The Washington herald., 1913-10-22
Nationals Third Sacker Pre-
fers Washington to
Chicago.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
by WILLIAM pEET.

washington looks better to me than
Chicago and think I'll sticksaround all
winter" said Eddie Foster. the Ma
tionaIs' midget third sacker, who has
about decided to pass up the white
lights of the Windy City, for the staid
old Capital of the United States.
.'The open winter appeals strongly to
me-" added Foster. when it is cold
out in Chicago its colder than any other
city in the world. and besides 1 have a
lot of friends in washington-good
friends. too
Eddie Foster looks better right now
than at any time during the past base
ball season. He is a devotee of horse
racing, and goes to Laurel each day TO
see the nags run.
Like most ball players, Foster is an
optimistic little chap. When asked what
he thought of the Nationals chances
next year he replied: -'The Athletics
appear 10 have the edge on every club
in our league right now, but baseball is
mighty uncertain, accidents are liable
to happen in the best regulated families
Our bunch should go much better next
season. Griff is going 10 be strong on
pitchers. Jim Shaw, 1 think, is one Of
the best looking youngsters I ever saw,
and easily the best of the recruits.
Foster hopes to obtain some sort Of
position here this winter in order that
the days may pass quickly. During the
of season in his Chicago home In past
years he took a fling at clerking it in a
cigar store.
Clark Griffith, the Nationals manager,
is expected home from Chicago some
time today, and will settle down TO the
daily grind of Office work contingent with
the duties of 4 major league club pilot.
There is really only one head to the
Washington baseball team, viz: Clark
Griffith, who handles. with the aid of a
secretary, all the correspondence and
transacts the club business. The Old
Fox is the whole show here, which Is
Just as it should be. and consults with
the other officers of the baseball asso-
ciation cnly when it becomes necessary
10 spend money in large-sized wads.
Griff has been in Chicago the past week
IN personal business. Before leaving for
the West he stated that his hurried trip
had no particular significance as far as
trades for players or possible purchases
we're concerned.
Paul White, Business High Schools
football coach, yesterday pulled brand
new play on the officials who handled the
opening game between the Stenographers
and Technical, and from all reports
caught them mapping.
Mag Magoffin, the referee. an old
Michigan star, together with Umpire
Land, formerly of the Navy. was plainly
up in the air. and while their ruling, ae-
cording 10 the way they saw the play,
was correct the Business players claim
defective eyesight on the part of the OFF,
Gals, and believe that the decision robbed
them OF a sure touchdown.
The StenOgraphers were good enough
sports not TO protest the game. but in
this case it would seem as If they stood a
good chance to gain a decision by so do
.ng.
Old Jim O'Rourke, who played left field
for the worlds champion Giants in 1858
and 1889, was asked during the worlds
series II his old team was stronger than
the one beaten by the Athletics.
If we had been wearing the Athletics
uniforms this week We would have beaten
McGraw's present team just as easily"
replied O'Rourke. There never will be
greater catcher than Buck Ewing and
barring Matty We had in Tom Keefe the
best pitcher that ever curved ball. We
had a heavier hitting team than the
modern Giants. but we probably couldn
run the bases with so much speed and
daring. The only Improvement in the
playing nowadays is speed" John NJ
Ward, who played shortstoR for the old
Giants, gays that Mathewson never had
an equal as a boXman, being superior to
Kecfe, Clarkson. RadbouTn. Rusie,
Nichols. Meekin and other famous pitch
srs Of long ago.
Although President Johnson, of the
American League, said when he was here
At the time of the National Commission
meeting that the trip of the worlds tour
SITS would be a mere pleasure jaunt. sucn.
loes not appear to be the case. Thirty
i've games on the first thirty-three days
of the journey across the continent TO
Vancouver. does not sound like joy ride,
20 take the journey.
Perhaps McInnes and Eddie Murphy
lad peep at the schedule before declin-
ng 10 take the journey.