The Washington times., 1913-05-12
islanders Shaken Up and Fright
ened When Lift Drops Four
Stories in Planters Hotel.
cALvo BADLY FRIGHTENED
Climbers May Play Off a Post
poned Game With the Ath-
Ietics Here on May 23.
By SENATOR"

By SENATOR"
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 12@acinto
caivo and Baldomero Acosta, the two
young Cuban outfielders with the Griff-
men. had the scare Of their lives yes
tsrday just after supper by being In an
elevator in their hotel here while 1t
got away from its guardian and dropped
Wildly a distance of four stories before
II could be controlled As it was. the
elevator landed at the bottom Of the
shaft with terrific bump and both
Cubans ned from II as IL 1t had been ac-
cursed. Their escape from serious In
Jury was narrow, and though they have
rooms on the sixth floor. they are now
walking up stairs, absolutely refusing
to enter the elevator again, gain c.,vo in
his broken English. 1T drop right
6ovn. i ay, 'Good-by Cuba see no
ofher i1oQs at all till ! hit street with
bump. Then run from it no 80 N
elevator again, no ] stay steps %
xcosta h more inclined to treat the
droc In the elevator a. Q joke, and he
laughs at the serious faces OF his
hearers.
swhing. down the sievstor dropsi
Ny wind an come up In my throat IKE
I va SICK. Then bump II hit the bot
tom, and I almost fal ldown on door.
Then I run from II. NoH I no 80 In eie-
.vator again. I walk up to room ON
sixth noor."
Five Others In Car.
Besides the two Cubans, fve others
were ON the elevator when 1t got away
from the man in charge OF 1t and fell
1T descended rapidly a distance of abow
forty feet. or four stories. before the
man caught 1t again. 1t landed on tne
bumper at the bottom with heayy
thud. iouncing the passengers all To-
retI,er In order not to frighten his
two young Cubans too much. AAnager
Griffth made light Of the accident, bue
the Iselanders are still walking up 10
their rooms.
The Climbers may play on post.
poned game in Washington on May =
X pan Johnson can arrange 1t. Man
ager Griffith has written the head S1
the league for permission to play the
Mackmen In the Capital on that day.
an or day in this league Owing 70
the presence of the Philadelphta Ma
tionai League team In the land OF nod
on that date, 1t Is impossible Tor tne
two American League clubs 10 meet
at Shibe Park.
But II Ii possible Tor tnem 70 Ie~SH
the Capital IN time to play on one OF
the three postponed games there. Tne
climbers win be in Cleveland and the
Mackmen in Detroit. both easy Jumps
to washington However, 1t VIII ne
necessary for the Grfnmen 70 nave a
Buffalo. Word is expected from Ban
johnson within day or 20.
Riots Are Expected.
Unless something is done rapidly In
this city regarding the umpires, the
repetition of those riots when bottles
were hurled at the officials by the
cause "Sfik" O'Loughiin and Furgeson
are unpopular here and complaints
against them have been registered by
the officers of the st. Louis club, they
are being crammed down the tnroats
of the st. Louis fans. whether they Ike
them or not. Ugly rumors are now
heard on every side that they win be
assaulted in the near future unless they
are assigned to some other city.
Umpire Ferguson is missed and booed
los. decision at. second. base, yester-
day, calling Danny Moeiler out WIEN
he was clearly safe, and the r1gnt
fielder bleacherites followed and YELL
ed at the new umpire. For the rest OF
the game Ferguson was insulted IT
every turn. The umpire situation IN
this league is rapidly reaching crux
Rumore are heard on every side that
the officials have been ordered py Ban
johnson to Danish and suspend players
on the slightest provocation- Ban
Johnson has built up a wonderful repu-
tation for banishing rowdyism from
the diamond, and he is going the limit
now. He is driving from the game
every element of earnestness, Man
ayers and captains are not allowed to
saw a word against a decision on pain
OF being sent from the playing heid;
But Ban is going to make the fghf all
. along the line in defense Of his umptres,
and here In st. Louis many wise judges
: believe that riot is in close prox-
unity.
Griffith's players were greatly In
terested today in a story printed here
that Doc Whites record is false faiss. and ,nd
2 that Jack Coombs really hoids tne
shutout honors with ftfty-three score
less innings. II this is true. the Climb
ers' great twirlers is within one inning
Of establishing new mark Coombs
:. held the foe scoreless for fifty-three
frames In 1910. and. IL this Is the cor
rect record. johnson Is almost certain
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