The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-11

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funmakers and coachers. Germany
| Schaefer and Nick Altrock have not only
made good for Griff, but are big drawing
cards In Chicago.
That Altrock and Schaefer have accom-
piished mission with Washington there
Is no denying. That they have discon-
| certed opposing pitchers and sent them
up In the air is now an established fact.
Pitchers as rule deny that coaching
Affects them to any extent but the facts
cold facts-indicate that IL has had an
important bearing on the results OF
games In which teams are about evenly
| matched. Several of the greatest pitch
ers in the American League may attrib-
ute their defeat at the hands of the
Washington club to the coaching Of Ger
| many Schaefer and Nick Altrock.
In the opening game Of the Chicago
| series Eddie Cicotte, the knuekle ball
| finger, foolishly attempted to exchange
verbal shots with Germany Schaefer. with
| the result that before Cicotte realized
what had happened the Nationals had
reached him for enough runs TO win the
game.
In the combat pitched by young Rus
sell last Thursday the southpaw paid no
attention to Schaefer until the sixth in
ming. when something the Teuton yelled
at him got under his skin and he an
| swered back. Russell lost control and
| when he did manage to put the ball over
the Griffmen hammered IL, scoring four
runs in jiffy.
The White Sox manager Jimmy Gala
han, grabbed Russell when that young
man returned TO the bench and laid down
the law. He said. IF you open your
mouth again or pay any more attention
TO Schaefer or Altrock / will fins you a
good sum of money" Russell had sense
enough to obey orders, and -.ianaged to
finish the game and win il.
Some folks say that Grin made
a mistake by loading up with Schaefer
and Altrock when in their places he could
carry a pair of youngsters, but from
where we sit the Old Fox does not de-
serve any such criticism.
Howard Shanks refuses to slump in his
hitting for the purpose of giving either
Acosta or Calvo a chance to get into the
game. The Monaco Marvel is also put
ting UP a grand exhibition of fielding
these DAYS.
"CAsEY"-UP TO THE MINUTE
shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere. and somewhere
hearts bright
And somewhere men are laughing ard somewhere
But there, little joy in Chicsgc-walter Johnson
works today.
Had Tyrus Cobb been guilty OF the Of
Tense charged against George Stovail,
manager of the St Louis Browns. he
might have been given three slaps on
the wrist and fined $50, which the Detroit
club would have paid again.
De-.
sell, the southpaw twirler 1t was like "a
man reaching for tin tobacco tag, only
to discover that the object was so
gold piece.
This Russell person cost Chicago little
or nothing, and he promises to develop
into one of the sensations of the 1913
season. Russell looks like a find, the
kind that is picked up once in many
years, because he not only looks like
man who can pitch his game, but he
also appears like the fellow even more
valuable, the twirler who can go out
there when the team has one-run lead
and hold the opposition in the final
stages.
out in Illinois bill has just been
passed by the State Legislature COM
polling the owners of major league ball
parks to provide seats for all who pay
the price of admission at the gate.
II is understood that the bill is aimed
at Owner Murphy, of the Cubs. and
grew out of some trouble prominent
State Official had here recently when the
crowd at a ball game was so big that
the official was forced to stand up for
nine innings
AL Williams. who has-been played on
first base and also behind the bat here,
thinks he could go over and hold down
third base in case Grin wanted him TO
do So. If anything happens to Lapofte
before Foster regains his health II would
not be at all surprising If Williams did
play the hot corner. And he could give
good account of himself too.
king of third base, Howard Shanks,
the good looking young outfieider, be-
lieves he was cut out for a third SACK
er, and has often asked 'Griff to give
him chance to try his luck at that
position.
That during the next worlds series
no baseball players will be admitted to
the press box, and that there will be no
more signed stories in the newspapers,
supposed to have been written by stars
between the writer and
President Ban Johnson, of the American
League here Thursday morning.
It's got to STOP said Mr.. Johnson,
1.-THE American League has already halt
ed the player writer's, and President
Lynch, OF the National League, has gone
on record as being opposed to the prac-
tice by stars in his circuit"
"Ty Cobb is the only American League
player supposed to be writing articles
for the newspapers continued Mr..
land for several reasons have
not stopped him, but he will quit when
I say the word, and the word will be
said in short time"
According to President Johnson, the
matter will be brought up before the
Commission at its next meet
ing, when a quietus will be put on the
practice for all time.
Mr.. Johnson complimented the WASH
ington Herald for first calling attention
TO the player writer's, and stated that 1t
was the Herald's article which inspired
the American League to take action and
check the wholesale practice of diamond
stars contributing pieces for the news
papers, which they themselves did not
write.
/. When 1t comes to pulling original stuff,
you've got to. hand it to Long Tom
Hughes.
The day after the Nationals reached
Hughes twho. by the way, |
claims Chicago as his birthplace) called |
upon an old friend, who had just pur-
chased small store from a Hebrew |
gentleman. who claimed that he could |
lot make ii pay