The Washington herald., 1915-11-18
Shaw's Pitching Days
Now Thing of the Past
Grif's Big Right-hander in
Hospital with Gunshot
Wound in Shoulder.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
South Carolina Admits II VIII Use
Four Ineligible Players Against
Georgetown.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Jim Shaw, the big Highlander, re-
garded as q valuable asset to the Wash
ington baseball club. has worked his last
game. In other words, he is through SO
far as hurting is concerned for all times
While hunting yesterday a shotgun he
was carrying became accidentally dis
charged, the load bursting through the
muscles of Shaw's right arm near the
shoulder and grazing his neck. A piece
the size of q half dollar is carved out OF
Shaw's trusty right arm, which means
that his pitching days are over.
This information was cleaned late last
night by telephone, direct from the Pitts
burgh Hospital, where Shaw was taken
for treatment The physicians in charge
Of the case stated that in their opinion
Shaw would fully recover from the gun
shot wound, but that he could not expect
to DO any more pitching as long as he
fingered on this mundane sphere.
The loss of Jim Shaw puts decided
crimp in Grifi's 1916 pennant aspirations.
for this young man was counted upon as
a big winner next year.
Knowing that Virginia prior to its
game against South Carolina University
last Saturday had protested FIVE South
Carolina players and this protest was
sustained, the Georgetown management
demanded the same treatment, and de-
cIded shock was felt IN the vicinity of
the university yesterday morning in the
shape Of a telegram from the Palmetto
State lads. which read: -Four ineligible
p players will be in the lineup against
Georgetown Saturday"
Right back flashed the message: PLEASE
wire us the names OF these men"
The names were forthcoming with the
explanation that Virginia insisted upon
the one-year eligibility rule. hence these
men were barred last Saturday.
The ineligibles are Laudenlager, Os-
borne, Dittmar and Folger. but as to the
positions these men will play, could not
be determined
GEORGETOWN invites an inspection as Of
the records of the young men who COM
pose the present football eleven. and felt
that IL Virginia protested certain players
and were sustained in their protest, that
Georgetown certainly had the same right
That the game will be played on Satur-
Say goes without saying. but IL looks very
much as II South Carolina had one set
II eligibility rules where Virginia was
concerned and another when 1t came to
playing Georgetown
It's pretty kettle Of fish, and the end
S not yet in sight
The action Of the Pacific Coast League
directors last week in voting to close the
gates of all their parks against exhibi-
lion games with major league teams may
be a forerunner of similar action by
other minor leagues The minors con-
tend that these exhibition games are a
menace to the SPORT because Of the
practice of sending substitutes when the
fans pay in the expectation Of seeing
players Of reputation. The result is that
many patrons become disguised and the
home management blamed for deception.
This leads to poorer patronage during
the regular playing season. Only few
years ago a prominent Class B league
voted against allowing its members to
play exhibition games on Sunday with
the major league teams, taking the
stand that such exhibitions injured the
attendance for the regular league games
during the week. Both points Of conten-
ton are well taken by the minors, and
It would not be surprising to see eli