The Washington times., 1914-02-04
That He viii Assist
Maps in Fight With Some of
His Pitchers.
By THOMAS KIRBY,

One of the weirdest dreams developed
!" some fertile mind in the West comes
the announcement that Connie Mack
.a 10 come to the rescue of Cleveland
donating a trio of capable pitchers
Offset the loss sustained by the de-
Dtion of three Of the Maps gunners.
aust where the House of Mack is TO
{ the men to send to Cleveland is
O. Of the important features of the
that has been evidently overlooked
the overzealous scribe. Through
C long summer days OF 1913 that
Iiladelphia staff staggered and wob-
ed, and did everything but tetter,
uIlC Cleveland and the Nationals we're
the very heels of the crew which
ID gotten away to such a commanding
.ld in the early days of the season.
IL is doubtful if there was ever a man
ser who was ever forced to change
often the twirlers as was Connie
aCk when his position became 50 pre-
aTlOus that many dollar was bet
at the Athletics would be unable TO
eep going, but would founder before
le race was done. As many as five
OTIS were made by the tail tactician
% desperate efforts to win games, and
was only his surfeit of youngsters
lat made pOss ole the saving Of Bender
d nd Plank, who needed rest after their
eroic efforts in mldsesson,
No one was so Thoroughly confident
nat disaster would eventually over
come the PhiladeIphians than was Clark
iriffith, and it was through this argl-
ueut that he kept his own henchmen
Il white heat in trying TO make up
ne ground that was lost when the
am was robbed OF the services Of
oster and Gandil But the Athletics
ventually stumbled across a winner.
nd In the worlds series no one was
pulling harder for them than were the
Z, ;rihmen.
So it is rather difficult to see, in the
iew of history. that Connie Mack is
30 be overcome With generosity and
rove 50 DhilanthrOpic as 10 deal to
lCTeland ans Of the cards which he
av need himself before the conclu-
On Of another baseball year.
Today is the day set for the removal
the tOnsils of Ray Morgan, who is
the Georgetown University Hos
tai
The Cardinals, Of Alexandra. are eyi-
emily trying to slip one over on Crit
IN x CO. in the exhibition game in
pril. The Nirginians have already
s,arted practice.
In answer TO the announcement that
King Cole has hoped back to the
Few York Yankees, the Federal League
nseple declare they will carry the case
ITO the courts and fight the repudla-
on OF the contract.
he Feds have awakened 10 the fact
lat III order to put a team into To-
onto they will have TO have grounds,
go. At this late date, their moguls are
irEcrins fOT a site for "A plant.
While great admirer OF Woodrow
Wilson, Clark Griffith does not believe
n all or the Presidents policies. There
wiIl be no lifting Of the embargo Cn
a rms at Charlottesville.
A Westerner calls attention 10 the
following rather interesting point:
Connie Mack is regarded as being
one Of baseball's smartest managers.
tie has the knack OF developing TJW
recruits into marycls, but he doesn't
produce managers who can make good.
While the Athletics were winning
80 worlds championships, TOpsy Hart
sell and Harry Davis were his two
1eutcnaHts, and when they started 10
fade as major leaEuers Mack found
managerial berths for them.
Davis didn't even last a complete
season as director OF the Cleveland
Maps, and now TOpsy HartseI has been
iropped as manager Of the Toledo a.
A. club.
Toledo and Cleveland looked for their
teams to play Connie Mack baseball,
y hiCh means a DeRnaBt, but neither
could produce the Connie Mack results,
although they were members Of Nsck's
board OF strategy"
Ralph YOnkers, in the Detroit Times,
nails the report that Hugh Jennings
must make good at Detroit this season
rr quit.
The season OF 1914 is in no way a trial
.or iiughic Jennings, manager Of the
DetroIt baseball club. despite stories