The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
GRIFF ISSUREOF
BEATING MACKS
Old Fox Says Nationals Will
Take Three Out Of Four
from the Athletics.
SPEAKER IS A WONDER
Climbers Pilot Claims Iris Is Equal
of Ty Cobb-Joe Gedeon
Banished.
SPEAKER Is A WONDER
BY WILLIAM PEET.

DOSlOll, Mass, mug. oO' w
are going to cause a few tears tc
be shed in Philadelphia before we
leave that town" chiPed Manager
Griffith, of the Nationals, while en-.
gagged in a tanning bee with play
ers ard scribes tonight.
We play four games against the
Mackrnen, starting Monday, and
for the first time this season we
will be able to present our regular
lineup. Mind you, | don't say we
will win all four games, but | think
that there is surprise in store for
the White Elephants" the Old Fox
added.
Griff is really confident that he
wal take three games out of the
four against the club which is al
ready counting the 1913 worlds Sc
rieS coin.
Foster and Shanks were both out of
tie Nationals lineup when the Athletics
we're tackled in Philadelphia last MIy,
and besides the club was going badly, but
fiom the showing of the Climbers the
last two weeks Mack's Elephants Lad
hitter play the best ball of which they
Te capable if they hope to maintain ihat
Hg lead to the end of the season.
iHeine Wagner and Larry Gardner both
hrly good hitters. failed to connect Tor
hything that smeIled of a safe hit. and
:fter the game was over Wagner made
he statement that he could not see how
cngel should lose more than one-third Of
lis games if he twirled the same kind Of
ball against the other clubs in evidence
against the Red Sox today.
In the first game today Chick GandH
came through with three clean-cut safe
hits out of four times up, which caused
Leonard IN the second game to walk him
three times on purpose when men We're
on the second base. The last time GanIil
came to bat Leonard, who had been
called a "quitter'' and yellow by some
Cf the fans. decided to pitch to the Ma
tionals' big slugger, with the result that
ne struck him out, much TO Chicks dis
gust.
Jos Gedeon had his usual little run
in with Umpire Connolly and was
chased to the clubhouse early in the first
game.
What dyer mean-yer want me TO get
of de bench" GedeOn yelled at Con-
molly Yes: that's just what / mean-
YOU can keep right on walking and don't
for your impertinece." the arbiter shout
ed so that all could hear.
The Nationals left Boston on the ,Iid-
night train and are due in New York
early tomorrow morning. Less than one
hour will be spent in the big city, for
the club goes direct to Philadelphia 20
spend a quiet Sunday, although Chick
Gandil and one or two of the other bene-
diets will keep right on to Washington
for a few hours in which to get acquaint-
ed with their respective families, whom
they have not seen for nearly a month
.aTris Speaker is the greatest outfielder
baseball has ever produced" said Man
ager Griffith this morning. IF i would
give sIOOO0O for Ty Cobb, I guess I'd
give the same amount for Speaker.
Why. if I had the games added to my
won column that Speaker has been re-
sponsible for this year, my club would
be leading the league.
Il know that Speaker has been respon-
sible for winning games from my club.
He saved Thursdays game by making
two clutches in left center field of clouts
better than Carrigan's in the eleventh.
.'Wheu-Speaker is in center field it's
impossible to get a Texas Lacquer in
hack of second or anywhere in short left
field. and If you're going to hit it over
his head you've got to hit the ball eight
miles out of the lot. Can you imagine
anv otter outfielder in the country get
ting GsndiIs fly ball in the seventh in
ming as did Speaker? He went to that
gate in deep left center field and actually
caught the ball, but dropped it out of his
hand when he stumbled over the en-
bankmtnt
aCobI possibly is a little stronger bat
ter than Speaker. but very little Cobb
is a little faster on the bases, but Speaker
can coter more territory in the outfield
than cobb.
ASK any American League manager.
The tto players even up, and, in my
opinior. are worth just about the same
TO a dub. It's a pleasure to see either
of than work. Watch them back up
every throw and get as excited over
winning the game as the bat boy him
self"
Wafer Johnson thinks the American
Leagte should, by all means, continue
the geeping and publishing Of the official
recotds of the games won and lost oy
each pitcher. II then, in addition Presi-
den! Ban johnson wishes to include the
earned runs made of the pitcher none
would object.
1T never was very strong for this rec
ord business, anyway" said johnson to-
day but it strikes me as unfair to ask
pitcher to work his hardest all the
ti-~h that he shall have a good record
on the official books. Supposing pitcher
gois into a game and the club behind
hin piles up a substantial lead in the
fist inning or so. Now, what's the use
OF the pitcher working his head on when
IL has a chance to take matters more
asy? He can let the other fellows make
q few runs, perhaps earned runs, and
Jet win his game. He is saving himself,
Ind so will be of more value to his club.
But the way they are keeping pitchers
records in the American League this |
year is all on basis of earned runs.
ITO my mind, it is all wrong and works |
an unnecessary hardship upon the /
pitcher"
The veteran Dusty Miller-one of the |
numerous Dustys, and not the original
las been released by Sioux City.