The Washington herald., 1916-04-22
owens HASTY
Calling GAME
Ban Johnson's New Umpire
Should Have at Least Or
dered the Usual Respite.
TWO YANKEES ARE SICK
Magee and Gilhooley Are Suffering
from Tonsolitis Other Sport
News and Gossip.
TWO YANKEES ARE SICK

Had Umpire Tommy Connolly been in
charge Of yesterdays ball game the Ma
tionals would not be charged with a de-
feat at the hands of the New York
Yankees.
1t lis perhaps early to start talking
about umpires, but Owens, who last sea
son was In the American Association, and
who Is new to this league, used poor
Judgment here yesterday.
In the first place he permitted Gedeon
to be run down purposely in New York's
half of the seventh in order 70 close the
chapter and obviously from a Yankee
standpoint to get started with the final
half Of the inning. OF course, this was
no crime, but Owens did not give the
Nationals cutie the show accorded the
yisitorss II was so dark and rainy that
Tor batter to see the ball was almost
impossible.
The game should have been halted for
the usual recess instead of being called.
but this was not done. Almost any UNI
pire in the American League outside of
Owens would have ordered a respite
after the first half OF the seventh, and
then II IL was found impossible to con-
tinue the score would have reverted back
to even innings.
Lee Magee and Gilhooiey. Of the New
York club, are suffering from tonsilitis
and neither was in uniform yesterday.
Paddy Bauhan, utility infeider, was
used In right field and Hugh High played
left. Doc Cook, the other utility out
fielder, has been ordered TO report. and
he will more than likely get into todsy's
game.
Providing the weather man is kind the
Nationals and Yankees will clash In the
third game of the series here this after
noon. This game will start promptly at
o'clock, not at 200, as Inadvertently
stated in these columns yesterday.
All games in Washington will start at
$50 o'clock except on Saturdays. when
the time is 3 o'clock.
Griffith will probably pitch either Har-
per or Ayers against the Yankees to-
day, while Ray Fisher will probably be
Donoyan's choice.
George Dumont did not look impressive
in the box yesterday. He is a better
pitcher than was shown and will prove
IL, but he pulled one bad play which
probably cost the Nationals a run.
In the fifth inning Dumont trfpled
over Highs head with nobody out, and
when Moeller gave Peckinpaugh a sharp
grounder Dumont attempted to score
with the result that he was thrown out
by six feet.
Nick Altrock, who was coaching, warn
ed Dumont not to take such a chance
but the young pitcher paid no attention,
and deserved a stiff call down from the
Old Fox which was probably forthcoming
Ray Morgan hit in hard luck yester-
day, especially during the sixth inning,
when with Rondeau on first base Morgan,
responding to the hit and run order.
drove the ball like a rife shot over sec
ond base. But as Gedeon had rushed to
cover the bag when Rondeau started, he
was able to pick up the ball. touch the
base and come across with a double play.
Dumont pulled himself out of a tight
place in the second inning, when run
ners were on third and second and two
out, with Ray Caldwell. always a dan
gerous hitter. up. Dumont famed Cald-
well. to the delight of the crowd.
Barber made good his first appear
ance at bat in a championship game this
season when he dubbed the ball over
Bauman's head in deep right field for a
three bagger.
Everybody out today to root for the