The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-27
N ALEER IN RAGE,
USES THE SHORT
AND UGLY WORD
Washington Manager Says
Criticisms of the Ma
J tionals Are Lies.
By SENATOR"
Only Washington Newspaper Man
With the Nationals.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 27.-Like
a bombshell, in the camp of the Ma
tionals, have come The Washington
Times with the criticisms of the team,
and from Manager Jimmy McAleer
down to Fred Sherry, they are froth-
ing at the mouth. One and all say
that criticism is to be expected, when
the seasons work is concluded, but
they rail at what are deemed pure
fabrications.
Embryonic managers are to be
found on everything" says McAleer.
u suppose every street corner has a
man better able to manage this club
than I am, but they are not respon-
sible for the team and l am. They
can fume and spout to their hearts
content without making me bulge
an inch. / know what 1 am up
against and they don't.
Question of Facts.
IT am willing to be knocked and
hammered all over the lot, but when
a man takes to criticising. he should
stick closely to facts
This is not being done in Washing
ton. The players are doing the best
there is in them. Not a man is laying
down on me or any other member Of
the team. That statement is a palpable
lie; nothing more.
. 1T hurts me more than any one else
to see Mcbride charged with quitting,
when the boy Is playing as good ball
as ever he has. He has had some err
Tors lately, but so have other equally
good players. Merely to insinuate that
he is hiding behind Johnson. is a lie
that cannot be excused.
When we go back TO Washington
hope to see some of the near-managers.
want them to come in the light and
tell me, face to face. what they think.
II. - rfyhFf to NIB hay
think, any way, but l shall Insist that
they stick to facts when they are talk
ing to me-"
"Td like to see the man." says Nc
Bride who says that l am throwing
away games for Walter Johnson, and
that there is any feeling between US.
I'll lick him II he is as big as Jeffries.
J II am sore at that kind of lying talk.
It's the first time since 1 began playing
ball that anyone has ever accused me
of quitting on a ball field.
we have been losing. right along
and we all know It. We are just as
sore over our string of defeats as the
widest fan in Washington, but we
want a square deal We don't want
people lying about us ia the papers.
Such talk as that Schaefer. street, and
] are in a conspiracy to throw away
Walter Johnson's games is so foolish
that it hardly merits contradiction, but
I'd like to see the man who said m
laying down. ! am going to try TO hnd
out who he is"
In his characteristic manner, Schaefer
read some of the criticisms, and said
they call me a comedian; well, I'm not
the only comedian in that town, this
fellow is a better comedian than I'll
ever be-"
Charlie Street, who was said to be in
a conspiracy with Mcbride and Schae-
fer to lose games when Johnson pitches,
refused to discuss it at all
Crazy to Talk About.
1.-The writer is crazy" said he, hut
ia he crazier talking about it,
The Nationals are enraged at the tone
Of the criticisms pouring down upon
their heads and If they have to go
home without a victory on this trip
they will be far from companionable
on their arrival
The first copy Of a Washington paper
appeared today and soon every
player was running around the corner
to get one to read for himself what
the fans had to say. Today they were
On the watch once more for the knocks
and the knockers Some Of the players
are declared to take the criticisms with
a smile, particularly those not especial
~ singled out for poor work.