want to know what the
na ational commission does with the money
It gets out of the worlds series, includ-
ing the picture money, but most likely
they will not be enlightened, because by
he baS T1Io
they will have forgotten that they were
curious about the matter.
The delay is bringing the Giants cause
back into favor. The fans believe the
Gotham club has all the better of the
postponement. They argue that the New
Yorkers were on the run following the
beating OF Mathewson, but they have
now had time to rally and settle down,
and with Matty again pitching Monday
hey ought to even up the series. The
two games which Matty has worked
against the Athletics has given him a
good line on their hitters.
Lny-oT Hurts Mack's Team. =
The Athletics were right on edge and
ready to go on through with the fight,
but the long Iay-ofr may now prove their
undoing. But it is hard to see how it has
worked as an advantage to the Giants
and a disadvantage to the home club.
Bender continues to be Connie Mack's
choice. The big Indian is the only
Athletic pitcher who has been defeated
by the Giants. 1t looks as If "Stuffy"
McInnis will be seen in the next game
played by the Athletics.
Rain fell heavier to-day than at any
time since the wet weather set in last
Tuesday night. Under instructions from
the national commission, Umpres KLEIN,
Brennan, Connolly and Dinccn went out
to Shibe Park at 7:3O o'clock and inspect
ed those portions of the grounds re-
manning above water Then they SOL
emnly agreed that it was impossible for
ball players to even swim in such heavy
going, and the national commission took
their combined words for ii, under oath.
Connie Mack went out and took look
at the grounds himself. and he declared
that ii was doubtful if a game can be
played Monday.
The past few days rain. responsible
for calling off the worlds champion
ship games for four days in a row,
aas caused the interest to wane to
such an appreciabIe extent that it is
expected there will be plenty of tick
its floating around when the Giants
Ind Athletics finally lock horns.
Baseball fans from the Middle West,
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