The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-07
Handful of Rioters See Ma
tionals Beat Macks-Are
Supporting Phillies.
SHAW TO WORK TODAY


| leaving a sinking ship. as the old
phrase goes. Quaker City fans appear
| to have deserted the Philadelphia Ath-
| letics. and it looks like a tough year
| ahead for Connie Mack and the other
club officers
AT todays game. with perfect wealth
err on tap. only a handful of rooters
turned out. less than l,5O0. and the only
noise or anything that resembled cheer
ing was heard when Nick Altrock
pulled some of his funny stuff
Local baseball writers state that for
some unknown reason the fans here
have soured on the Mackmen and are
supporting the Phillics.
Jim Shaw is being carefully groomed
for the second game of the series
against the Elephants tomorrow at
ternoon. and Walter Johnson will
day.
Flushed with today's victory. the
Griff crowd can see nothing ahead
but three straight. They have entire
ly overlooked the fact that Connie
Mack is wise. shrewd general. and
that his ball club still contains
number of mighty good players. Con-
ME usually has something up his
sleeve.
Gallia's victory here today makes
his third out of four starts this sea-
son. SO ii would seem as IL Grins
confidence in the former Fire Crack
err hurler was not misplaced. Gal
liza is going to prove big help to
the Nationals during the long cam
paign which has scarcely as yet
started.
world plays with this Boston club
There's nobody else in either league who
can compare with him whether it comes
to chasing fly balls going after ground
ers or peGGng to the plate. Iris Speaker
that's the guy I mean"
Chick Gandil, the Nationals first |
sacker. got the foregoing off his chest !
after the ball game here Tuesday after
noon.
Speaker came within an ace Of making
one of the most wonderful catches ever
seen on any ball field when he raced
back almost to the fence after Gandil's |
smoking drive in the seventh inning. The
ball when it left Gandil's bat looked to
be good for a home run. Speaker missed II
1t by about one step.
Reports Of internal troubles on the Red
SoX are stoutly denied by Owner Lannin.
who declares that all the men are work
ng In harmony with Manager Bill Carri-
gan.
The Sox left for New York on the mid
light express Wednesday. but did not
AIRY with them Walter Rehg utility
'utfielders; Larry Gardner. the third
'aseman. or Pitcher Vean Gregg Gard
Ter may join the team in the West if his
lealth improves.
Henri Rondeau's friends from woon- ,
ocket filled one big section of the grand ,
tand when the game started Tuesday
'Rondy' was cheered to the echo when
lie stepped to the plate
Rondeau also had glorious chance to
make himself famous and the talk OF his
ZONE town had he been able to slam out
| safe hit in the ninth inning
Speaking of all men in general a prom
nent actress in a popular musical COM
dy showing at all the leading theaters
he past season said: They may grow
Id. but they never grow good
The lady in question had never seen
ON Connolly umpire a ball game, and
he probably had no thoughts of umpires ,
n her mind-at any rate, Connolly is not
My growing old. but looks better as the
ears roll by. g.,
Behind the plato in the Tuesday game
etween the Nationals and Red Sox no, 4
ne of Connolly's battery decisions Were :
uestioned. As usual. he was the same +
title autocrat, insisting that members J
( both teams keep out of sight in their
espective dugouts. etc; but his work {
vas gilt-elged.
President I.annin's popularity is undis-
uted. The free list in Boston is a cork
r. Visiting newspapernen have to stand J
line and wait quite some time before
ley are able to pry their way into Fem J
ay Park.
II is interesting to note that of the
,ur games lost by the New York Yam :
res up to Wednesday the Griffmen won !
Tree Of them. y
Joe Eneel is all swelled IN over the !
ct that Costello. a former teammate OF
s at Mount St Mary's College. is now y
laying regularly in the Pittsburgh Ma =.
onal League clubs outfield. =
Il always said that Costello would b
me day be a big Lacquer" declared E
,e s.
Charley Pick made his 1915 debut 2;
a championship game last Tuesday j.
hen he was sent up to bat for :.
Gorge Mcbride in the eighth inning. III
lexis best effort was a dinky rolIc-
front of the plate and Catcherl
homas threw him out at first base.
Douglas Ner also made his initial st
TRY when he held down George Nc F.
rides position when the Red Sox or
lme to bat in the final half of the tn
ghth inning. WILLIAM PEET. b.