The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-06
Griffmen Now Admit
That Shore Is, There
Pitcher Has Hop on His Fast
One and Showed No Signs
of Emery Ball.
SHAW WILL WORK TODAY
by WILLIAM PEET.

Boston. Mass, May 5.-There was nc
/ cry of emery ball" against Pitcher
Shore, Of the Red Sox, here today. After
the game the members of the Wash
| ington Club got together and voted
that the big lanky pitcher had a hor
on his fast one that would deceive any
| bunch of diamond gladiators in the
| world
! Every ball Shore pitched was
watched carefully to see if it had in
any way been doctored. but nothing
could be found. and as the pitcher
came across with the same weird
shoots that puzzled the Griffmen in
Washington. it had TO be admitted that
he was there" with the goods.
Boehing split the index finger of his
left hand in catching a return throw
from Henry during the flag end of the
game, but refused to quit. Joe did not
offer the alibi of a split finger for his
wild pitch in the ninth. simply saying
they beat me, but wait until l get
another crack at en-
The Nationals open three-day
series against the Athletics in The
Quaker City tomorrow. and Jim Shaw
is slated to do the pitching for the
Griff bunch.
Connolly. the Georgetown third base
man has attracted the eyes of several
big league scouts. and it was learned
today that Connie Mack. of the Ath-
letics. had made overtures to the
younGstcr.
Mack's agents in New England. who
watched Connolly perform with
Georgetown on the recent Northern
trip. tipped off Connie to the young
.I..l "A
that an effort had been made to obtain
Connolly's signature to a Philadelphia
contract.
As a matter of fact, Griffith will
probably get Connolly just as soon as
the young man leaves college this
spring. for Connolly would like to play
with the Nationals and has already
talked with the Old Fox about terms.
which are satisfactory. This collegian
refused to sign a Washington contract
until June. so that he could continue
playing with the Hilltoppers. other
wise he would have been declared in
eligible.
Walter johnson has a lot of respect
for Duffy Lewis bat. In talking to
the newspaper men the other day about
pitching in a pinch johnson said: 81
wasn't very successful the last time |
tried it during the game in Washing
ton between the Red SoX and Nationals
when Griff pulled out Boehling and sent
me in. 1t was in the ninth inning with
two men on bases and Lewis singled to
center. beating me.
81 also recall the time Lewis bat
beat our club the day Wood and l
pitched against each other. Lewis is a
batter with a good hard swing. and he
isn't afraid to keep swinging. That's
the secret of his success in clouting in
runs. You've got TO swing to get the
base hits"
Catcher Eddie Ainsmith is a universal
favorite in the Hub and his friends
have been calling on him in groups
while tn" club was in Boston.
Naturally. all wanted to know about
that scrap and the report that Aims
NTH was to serve a thirty days term
in jail.
The catcher turned deaf ear to all
these questions. II am not talking
about the matter now-I'm sorry it hap
pcned. and believe me. it won't happen
again, said Johnson's battery mate.
Tudor Morsell. former Central High
School athlete, who is engaged in bust
ness in Boston. called at the hotel
where the Washington players are
stopping. just to see some of the boys
and wish them luck.
Like all WashinGtonians. Morsell re-
mains loyal to the ball club. attending
the games and roofing for the Griff-
men.
That's one reason why the National
Capital is in the American League. be-
cause the most loyal fans in the world
claim Washington as their home.
Nick Altrock is quick to pick up new
stuff for use on the coaching lines. Al
trOck's latest is an imitation of Charlie
Chaplin. the moving picture funny
man. Nick takes off Chaplin in very
lifeIike manner. walk and all.
New York fans were quick to get
that funny stuff. and Altrock made an
instantaneous hit when the club played
in Gotham.
Hare Hill Wins Cun.