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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-30
WORLDS HAMMER RECORD.
Matt McGrath Hurls the 16 Pounds
the Distance of 1877 Feet 4 Inches.

NEW YORK, October 30.-Matt Nc
Grath. the giant weight thrower. former
ly of the New York A. c., made a new
worlds record with the sixteen-pound
hammer yesterday at Celtic Park. the
occasion being the fall games Of the
Galway Mems Association. He sent the
missile the great distance of 1877 feet
inches, and this is exactly three feet
farther than the previous mark. made
by John Flanagan more than two years
ago at New Haven. All this, of course,
is provided that the correct conditions
of record making were observed yester-
day.
4 remarkable thing about the perform
ance was that McGrath took but one try
The reason he said he did not try again
was that he might stretch the handle and
lose the record. There was strong wind
blowing at the time. and whether this
will initiate against the acceptance of
the new mark can only be determined
by the record committee Of the A. A. Y.
This wind. which was computed to be
about forty miles an hour, blew partly
crosswise in the direction in which the
hammer was thrown.
No matter what may have been the
conditions OF yesterdays performance,
McGrath by his work lately was In line
to wipe out Flanagan's mark. for he has
been doing around 183 feet consistently
He made no secret Of the fact that he
would shatter the old mark when he
happened to get favorable swing. Four
years ago and for about a twelvemonth
McGrath held the worlds record with q
pitch of 173 feet 8 inches. and prior to
this. 1907, Flanagan held the crown with
Il throw Of 172 feet IL inches. When Nc
Grath wiped Flanagan's mark away the
experts said that 1t was the last of John,
but he came back. first with a throw OF
1870 feet and later on with 1874 feet
inches. Flanagan is now residing in
Ireland.
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M'bR|DE WILLING TO
MANAGE NATIONALS
But Says There Are Others,
and Lauds ''Germany"
SChaefer.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. October 3O-Asked
whether he would accept the manage
ment Of the Washington club of the
American League in case 1t was rendered
to him. George Mcbride. the Milwaukee
boy who played such a sensational game
for the Nationals the past few years, re-
piled:
why. certainly would. Why not?
think I have enough real major league
experience to entitle me to trial the
same as others have had, but 1 would
not accept a position of that kind unless
felt sure I could make a success of it.
However there are other good men on
the Washington team worthy of try at
the management. and l would not stand
in their way for moment If the own
ers saw At to appoint one Of them. 1 be-
live Herman Schaefer, the old Milwau-
kee second baseman. has a good chance
to land the job. and 1 am sure he would
be q very competent man to handle the
| team. He is popular with the boys. and
that helps a great deal. and. besides, he
knows the game as we'll as any one"
Continuing. George said: You know,
there may be no chance at Washington,
because I understand q deal Is on to trade
me to Cleveland. and should / go there
the question OF management would be
out Of the deal entirely and I would
not look for II. because 1t would not be
fair to the Cleveland men. The Washing
| ton owners have not said a word to me
about the trade. and all know about it
ia what have read in the papers. Had
Jimmy McAleer remained at Washington
no doubt l would have been named as
manager, for he wanted me to have 1t,
but. as l said before. there are others &c
be considered.
II would not like to leave Washington.
because the people there have been very
generous to me, although Cleveland would
| be much nearer my own home. However.
| that would not matter to me during the
playing season. for 1t matters little
whether you are a few hundred miles
more away from your own fireside.
From what l saw of the worlds series
games in the east the Athletics are the
better team by quite a margin. The
Giants are fast on the bases, but they do
not appear equal in any other depart
ment of the game. and l looked for Con-
ME Mack to win the championship. l be-
| lieve the American League has a better
lot Of teams on the whole than the Ma
tional League-that is. they are better
balanced or course. they are all drawn
| from the same source and the same
money paid for the men. but the Ameri-
| cans seem to have the edge just now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-30
COMING TO A HEAD SPORTS IN WINTER
John T. Brush Desires Ticket
Speculation Investigated.
WANTS DETAILS PUBLIC
Ban Johnson Says He Knows Who
Obtained 5000 Seats at a
Single Haul.

