The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-12
climbers MAY
RETURN EARLIER
Attempt Will Be Made to
Switch Philadelphia Game
of May q to Local Park.
UP TO CONNIE MACK
Nationals Still in Horrible Batting
Slump-Shanks Playing
Great Ball.
by WILLIAM PEET,

st. Louis. Mo-, May 11-Washington
may welcome home the Nationals from
this Western trip nearly one week earlier
than per schedule, providing Connie Mack
says the word and it is found that the
Athletics can jump from Detroit to the
Capital in7time to play game on May Is.
1t will be remembered that while the
Nationals We're in Boston Manager Crit
fifth wrote to Connie Mack asking if the
Athletics could not meet the Climbers in
Philadelphia May %, that being an open
date for both clubs. In reply to Griffs
letter, Mack stated that such a game
was impossible, as it would conflict with
the Philadelphia Nationals schedule, the
Phillies playing at home then.
AS soon as Griff reached Chicago last
week he called upon President Ban john
son and launched his plan at the Amer
lean League head, complaining bitterly
at the long list of double-headers which
had piled up, owing to rain. Johnson
agreed to switch the date to Washing
ton, providing Connie Mack had no OBJ
jections. and as Johnson probably talked
with Mack today regarding the matter,
as the Athletics are in Chicago Manager
Griffith expects to hear from the league
head in few hours.
According to Manager Griffith, the
Athletics can, by catching an early train
on the evening of the I'D, from Detroit
reach Washington about noon the fol-
lowing day in plenty of time for ball
game, so that one of the five double
tionals and Athletics can thereby be
wiped out
Against the ST Louis Browns this
afternoon the Nationals looked like
second division ball club. Pitcher Baum
gardner, rated as one Of Stovalls best.
had absolutely nothing on the ball, and
yet the Climbers could not touch him
when hits meant runs. Unless the Ma
tionals pull out of this horrible batting
slump they will return home in fifth or
sixth place.
Stovall has greatly improved ball
club over last year. His youngsters look
mighty promising. and there is a snap
and dash about the club sadly lacking
in recent years. In comparison with
the Chicago White Sox the Browns look
to be about on a par.
Howard Shanks played great ball to-
day. especially on the bases, when he got
away with two delayed steals. connect
ing for double and single. The last
time up Shanks was hit in the shoulder
so out of four trips to the plate the
Monaco marvel got on the bases three
times.
Bob Groom spent. Sunday with his
parents in Belleville, ILL.,, little town
within half an hours ride of ST. Louis
Sir Robert is slated 20 pitch tomor-
rows game here, and will bring over
with him the Mayor of the town and
chief of the fire department.
Now that Walter Johnson stands in
a fair way TO shatter the worlds no.
run mark, supposed to be held by Doc
White, of the Chicago White Sox, with
fifty-siX innings, the dope experts are
digging up records to beat Whites
mark.
Louis, Irving Wilhelm, of the Birming-
ham Southern League club, in 1907
pitched fifty-nine score1ess innings.
Doc Whites mark of fifty-six rounds,
which Walter Johnson hopes to shat
ter, made back in 1904, was stopped by
the st. Louis Browns, and it is off this
same club down in the Mound City
that Johnson hopes to pass the south
paws record.
st. Louis always has been sort Of
hoodoo to Johnson. The Browns last
summer in Washington broke Walters
great winning streak, and they have
always been a thorn in HIS side.
The Kansas blizzard admits that he
has to work harder against st. Louis
TO win than against any other club in
the American League.
1t is expected that Johnson will go
against the Browns here Wednesday,
the final game of the series.