Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-08
By ]. ED GRILLo.

John McGraw and his New York
Giants will be the attraction here April
and g. Negotiations for these games
are now on, and. since the suggestion
came from the New York club, there is
not apt to be the slightest hitch. Man.
ager Griifith received telegram from
Secretary Joe O'Brien yesterday asking If
the dates mentioned were open, and If so
that the Giants would like to come here.
Griffith of course. would be pleased to
have the National League champions play
a couple Of games here, and he &C
cepted the dates OBrien suggested.
The coming Of the Giants probably
means q meeting for the first time of
Mathewson and Johnson in ball game.
Barring accident to either Of these stars.
they are sure to pitch in one of the games
the Giants are scheduled to. play here.
The clash between these two great pitch
ers should prove quite an attraction. as
1t Is not probable that they would ever
appear on the field opposing each other
again.
Buck" Becker is not satisfied with the
contract Manager Griffith has sent him.
Griff gave the local boy an increase, but
Becker thinks he is entitled to more
than the contract calls for, and he pro-
poses to make an effort to convince
Griffith on this point before time Tor re-
porting rolls around.
Oftentimes II happens an accident will
prove the turning point in base ball
players career. Repeated knocks have
proved the undoing Of Frank Chance a
man whom Charles Comiskey of the
White Sox declared the greatest base
ball player Of all time" says the Detroit
Journal.
The clout Chance received from George
Suggs Of Cincinnati was the turning
point with him. Davy Jones of the
Tigers says a smash on the head from
Pitcher LANCE Of the White Sox in the
late spring of 1911 started him on the
down grade.
Up to the time he was struck on the
was hitting and fielding as he had never
done before. He was the lead-off man
for Detroit, and 1t was his ability to get
on base that won many game for the
team.
II hold no ill-will toward LANCE: my
accident was one Of the misfortunes OF
the game" declared Davy. Il had been
fielding and hitting in better style tnan
had ever done before, and was con-
fident would hang up record in 1911
But when Lange hit newell. l seemed
to go all to pieces
"When / recovered couldn't get back
| into my stride. fcouldn't locate the bal
as we'll In fact. couldn't do anything
I was at sea part of the time. I do not
know what made me feel that way. My
physical condition seemed well enough.
guess the tuck had simply been taken
| from me.
THAT blow started series of misfor.
| tunes. was hurt in sliding to bases, and
I the finish came when I twisted my leg
out Of joint when going after ball in
practice one day. / never recovered from
| that.
climax to my troubles"
! Bill Donovan of the Tigers has flow
! a sarcasm that would make the tall
of base ball manager ON losing team
appear weak. AT the same time Bill has
| a witty tongue. He Is Irish through ant
through. and the player who steps intt
repa rtee with him usually RECEIVERS muct
wiser and much more precautionary.
| One day. few seasons ago. Mich
saved to throw hot bonmots with
| Nick strolled toward third base, anc
| as he was passing the Detroit bench III
screwed his mouth to one side and said
Gosh: Bin, your nose ;, was y. made fol-
4 Bill glanced up, then IN his own milk
\ manner returned:
Yeah. an yours was made for scoop
ing them out"
| Whereat Nick returned to the Chicag,
| bench. and expressed himself quite EN-
phatically on the Detroit team. and Ger
tain Of It's members in particular.
Oscar Stanage had one OF the cutes
little canes Imaginable at the beginning
4 OF last season. but shortly after the be
ginning Of the pennant race 1t was miss