The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-04
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
BEAN BALL OPENED
in TENER CIRCUIT
charlie Ebbets Protests to
League Head Asking for In.
structions to jumps.
BY louis A. BOUCHER.

BY louis A. BOUCHER.
Now the campaign against the bean
Dali has spread to the National
League. Che Ebbets. president Of
me Brooklyn Dodgers. has protested
70 PRESIDENT John X. Tener against the
use OF the bean ball." asking that the
league boss instruct umpires to send
batsmen to nrst base when they be-
lieve opposing pitchers deliberately
seek to cripple them with the bean
ball"
Ebbsts' official statement follows:
Having in mind the dissraceful
10 termed the bean bali. also the death
Of Johnny Dodge. Of the Mobile club,
after being hit by a. pitched ball. and
the additional fact thst Jesse Barnes.
on Friday last in Boston, came within
an inch or two Of hitting both Stengle
and Daubert In the head with q pitched
ball. and also that Daubert was really
f. "a ye'F fss the ssve s s.qs LED
President Tener in order TO avoid 60
rious consequences that. when in the
Judgment OF the umpire the bean ball
eses ths e "a Se he sysn S' S S
time" -TsFI
II the masnates in the American
League who have had their teams sufer
Ing 4 similar demand upon Ban john
son. some order may be Issued from
Chicago that will XIII II. Tho matter
Y up TO- Ben Minor. Of this city: Jim
troit
OF course. II these four magnstss
think the AFFAIR Of too small imror-
port from baseball writers In their IN
ball"
to o. in eleven innings and gaining q
full game at the expense Of the Griff-
men. the Yankees have BEEN sadly
weakened by the loss OF Frank Gilhoolsy.
his right les. While sliding into third
base in the final frame. Gilhooley will
hardly DO able to play ball for two
months. and the Yanks will sorely miss
dilhooisy has been the best lead-off
man for the Yanks since Bert Daniels
occupied that place In the batting or
der. His speed on the bases and IN
Donovan has been eonsratuiatins him.
self upon obtaining the flyer Now
another man must be trained for the
Job Of reaching first base and working
10 score o wSen the de%oss a Of the VII.
low. Walter Pipp. Frank Baker. and
Lee Magee. swing into action.
Gilhooley has been hitting at a. Its
thieves. He has scored thirty-eisht runs.
Walter johnson lost his contest with
Ray Caldwell because his own support
lie Jamieson fell in love with the pellet
in the eleventh. holding II to his bosom
long enough to allow Caldwell to make
a successful break for the plate and
scoring the lone run ns Of the slash clash INA.
means that bingles were almighty
scarce. The Griffmen made just three
hits OF the slim one in as many innings.
Fine chance Johnson had Of winning.
Milan singing in the ninth and going
up on q wild pitch. Caldwell was right
OF the Job all the time and fought john
son nip and tuck all the way.
rne Sn Tanxs ala
get two men az far as third In the first
ninc innings. Johnson then frightened up
and disposed Of the side. leaving these
runners stranded But in the eleventh
error Of commission by Carl Sawyer and
another OF omission by Cuckoo" jamie
son and the goose was cooked.
with a solid blow to right Held. Caid-
well forced him. Sawyer, anxious to
start n double play. fumbled Gilhooley's
grounder. and then threw poorly 10
High big as half minute. beat out I
lazy bunt toward shanks and the bases
The wheel Of fate then made it, span
Hsr.s.ii came up for Peckinpaush and
manaRed to shove a ny to short lAft
held. II was nuts FOR Cuckoo" ana the
fans took another breath, Caldwell
edged hts way on third; and Jameson
made a real burst for the plate. Even
then Jameson was slow to throw, ana
when he did let 20 the bali sailed wide
Of the pan; and the tall pitcher had
then sliding Into third base ahead OF
Ainsmith's high peg. johnson disgust
eddy famed Pipp. ending the inning.
But 1t was too late.
While iaJmieson Is charged with the
loss OF the game. he Is also credited
with making the feature play Of the
day With one gone In the second Ma
gee singled TO center. Gedeon sent a
fly out to tho wee gardener, and Masee
took his time about turning back toward
first base. Quick as a flash Jameson
pegged to Judge and Magee was out
with yards to spare. Jameson has one
OF the strongest throwing arms In major
league baseball. and now Magee knows
II.
Gih.oley threatened to score In the
ninth when he opened with walk,
skipped to second on sacrifice and
continued on to third when Judge pull
ed n wide throw. johnson was equal to
the situation. though, tanning Peckin-
waugh md forcing Pipp to raise weak
fly to Sawyer.
Well. here you have 1t all marked out.
all but Cuckoo Jamieson's extreme
love for that ball in the eleventh:
NATIONALS. NEW yoek
MosIler, RI. 8 o 3 . Giiho'ivrt ~ ~
Fo,ter az. % 9 soene.",