| CHICAGO. ILL.,. October 30.-Aroused by
| the publication of reports quoting B. B.
johnson, president of the American
League of base ball clubs. as having
| more or less direct evidence connecting
| the New York National League base
ball club with the alleged furnishing
to ticket scalpers of supply of tickets
to the worlds series games, President
John T. Brush of the latter club yesterday
| made public letter defying johnson to
proceed with an investigation. The let
ter follows:
Chicago. October %.
B. B. Johnson, ESQ.,, President American
League Base Ball Club. Chicago.
Dear Sir: My attention has been called
to recent newspaper article attributed
to you to the effect that eight or nine
thousand tickets for the recent world s
series were given to spectators by the
New York club at an advance of 81 the
ticket; that while you exonerate me per-
sonally the article states that you knew
the essential facts and would investi-
gate the scandal il you had the sancti, n
las the public has heard great deal
of late concerning spectators. ticket
scandals. Investigations and the expulsion
of the New York club from the National
need not wait one moment for the con-
sent of Messrs. Hermann and Lynch in
beginning an investigation. so far as the
New York club is concerned.
You have my consent and may have
the full cooperation of the employees Of
the New York club during the investi-
cation.
If what is charged in the article is
true, then l wish to know it. If it is
found not true. then that fact should be
mad public. Respectfully yours.
JOHN T. BRUSH,
President New York National League
Base Ball Club
Mr.. Brush is Ill here at a hotel He
came to Chicago about a week ago to
consult a physician.
The article which brought forth Mr.
Brush's letter was published in morn
ing newspaper yesterday. It asserted that
meeting of the national commission
would be held In Cincinnati during the
second week in November to investigate
the charges. sentence In it reads:
Mr. johnson says he will be able to
confront the commission with the names
of persons who obtained 5000 seats at
single haul"
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HOSPITAL CORPS WINS.
Takes Apache A. c. Into Camp by
Score of 10 to IL.

The Hospital Corps team of Walter
Reed Hospital took the Apache A. C. into
camp in a stubbornly contested and well
played game The score: Hospital Corps,
II; Apache A. c.. II. The Hospital Corps
crossed the Apache line for the first
touchdown in the first quarter, Strain
making a splendid end run around right
end. Strain then kicked goal. The
Apaches tied the score in the same period
on kick, Frank going down the field and
recovering the pigskin, with nothing be-
tween him and the goal but fresh air.
Murray kicked the goal. The Apaches
forged ahead in the third quarter on
line plunges, Murray carrying the ball
over from Hospitals 2-yard line Muir
ray then failed to kick the goal The
Hospital scored a touchdown In the last
two minutes of play. Preston carrying
the ball over from Apache's LIZARD
line. Strain then made a beautiful kick
from a difficult angle. The features of
the game were the end runs by Strain
and Preston. and the line bucking Of VIII
liams. the kicking Of Sollack and the
work Of the Apache ends in running down
punts. Frederickson and Thomas dis
played speed and ability in breaking up
plays for the Hospital Corps. The line
up:
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BIG DEMAND FOR TICKETS.
Yale Princeton Game Still Great
Drawing Card.

NEW HAVEN. October 3O-The official
statement is made at the Yale ticket office
that during the last few days there has
been such a rush of applications for the
Yale-Princeton game at New Haven that.
although the time limit has been placed
five days ahead Of last year. the appli-
cations exceed the supply by several thou
sands. This indicates that the third game
between Princeton and Harvard has been
far from producing the effect expected in
diminishing the demand for tickets for
the YalePrinceton game.
Additional applications, 1t Is stated at
the ticket Office. will now be absolutely
useless. and the applications which have
been made for other than personal use to
q large extent cannot be filled and will
have to be reduced by drawing The tick
ct officials. however, state that the regular
personal applications will all be filed.
This condition of affairs indicates the
high-water mark at Yale In the demand
for foot ball tickets for the big local
game, and further indicates that next
year, probably not more than one ticket
for each applicant can be supplied. which
will probably do away almost entirely
with the attendance. OF women at the
game,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-30
BY J. ED an111o.

