The Washington times., 1912-05-11

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BOB THAYER'S h
Sporting Gossip +
"Epery Knock Is a Boost"
Now come the Maps.
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The Cleveland Maps are here today
and they are welcome, indeed. The
White Sox Tucked out twice in their
games here and perhaps the old jinnI
will now jump from Griffith's shoulders
to those Of Harry Davis. Certainly
Jimmy Callahan carries a rabbits foot
in his hind pocket. No, L haven't lost
faith in the Nationals yet, not by a
jugful.
White sox are lucky X
Just how strong the league leaders are
will be shown in their games in Philadel- ,
phia and Boston. Few of us in this
neck OF the woods believe they can go
home in first place. The Yankees haveN
benefited by their long rest and may
be ready for the Sox by the time the
latter arrive in the metropolis. A
tough road lies ahead of the White sox.
Get off Mcbride!
The United States League Is doomed
In this city unless II can attract more
than seventy-fve fans. half of them
deadheads. President Albrecht is giving
the subject deep thought right about
now. Yesterdays game was good
one, but the fans forgot to take IL IN.
Salaries are going on all the time. and
the bottom of the pocket will DO
reached In time.
Cashion some sugger.
After losing nine straight games Rog-
er Bresnahan's st. Louis Cardinals de-
Consideration OF this streak of losing
| leads one to conclude that we can af-
| ford to grin at the Nationals four de-
| feats The Cardinals have been dopcd
| as possible contenders. but the Nation
| ais have never been thought strong
| enough for that.
! Western fooled Central -.
| Todays regatta OF Hecox's Technical
crews is worthy of notice, as IT may be
| forerunner of the Capital City boys
success on the water. There is no rea-
| son why Washington high schools
should not support crews every year.
| Few cities have the facilities of the
Capital and vet many of them are
doing much more with far less oppor-.
tunity.
Athletics raise psnnant, E.
Westerns victory on the diamond
yesterday over Central was surprise
TO the followers Of both teams. AS a
ball game it ranks among the best
ever seen Oh Il high school feld here.
being filed with thrilling situations and
sparkling plays. 1t looks very much as
il western would be champion. !
Tech regatta today.
Cricket lovers will be at Rock Creek
tomorrow to watch the Washington
Cricket CLUB in action. the first prac-
tice Of the season being carded for to-
morrow afternoon. There is consider
able interest in this old English sport,
and the spectators should be many.
Outlaw attendance funny
| ~
Isn't It about time something were
done with such incompetent umpires as
Bull Perrine and Terrible Tommy
Connolly? Not only are they most
fallible, but they are evidently lacking
, in the qualities required by big leagues.
The work of these two officials has
! aroused the ire of the quietest fans
, here. and means loss of money at the
gate.
Georgetown walloped.
This is a great day for sports al
Annapolis. Baseball, a track meet
races on the Severn, and a tennis meet
= are on the program. The chief attrac
e tion is the struggle between the nav.
r varsity boat and Columbia's eight. Th,
l, result of this race may mean much a.
l. straw pointing to Poughkeepsie.
e Trouble in Capital City.
Despite efforts to boom the comm;
bout between Jack johnson and jim
, Flynn, the public refuses to take it seri
q ously 1t will last just as long as tn
~ champion wishes, no longer, and few
IL fans will care to undergo the grea
- expense of seeing such a one-sided con
q test.
,s Georgetown Trimmed.
IT NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 11.-Yal
2; easily outclasscd Georgetown yesterday
"a 10 TO 0. Hartw2ll wasin fine form 70
I; the Blue holding the visitors to thre
scratch hits, while the Georgetow
r. twrlers were hit hard.
The score: r. H.
Yale ...r......0 - / , 0 X-12 IS
Georgetown $4,000 100 o. }
q JIartwelI Pur.lett, and Church: Fieni
O'Connor, Fury, and Lynch. Umpir'
Svenson.
n Other Scores.