The Washington times., 1913-05-29
Probable Lineup.

'sNer1tor Acosta, the wee Cuban
gardener with the Griffmen. wants to
be sent to some minor league team 20
that he may get an opportunity to play
bali. He has tired Of warming the
cavort upon the diamond.
II no like sit on bench. want to 90
to minor league and play ball." sobs the
midget outnelder. I'm minor league
have many friends. In major league
have no friends at all. No, / no like
this utility man in big league. In minor
league steal base and hit ball and make
long throw. In big league sit on bench
and yell. No fun for Cuban ball
There 10 little chance of the wee lads
getting away from the Grifmen, how
ever. He shows too many signs Of de-
veloping into star for the Old Fox to
ehunt him OF to the minors and learn
oasenall from the wrong angle caivo
allowing their skill Calvo has gone to
bat once. pinch-hitting In Chicago.
While Acosta has vet to get further
than the first base coaching lines.
Down Goes Davy.
Down goes Davy Jones, the tenor-out-
fielder. Jimmy Callahan has sold him
to Toledo. where he may last for anoth.
or season or two. Jones was once q
member Of the Cubs. going thence to the
Detroit Tigers. where he had q long and
honorable career. During the pennant-
winning days Jones was one Of the most
valuable men on the Tigers for his abil-
tty to reach first base. Last year he
went temporarily "nutty" and accused
aughey Jennings of spitefully shelving
him He was sold to the White Sox,
Sood in left field Walter schaIler, how
ever, has beaten him out Of that Job,
ana he now goes to the American As
Johnny Eyers has asked for waivers
on Ed Reulbach and Lou Richie. two
Of the Cubs veterans. Joe Tinker has
refused to waive on Reulbach, believing
him able to win with steady work, but
Richie Ii likely to slide back to the
the Cubs, winning twirlers, being espe-
ciaily valuable in the spring and fall
when the weather was cold
Johnny McGraw, still trying hard to
bolster his weakening pitching staff, is
Braves star twirIer. Stallings has turn
Cd down fiattering offer for the play
er, but McGraw may boost his figure.
George McQuillan, once with the Phil
lies and the Reds. is showing SO much
eociation that both the Red Sox and the
Maps are trying to buy him. The club
onering the higher price will probably
land him.
Maps Are Climbing.
The Maps are climbing fast Yester-
days double victory has put them SO
close to the Mackmen that a win today
for the Forest City lads and a defeat
for the Athletics will put Cleveland in
drst place. Birrninghams team has a
severe attack of pennantitis just now
and II would not be surprising to see
them in first place for a short time be-
fore they take their scheduled tumble
down the line.
A fan in Cleveland has just paid q
bet he lost at odds of 400 to / on WAL
ter johnson. The day the fireball
hineer opposed Steen this bug offered
TO bet $50 to a nickel that the Maps
wouldn't knock Johnson off the rubber
His offer was snapped up. Well, the
Big Scythe stayed on the mound
through the entire game, but the bug
was 30 happy at the trouncing given
him that he paid the bet just the same
It's funny some things the fans do, isn't
II.
That Chance Day celebration cost the
committee some money. The financial
report shows expenditures of slI,7f3.Ol
Tor welcoming the Peerless Leader to
Tie South Side Park in the Windy City.
Vow arises the question where did that
last one cent go?