The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-14
Nationals Watch Charm Sec
ond Stacker Starts Small
sized Riot by Run-in with
Umpire Chill.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP

Chicago. Ill, May 13-Ray Morgan. thu
Nationals second baseman. almost start
ed small-sized riot here this after.
noon when he seized Umpire Chill by
the shoulders and pushed him all over
the lot.
Cooler heads interfered before blows
were struck, and Morgan was quickly
pried loose from the arbitrator. This
happened during the Nationals half OF
the ninth inning. when Chill declared
Morgan out at third base after the lat
ter had dubbed to deep left field for
triple.
Morgan was clearly safe. as Roth
pulled him off the bag and then tagged
him with the ball. For using uncom-
plimentary remarks to Chill yesterday,
Chick Gandil has drawn a suspension.
and 1t now looks as II Morgan would
be in the same boat. for Ban johnson
will not permit ball players to kick
his umpires around.
The Grinmen are playing poor ball
these days and things are breaking bad
1y for them, but the sooner the men
learn to curb their tempers the better
1t will be for the teams chances of
winning.
Morgan lost his head completely to-
day and committed an unpardona BILE
offense. In addition to the suspension
he Is sure to draw, he should be fined
by the Washington club as a reminder
to lay off all umpires in the future.
Walter Johnson seemed to lose a lot
of his stuff during the seventh inning
today. but at that he would have
pulled through with colors flying if
he had ben given good support.
John Henry's injured knee was very
much better tonight and he thinks
he will be able to play ball again in
a week. The wound was dressed be-
fore infection set 1t and a speedy re-
covery is predicted.
Tomorrow is an off day, but on Sat-
urday the Nationals and Sox wind up
their present series. and it would not
be at all surprising II Griffith senr
Jim Shaw right back at the Chicago
bunch.
Judge Kenesaw Lands was an in
tersted spectator at today's game oc-
cupying one of the grand stand boxes.
Harry Harper's debut in Min
neapolis uniform Tuesday was hardly
an suspicious one. The southpaw
famed twelve batsmen. but walked
eleven and his team was beaten by
Columbus, to I. in eleven innings.
When Griff heard the news he
the kid needs is a,
chance to perform every three days.
md he will get 1t under Cantillion. |
greatly improved hurler." the Old Fox
commented.
1t also seems a pity that Jim Shaw |
be worked more OFTEN by Man |,
ger Griffith. The concensus of opin- |
on seems to be that If Shaw was !
lsed in his regular turn, instead Of |
,eing ordered to warm the bench for |
week or more at a time. he would |
ose much of the wildness so often
pparent when he toes the slab.
The Griffmen Tuesday had their
rst look at Happy" Felsch. the slug
ing outfielder purchased by the White
ok last fall from the Milwaukee club |
+ the American Association.
Felsch is a big fellow. bats right
anded and fast as a streak. He
licked Shaw for a triple the first
ime up and shot a single past Foster
4 the third inning.
Opinions differ as to the ability Of
'elsch as a hitter. Gallia, who pitched
gainst him on numerous occasions
asst summer. says that Felsch is not
he mighty swatter the experts claim.
nd that he had no trouble pitching
D him.
Booth Hopper. who was also in the
merican Association. takes the op-
osite view. Hopper declares that
elsch is wonder. can hit all kinds
Z pitching and Is great ball player.
It remains to be seen which OF these
urlers has advanced the correct dope.
The Washington players are COM
Iaining bitterly about the drinking
alter which is supplied them at CO.
iskey Park. They allege that it is
nfit for anybody to drink. Manager
owland says the water is all right
I'd that Griff's athletes are too fussy.
Eddie Collins. in a Sox uniform. does
,t look like the same little whirl-
club when Collins was
,lding down the keystone sack for the
thletics.
In the first place Collins is not hit
ng the ball, and tho slump is ap-
lrently causing him considerable
orry.
As a rule Collins never goes after
IDLY pitched balls. yet on Tuesday
hen Jim Shaw had him two and three
it'll the bases loaded, Collins took q !
cious swing for the third strike. at
ball. head high.
Ira Thomas has advanced the theory
at Collins never could hit on the Chi
go grounds and that until he gets
is idea out of his head he will be Of
tie use to the White Sox.
AS a matter of fact Collins is a
tural batsman and 1t will only be
question of time when he gets going
operly. 4:
According to Trainer Mike Martin
Cobb. Of the Detroit Tigers. Is of
9 opinion that any person who says
alter johnson is losing his speed Il
azy.
johnson breezed q couple under my
in that nobody in the world could
We walloped. He's just As fast as
er. don't let anybody tell you Diff
-ently." Cobb said to Martin.
having heard about the talcum ball
W sprinkling of powder on the
here will give 1t the same weird break
an emery balP'-big Jim Shaw Ii
termined to try this delivery in prac-
the ball behaves properly Shaw may
?. , chancs ana lIae IL the next tfYne |