Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Charged with having made deliberate
attempt to spike Eddie Collins in a re-
cent game on the Washington grounds.
Chick Gandil has been requested by Presi-
dent Ban Johnson to make written ex-
PLANTATION of his end Of the case
A letter to this effect was received by
Gandil from the head Of the league this
morning and has been turned over to
Manager Griffith, who will frame the
reply.
= 1t is one of the old tricks of Connie
Mack's whining champions to squeal
whenever an opposing player happens to
show spirit enough to take chance on
the bases. For two seasons they put up
the cry that Cobb was trying to cut down
Baker. and their latest is to make an
absurd charge against the Nationals
young first baseman.
1t will be recalled that during a game
in Philadelphia couple Of weeks ago
Collins showed his knee into Gandil' s
face as he slid into second. fracturing his
nose and blackening both eyes. Gandtl
commended that Collins action was deliber-
ate. He stayed in the game however,
though he should have been in a hospital.
Every since then the Philadelphia players
have been fearful of Gandil and when in
a game here he slid into second base with
full force in an attempted STEAL the cry
went up from Collins and his teammates
that Gandil had made a deliberate at
tempt to spike him. This complaint
seems to have been made to President
Johnson, who is making an investigation.
When Gandil was injured by Collins no
report of the matter was made to the
head of the league, but IL Collins figured
that by his tactics he would create fear
in the ranks of the Nationals or intimi-
date Gandil he made a serious mistake.
Gandil is still stealing bases when the
occasion to do SO arises, and he is not
slowing up for fear of being hurt. He is
willing to take his chances and he knows
that base ball is not a parlor game.
The squealing Of the whining cham
pions does not speak well for their game
ness. Had Gandil done to Collins what
the latter did to him. the howl that would
have gone up from the "squealers" could
have been heard from coast to coast.
Manager Griffith proposes to give
very clear explanation of exactly what
happened in the game here in which
Gandil Is charged with trying to spike
Collins. To begin with, Collins was not
even scratched and Gandil slid directly
into the bag and not the player.
An operation which removed a small
growth from Carl Cashion's left eyelid is
expected TO greatly improve the big fell
lows control. The oculist who performed
interfered with his vision and that this
caused him to lack control.
Z There was an hour and half Of hard
work for the Washington players this
morning. Griffith had all hands out at
10 o'clock and kept them at hard work
until nearly noon. The pitchers all took
work out, while the rest Of the team
took batting practice.
The fact that the Maps are scheduled
to play q double-header in Philadelphia
today, should give the Nationals an ad-
vantage over them when they come here
for double bill tomorrow. It is sure to
put Davis pitching staff in a bad way
to be forced to play four games in two
days. while Grifith's twirlers have all
had good rest, and should be fresh and
strong for the series. The first game to-
and johnson will undoubtedly be Griffith 8
choice for slab duty. There is no way to
get a line on the; Nap twirlers, for the
reason that much will depend on what
happens in Philadelphia today.
Over in New York they are under the
impression that Jim Vaughan successfully
played for his release from the High
landers. They can't understand his re-
versal of form since joining the Ma
tiona1s, and now that Earl Gardner has
been turned over to Cleveland the opinion
Is expressed that he too. may develop
into a star.
I'VE will have chance to rest our
weary limbs and nurse our bruises to-
morrow, for we have no game scheduled, :"
says Harry Wolverton. the pluclky man.
ager OF the Highlanders, yesterday.