The Washington herald., 1912-06-09

against the Chicago White sox In the
second game OF the series Thursday pre-
scented the youngest ball club in either
league Paul Musser. q. and John Henry,
p How is that for a Kid battery7
Ray Morgan. Gandu. and Foster In the
inneld. with Shanks and Moeller in the
outfeld, are all youngsters. OF which the
last named is the oldest. y Mcbride
and Milan sre the only battle SCARED
veterans, but these two are not consid-
cred old timers. despite their four years
servitude in the American League.
Grin has changed his tune since the
season opened. After the Nationals re-
turned from their first trip to Philadel-
phia last April the Old Fox declared he
would be satisfied with a good showing
this year. and that he was making no
his youngsters would finish IN the first
division.
The Nationals boss. in discussing his
team with the writer after the boys had
taken two straight from Chicago. said:
Il believe I have one of the best clubs
in the American League this minute"
Whether Grin actually believes this or
not only Grin knows. But he q out
there claiming il lust the same. And
incidentally he adds that he has a bet
ter ball club than he Is usually given
credit for.
You know the reason they won't give
me a chance for this pennantF' aueried
Grif.
NO" was the answer.
Because my men haven't names he
replied.
''The average fan thinks II you have
lot OF fellows on your ball club who
were stars you have a grand team
have the players and they are playing
the ball. But they haven't made their
names The fans look over the lineup.
see lot of unfamiliar names and imme-
diately figure We cannot play baseball"
Think It over. There may be some
thing in that"
Charley Dryden. Of The Chicago Ex-
aminer, facetiously calls Grifi the Will
liam ]. Burns OF baseball the worlds
famous baIk detective. This appelatiOn
fits, and Grin made good his name IN
Chicago last Thursday. In the seventh
inning, with MOeller on first, Ed Walsh
made one. Of his half baIk motions. Grin
Immediately appealed to SILK OLOughlin,
and the ump sent MOelIer 10 second.
Walsh has been getting away with this
Illegal delivery for some time. The ma
jority Of managers do not protest, but
nothing ever escapes Grih's eagle eye.
Walsh was so incensed at the umpire's
ruling that he kicked himself out OF the
game. but not until he had virtually
been pounded out by the Washington
club swingers.
Capt. George Mcbride is making a
whirIwind second baseman out OF Ray
Morgan. Grin put Morgan at second
while the club was in Boston, and the
Baltimore boy has crowded both knight
and Sehaefer on the team
L. e. MFtRrT an
who has always played on the other side
Of the diamond. Ray made a mess Of
II in St Louis, but with McBride's
coaching and Gr.fT's patience the young
ster has improved wonderfully, and II
he continues to pick up will be the SEN
satlon of the season-a regular secopd
Eddie Collins.
Morgan stands up to the plate with a
lot Of confidence. None Of the opposing
pitchers has been able to drive him away
thus far and he has connected for his
share Of hits Morgan himself believes
now that second base IS his position,
and his only regret Is that he has so
few chances TO handle. He is nervous
wIry little chap, who always wants to
be doing something
Since Danny Moeller threw his LETT
shoulder out Of whack in New York and
and was forced TO lay on week he
has donned the armOr In the shape OF
shoulder brace. invented and manu-
factuTed by DR.. Larkin. the club physi-
clan, and wears Il every day.
DR.. Larkin claims that with this de-
wise MoslIer could take all the chances
IN the world sliding to bases with no
fear of throwing his arm out OF the
socket. and MOeller has at last agreed
with the club physician
Moellsr refused 10 wear the con-
trivance when il was first given to him.
declaring that it made him feel uncom-
Portable. but now he says he doesn't
mind II in the least.
Had Dare Devil Dan worn the brace
in New York he would not have been
injured. He realizes Ghis now
Germany schaefer continues to amuse
the fans with his coaching. In Chi
cago he announced to the crowd that
washington and New York would
clash next fail for the worlds cham
pionshlp, and that the first game would
be played in Washington"
This statement got rise out Of the
rooters, who can see nothing but the
Chicago White Sox in the big series.
and one fan yelled out: Hey, Schaefer,
why did YOU quit Detroit?' The reply
came back like a fash: Because was
too fast for 'em"
Brand-new signs decorate Comiskey's
ball park in Chicago. The signs bear
the following inscription: ANY paYon
hurting abuse or uncOmplimentary re-
marks at the players will be ordered to
leave the park and his money refunded
The management reserves this right"
There will be no second Ty Cobb
punching incident in the Windy City II
owner Comiskey can help It, and the
ushers are instructed to report abusive
spectators.
1t might not be bad idea for Presi-
dent Moves to install similar signs in
the concrete coliseum, placing one or
two extra signs near the third base
seats where pests try to make lie mis-
erable for Capt. George Mcbride.
Chicago fans are probably the fairest
IN apy city Of the Ban johnson circuit
They are quick to realize and appreciate
merit in the work Of a visiting player.
In the opening game Of the White Sox-
Nationals series played in the Windy City
Wednesday, Eddie Foster pulled one Of
the cleverest uuick-thinking stunts ever
seen on the grounds.
In the fifth inning two sale hits in
succession put Hughes on second and
MoeIler on first. with nobody out Foster
came next Hughes is not a fast man,
and no one expects a pitcher to take long
chances on the bases. The White Sox
doped II out that there was nothing on
earth for Foster to do but lay down a
b,lnt to push Hughes and Moeller along