The Washington times., 1913-04-18
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost"
Mr.. Grif is mad.


Mr.. Griff is mad.
Clark Griffith is mad clear through
today because Ben Egan got to Balti-
more despite his refusal to waiver In
cidentally big Ben caught for the Birds
yesterday. 1t would look as though
Griff had been outgeneraled by Connie
Mack, and he is sure to raise a howl
over Egan's getting out of the circuit.
Griff has had respect for the Athletic
catcher since he broke up a game with
a triple here last year
Braves are fighters.
The Boston Braves are showing more
fight this year than for many a season
making the Giants hustle to win. 1t
took Larry Doyle's four hits to put a
win across. Old Cy Seymour, who used
to be a member of the Giants got to his
feet long enough TO throw a scare into
the New Workers with a timely double
for the Braves.
Bob Groom again.
Bob Groom, one of the gentlest and
meekest of pitchers actually held up a
baseball game before $4,000 fans yes
tergday and established a precedent.
Groom made umpire Dineen call the
game while Ainsmith fixed his shin
guard, according to dispatches, and
then proceeded to the business of now
ing down the opposition. Which shows
that Groom is perhaps a bit supersti-
tious.
c. L. is beaten
Quite a bitter pill for Catholic Uni
versity to make twelve hits and manage
to get but two runs. Villanova's win
was entirely unlocked for at that, and
the Penn college gets the honor of
being the first to defeat the Brook
landers this season. This, OF course
does not count the two games dropped
to league teams. The Brooklanders are
a sore bunch today.
Hopkins is busy.
Johns Hopkins is going to be quite
busy tomorrow. This is merely men,
toned to show what the Georgetown
team might have been doing. The Bal
timore university meets the Navy on
the track, the lacrosse team tackles
Harvard, while the baseball players get
action with the Maryland Aggies. Quite
busy day. Georgetown plays Vir-
ginia while the tennis team is vet to
be heard from.
Eben Cross swims.
Eben Cross, who swims for Prince
ton, is getting better and better, and
now is able to take a crack at the
records with almost the regularity that
Daniels used to be able to. Cross is
perhaps the best of the intercollegiate te
sprint swimmers, and will be heard
from next season among the cracks Of
the country If his performances are to
be taken into consideration this year.
Up bobs Danny.
Old Danny Maher premier American
Jockey, whose name used to be on the
tips OF tongues in this country some ten
years ago, comes up with four winners
in six races, at the Newmarket race
course in England. Right living, car.-
full attention to diet and staying off the
stuff when it is red has been Maher's
slogan these many years. Point to him
as land mark and shining light
See them play.
Business will probably win today.
but Eastern should PUT UP a great little
fight for the game at National Park.
Eastern never knows when 1t is beaten
and can be counted upon to fight 10
the finish. Kelly, who will serve them
over for Business, is one of the finds
of the season for the Stenographers,
while johnson, the Fastener. is a vc:-
eran.
Scott Too Much for
Birmingham's Team
CHICAGO, Ill, April 1s.-Jim Scott
would have counted a shut-out today
had Weavers error followed by 4
double By Lajoie not sent Olsen across
with the Maps only tally OF the game.
Scott was in rare form, allowing but
three hits and winning 10 con-
test aided materially by the brilliant
work of the White Sox infeld.