The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-01

the umpire on the bases. A compare
lively few hours before this same in
dividual. delighted to preserve law and
order and see that the rules of the
National pestime were upheld, had not
only raised his fist, but had struck one
of the opponents Of the glme of which
he was supposed to be one of the
proudest guardians. This much is ad-
mitted by Sheridan himself
Ban Johnson ratified into town with
much force and enthusiasm, insisting
that il was his league that had first
looked to the protection of the umpires
and had effectively erased the last
vestige Of muckerism on the field. He
came here and met friends. He loitered.
but he did not summon before his su-
preme self-constituted tribunal of JUS
tice either the men who were directly
concerned or the man to whom he looks
as their director. Still Morgan and
Ainsmith. two OF the most valuable ad-
juncts Of the Washington team, were
! held in leash in the stand at the direc-
ton Of this same johnson.
Griffith waited throughout the day for
word from his chief. In the morning
he had no intimation that johnson was
sion he would get would be over the
wire. In this he was disappointed be-
cause shortly before ne went TO lunch
he found In his hotel box a note by
messenger from the hotel a block away
notifying him Of the suspension Of Nor
gan and Ainsmith for the part they
played in the trouble.
Immediately Griffith called up the
hotel and asked for Mr.. Johnson. Not
Ed Barrow. president Of the Interna-
tfonal League. Barrow's answer was
that he did not know where Johnson
could be found. And so far as known
the indefinite suspension that has been
plastered upon Morgan and Ainsmith
will rest as long as the leagues execu-
tive declines to even give recognition to
the other side.
In his stand Johnson may be right,
but his methods absolutely exceed the
calculation of the writer and Of those
who are trying to convey to Washington
the absolute and unbiased facts in the
matter that has caused such grave con-
Germ in present-day baseball.
When the time for yesterdays game
came 1t was the intention of Clark
Griffith to pitch Walter johnson, but
when he found that Jennings had
planned TO risk his all in the person of
George Dauss against the king of the
moundsmen. Griffith shifted to DR..
Ayers. In this he acted wisely
Work horse OF the team, called upon
in turn and out of turn, Ayers deliv-
cred in a manner BETTING the reputa-
ton he has lately earned. Ayers had
everything; he kept that old ball coming
over either via the curve or the swift
route In manner that was most COM
picking to the Tigers. and when he
emerged q victor ii was merely upon
ho1ors that he had justly earned
Only six times did the Tigers hit safe
ly, and in only one inning was more
than one OF these cloutq clustered. In
seventh
because Ayers temporarily weakened
Dauss. pride OF the Detroit staff and
the man uron whom they depended TO
stop the Nationals. lasted less than
eight Innings. He was driven out, and
when he left the Griffmen were three
runs in the van. Considering the man
ner in which Ayers was shooting them
over. that was enough although De-
Toit did make one, and thereby avoid
ed the humiliation Of banking.
One Of the late afternoon editions of
q local paper declare that Howard
ShanIs Joined Morgan and Ainsmith in
poking Sheridan. This is vigorously
denied by the centerfielder and he IS
Supported IN his rebuttal by a number
OF the Washington players.
DR. Keene. a Detroit specialist. has
taken charge OF Chick Gandil and he
hopes TO entirely eliminate the cold
since he has been in the West. In the
course OF yesterdays game Gand!l gave
way TO the coughs and II was neces-
sary TO call for time while he was tenn
pOrarily relieved.
There was little OF a sensational ma
ture In the fielding of either of the
teams. but in the sixth inning Mr.
Shanks crossed over far toward left
field and bagged a line drive of stan
ages bat that looked good for a coupie
OF bases at the least and there was n
man on second at the time
Having wasted four hits in the nre-
ceding inning the Nationals hoped to
the front in the fifth, when a triple by
Ayers and successive singles by Noel
Ter Foster, and Mitchell put over a
In the seventh Washington got an
other when Foster hit a sacrifice to
second on Mitchell's bunt and came
trooD'ng in when GandiI whaled in
double.
The only run that Detroit was cred
tied with was In the second half OF the
seventh, when Burns singled. moved upl