The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24
Nationals Want
AN EVEN BREAK
Hughey Jennings Tigers Will
Prove Tough Club for
Crifmen to Beat.
BERT GALLIA TO WORK
Johnson Comes Close to Making
Home-run Record-Makes
Sensational Play.
BERT GALLIA TO WORK

Cleveland. Ohio. May 3.-Now for the
toughest club in the league to beat. An
even split with Jennings Tigers is the
best Grir and his merry men are ex-
pecting. The Nationals left tonight for
Detroit on the boat and tomorrow start
a four-game set against the jungaleers.
Bert Gallia will more than likely draw
the pitching assignment, with Joe Boeh.
ling a possibility.
going to have the most trouble with this
season. and realizes that unless the Ma
tionals play the kind of ball on tap here
In Cleveland, our chances Of doing much
the next few days are far from bright
1t really begins to look as II the Ma
tionals had found themselves and it Is
refreshing to chronicle a couple Of games
where good hitting has predominated.
Walter johnson came within an ace
Of hanging up a record today which
would stand for some time to come,
viz: two home runs in a single game.
Johnson's drive over the left field fence
was q beauty. The same hit in Wash
inston would have planted the ball into
the jury box
tn. hall over J;shnId.s 80 80 - -
ter and tried 70 stretch ~. h,o,, i,tn !.
home run. Walter slid into the plate
just q fraction of a second after the ball
arrived, and was tagged out by O'Neill.
Thus a three-bagger obtained, when q
bit moro speed would have netted a
homer.
Morto, In ~. "p.,s,. .or
eIrbtb o. Ionas .h.lhasn lhe
summer ,it.hsS Co. a.. Sn;S. o ias'
Cleveland Xner;c.n as,anta,ta me
called VA. ~ ~. sr;ns IT, -. .p Is
Grifrmen c.r,a - h.t ~ en- WI. n,r.h inc
John.on claim. th., his .xh.r...,
IN that ne.r.hn,,. a., ' ., IN W run
ton ninth caused him TO lose much ., ~.
stun" when the Indians avertsS q sh,,t
ont ana fen .e ,,,nmta $3.50 1890 smut
Iittl. eIcitem.nt aui'o
49,.
snace nroh;h,,. ,er,thv a..,-,,.,.
of !, nIay n,,IIed ~ b., esor,.n
Bride IN ~. CIavei.nd hale - IT, .a'.
enth the like q, which Ia, n.y.r -.
seen on the ,oca, erounds
Ch.nrn,n US =, sr.t n,., ,.,
bounced wickcd rrouni;er oyer senoua
base. Al the crack NJ the hat McRr;da
asbed over sneared the hall WITH his
cloyed hand while on the rim and With
out slowing In tossed the hail in IN. IA
rection Of second. where MORGAN d.sh-
ing over at full speed. clutched the hall
with his bare hand a second befor,
Chapman arrived.
The play was a spectacular one and
seldom seen on any ball field.
ssss
According to Joe Birmingham. deposef3
leader of the Cleveland Indians. Somern
and his friends butted in and refused to
allow him a free hand in running the
club.
Il didn't quit-I was fired, but the
public does not know what I was up
against. Some day perhaps my side of
the affair will be made public" was the
substance of a statement issued by Biz
mingham last Friday.
Yes. I did interfere with Birming-
ham," Somers replied when he read the
former managers statement. 1T was
my ball club: have to stand the losses
and 7 insisted that Birmingham try Joe
jackson on first base, so that Smith.
800 hitter could be placed In the out
field.
las manager. Birmingham failed to
deliver the goods. / claim to know some
thing about baseball myself. l felt that
I was justified In demanding change
in the lineup. Birmingham laughed at
me, said the transfer OF Jackson to hrst
base was Joke. That made me hot
under the collar and precipitafed mat