Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-24
PLAYERS OF TODAY FAIL TO
INITIATE TRICKS OF LONG AGO
Double Umpire System, With More "Inside"
Ball, Probably Responsible for
the Change.

some runner to come by. and, IL sud
den throw should come his way. how
would he dispose of the needle i'm time to
have his hands free?
A rich bit occurred in a Red-Cub game
the other day. Robert Beschcr being the
angora. Chief johnson. the bury but
slow-footed Indian had reached first on
a pass. and then cleaned second by vir-
tue Of balk. Nobody being out. BescheI
figured that a sacrifice would be the
best possible thing to do. and Ia d down
a peachy bunt toward third. Turning
away from first after a close but losing
race with Zimmermans throw, Bob was
Mortified to see the Chief still reposing
on second. not even one foot closer to
third than before the bunt was made.
Bescher was redder than the Ind an
when he returned to the bench, and he
openly declared that he believed in the
man who said the only good Indian was
a dead one.
A Washington correspondent says Griffith
Is continually trying something new IN
the way of scoring rtlns-new invention;
every day or two. He didn't try many
new ideas while managing the Reds. Are
lease Of aggressive activity. or that MS
former proteges were SO solid above the
throat that he couldn't make them dem
onstrate any new schemes?
One OF the things Joe Tinker hoped fol
when he brought his Reds TO the home Of
the Cubs was q fancy showing on parade
The boys were instructed. for two OF
three days ahead. in marching and wheel
ing; the travelling uniforms were new
and the glittering spikes new-shined
They were sure going 10 show of In Chi
cago. and when the surging throng saw
them march down the field they would
have good reason to go wild with appre
citation.
And then Doc Semmens. the trainer
forgot to check the baggage. and whcr
the Reds reached Cubville the next morn
ing they had no uniforms, no bats, M
shoes. nothing but an air of chagrin an.
their ordinary street clothes. The uproa
that followed was both pathetic and com
ical. OF course. they had to wear some
thing in the way of uniforms. II wa
currently reported and accepted by tn,
thousands who love to knock Charlie,
Murphy that he refused to lend the Red
the Cubs extra uniforms
That story crabs itself-if the Red.
couldn't get uniforms. how could the,
play ball. and il they didn't play ball
where vruld Mr.. Murphy's gate none,
for the day come in? Murphy and finke
agreed, after a conference. that it woult
hardly do to see two mines wearing cul
uniforms. and would sadly mix up tn.
crowd. com.skey was appealed to. ant
at once offered a set of gray travelin;
| suits the Sox had left in their lockers
not this years travelling clothes. o
course, as the Sox were out of town.
| And thus 1t happened that for the frs
! time since 1860 the Cincinnati Reds play
| ed without the historic red stockings
that have been their special pride through
more than forty years-played without
| tinge of red. except the face Of Big Indian
Johnson-and got beating i'm the strang
| uniforms. Bob Bescher was inhabitin,
Ping Bodies uniform and this usual.
faultless fielder dropped an easy fly tina
should have been the third out Imme
diately every critic shouted that the uni
form was responsible-that it communi
Gated the my site qualities of its owner t,
| its new tenant. and therefore Besche
couldn't field.
Said Joe Tinker. grimly: IF that's real
| ly o. f., I'm sending tonight TO borrow
old uniforms from Joe Wood and Waite
Johnson-they1l make my pitchers d.
some winning.