For the next year or two there appears
to be but one team which can win the
American League pennant. and that is the
Athletics Mack's aggregation is &c
strong that unless several Of the stars
should be permanently incapacitated
there Is hardly q chance OF their being
beaten in the next campaign.
There would not have been any kind
Of a contest during the past season had
it not been for the poor start the cham
pions got In the race. Had they started
off as they finished they would have
been SO far ahead by July that it would
have been impossible to hold any in
terest in the race No team ever started
OF under a greater handicap than the
Athletics. With Detroit sailing out in
front by the longest margin imaginable
It required q team of great strength and
confidence to work its way to the front
as did the Athletics. That campaign
showed the strength of the Mackmen. and
should It be their good fortune to get
good start next spring the American
League race will be as good as over be-
fore half the schedule has been played.
Nor is there much OF chance or the
team showing signs OF deterforating by
ers might find it dificult to get going
good In the spring, but Mack Is well
Supplied with youngsters who have
shown class and could carry the team
along until the veterans get properly
seasoned.
Unless It should be Jennings good for
tune to pick up several good ball play
ers from the bunch of youngsters he has
coralled, there is no great danger. OF the
Tigers being anything more than a hard
club to beat But the team Is not OF
championship caliber unless 1t is improved
about % per cent before the next cam
paign That pitching stan Of the Tigers
has seen its best days. and without pitch
ers no team stands q chance for the pen
Enant, be 1t ever 50 strong In every other
respect.
There are too many good ball players in
the lineup Of the team not to make
trouble In q race, but 1t is decidedly
questionable whether they will cut any
more OF q figure than Boston and Cleve-
land, two teams that are sure to show
marked improvement next season. New
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nERTINENI COMMIT
WsHappenin&$s

York might have a chance II that team
was placed In competent hands, but 1t
seems to have been proven to the satisfac-
ton OF a majority Of followers of the
game that Hal Chase, while great play
err, is not a manager.
Notwithstanding the fact that Murphy
and Ebbets. the two National League
magnates who were responsible for 80
long drawn-out schedule in that league.
will probably again stand out for sea-
son that runs far into October. the
chances are that their pet plan will be
their playing dates for next season.
There is no occasion why q season
should be dragged out eight or ten days
longer than is necessary to play the re-
quired number OF games. Both leagues
can finish their seasons around October l,
and that without reducing the number OF
games.
OF course, this weather proposition is a
gamble at any time, but there Is bet
ter chance of having the worlds series
two weeks later. The American League
will take a stand for a schedule that
ends as near October as possible. and In
this it will have the support OF every
National League club owner who has the
best interests of the sport at heart.
1t would not be at all surprising II
Clarke Griffith, who has been negotiating
find himself not in a position to accept
the local management. Omcially. Grif-
fifth has not severed his connections with
the Cincinnati club One newspaper or
that town made the announcement that
Griffith had been let out two weeks ago,
but President Hermann nor any other
official of that club has as yet confirmed
this report.
Hermann, in fact, told the writer In
New York that he was by no means sure
that Griffith would not be retained. He
admitted that he at one time would like
to have secured Joe Tinker Of the Cubs.
but that the Chicago club would be sure
to want a batch Of the Reds best players
for Tinker. and that he did not feel jus
titled in making such sacrifice. He also
wanted Leach, but had to abandon that
plan for similar reasons. The team
under Griffith was not success because
there was a lot of experimenting done.
but at the close of the campaign thu
team began to show good form and Grit
fifth became more popular than he ha.
ever been before. While 1t II undoubt
edly true that Grimth's contract has ex-
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ubtfu If Griffith Will Be Let Go by Cincinnati Sports Of All Sorts
CINCINNATI CLUB WANTS TO
RETAIN GRIFFITH AS MANAGER
Doubtful If Local Owners Would Secure
Him Under the Circumstances
Others May Be Considered.

