The Washington herald., 1911-07-20
By WILLIAM PEET.


starts to-day promises better things.
McAleer's henchmen have Just pulled
down two out of the four from the Chi
cago White Sox, and, according to all
reports, both Walter Johnson and Dixie
Walker are going at top notch form
When the Nationals were last In st.
Louis none of the local flInging staff
were able to show mucn and the men
behind them refused to come across with
any sort of hitting, but right now a bet
ter condition of affairs exists.
Walter Johnson is sure to twirl one
of the games, and Walter appears to
be back in his old-time form. 1t will
be remembered that when the Nationals
We're in st. Louis last month Johnson
was sent TO his home in Kansas to re-
cuperate from an attack of sickness
which came to a head in Chicago.
If memory serves us rightly the
Browns were easy picking in the three
games played in Washington, and the
series now stands to in favor Of the
Missouri bunch.
For to-day's game McAIeer will work
either Dixie Walker or Bob Groom, the
latter most likely, as it is Grooms turn
to pitch.
plug one for me-" said reminiscent
Eddie Plank the other day, that the
funniest freak home run I ever saw was
a push Danny Murphy gave the ball one
day in Cleveland. He hit It a mile down
into the field where Elmer Flick was
playing. We saw him run after the ball,
while Dan few around the bases. He
kept trying to get the ball somewhere
down there, and the more he kicked and
squirmed to try to get the pill. the far
ther Murphy was racing around the
bases. Danny got home, and still no
ball Elmer ran into the umpire. That
d. ball is stuck in a knothole out in
the fence, and you'll have to chuck out
another ball if you want any national
pastime' And. by gee, that's exactly
what happened. The ball had struck
knothole in the fence, wedged in there,
and you couldn't get it out unless You
dug it out with a knife
Young Juul, the southpaw who twirled
so we'll against the Phillies in the first
game for the Reds after Frank Smith
was knocked out of the box the other
day, is the player who pretty nearly
broke up league last season because he
lHSlSIeQ On d4ElLB ali ne huc".
JUL had been graduated from the Uni
versity of Illinois and was signed by the
Montgomery club, of the Southern
League. JUL discovered or claimed that
he discovered that the Montgomery club
was paying bigger salaries than the
league rules allowed, and when he failed
to join the crew that were being over
paid, JUL proceeded to air his views.
in One
manager lost his job as a result Of the
investigation, and Juul would have lost
out entirely, but Manager Frank Chance.
Of the Cubs, was tipped off that the
youngster was in wrong and decided to
take him under his wing and give him
a chance.
As a member OF the Cubs pitching
staff Juul was not a bowling success,
and Chance allowed Griffith to take him
off his hands.
While one can never tell by few in
nings' work, this youngster appears to
have the making of mighty nice
pitcher He is a trifie light. but appears
to have everything, including a bunch
OF nerve.
Roger Rresnahan, says the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat, ought to take especial
pains to get Outfielder Shanks from
Youngstown, in order to enable his
Climbers to shin up a little higher.
Danny Murphy, OF the Athletics, says
that the trouble with the Highlanders
is they have too many signs. Well, for
one thing, Daniel there's no pennant
sign about them.
The Boston Journal says: Retirement
from baseball of the Taylor family has
been rumored frequently and freely, for
some time past. Nevertheless, II will
surprise most of the fans to learn that
there are negotiations actually in prog
ress for the sale Of the club.
AS for the Boston ball players, even
those who have actually had bitter and
disheartening quarrels with the present
owner would be forced to admit that
when John l." sold the club the record
liberal boss had severed his connec-
ton with the game. The club has been,
indeed, literally managed. The best was
none too good for Boston. Recognition
of this fact has kept the turnstiles
whirling even when the team was los
ing. 1t would be a keen personal dis
appointment to Mr.. Taylor not to have
produced a pennant-winning club dur
ing his career as owner.
The question as to whether Harry
Davis shall manage the Clevelands next
year seems to have kicked up lot OF
hot weather agitation. But why does
Cleveland desire to make any change?
The Blues seem to be going better un-
der Stovalrs management than any
Cleveland club has done for long time.
"a perfect bat has never been made
and never will be- says Hans Wagner.
''I have had bats break when met the
ball squarely, break after months Of
faithful service. and grounder would
trickle to an in1elder when the force I
Put into my swing was enough for a
three-base hit.
The nearest perfect bat ] ever saw
was owned by a kid in small Ken
lucky town where once played in an