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when they meet next week seemed to be
futile.
I'VE have the pennant as good as
cinched," said McAleer. THE Red Sox
are q great ball team and going at q fast
clip, and will not be caught this season.
Of that / am confident.
well, wait until Johnson gets against
them he will show you something. put
in Griffith. smilingly.
1--WE don't fear Johnson, because we
have a greater pitcher in Wood. Wood
will take Walters measure when they
well, we'll see." continued Griffith
II have been in base ball twenty-five
years and l never saw a greater pitcher
than Johnson. II you can beat him you
are entitled to the pennant SO far as we
are concerned"
And then McAleer admitted that II his
team could not win he hoped Washington
would, and Griffith, of course. made a
similar rejoinder, all Of which caused
Uncle Ben Shibe of the Athletics to say.
well, you fellows ought to figure on help
ing out the poor Athletics, and not try
to hog everything among yourselves"
Charlottesville will be the training place
of the Nationals again next spring. TINS
has been definitely decided upon by
Manager Griffith, though 1t is likely
that he will give his players week
sojourn at West Baden Springs, Ind, q
week before the Virginia college town Is
visited. Griffith is great believer In
West Baden as stopping place. pre-
liminary to going into active training.
The Pittsburgh club has made this
practice for years, and has always gotters
splendid results. He figures on staying a
week at West Baden, two weeks at Char
lottesville and then coming home for
two weeks of exhibition games. principal
ly with National League teams. He be-
lieves that such course OF training
would put his team in first-class fettie
and as he has been very successful
this year after training at Charlottes-
VILE, he will not make a change under
any circumstances.
1t is not at all unlikely that the Ma
tionals will make a trip to Cuba AFTER
the regular season is over, providing, OF
course, that they do not take part in
the worlds series, which would eliminate
them from making any exhibition trips:
The promoters of tho game In Cuba
seem to have their hearts set on having
Washington come to the island for a
series of twelve games. and Griffith Is In
clined to accept providing he can get MS
terms. He has been offered $500 and all
expenses for his entire team, but he de-
mands $1,000 with all expenses. The
Cuban promoters insist that he bring MS
regular team. In fact, they reserve the
right to name the players whom Grihth
is to bring with him, which. OF course
left behind. Griffith has taken the matter
up with the players. and they all seem
willing though he has refused to go into
details until it has been absolutely deter
mined that there is no chance for the Ma
tionals to represent the American League
in the next worlds series.
Nick Altrock pulled an old trick on
First Baseman Onslow In the fourth IN
ming of the second game Friday. which
helped the Nationals to run. with NC
Bride on first and two out Cashion hit
ball in from. of the plate. of which kocher
made wild throw over OnsloWs head
Onslow chased the ball. and when he
turned to make a throw to the plate
Altrock, who was standing in the coach
er's box near first base, held out his
hands and called for Onslow to throw to
him. Not recognizing the fact that Al
team Onslow threw to him. Altrock. OF
course, stepped aside and avoided the ball.
and Mcbride was enabled to score.
That play. like the hidden ball trick, Is
days, and then only on some inexpert-
enced player.
Any time ball team is contender in
the pennant race 1t has many obstacles
thrown in it's way. To begin with every
opposing team regardless of its position
in the race. always saves Its best pitch
ers for the contenders. There appears to
be more glory for team which Is down
in the race to win games from those that
are up and fighting for the pennant than
from the ordinary aggregation. which:
when taken into consideration. should
add much to the credit of the teams
which finish well up near the top No
favors have been shown the Nationals
during the present campaign. tner
teams have held their star pitchers for
Griffith's team and in several instances
have sent their star slabman to the
mound twice in a series in order to beat
the Nationals. This is not because there
is any prejudice against Grimths team.
hut because the man in charge Of a
loser feels that he makes up lot OF lost
ground if he can gain victory over one
of the leaders.