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The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
PRAISE HANDED
BOSS GRIFFITH
Philadelphia Record Says Nationals
Have Made Record that Will
Stand a Long Time.

Sixteen consecutive victories on the
road gives the Washington team a
worlds record in modern baseball and
prompts the question: When is this
phenomenal winning streak to end and
what is It leading up TOP Seven years
ago the White Sox won nineteen straight
games. but a majority OF those games
were played on the home grounds, so
the splendid record Of the Nationals
ranks highest, for there is no denying
Of a home crowd is a great help to a
ball team.
Starting at Boston on Memorial Day
afternoon, the Washington men have cap
tured every game played and have
jumped from sixth to second place in
the championship race. Another week or
two OF the same kind Of ball playing
will place the Nationals at the head Of
the heap, and that will be another new
record in the American League, for
Washington has never before been a
serious contender for pennant honors. It
seems to be up TO the champions TO stop
the Nationals. and this Is the week that
II must be done.
Starting on Tuesday, the Athletics have
six games with the Nationals in fve
days, the first Of which will be played
at Washington and the other five at
Shfbe Park. The result of this series
will have q very important bearing, not
only on third place, for which the two
teams are fighting, but for the leader
ship as well, so close has the pennant
race become.
1t was most remarkable that Washing
ton should have cleaned up in every
series through the West Arriving at
ST. Louis with one Boston scalp hanging
to his girdle, Clark Grifith manipulated
his pitching cards so well that he took
four straight from the Browns. That
was not considered such a wonderful
feat. but the baseball public begin to
take notice when he won four straight
at Chicago, for the loss Of those games
brought the White Sox back within
reaching distance OF the Bostons. Four
in a row at Detroit brought the record
up to thirteen straight twelve against
Western teams, and. with the first three
games at Cleveland decided In Wash
ington's favor, the outlook Is considered
bright for a cleanup of the entire Sc
ries in the West.
In no city except Cleveland did the
Nationals catch the home team on form,
80 II. Is evident that Washington must
be reckoned with in discussing the sea-
sons honors. At last Grifsith has a ball
team that he can manage, and also one
that can play ball.
In Walter johnson he has one OF the
best pitchers playing ball to-day, and
around him he has built up a nine that
plays the game for pretty much all
there is in 1t. The outfeld Is particu-
lafly fast, both as helders and run
getters. while the infieId Is doing sur
prisingly good work. That the team can
keep up its present clip does not seem
possible. but no matter how soon the
drop comes the recond already estab-
lished will make the Washington club
much talked Of.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
BOSTON WHIPS
SOX AGAIN, Ga
And the Nationals Are Now in Sec.
ond Place-Joe Wood Allows
but Five Hits.

Chicago, June l6.-Boston took another
game from the White sox to-day, s TO l.
The visitors scored one run in the first
inning on Lange's wild pitch, and In the
last half OF the opening round the White
Sox made three Lord hit homer, scoring
Rath, and Bodle batted Fournier home.
In the fifth Boston scored three runs
on singles. a base on balls, and a Wild
throw by Lange. Chicago tied II in the
seventh on Wagner's wild throw and a
couple Of sacrifices. In the eighth Lewis
and Stahl hit singles and Wagner doubled,
scoring two runs and winning the game.
Score:
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
ATHLETICS BEAT
DETROIT TIGERS
Dubuc Is Unable to Handle Wet
Ball and Mackmen Pile
Up Five Runs.

Detroit. June 16-Detroit lost to-day,
s to s, because It was Dubuc's fate to
handle the ball when 1t was brand new
and very wet. Before It had been mussed
up enough for him to get grip on it,
he made two wild pitches, and was hit
four times. He also made 8 bad peg
TO first, and Stanage helped with a mum,
five runs being the result
The Tigers hammered Plank almost at
will. Bauman's error figured in the scor-
ing Of the Athletics in the later innings
and was removed In favor Of Louden.
Score.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17

In running up their string Of victories
the Grays defeated every team in the
National League. II the Nationals should
defeat the Athletics Tuesday they will
have taken the measure Of six OF the
seven teams in the American League.
New York being the only one not on
their list Of captives. Four straight
from the Athletics will turn the tide.
so grit your teeth, pull hard and the
Nationals will do the rest.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17

