The Washington herald., 1913-08-30

star of several recent hardfought
battles which resulted in victory
for the bean brigade. The first
game of the double bill will be on
promptly at l 80 o'clock.
Manager Griffith last night made the
astounding statement that he felt worse
over the defeat administered to Walter
Johnson Yesterday than he did when his
New York Highlanders lost the pennant
seven years ago, Chicago winning the
game when Jack ChesbrO cut loose with
wild pitch.
Eyerv member of the Washington team
this morning felt for Johnson. The big
fellow was surrounded by his teammates
as soon as he came down for breakfast.
Everybody patted him on the back and
cried Tough luck. Walter; but WeH
come through for you the next time you
pitch"
CLYDE Milan, Johnson's roommate, who
allowed Yerkes' grounder to shoot
through his legs, was probably the most
heartbroken athlete in the world. said
Clyde: Il don't know how that ball got
away from me. It was an easy roller.
and I set myself for it. have had hard
luck on ground balls all year, something
that heretofore has never bothered me.
[ cannot explain it, but it's the truth, as
everybody knows 1 would have given
nv right arm to have stopped that ball
One of the Boston newspapers today
came out with a big story that Milan
was not popular with his teammates
and was playing individual ball, with
view of establishing a new record for
stolen bases.
This is absurd" declared Milan when
asked regarding the matter. up to-
date 1 have only stolen sixty bases, and
there is no possibility of chance for
me to break my last seasons record OF
lightweight purloined sacks" Milan
and the other players on the Washing
ton club resent this criticism, claiming
that it is not only unfair, but unjust.
According to dispatches received here
This morning, Umpire McGreevy, who
.aused George Mcbride to draw a sus-
pension in Chicago last Monday, has re-
sgned.
McGreevy probably took a tip from
Ban johnson and sent in his resignation.
as he was grossly incompetent, all OF
which strengthens the rumor that next
year Tom Hughes will be member OF
the American League staff of umPires'
While walking to the ball park yester-
Tom Hughes lost his $500 solitaire dia-
mond ring. He did not discover the loss
IF his sparkler until he had reached the
clubhouse The ring slipped out OF
small belt pocket, and although he trav-
lied back over the same route When
he game was over, he was unable TO To-
ate the ring.
7 T1Vrh will
make $4,000 this year. The slump OF
The Red Sox and the sudden revival OF
interest in Stallings' men have turned
food of gold into the box offices at the
I'D South End grounds. President Gaft-
,.v has allowed Stallings a free rein
and he is now reaping the harvest
Ball players who have been selling
their names to newspaper syndicates Will
he without that form of income after
This year Ban Johnson prohibited the
oiayers in the American League from
this graft ir the spring, but Lynch not
having the force of Johnson allowed
his men to sell their names during the
playing season, and MathewSon, McGraW,
and a few others have been reaping
rich harvest. For the most part players
Who allow their names to appear in bold
face type over baseball articles in news
papers never see the story untl II ap-
pears in the papers. 1t is a wrong thing
10 do and has caused no end of trouble
among the players. 1t should have Deen
stopped years ago.
Now Mr.. Lynch. of the National
league, has come out boldly against the |
custom and says that after this year
I will not be tolerated.
Just like a worlds series game" re
marked Patsy Donovan, the Red SoN
scout and former manager in the club |
Offices after Johnsons Waterloo. You
could see, as the players took their |
places at the start of the game, that they |
we're right on edge, nervous and full OF
SIGHT
Patsy was right. 1t was a great game |
II bail, as good as one will see in a
seasons playing.
Walter johnson, who had his long win
ming streak br0ugt to an end yesterday |
after a wonderful effort to make the Red |
SoX fifteenth consecutive bunch of vic !
inns. bitterly regretted the loss of the |
contest. Talking after the game, he
was unwilling to blame any of his team I
mates but admitted that the defeat was /
the most disappointing thing that had |
happened in his entire baseball career.
He said: Naturally, / am disappointed |
at not being able to extend my winning
streak. but it is part of the game, and
hold no one responsible for my de-
feat.
1T was a grand game of baseball.
Conditions suited me. The weather was
cool and ] feelt like extending myself.
When I saw Ray Collins going against
me l knew 1 was in for a hard battle,
for you know we have met twice before
this season, Ray beating me l to 0 once,
and Washington winning the other / to 0
in fifteen Innings.
He pitched splendid game of ball,
and Boston is to be congratulated on hav-
ing such a capable Ieft-hander on its
staff. I was the last man in the whole
world who thought Bill Carrigan was ef-
fective against curve-baTl pitching. The
ball I fed Bill was an outcurve and he
picked it.
THE Red Sox played a corking fielding
game and my teammates were also in
good form.
81 have lost some hard games In my
career, but yesterdays setback was the
most disappointing Of the lot"