The Washington times., 1914-08-15

said today that he has succeeoeo III
signing several players, In adoluon =
the ones whose names have aIreAoS
been announced. But he has instruct
cd his players TO follow a plan ne mas
adopted Of making known nothing aoou'
re-signing, believing that by this ne VIII
be able to prove more puzzllns 10 'ne
Federal Leaguers who have designs VI
several of the men already on tne
Washington roster.
il is pretty generally understood In~'
Joe Engel has been resigned, but VINO
the others are is merely Quesuon %
guessing.
In this regard it might not be amlss
To suggest that. III fairness to the w asn-
fnRton baseball public, that the cluD ep'
propriate some sum TO pay for course
on journalistic ethics for the manager.
On frbrrsday Griffith said Morgan hao
.irned q three-year contract VI
sons which he deemed sufnclenI, SIh
nth asked the newspapermeh WI WI 80
club not 10 publish the story uiIil tne
following afternoon -, .o,na and
This was not respected by some al a
The whole thing got out. The ustai
punishment for release breaking Is .Ia
poIding news in the future, TINS seSu1i S,.
o. newspapermen's CODE Oelhs IIS
on ,espect for condolences tnat oOIa-4s
IN all professions. Gonna NJ
-hose who are directing the washington
.iub, but it is a fact, nevertheless.
Lad the Washington club observed me
.,rdinsry courtesies in dispensing ils
ueUs. that disgusting mess over ple
sunday baseball proposition a couple Sr
months aRo could have been enureiy
.voided At that time Griffith said ior
, week there was a strong probability
Tor a game: then came President MINOR
,.ith a statement that such thing hao
never been seriously considered.
Such affairs are certainly not perucn-
lsrly edifying to those who so Loyalty
s-Trnort the team in sunshine and sor-
TowI and who are deserving Of better
treatment
Immediately after today,s game the
Nationals will go over to New fork ior
the games with the Highlanders.
Griffith has invited both Jim Shaw
and Joe Engel to spend a couple OF
months next winter on his Montana
ranch. Ali that is necessary TO close
the deal lie consent from home.
Unless the rest GandiI is 10 receive
brings about a decided improvement
within a couple OF days. he may be sent
70 some resort until his condition Is
satisfactory.
The strain Of the month OF June told
heavily on Connie Mack. Although he
has been able to rejoin his team. he
looks drawn, but still retains his smile,
and seems consummately satisfied of
that worlds series coin.
Immediately after today's game the
Washington baseball colony will be
split. the major portion going on 10
New York, and six OF the men being
shipped to Washington to await the re-
turn Of the others: The men to be
sent back to the Capital tonight are
Jack Ryan. Acosta. Altrock. Bentley
and Harper.
Today fnds the Griffmen but q game
and q half behind second place. the
Washington victory and the Boston de-
feat of Yesterday making material
difference in the relative standing OF
the clubs that are hghting for the
runner-up position
Seldom has a more commandingiy IN
teresting struggle been seen on any dia-
monG than yesterday, when the Natlon-.
ais won from the Athletics by margin
Of one run. the setback the Philadel-
phiens receiving being only the third
one they have experienced in twenty
seven starts, beginning the triumphant
march on July H.
Walter johnson appeared in heroic
fashion. He has seldom been better.
True, there have been numberless times
when he has held opposing teams TO
fewer than nine hits and has escaped
without a base on balls. But never
has he been called upon 20 face a COL
lection OF maulers going at such a ter
rife pace as the Athletics have been
setting for more than a month.
Johnson had the speed OF a shrapnel,
his control was excellent and he varied
his fast ball with his curve in such
a peTplexing manner that he started
into the latter part OF the game with
the record of having allowed the greatest
hitting team in the universe TO drive
but two balls. one OF which was an
out beyond the infield.
By this time he had won the crowd.
which is not so calamity pro-Athletic
as one might expect. and he was
cheered every time he came from the
mound.
In the second innina he had himself
put his team in front by lofting a fast