Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-08
G. GRIFF'S TIPS CAUSE MIRTH
Kumor the Brave Leader Wised Ath-
letios Creates Much Merriment.
DEFEATS ARE GRIFFs AIIBIs
In sixty-six Games with HaclVmen
over n Three-Year stretch,
washington Loses Forty
Times
ny FRANK g. NrENKE.

NEW hOhky Nov p.-There's a good
laugh concealed in the charge that Clarke
Griffith. boss Of the Senators, tipped the
Braves as to the weakness Of the Ath-
letios. and, as a result OF oriffith's
traitorous actions. the Braves were able
TO beat the American league champions"
A slight perusal OF the records show
that Grtff Is just as well qualified TO tip
anyone on how TO beat the Athletics as
Jim Jeffr1es is qualified to pass out fins
on how to beat Jack johnson.
Griffs team tackled the Athletics
twenty times in 1919 and Grifrs team
was beaten thirteen times In 1918 the
Athletics took fourteen out OF twenty
two games from the Senators and in 1914
they won thirteen out Of twenty-five
In slxty-slx whirls at the Machian ma
chine over three-year stretch, Griffith
has been turned back forty times There's
Griffs alibi.
Those who have seen George stail,nRs
on the stage are loud in their praise Of
stallings as a base ball manager.
What Will happen ~ Washington ana
Jefferson asks Yale for game IN Is1s7''
queries r. L. H. The answer 10: The
same thing will happen as will happen
when Pennsylvania State asks Harvard
for a 1915 game
Yale, Michigan. Harvard ana a few
other large colleges are losing their ze.t
for practice gdmes
The great army Of prize "flghters."
having been duly mobilized, is now ad.
vsncing rapidly toward New York, where
there are enough OF those folks that Bar
mum said were born every minute to keep
the boxers in luxury during the winter
months.
When stallings took charge OF the
Braves in the spring OF 1918 Houser was
on first, jackson was on second, Devlin
was at short and Mcdonald was on third
Miller, Campbell and Jackson constituted
the outfield. Johnny King was the reg
ular catcher Dickson, Perdue, Brown
and Tyler were the main parts of the
pitching staff.
OF that team only one man remains
Tyler.
Killing has quit base ball. Brown "a
dead. Perdue Is with the Cardinals. Miller
with the Reds. Sweeney with the Cubr
and Dickson. Campbell ana fMoponaid
have gone over to tile FederaIs. Houser
and jackson are in the minors and Dew
lin Is playing on some semi-pro team IN
and around New York.
Heinie the zim has been reported as
threatening dire things to the Cub man.
asement unless his 1914 fines are re-
mitted' The dear public has been led 70
believe that Heinie has been fined lew
million kopecks this season. That's a
bunk impression. The total fine leyied
upon Heinie Is s125
feinie, yearnIns for a bit Of exercise
soaked Johnny Evers and Rabbit Marar-
Vile OF the Braves last summer before
the rest OF the Braves got a chance Ia
soak him. That cost Heinie 500. the fine
being assessed by President Tener. The
other ss6 was assessed by the Cub man
agement.
Dame Rumor certainly is a busy little
lady these days
The world series concluded about one
month ago. yet none OF the Athletics
has rushed to the fore with any abb,
nor have they attempted to spool the
Braves victory. Which speaks much for
the sportsmanshlp Of the PhilAdeIphIans.
The theory that a fast bail when hit
slow bali was exploded this year. Chris
Mathewson OF the Giants, whose spe.
cialty Is the fadeaway bali. and who
seldom resorts to speed. was touched up
for sixteen homers. Dick Rudolph the
slow ball pitcher OF the Braves, was hls
for nine homers. The fast bail pitchers
on the Braves and Giants rosters were
hit for fewer homors.
The passing show Of the New York
Yanks:
Griffith.
Elberfeld.
Stallings.
Chase,
Wolverton.
Chance.
Peckinpaugh.
NExTi
Cleveland. however. Is giving the Yanks
a close race for the much-managed hon
ors. The Maps have had MeAieer, Ar.
mour Lajoie. Mcclure. stovaii. pavii
and Birmingham.
Walter johnson has lost some OF hil
popularity through his plan Of playing
both ends against the middle in an sf.
fort to grab off the hugest salary ever
paid to a ball player
Fandom idoiized johnson. II wanted
70 sec him set ell that ne was worth
But when johnson put himself on th.
auction block and boldly annunced thai
hen 80 70 the highest bidder Il put IN,
commercial aide OF the game too mucl
to the fore.
FOR the first time IN several years tn
National league trimmed the America,
league clubs IN the post-season series q
far as games played are concerned
-Four series. and Il was an even breal
there. but Of the twenty-one game
played the Nationals won nine. Here ar
the statistics:
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