Few fans and players In the American
League give Bob Groom credit for being
a heady pitcher He has a great curve
ball. and that let's hin, OUT is what the
opposing players will tell you. and they
add eany time Groom's curve fails to
break properly. he win be knocked out
Of the box"
Groom gave the White sox fve hits in
Chicago Friday and beat them 20 2
and he did II by using his noodle,N and
not his sweeping curve ball
II happened In this manner. Every
curve ball Groom pitched he wasted.
which is meant that he curved the ball
outside the outside corner Of the plate
He got a few nibbles, and struck out
one man. but the majority OF the Sox
let the ball 90 past. The White sox bat
ters would then set themselves for an
other curve bah, crowding the plate and
choking their bats. Mr.. Groom crossed
them by shooting over a fast straight
one on the inside corner Of the plate,
with the result that II the bah was hit
az all II was hit on the handle OF the
bat, and an easy inheld roller or short
fly usually resulted.
Groom had them guessing every min
ute. They could not figure out what he
was going to pitch. and a more disgust
ed set OF men after the conflict was
over never wore spiked shoes.
Bob Groom deserved a lot Of credit
for this victory. He got 1t. too. from
Boss Grin, and Grinrs opinion counts
with the players.
Chick Gandil like Dan Moeller. can
bat either right or left handed, but at
present is hitting from the right-hand
side, and says he does not intend to
switch over again. II seems that four
years ago, while playing on the Pacific
Coast, Gandil was hit in the head by
a pitched ball, while batting left handed.
and knocked unconscious for six hours.
At one time his life was despalred Of
and II was thought he would never play
ball again, but Gandil recovered, and
when he got back into the game he was
scared to death OF a left-hand pitcher,
and decided TO turn around and hit right
handed. He went along for a week be-
fore connecting for a safe hit, but grad
ually got started and now he stands up
10 the plate and hits almost everything
the pitchers serve up.
Washington fans will like Gandirs play
ing, and the big fellow bids fair TO be
a great favorite in the Capital
Manager Grifith is trying to stamp out
cigarette smoking among his ball play
ers. and many have given up the CONN
nails
An amusing incident happened to-day.
Eddie Foster, who never smoked a ci-
garette In his life. walked over to Grin
and whispered in his ear. I'm throw
away this box OF cigarettes, Griff. II you
will buy me a cigar
Grin grabbed Foster by the arm and
purchased a good Is sent cigar. which
Foster enjoyed 20 the limit.
The ruse worked 10 perfection. but
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
SPoRTS.
IN "a Wake of the NationaLs.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

when several Of the other cigar smokers
tried the same trick Grin nna1ly got
WISE" and now the players are enjoying
a laugh at tire expense Of the Old Fox
Jay Carl Cashion's performance IN the
box against Detroit during the second
game Of the series Monday. when the
Carolina curyer was called upon TO stop
a savage batting rally. and came across
with the goods, was more than pleasing
to Grifr
It was tough place to put youngster,
especially a pitcher like Cashion- who Is
known throughout the American League
as the wild man from Borneo." Jen-
nings told his men 70 wait caehion out
and try to draw transportation. They
followed this advice until they suddenly
discovered that Jay Carl was sticking the
ball right over the plate. and when they
were forced to swing they also discovered
there was something on the ball. and no
matter how hard they tried, to wait him
out or hit him out, there was nothing
doing. The Nationals won the game and
BY the aid Of two KID pitchers, which left
Bob Groom and Walter johnson ready TO
take their turns in the box later, at the
same time giving them q good long rest
II Is in such little things mentioned in
the foregoing that Grin has shown him
self TO be the best manager who ever
piloted a Washington ball club.
Before the game started IN Detroit
Monday. Hughey Jennings, the peppery
leader Of the Detroit Tigers, happened
to spy a couple Of the Nationals young
players near the dressing room and
greeted them in his usual pleasant man
.
How are you feeling? I'm glad to see
you"
We're feeling fine, Mr.. Jennings. and
hope you are, but say. you won't be so
glad to see US when we get through with
your club. for We are going to win four
straight"
In talking OF the incident TO the writer
Jennings remarked: What do you think
OF that? Gri1 has actually made these
KIDS think they have a first division ball
club. l never heard anything like II be-
fore in my life. You've got to hand it 20
the Old Fox"
Grin is mighty sweet on Left Fielder
Howard Shanks and Is paying a whole
lot Of attention to him. Shanks was
down in the mouth Sunday because he
failed to get a safe hit OF big wiIlett.
anu III "OhuaS s~ihe ne came ~ DdL
twice against MuIIin without sending the
ball safe. GriH kept patting the young
ster on the back, saying: Never mind
kid. you'll break Up a game for US one
Of these days"
The third time Shanks faced MuIlin,
second and third were crowded and one
out. The yoUngster jammed the first
ball pitched into center field for a clean
single, two runs counted and Shanks was
the happiest kid in the world.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
NOTABLE EVENTS IN BASEBALL
JUNE IT.


