The Washington times., 1912-07-09
Will Pay No Attention to
Accusation Made by
Eddie Collins.
POOR SPORTSMANSHIP
SHOWN BY ATHLETICS
Streak Of Yellow Is Detected in
. Connie Mack's Players All
Over Circuit.
By SENATOR"

Manager Griffith and "Chick" Gandil
for their explaption OF a charge made
by Eddie Collins an dthe PHILADELPHIA
Athletics that, the Climbers big first
baseman attempted to spike the
Mackmen's star second sacker here
recently no attention will be paid to
1t by either Griffith or Gandil. They
both consider the charge foolish and
will let 1t rest.
Why that charge by Collins Is a
joke" said Manager Griffith today.
We shall pay. no more attention to
1t than If we never heard of II. It is
one of those things that may be al
lowed to die a natural death"
The charge, in the first place, shows
an extremely low degree of gafneness
in the makers. When Gandil was
thrown into the air by Ira Thomas in
this city on June IS, narrowly escap-
Ing injury, nothing was said about 1t
by the Nationals. When Collins broke
Gandifs nose in Philadelphia, nothing
was said about it by either the in
1ured player or the manager.
Rumors Borne Out.
Rumors that the Mackmen cannot
stand the gaff seem borne out in this
latest action of theirs. 1t has long been
said that several members Of their team
are yellow" Ira Thomas, "Stuffy"
Mc1nnis, and Eddie Collins being named
as the worst. Jack Barry. Frank Baker.
and Danny Murphy, as we'll as Bender
and Jack Coombs, have ESCAPED the
charge frequently made by the Detroit
players. but the others have long been
suspected Of wearing a cavalry stripe
on the backs of their shirts
Somehow the Mackmen heard that
Gandil was a quitter in the face of a
runner, and when the Nationals arrived
in Philadelphia they proceeded to prove
1t. Perhaps Collins thought Gandil
would quit trying for second after hav-
Ing his nose broken. But Gandil didn't
Furthermore, after that injury Gandil
took good care that he would run no
more risks.
In the series played here between the
two teams Collins was not hurt, was
not even in danger. Good infielders are
seldom cut down. It remains for the
clumsy or dirty" players to be hurt
Mcbride and Foster get their men slid
Ing into the bag. but are never hurt
They are too skillful. That's the ex-
planation.
Athletics Are Wise.
The Athletics are wise to all the
tricks of stopping base runners. Nc
.Innis always has his foot in the way OF
the unsuspecting and Collins thinks
nothing of injuring base runner COM
ing into second. Baker is merely
clumsy. He can't move out of the way
and therefore runs risks not met with
by other good infelders.
Finding themselves cracking under
the strain of the scramble and learn
ing of the strength of the Nationals
the Mackmen are simply providing
their alibis before they drop down into
the second division.
Manager Griffith wants to spike a
-rumor running about town that Jack
Barry and Gandil had a fist fight ir
the Athletics clubhouse on the last
visit of the Nationals to Philadelphia.
This rumOred fight never took
place." says he. How that tale got
around is more than ! can explain. It's
pipe, pure and simple. / was there
and know it didn't"
Ridiculous Tale.
The tale is ridiculous on the face OF it
Barry left the game in the seventh In
ming after trying to stop Foster!
,grounder in the sixth in the game played
June q. 1t was learned he had frac
tured his collarbone. He is now wearing
a harness on his weak shoulder. How
1T can be imagined that Barry, mucf
smaller than Gandil, would engage II
"a fist fight with such big man while
ysuffering from broken collarbone sur
spasses ones most fertile imagination
sThe story is a dream, sad, sad dream
: Lefty" George will not appear
against the Nationals, as Harry Davi
4has sent him to Toledo for Outfielde
Hanger. George is too frail for the bis
show. With his departure Cleveland
thas nothing to show for George Stovall
who might have fitted in very we'll will
the Naplanders right now
The Naplanders have a new outfielde
named Nickel. hailing from the Yazo
City club of the Cotton States League
He has some reputation as a hitter ant
may appear here.