The Washington times., 1914-08-04
GRIFFITH DENIES THAT
HE Is SEEKING JACKSON
FOR WASHINGTON TEAM
Il Have Little to Give in Players for CeveIands Star Sgger
Says Old Fox, land Somers Wants Payers."-Mke
Kahoe Hikes Away on Another Scouting Trip.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. CLARK
Griffith today denied there was any
zeal in sight whereby Joe Jackson would
3e obtainedd from Cleveland by The
Nationals.
There was a report here last night
mat Jackson was dissatisfied with his
present berth and would welcome
change to Washington. Griffith said
ne does not understand where the yarn
originated but thinks it is foundation
'nss
Even il il were true that Clevland
wanted to trade Jackson. We have little
to give. in the way of players for him;
we need all the men We now have and
If Jackson were gotten at all. it would
have to be through a straight pur-
chase" commented Griffith today.
IL is news to me to hear that they
are thinking 70 letting him go and all
he information l nave nao mas oeeh
through newspapermen.
Griffith SAYS there was no particular
-ignifcance connected with the long
ak he had with owner Somers OF the
Naps yesterday: According 10 ne WASH
.neton chief. they simply talked over
he whole baseball situation without
Going into any details that might lie CT
interest to the public.
Mike Kahoe is away on another
curing tour. He left here late last
light without making his destinatio
nown TO any one except Griffith
Eahoe has practically combed the East
I'm section of the country since May
and IL may be that he will be sent to
The extreme West before again report
'ug to his director.
Birmingham and Griffith each agreed
:oday to make tomorrow johnson day,
18th Walter pitching against Rankin.
II will be either Harry Harper OF Jack
'5entlcv who will pitch the exhibition
-ame at Decatur, Ill. the day after to-
borrow. Griffith has promised TO start
= ne game with all his regulars in their
1ccustcmed places, but there are likely
Q be numerous changes before the end
Il the frscas.
II the managers plans are not inter-
tered with this afternoon, the chances
are that for tomorrow's game there
will be another engagement between the
TWO Johnsons-Walter and Rankin. Ran
in Johnsons principal claim TO dia-
'nond fame is the fact that he did SO
we'll against his distinguished name
AXE early in the spring. when as
Eed sox he conquered the king of the
Washington slabbists. Should this duel
De staged. it should draw out a large
0rowd. something rather unusual for
levelsnd in its present plight.
Yesterday less than a thousand fans
we're on hand. although the weather
ould hardly have been improved upon.
lille the Maps had placed victory to
heir credit on the day before.
The diamond at Somers park is one
the worst in the league For some
.nknown reason the groUndkeeper does
.ot seem to see the necessity Of working
ne paths every day. with the result
that the parched soH mas been burned
bright gray and the players clam 1t
as hard as cement. In both of the
-ames thus far. the Griffmen have been
vorried by the freakish hops of the
all. and yesterday Schaefer gave way
after going half the distance. as the
round around second was :mpenetra Die.
nd the jar in running stiffened the
muscles OF his legs. He expects TO be
,ack on the job this afternoon, how
yer.
One of the explanations offered for the
unsatisfactory work Of SILK O'Loush-
n behind the bat is that this year the
npiTe has changed his style of work
'ng to such an extent that every time
he ball is pitched he shrinks away
rom the catcher. thereby making IL
nore difficult for him 10 follow the line
Z the ball and converting his cffl-
-iating into more a matter of guessing
nan actually rendering decisions IT
"Ompetent manner. Several of the
washington players have complained
bout this. but the noisy umpire still
nlings to the plan which he has been
using with Indifferent success all of
his campaign.
John Henry's sprained left hand has
come around nicely. and yesterday he
-,Ot back into the game TO catch Engel
he suffered no pain, and is now ready
% alternate with Al Williams pending
me return Of Ed Ainsmith, who. to-
ether with Ray Morgan, have been
watching their comrades from 4 cox
IN the vicinity of the Washington
Dench.
In the fourth inning yesterday the
nationals made what looked like a posi-
tive double play when Foster got a
drive from Chapman and heaved to
GandiI in time to flag Jackson before
he could get back TO first When Can
ill received the ball Jackson was more
than a stride from the base. and the
decision was 30 palpably unfair TO
Washington that even the biased Cleve-