1sl0-Pfeister and Brown. Cubs. shut out
Brooklyn, to 0, in thirteen innings.
1sos-Manuel. sox. pitched a two-hit
game against the Yankees Gates and
Hughes, washington, pitched a two-hit
game against the Maps, but Joss shut out
Washington, to 0. Pittsburg defeated
Boston, Il to T. Wilhelm. Brooklyn, shut
out ST. Louis. to o.
1s03-Piteher Mike Lynch. Of Brown Uni
versity, struck out twenty-one Columbia
University batters at Providence.
IssO-John NJ Ward Providence, shut
cut Buffalo without a hit, no opposing
player reaching first base.
lN1-Naps took both games OF double
header. Highlsnders won their third
straight from Detroit and the seventh
straight victory. Score. 8 to 2 Warhop
against Donovan. 1fatty pitched q two
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17

hit game against St. Louis, and Harmon
pitched a three-hit game against the
Giants. St Louis won. 2 to l, the Giants
getting the one in the ninth.
Cubs defeated the Phillies, to 5, in a
great thirteen-inning game. Alexander
against Mcintyre and Brown.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17

Runs-Lord, oldrinE 60. Collins q. Bake. Mag
FEo-baSe hits-oldrns u, Loadea. Crawford. ThTee
base hits-GatnT 2I. Sacrifice hies-Gainef. Mo-
riarty. Stolen basea-Baker, McInnis Collins No
Tiarty. Bass on bsllE-OE Plank, 1: OF Dubuc, >
Bass ol erTors-PhilhdelphiA, !. Left On bases
Philadelphia 6; Detroit I. Struck out-By Plank
); by Dubnc L Double play-Raker 70 Collins TO
McInns. Wild pitches-Dubnc, Tine Of Elme-
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17

Rath- LoSdi FoSThI,r. Weave. Len on bssss@
Boston, s: ChicaEo, l. TWobase hits-LeWis. -Four
nier, Wagner. YekeS Sacrifice hits-Nerkes q,
Gardner lBock. LAnEe Stolen bases-hOoper %.
Rath, Fourier. Home rn-Lord. Bass On balls
OF LAnFe ): Oh Wood, 5 Strlck Out-By LanEe.
(; by Wood S Wild chtpi-Lange. JmEares-
MesETS. Dinsen and Sheridan Tine Of game-l
hour and 50 minutes
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
MUST
WIN FIVE MORE
OBREKAREGORD
Providence Grays Take Twenty
Straight Games in 1ss4-Na-
tionals Have Won Sixteen.
LOCALS SCORE MORE RUNS