braced up in no uncertain style. ana II
the post season series with the Cleveland
team helped to wipe out all the antaGon
ism against Griffith. to the end that M
will in all likelihood be the teams di
rector next year. as usual
Should the Griffith deal fall through the
local owners would have to start new
search for a successor to McAleer. Billy
Murray undoubtedly would be considered
but IL is questionable whether he would
here. though it ia understood that he pro-
poses to make visit here shortly to
have a conference with local club officials
As stated before in these columns. Nc
Bride. Schaefer and Stovall were elimi-
mated from the contest some time ago
though the present turn in affairs may
make it necessary to again consider the
two local players. The appointment OF
either would probably be popular with a
majority of the fans. but more ex-
perienced man would undoubtedly be pre-
ferable.
Hugh Jennings has been charged with
pulling for the Giants to beat the Athiet-
les In the worlds SERIES though these
charges may absolutely be groundless, Tor
Jennings has not been known to express
an opinion. But nevertheless he is COM
Ing in for the usual pounding which some
Of the American League adherents have
always given him. The following from
delphia Inquirer Is self-eXplanatory:
mo one questions the right of Hugh
Jennings to personally favor MANAGER
McGraw over Manager Mack, to pun 1of
the Giants rather than the Athletics. but
good taste should have prevented him
from giving public expression to his feel
ings at least. But for the expansion OF
the American League Jennings would not
be the conspicuous figure in base ball
he now is. 1t made it possible for him
fr, ho q Thought
Of making. Common decency should have
prompted him to praise the bridge that
carried him over but he could not con-
troll his natural bent and openly rooted
against the club which was fighting to
sustain the prestige Of the organization
of the club from which he is getting his
bread and butter as a member.
1.-The history of the American League
proves that 1t never forgets those who
were loyal to 1t; and its memory should
be just as long regarding those guilty
of the one unparoonable sin-ingrati-
tude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-30
BY J. ED GRILLo.

