El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-09

= EW 1OItks NOV. 5--InereS a
good laugh concealed in the
charge that. Clarke Griffith, boss
Of the Senators, tipped the Braves as
to the weakness Of the Athletics, "and
as result Of Griffith's traitorous &C
tions the Braves were able to beat the
American league champions"
A slight perusaI Of the records show
that Crit is just as well qualified to
tip anyone on how to beat the Athletics
as jim Jeffries is qualified to pass out
tips on how to beat Jack Johnson.
Grifs team tackled the Athletics 20
times in 1918 and Grifs team was
beaten Is times. In 1913 the Athletics
took IA out of p games from the
Senator's and in 1914 they won Is out
In Sc whirIs at the Mackian machine
over a three year stretch, Griffith has
been turned back 40 times. There's
Grif's alibi.
Those who have seen George Stall
ings on the stage are loud in their
praise Of Stallings as baseball man
ager.
what will happen if W & J. asks
Yale for a game in 1857 queries R
l. NJ. The answer is: The same thing
will happen as viii happen when Penn
State asks Harvard !. for a 1915 game
Yale. Michigan. Harvard and a few
other large colleges are losing their
zest for practice games.
The great army of prize Fighters"
having been duly modified, is now ad-
vancing rapidly toward New York
where Their are enough Of those folks
minute to keep the boxers in luxury
during the winter months.
When Stallings took charge Of the
Braves in the spring Of 1913 Houser
was on first, Jackson on second, DevHn
was at short and Mcdonald was on
third. Miller, Campbell and Jackson
constituted the outfield. Johnny King
Perdue, Brown and Tyler were the
main parts of the pitching staff
OF that team only one man remains
Tyler.
dead Perdue is with the Cardinals,
Miller with the Reds, Sweeney with
the Cubs and Dickson, Campbell and
Mcdonald have gone over to the Fed
erals. HOuser and Jackson are in the
minors and Devltn Is playing on
some semi-prO team in and ground
New York.
Heinie the Tim has been reported as
threatening dire things to the Cub
management unless his 1914 fines are
RENTED. The Dear Public has been
led to believe that Heinie has been
fined a few million kopecks this sea-
son. That's a bunk impression. The
total fine levied upon Heinie is S125.
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Heinie, yearning for a bit of exercise,
soaked Johnny Evers and Rabbit
Meanwhile of the Braves last summer
before the rest of the Braves got a
chance to soak him. That cost Heinie
500, the fine being assessed by presi-
dent Tenner. The other S25 was
assessed by the Cub management.
Heinie paid both fines without any
kicks,
Dame rumOr certainly is a busy little
lady these days.
x X
The world series concluded about one
month ago., yet none of the Athletics
have rushed to the fore with any alibis
nor have they attempted to spool the
Braves victory. Which speaks much
for the sportmanship of the Philadel-
phians.
The theory that a fast ball when hit
by a batsman travels farther than a
slow ball was exploded this year
Chris Mathewson of the Giants, whose
speciality is the fade away ball, and
who seldom resorts to speed, was
touched up for 16 homers. Dict Ru-
dolph. the slow ball pitcher of the
Braves, was hit for homers. The fast