A new record Is IN sight. The Nation
ais win have to win only hve more
games 20 break the worlds record for
the winning Of consecutive games, which
Is now held BY the Providence Grays, OF
the old National League. This astonish-
ing record OF the Grays was made in
1854 and has stood unmolested for TWEEN
ty-sevens years, which iB longer than
any other record In baseball has ever
stood. In all. they won twenty games
before they. met defeat at the hands Of
the lowly Clevelands who were then At
the bottom Of the race.
The Grays, like the Nationals, were
down in the race when their marvellous
spurt began. but. once started, they car
ried all before them and kept on going
until they had reached the top. To date
the Nationals have won sixteen games
In these sixteen games they have scored
i07 runS which is fifteen more than the
Grays scored In their whole twenty.
When the White Sox made their re-
markable run OF nineteen straight vic
tories in 1906 they scored 100 runs in all
Of the nineteen. The Nationals to date
have bettered both of these numbers
and have not yet stopped. This alone is
only one OF the great things about the
present streak Of our henchmen-
Week Tells Tale.
This week will decide whether or not
a new worlds record will be chaIked up
on the boards. II IL up to the Athletics
to stop our Climbers II they can. The
way Grln-s Nationals have been moving
down the opposition is little short OF
out and out brutality. Irresistible Is the
word. II the Nationals can keep this
up. they will soon be on top with lead
that Is splendid. in view OF the fact that
after the Philadelphia series the Climb
ers-once again It must be recalled-wil
have a long siege on our home grounds
The following table gives the perform
ances Of the Providence team in 1884
when II made the record:
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
sTANDINa OF TIE CLUES.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No Games Scheduled. =.
GAMES TO-DAY.
Pittsburs Mt New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
81. LouIs at BrookIyn-
Cincinnati at Boston.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17

A cat which was owned b Mr. B. Daisy. Of
Wlkahare, Pa. preFents the diStribution AZ an
esiats worth lo.o0 Accoudinf 70 NJ DsDsys
vsn. his estaa i MT q b diStrihufcd vhii9 -
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The Washington herald., 1912-06-17

target that a soldier In the Phil
ippines has invented is in the form OF
human figure. which raises and lowers
its head when bullets strike marks rep
resenting vital organs.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17

Largest Morning Circulation.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
WashinEton-cIeveIand--Rain.
New York-st. Louis-Raih.
PhiIadelphIa, s, Detroit, ..
Boston. g. chieaEo, 4.
GAMES TODAY.
wnshinEtOn at Cleveland.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-17
NATIONALS GAMES TO BEAT RECORD
WHITE CLIMBERS SECOND PLACE

WILLIAlI III, speFtlnE EaIteE.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-18
THE JEFFERSONIAN

many away to the Chinese shopkeep-
ers and others, as they find the paper
or the Bibles very handy for wrap
ping up small articles, such as sugar
and other things. The Chinaman
also, finds it very convenient for the
repairing Of old shoes and saddlery
Tor the European population The
Christian missionary thinks that he
is doing noble work when he dis
tributes the Holy Bible amongst the
so-called Heather" But he is not
aware that when he wants q pair OF
shoes repaired that John Chinaman
calls at the ''BFitish and FOREIGN
Bible Society,"" and informs them i'm
q very ''sanctimOnioas" attitude that
he wants the word of God, and O. nice
Aiofroca bound Bible rs one of his
former friends received, and he gem
orally gets one. And next day. the
good but deauded, missionary finds
his boots repaired with the word OF
God.
He then sends glowing reports Of
how the Poor Benighted Heathens''
are clamouring fer the word Of God,
and the thousands of good people i'm
your country, as well as England,
give freely Of their money for such q
noble cause. And if these reports
are true, then the so-calIed
Heather" must be converted a thou
sand times over. / can baptize a
thousand Cinnamon any day in the
year, as foHy as I offer him some
thing that will benefit him. But he
will, every evening, Quietly so to his
Temple and offer flowers and candles
upon the altar of Buddaa.
am not giving you some fictitious
tale, BUT "A TRUE STATEMENT OF
FACTS. / challenge contradiction
to the same from amy Christian mis-
SioRaFy who has lived in the East.
1t is surprising that in America, with
something like 1000, 600 men out of
employment, tra1nping through the
country mp and down, that there is
10000, 600 dollars collected for for
eign missions to the heather, when
there are, according to Tom Watson,
something like 2,00O, 900 white child
rem I'm the Southern States without
any education. Isn't it awful to
think, that millions of dollars leave
America 30 pervert the minds OF the
so-called heather, when there are
thousands OF heathens in America.
Your late president, (Teddy Roose-
velt), went to Central Africa, with
what object? Not with the object
Of trying to bring peace and bless
ing to the poor dark skin African in
his native home, no not he, but to
hunt the poor. but noble brutes of
the forests. And how the yellow
Press" Of America, eulogized his
prowess amongst the African lions,
tigers and other poor brutes. Chris
tian civilization consists in how
many human lives can be destroyed
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-18
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in the quickest way, regardless of
the result. Preachers will get into
their pulpits or towards castle. and
preach Of the loving Saviour, and a
merciful and loving God. And they
will cant and use all the finest SEN
fences in the English language, to
describe the peace and good will
that Christ, the Prince Of Peace. has
brought. But / ask you where is
the peace that they SO much cant
about? Look at Italy and Turkey,
look at England ever on the look
out to grab the land Of the helpless
nations of the world. I wish you
happy Christmas and and prosper
Gus New Year
I remain yours fraternally,
REV. U. DHAMMOLOKA.
Tavoy Monastery,
Goodwin Road. Rangoon, Burma.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-18