If Clark Griffith is appointed manager
of the Washington team today the ques
tion of whether he will be able to accept
the position will arise Advices from Gin
cinnati are to the effect that there has
been change of sentiment in that city
and that Griffith Is now favored to retain
his position. If this be true and the Gin
cinnati club should express a desire to
retain Griffith il is not at all likely that
the Washington officials will insist upon
his-coming here. Griffith's contract with
Cincinnati expired at the end of the sea-
son, but ball clubs respect one another
claims under such conditions. and Wash
ington. would probably pass up Griffith
rather than deprive the Cincinnati club
of his continuance as its manager.
Griffith, naturally. is anxious to come
here where he would have a financial in
terest in the club. and yet there is no
doubt that if he could remain i'm Cincin-
natl he would jump at the opportunity.
for il would give him a chance to exon
crate himself.
The directors of the Washington club
are scheduled to have a meeting late
this afternoon. at which time it is ex-
pected the question Of who will manage
the Nationals next season is to be set
tied.
The following dispatch from Cincinnati
would indicate that Griffith is far from
through with that club:
'CINCINNATI October 30.-It developed
here yesterday that the sentiment in re-
gard to a change in the managerial posi-
ton of the Reds has swung around to-
ward the retaining of the present man.
aver, Clark Griffith. While IL has been
known that Garry Hermann has been
on the lookout for player-manager.
with the intimation that Joe Tinker
of Chicago would be the man. the action
of the entire Cincinnati team in pre-
senting TO Hermann a petition that Grit
fifth be retained is said to be the factor
which determined his retention.
Considerable adverse criticism was
pointed in the direction of Griffith dur
ing the early weeks of the season, when
the Reds were i'm a slump and being con-
sstent.y beaten. Toward the latter part
of the playing year. however. the team
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pired, no American League c!uo Wouio
he ant to touch him II Cincinnati ex'
pressed q desire to retain him as man
ager.
While there has been some criticism OF
Umpire KLEIN for giving the informauon
that Doyle did not touch the home plate
when he APPARENTLY scored scored . the e. w'n hnws
ever, q display Of gameness on the UNI.
pire.s part. To have called Doyle out
would undoubtedly have created a riot
on the Polo grounds. yet Klein nc aic s,n mos
ready to make the decision had Doyle
been touched with the ball. Few umpires
would have placed themselves In sucn
q position. To deprive the Giants OF q
dangerous proceeding. and yet KLEIN. who
has a reputation for never fearing any
thing when he IL in charge or game
would have taken that chance regardless
Of results.
overlooked the fact that Doyle did not
touch the plate, even II he had been aware
Of 1t, for fear Of the crowds anger. II
KLEIN erred by calling attention to Doyle
failure to touch the plate, he neverthe.
less demonstrated that conditions would
not interfere with him doing his duty.
H. D. Brown. promoter fthe Laurel
race meeting, deserves no end Of credit
for the splendid manner in which the
game has been conducted at this track.
No meeting ever held In this vicinity
has been SO consistently popular with
lovers of the sport az the one which is
drawing to a close at. Laurel. To begin
with. the sport has been clean ana free
from all suspicion. the best horses IN
training have raced there and the purses
and nrices have been liberal In the ex-
IRENE It is the one race meeting where
a special effort has been made to pro-
tect horsemen and public. and IL all race
tracks had been conducted on the same
lines that has Laurel adverse legislation
against the sport would have been held
to a minimum. The public has shown its
appreciation Of Browns efforts TO give
n clean race meeting and has supported
II better than any meeting held In the
east In recent years. 1t Is to be hoped
that the sport at Laurel will be con-
tinued for many years to come. for when
ACE tracks are conducted az has this
me the game becomes beneft rather
than q menace to q community.
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DAVIS IS TO ADOPT
MACK'S SYSTEM
Maps New Manager Will Conduct
Team as Does His
Tutor.
EXPECTS TO PLAY
IF IT IS NECESSARY
Lajoie Apt to Be Kept at Second
Base-To Take Hold
January /.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, October 3O.-Schooled in
the Connie Mack system of base ball.
Davis is expected to attempt to run the
Cleveland club along the same lines. In
fact. he admitted yesterday that he in
tended to pursue Connie Mack system
of secrecy.
Il don't believe said Davis yesterday,
Tin players knowing everything that the
rooter knowing what the player knows.
Connie Mack has always run his team on
such basis. Connie has never tipped
his hand completely, even to Ibis players
Often we wondered why he did this or
that and we had to walt until the play
went through before we discovered why
Again. IL the public is tipped of to all
the inside stuff, what chance have you
got 10 win?
l. have known clubs that managed to
get another clubs signals. give out the. r
information with the result that the
other team heard it and covered up the
next time the two clubs mixed. / don't
believe in that sort OF enthusiasm at all.
! believe In keeping my mouth shut on
such ;uatters. Ii has paid Connie Mack
and he is a good example to follow"
Davis. however. does not mean that he
intends to do all the thinking for the
team. lie does not regard that as win
ming system and illustrates that the New
York Giants were forced to look to Nc
Graw on the bench coaching lines be-
fore making an offensive move. Davis
prefers that his players be able to take
the initiative themselves.
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RUN IN WINTER.
Horsemen Have Almost as Many
Meets AZ In Summer.

NEW YORK. October 30.-For the win
ter season the horsemen OF the running
turf now have almost as many oppor-
tunities as are afforded during the sum-
mer months With the closing OF the
racing at Pimlico and Laurel the winter
season properly begins. Marlboro. Nd.
will offer ten days Of racing. beginning
November I. and November the meet
ing at jamestown begins. to continue
until November 30.