The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-29
connie MACK
AT BRO0KLAND
Athletics Manager, with Ira
Thomas, Goes on Scouting
Trip Looking for Talent.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
Pennock to Oppose Nationals This
ACKNOWLEDGES or Boehling
Crifith's Choice.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP

Quite a futter of excitement was ere
ated in dear old Brookland. ID. c. (tht
home of Catholic University, yesterday
afternoon when it was whispered around
that among the audience TO witness thu
Catholic University illanova baseball
game was Connie Mack. the manager Of
the Philadelphia Athletics. and his lieu.
tenant. Ira Thomas
One young reporter. bubbling over with
enthusiasm and seeming a big scoop
climbed over three seats in a homeward
bound trolley car to reach Connie Mack.
| Did you offer him a contract" breath.
lcssly inquired the youth between puffs
or a cigarette.
'.Who?" asked Connie Mack.
| why. er-anybody."
| NO.
| Mr.. Mack then remarked that it was a
nice day. but looked like rain tomorrow
which seemed to take all the starch out
of the young reporter. who Immediately
collapsed and climbed back into his
! former seat
| The foregoing Is a truthful story OF
what happened after the game at Brook
land yesterday. and had the youthful re-
porter gone about his business in diff
ferent manner he might have found out
why Mack and Ira Thomas took the
trouble to desert the Athletics and jour-
ney all the way out to Brookland.
Connie Mack would like to add one
more young pitcher to his staff. and he
Is also in the market for a third base
man. Mack had been tipped of that in
Don johnson Catholic University pos
sessed an athlete who gave promise of
future greatness as a hurler, and that in
| Lear, Villa Nova had one of the best
third sackers in eastern college ranks.
1t was for the purpose of looking over
Johnson and Lear that Messrs. Mack
! and Thomas deserted their own ball club
and created the aforementioned futter
of excitement in BrookIand yesterday
afternoon.
Just what sort of an impression Don
Johnson and Lear created could not
he learned from Manager Mack. There
was no talk of terms and what will
happen in the future nobody knows.
1t is interesting to note that. In
yesterdays game Johnson did not look
at all impressive during the short
period he was on the mound, and that
Lear not only failed to connect for a
safe hit but fielded like a class z
Lacquer.
For the third game of the series
between the Nationals and Athletics
here this afternoon Griff will pitch
either Doc Ayers or Joe Boehling For
the Athletics Herbie Pennock. who al
most came across with no-hit, no.
run game against the Boston Red Sox
a short while ago, will probably be in
the box.
Local newspapers announced yester-
day that Bullet Joe" Bush would
surely enter the box against the Ma
tionals before the Athletics pulled up
stakes.
Mr.. Bush recently fell down a flight
Of stairs and was so banged up that
he has been taking things easy ever
since. Bush is not even with the
Philadelphia ball club.
Just as soon as Milan gets hitting as
know he can, the other clubs in this
league had better look out" declared
Clark Griffith to the writer last night.
Il am satisfied with the showing Of
my ball club thus far" the Old Fox add
ed. but We are bound to improve in our
batting. My pitchers are in fine shape,
and we can give anybody a battle right
now
1T may be true that Walter Johnson
has lost lot of that zip he used to have
on his fast ball, but he buzzed few
past me this afternoon just about as fast
as l ever saw 'em in my life
That's what Jack Barry. the Athletics
shortstop. remarked to a friend as he
was leaving the ball park.
Larry Lajoie is hitting the ball like a
fend these days. on johnson yesterday
the big fellow came across with two clean
singles out of four times up.
Washington fans have always been
strong for Larry and he will never lack
for admirers any time he comes to the
Capital, no matter with which club he
plays.
Bill Donovan. manager Of the New
York Yankees recently gave out the fol-
lowing interview:
My club is playing good ball" said
Donovan. land the wins we put over will
have a good effect on the boys. Getting
off to a good start Is big help to
young ball club. for it gives it lot Of
confidence it wouldn't have otherwise.
And confidence is big thing in base
ball. Young players are easily discour-
aged, for they take defeat too seriously.
They get to point where they fight
the game. When they arc winning they
take a lot of chances and generally get
away with them.
1--WE are going along at a nice clip just
now, but whether We will last l can't
say. / don't see why We shouldn't. We
have a much better ball club than most
persons think. With the pitching and
hitting I have been getting I don't see
any reason why We shouldn't stay right
I'D in front. OF course. we are liable to
have a little bad luck. but don't think
any of the Eastern clubs have anything
on us just now. The boys all want to
win, and when a club has that spirit II
in hound to succeed"