The Washington times., 1912-04-25
TOMHUGHES WANTED
BY JAMES NJ 'ALEER,
MAY TRADE C|COTTE
Boston Manager and Grif-
fifth Thought to Be Dick
ering on Deal.
By SENATOR"


BOSTON. Mass, April 25.--A trade in
volving Eddie Cicotte and Tom Hughes
Is not an impossibility or even an I'M
probability in the immediate future.
Eddie Cicotte has never had any luck
with the Boston club. though rated as
one of the best pitchers in the American
League. He has been pursued almost
continually by a jinx, and he would
welcome q change Of base.
It 10 almost an identically similar stu
alton IN the case Of Hughes. He feels
club too long. He believes that the
Capital City fans are tired Of him, and
would welcome a deal taking him to
other scenes.
long conference, and 1t Is believed they
are Matching a trade which may result
in the acquisition Of Cicotte, the knuckle
ball twSler. and the sending OF Hughes
to the Red Sox. McAleer believes that
the 1912 pennant would be his had he
one more reliable pitcher, and he feels
THAT Hughes would just about All the
It is not expected that Griffith will
stand in the way OF the deal II he can
pick up another man to fill Hughes
shoes With the Nationals In his palmy
days Tom Hughes was the winning
pions of 1903. His work that season kept
the team In front Of the procession. and
ne was lauded to the skies as one of
the best pitchers of baseball. Ever
in its baseball heart for Long Tom
Hughes. and would be popular here II
the projected trade goes through, as
now being planned.
Players Are Fined.
In addition to being suspended from
playing George Mcbride. the Nationals
captain, has been fined $2 by President
Ban Johnson. after reading the report
of Umpire Silk O'LouGAlin. Dixie
Walker. who wound up the eighth Ill
ming last Saturday by hurling the ball
over the grandstand, has also been
Tined the same amount.
censed over the fininE of Mcbride,
whose record has always been good.
McI;ride called Westervelt q gentle
man OF pronounced cranial proportions,
otherwise known as a fs thead, and 70.
that must warm the bench and in
crease the bulk OF the American League
treasury.
Eddie Foster, the midget third base
man of the Nationals. was the real
star Of the afternoons entertainment
The wee chap pounded out a two-spot
pam three times. In the field he show
ed some of his real class by gallopIng
over 10 the visitors dugout. dancing a
JIG In the bowling hurricane and clasp
dropping foul. fly OF iris Speaker in the
opening session.
The sixth frame saw him olectrify
the fans and start them applaudlng by
and steve, erkes., Hooper laid down
q slow rolling bunt, but Foster hoped
in upon it, scooped it up and had it ir
Flynn's mitt an eye-winker ahead OF
punched one solldly toward the short
'ileld. Foster hiked across lots. nailed
It with one hand and also got his mar
with a flendish daredevil toss to Flynn
midget neatly swiped three corners
Ia' ha! laughed Griffith.
For five innings Walter Johnson toyeG
with the Red Sox, but in the sixth he
sluggers at the plate and two runs were
registered for the home outfit. Foster
had figured in two admirable plays wher
Speaker beat out one to knight thai
the lanky second baseman just barely
touched, but couldn't field.
After that there wasn't anything tc
the contest but johnson, though Gard
ner doubled to left center in the eight
and Henriksen, elouting for O'Brien II
the ninth, strolled. johnson was II
form and that meant nothing but vic
tory for the Nationals.
Dan Moeller had a couple OF fancN
catches in the garden, the best com
ing in the eighth session when Tri'
Speaker lifted a long drive to left cen
ter. The ball seemed bent on reach
ing the bank and was assisted by thu
high wind. However, Moeller took un
to himself wings and got under tn
ball showing excellent Judgment, to
gether with unusual fieetness of foot.
And Jimmy McAleer owes Clark Grif
fifth q FIVE spot for being so sure hi
Red Sox would cop this series Tn
Nationals have done it already and be
low you'll find the dope detailed TO
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