The latest of the Watson books, is
the volume of Prose MiScellanieS.
This is a collection Of the very best
OF Dir. Watson's shorter prose writ
ings, and is beautiful volume
richly illustrated, and containing the
better known essays such as 1.-THE
Wine Cup" IA Tragedy In a Tree
Top" 'Glimpses Behind the Cur
tain" IA Talk on Literary Topics"
and others. The book Will be ready
for delivery within the present
month.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-18


Christian missionary as the Arch
Fiend. from the lower regions.
Thanks to Sciences and the age of
Reason, the days of superstition are
fast passing away, and Ingersoll,
Paine, Haeckel, Darwin, Spencer, are
more widely read than the Christian
Bible. Truly we can call this the
age Of Reason, and the day will soon
dawn, when mankind shall know the
truth.
l see that the negro question will
be a serious question for the South
ern States to settle. It would have
been better if the United States had
shipped the negroes back to the
Republic of Liberia. on the West
Coast OF Africa. am sure that the
white man could have worked Just
as we'll in the cotton fields of the
Southern States. It will take thou
sands OF years to bring up the negro
to the same civilization as the white
man. Well, we are not troubled with
such question here in Burma.
Thanks for sending me the copies of
The JeRersonian," it is indeed. q
very interesting paper, and an out
spoken one en- all questions of the
day. 1t is such fearless men as Tom
Watson that keeps society pure by
agitation RS the winds keep the
waters of the sea pure.
You will, NO doubt, have heard OF
the great famine they are having in
India. In the Western Province OF
the Bombay Presidency. they have
had no rain for the last six months.
Yet We are told of kind and loving
God who loves all men and women.
Yet here in India, every now and
then, we are having terrible famines
from the effect of the drought. No
one has an idea of the terrible pov-
erty and starvation that famine
brings on, unless they have wit
messed IT. We here in Burma are
always blessed with copious rains.
We this year, had too much rain
as some thousands of acres of Paddy
has been washed away, but on the
whole, the rice crop will be better
than former years. / hope that Mrs.
Lee Sharpe and the children are
we'll and happy. When l reach Car
rollton, We shall talk over many
things, and shall be able to give you
a better view and description Of
things in general than I can by let
ter. I shall try and bring you some
curious from the East.
I suppose that / will be the first
Buddhist priest to visit Georgia or
the Southern States of America I
shall later on, give you an idea of
the subject that I shall speak upon.
You need not fear that / am not
coming. as you can rest easy upon
that point. That is, provided no
accidents happen, shall be in Car
rollton about the end Of May or the
first of June.
| hope that you will not think that
my letter is too long, as 1 have many
things to say to you, but when we
meet we shall talk over things. in
general.
remain yours fraternally,
REV. u. DHAMMALOKA,
Tavoy 'Monastey.
Rangoon, Burma,
Rangoon, Goth Nov. 1911.
L. Lee Sharpe, Esq,
s Carrollton, Georgia, U. S. A:
My Dear Friend Your letter
dated September 3Oth to hand. L
think that l have answered each and
every letter of yours, but fear that
l have not been very punctual in the
same. l suppose that you will have