The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-30
GAME PROMISED;
PLAYERS HOPEFUL
Weather Man Predicts Sum-
shine in Quaker City
for To-day.
JOHNSON VS.. BENDER
Climbers Grow Fretful Under Enforced
Lay-of-0ther News and
Gossip.
JOHNSON VS.. BENDER
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Philadelphia. April 29.-And still an
double-header. Connie took one long
looking glance at Shibe Park this
morning and then gave the good
night signal. II was all off.
This enforced idleness is having its
effect upon the members of the Griff-
full, and sore, and if the rain con-
tinues tomorrow, causing a postpone
ment of the final game of the series,
the Old Fox will have a gang of near
lunatics on his hands.
Warm up another weather man."
shouted Long Tom Hughes, after
breakfast this morning, as he gazed
out of the window onto Broad Street
at a rain-coated throng scurrying to
work.
Late tonight the wind shifted, and
phone call to the local weather fore
caster CLEANED the information that the
sun would surely shine on the morrow,
so the Griffmen are hoping that COM
bat can be staged. and for the third
successive time the Old Fox announced
that Walter johnson would pitch for
his side. Bender will likely be Connie
Macks choice.
Owing to the calling of Of yester
days game and the postponement of
today's contest, there was no gather
Ing of the players in Manager Grifith's
room at the hotel this morning for the
Sally confab; neither was there any
practice at the park.
Eddie Fosters illness was the one
subject of conversation among the
players as they lounged about the
lobby, played pool or bridge whist.
Foster is popular with all the men. and
they miss the little chap a whole lot.
Counting today's game. the Washing
ton club has in store for itself five double
headers with the Athletics and two with
the New York Highlanders. Five of these
will be played in the Capital after the
club returns home from the West on
May %.
Connie Mack. the White Elephants
pilot, was interviewed today regarding
the case of Catcher Ben Egan, who, it
will be remembered, was sent to Balti-
more after Manager Griffith. according to
his own statement, refused to waive
claim on the receiver.
Mack SAID: "Oh, Grit was asleep again
and either forgot to put in his claim for
Egan at the time waivers were asked, or
else did not scan the bulletins from Ban
Johnson closely enough. I have Presi-
dent Johnson's word that all claims to
Egan's services had been waived, and
this was good enough for me-"
In reply Manager Griffith said: They
put one over on me, all right. The last
notice / received from Johnson in the
shape of a bulletin stating that the Ath-
letics asked for waivers on ESan was
received December 3d. 1872, and / replied
at once that / would waive. l propose
TO have a personal talk with Mr.. Johnson
when L get to Chicago and find out just
how Mack turned the trick"
Egan would be of considerable value to
the Nationals at this stage, not so much
for his ability as a catcher, but from his
knowledge of the inside work of the Ath-
letics, the team Griff figures he must
beat if he hopes to win the pennant.
Egan should be perfectly familiar with
the Mackmen's style of play, signals, &C,
and should be able to give the Old Fox
many valuable pointers.
The proposed deal between the Boston
Red Sox and the New York Highlanders
whereby Hal Chase was to be traded to
the Beaneaters for a catcher and several
other players was widely discussed by
the Climbers at dinner tonight, and the
opinion prevailed that if the deal went
through, which the majority of the local
players doubted, that Boston would win
the pennant in walk
Walter Johnson last night received a
long letter from Miss Sculley, of Cam |
bridge, the young lady whom report
linked his name to the effect that con-
gratulations were in order, as their en- |
gagement long secret, had at last
leaked out Said Walter: |
Miss Sculley stated III her letter that |
she was very sorry such a rumor be- |
came public property. that the report did /
not get out through her, as he (John- |
SOM knew there was nothing between /
them but a mild friendship, and that she |
hoped the pitcher would not lay any
blame at her door for the embarrassing |
situation. Miss Sculiey also denied in |
her letter giving out any interviews to |
the effect that she would meet him at /
the train when the Nationals arrived in |
Boston"
Walter is of the opinion that some mis-
chief-maker on the Boston Club told a /
reporter the yarn just for a joke, and
the great pitcher intends to probe deep |
into the matter when he reaches the /