The Washington herald., 1914-02-23
TOURISTS OFF
FOR ENGLAND
Globe Trotters Fail to Stage
Single Game In
France.
WANT DONLIN AS COACH
Langford Jeanette Bout Huge Joke.
Carpentiere Booked to Box
March Il.

Paris, Feb. 22-An this staid country
of France has learned about American
baseball is that the noble representatives
of the National pastime of the United
States wear moonlight apparel well and
that the players are willing to risk at
least one eye on anything.
The Fronchmen, who for the most part
make France their habitat, know what
is contained in the Introductory para
graph because the Giants and White SoX
closed their visit here without having
played a game, as rain again prevented
the pastime today.
The globe-girdling party departs for
deah OIL Lunnon. y'know, tomorrow
morning, leaving grief among the French:
also considerable money. A large crowd,
including the American ambassador and
other celebrities, gathered on the field
this afternoon expectant OF seeing good
old game. But the rain came down in
such large gobs that the game was finally
called of. The players did not even leave
their hotel, as peering through the win
dows they saw that game was not even
a remote possibility.
Interest Great.
Interest in baseball has become so
great here that Michael Donlin, pinch
swatter extraordinary, has been rendered
an offer to return here and organize and
coach a team.
Charles A. Comiskey has fully re-
covered. and is taking interest in life
sufficiently to buy a French chateau.
The French could not understand the
postponemenT today. They have been
reading up baseball for weeks and were
wild to see at least one game. The visit
OF the Americans proved a big boost for
the sport. Most of the touring party spent
the Sabbath at the Louvre, passing judg-
ment on the pictures. Buck Weaver,
White Sox shortstop, reports they are not
up to the standard set by Bud" Fisher
Washingtons birthday was celebrated
last evening at Milton Henry's cafe,
where the American colony gathered in
force American millionaires. aviators,
fighters, managers, actors, jockeys. train
ers, ball players, bicyclists, artists, and
writers were among those present an
5ammed into compact room and singing
and talking like Babel.
The players who attended the Joe
Jeannette-Alf Langford fight got the best
laugh of the trip so far. Langford proved
a huge joke. but his awkardness bothered
Jeanette. ALI butted Joe in the first
round, opening a cash on the forehead.
Finally, in the seventh round, Langford
missed random swing and Topped on
his jaw, knocking himself out
Jeanette was SO enraged over the but
ting incident that he kicked the un-
conscious battler IN the head, then picked
him up and kicked him around the ring.
In the meantime the referee disquali-
fled Langford for having fallen without
being hit. Some decision. Langford
was out for more than an hour Every
one thought his neck was broken.
Daniel McKetrick, Jeannette's manager.
has matched the big black to fight
Georges Carpenter, heavyweight Sham-
pion of Europe, here on March q
Jack Johnson returned today from
Scotland. The conquerer of Jeffries
actually blocks traffic when he goes
about. He is apparently rolling in money.
He has a valet, secretary, and chauffeur,
and three new cars. His new wife, who
is constantly attended by two maids, has
Jack completely under her thumb, for
she will not permit him to make a move
without her consent
1t was learned today that Charley
Murphy had. told friends abroad last win
ter that he intended firing" Evers, and
that he was considering appointing
ODay, Leach, or Bresnahan. Murphy is
said to have admitted that he made a
mistake in not naming Tinker as mana
ger.