The Washington herald., 1912-09-24
GREAT CROWD TO
SEE NATIONALS
PLAY TORONTO
Monster Turnout Expected To-day
When Climbers Battle Interna-
tional League Champions.
GOOD ONE ON BOSS GRIFFITH

Special to Tho Washington Herald.
Toronto. Ontario. Sept. 23-The Ma
tionals arrived here tonight at $50
o'clock from Rochester. and the binding
rainstorm which greeted Griff's young
sters in the frst-named city was left be-
hind. Indications point to a nice. bright.
clear day for to-morTow's exhibition
game with Joe Kelley's Toronto club,
champions OF the International League.
Tim Jordan and Bill Bradley. former
big leaguers, now with the Toronto club
boarded the train at Hamilton and jour-
neyed with the Nationals to their desti-
nation. Both Bradley and Jordan said
they believed one of the largest crowds
of the year would turn out to see Griff's
much-talked-of aggregation.
The ball players had a lot Of fun kid
ding Manager Griffith on the train. 1t
seems that Griff admired a nobby rain
coat worn by Wild Conroy. and said:
''l'l give you $50 for the coat, Wild"
It's yours: fork over the twenty" re-
Piled COnroy, and the bargain was sealed.
Grin wore the coat while he was in
Rochester and before the train pulled out
he changed his mind II don't believe
will take this coat after ALL Griff
vouchsafed, and returned the garment to
its former owner. COnroy said all right
and after bidding the boys ''good-by''
walked away. When tke train was pull
irP into Buffalo two hours later Griff
jumped up with a start. exclaiming.
Great Scott. ! forgot to get my $50 from
Conroy when l gave him back his coat"
The Washington party will stop at the
Prince George Hotel tonight and are
scheduled to leave at SO o'clock to-mor-
row for Philadelphia.
There is just the possibility that Clyde
Milan will not be in to-morrow's game.
as the Tennessee flyer was suffering
from violent headaches all day and
slight fever developed tonight. In the
event of Milans not being in the game
Herman Schaefer will hold down center
field. With the exception Of Moeller, Fos-
ter. and Gandil, former Eastern
League rs. none OF the Nationals have
ever been in Toronto before and a sight
seeing party for tomorrow is being ar
ranged.
Ray Morgan. the Baltimore boy, who
until the advent of Frank Laporte was
the Nationals regular second sacker. is
one member of the Washington club who
picks the New York Giants to win the
worlds series over the Boston Red Sox.
Morgan has evidently allowed his ad-
miration for MuGgsy McGraw to run
away from his better judgment. for when
ycungster in short pants Ray followed
the destinies OF the old championship
Baltimore Orioles during the McGraw
regime. and he thinks that Muggsy Is the
greatest leader in the world.
Many a time" says Morgan. have
I looked through a knothole i'll the fence
at the old Baltimore park when 1 could
not scrape up the two bits for a bleacher
seat. There never was or never will be a
better ball club than the old Orioles
when McGraw was on the job
For the sake of argument, Morgan be-
lieves- that the Giants will have little
trouble hitting the Boston pitchers. and
that both Matty and Tesreau will be
able TO hold the Red Sox at arms
length
Look az what happens every time big
Ed Walsh. OF the Chicago White sox.
goes in against Boston. He invariably
wins have seen Tesreau pitch. and big
Jeff is n second Walsh. l do not believe
Boston will hit him
Morgan also thinks that Wood was
made for the Giants. and that they will
have little trouble beating him.
The majority of the others under Grin
wing pick the Red Sox to win in walk
At the recent meeting in Cincinnati for
the drafting of players a well-known
newspaper man went to Ban johnson
and asked: Why did you bar Schaefer
and Altrock from pulling of their come
dy? Was ii to make room for some of
those comedian umpires on your stan"
II any reply to this was made. It has
rot been recorded.
WILLIAM PEET.