The Washington times., 1914-05-26
]UTCLASSESLEAGUE
BY ITS BR|LL|ANCY
Tigers Leader Says It's Best in
Whole Circuit, and He Has
Seen Them All.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

Washington showed us yesterday the
greatest and most consistent attack We
nave seen this year. and that includes
svery clubb in the league" This was
he tribute paid today to the Nationals
sy HuEhey Jennings, the Detroit man
lEer.
That world of speed they have here
will carry the team long way. When
you have men with the speed OF Milan.
Shsnks. MoeIIer, and the rest. you can
work almost any sort of 4 play. or
course. couple of sluggers would not
hurt. but that speed that the Nationals
possess will be mighty factor before
the pennant race is decided"
Ali the while he is fairly bubbling
over with enthusiasm through a reali-
Estion that he has the best chance he
has had since his famous championship
Team retrograded, and it WAS necessary
to supplapt the youngsters through oN-
perimenting with newcomers. Detroit
could always hit, but the pitching was
not OF such a caliber 10 carry the IL
gers through.
This year we think We havs some
pretty promising youngsters for the
box and If they come through, we
will have no kick" continued the visit
ing chief. -"Thsy have n pretty high
class nucleus for the staff here in john
son and Boehlirg, and If Ayers and
Shaw are as good as ! have been
told, nobody can discount Washington
chances" 's' ..-
The action in relieving johnson when
4 commanding lead was obtained yes
.erday is taken as indicative. of a plan
10 use the king of the mound again be
Tore the Tigers leave here thursday
evening.
Considerable adverse criticism is heard
of Detroe's action in sending Del
SaIno rto Boston. Ii is conceded that
Boston can plug that hole that has
existed at first base since the retire
nent of Jake Stahl, the Red SoN nave
an excellent show of being the healtmest
sort of a contender and many are ques-
Joining the Judgment of selling Gainor
TO CarriEan and firm.
Frank Navin, owner of the Detroit
club, who is travelling with his hench-
men takes another view. declaring that
things have so shaped themselves that
Sainor was an unnecessary adjunct to
mis- team.
Joe s. jackson. scribe. well known in
the Nations Capital, is among those
present nthe lair Of the Tiger.
Organized baseball men have adopted
In referring to the Federals. There is
nothing "bushier'' in the eyes of news
papermen than trying TO go to those
higher UP to silence criticism. There
has been at least one convert to this
Idea within the last couple OF dozen
hours.
Sam Crawford. globe trotter and wall
vrecker. pays the following tribute to
George Moriarity, his messmats:
IF George Mcriaritty posse. c the
speed that belongs 20 Ty C ., Clyde
Milan or Eddie Collins. ne JLld set
p base-stealing record 10. lie major
leagues. Moriartv is the tral man l
have ever seen at 'pegGtnG a pitcher.
b. 'pegging a pitcher mean telling
beforehand what he is going TO do.
where he is going TO throw the ball.
Noriarty studies the pitchers more than
any other player He can watch a
pitcher a couple o. times and then tell,
nine times out Of ten. whether he is
going to throw TO one Of the bases or
the catcher
Authors Of the various commUmca-
tionS that have reached this office TCla-
tive to inconsistent stanGC OF officials
Of the Washington club on me matter
OF SUNDAY baseball may appreciate our
Chagrin and disgust when We learned
that during our absence from the office
yesterday q representative of the club
whom VIC have laUded to the skies.
endeavored to strange our demands for
an explanation by going over our heads
and declaring that the whole trouble e
suited from q fsud between two news
psp%rmen. and that the facts "elativn
10 announcements Of last week wee
distorted
We do not know if he has vet re-