The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Jener Declares His Words Were
"0utburst Of Angry Man.
: After Defeat.
BROOKLYN WINS REMNANT
Betting In New York Favors Red
Sox to Annex Another
T Worlds Title.
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dared. IT don't want to talk about It."
can League, did not comment on the
occurrence, saying IL was not his place
10 become involved In q controversy In
which he could not have any interest
McGraw himself could not be located
early today, nor could Harry n. Hemp
stead, president of the lew York Ma
tional League Club.
John b. Foster, secretary of the New
York club, summed up the incident.
II can see absolutely nothing to get
GRAVES GRAVES Ne s.s aot rsf.cton
On the honesty OF his players as I
understand. He simply charaged that
they were not obeying his orders and
III. N. I have seen the same thing in
other baseball clubs and nothing was
said about 1t. Why all this hullabaloo
be made over McGrawT'
differences have arisen in the camp
OF the Giants, but said everything was
shaping Itself to a Harmonious agree
msnt NV, Just att as 4 siways has STA, =,
the baseball club you wouldn't have
n nothing in the situation to demand
the serious attention Of the New York
Il IL. = closed Incident"
John J; McGraw. manager Of the
Giants. impugned the honesty Of
manner G sssssad.y IN He 'D's ssSS.
out Of Ebbets Field In a rage, when the
Giants, by their listless playing. lost the
game which gave the Brooklyn team the
an accusation that his men had not tried
to beat the Brooklyn team.
It was the FIRST time In nearly forty.
years that . player had even hlnted at
dishonesty In baseball. The charge made
rsns rsvesssi q form 81 ds S srssr By
the Giants yesterday. 10 taken seriously
By ali connected with baseball with the
sxoeption Of Ex-Governor Tener. Of the
Two Of McGraw's players. Art Eletch-
Ell shcrt.toP. ana william Perritt; who no
sSer. Mcaraw. himself, disappeared
Immediately after. his dramatic exit
from Ebbets Field.
In o statement after the game Nc
Gs ssr sS sha
iiberately to favor Brooklyn, they had
refused to obey orders and had dis
on ns s pst %SSnS " s win Hans.r to
steal second; I lost my patience and
leader. "I have worked too hard this
Ing IKE that and 1 refuse to be CON
nected with It."
Robinson Surprised.
This 10 one Of the most unpleasant
sgrprises I ever got In my life." said
HrooElyn team. III Mac really said
Ssn s9a sn about Tha hs s sss.
absolutely. on the level. and he should
"Just before tho series started he re.
marked to me; Well. you know that !
know that, Mao, and I don't want any
favors. Let's tight 1t out as Il should
20 fought out. The pennant means q ioi
70 US. but II we lose. that Is the fortune
OF the game. We don't want anything
And we did win, fairly and sauarely
or course. Y was an unusual game. but
4 was an honest game. We beat the
''McGraw left in the NTH inning dis.
fusted with the way his players con.
Quoted themselves on the fieid." sait
John y. Foster. secretary OF the New
York National baseball club. The meI
the positions. ! was not with McGrav
when he made the supposed arraiSn
n,ent OF the team. but have no doub
that he said all that he 10 credited with
felt that his team had thrown him down
And II McGraw was sore. he was no
the only one who was sore. Anybod,
would be sore II team like the dianti
mo team played harder against an
other than the Giants did against US to
day" said Jack Coombs. They gave VI
O fierce battle, and they were calling Vi
names that would make even the Braves
blush. They battled us M though w
were their sworn >enernies.'
EIatchar naniaa II
The statement that any one on tn,
damned lie." said Art Fleteher, short
the game went II might have looked
SsS but ta Sst was SO @St S HSr aS We
in any game. and that is what We did
You can take It from me that We want
ed to win that game, and that we trie'
err there is an implication that I help
ed TO lose that game you can give II tn
lie for me-" said Poll Perritt. pitcher
"And In giving 1t the lie you can go a
far as you like, That game cost m
I was out to win. have too much self
respect and have been In the game to
long to go before a New York crow
and do anything, but my very best
make mistakes, like anybody else. bu
anybody who implies that ! would pu
piles what IL absolutely false"
Tho Brooklyn club by going into
over National League pennant,. wo
ItE frst championship since 1900 an
will go into it's hrst worlds serie
next Saturday against the Red So,
The Brooklyn season will close TO
morrow. and II is probable the Brook
iyn regulars will be relieved OF har
playing in the final two games.
Pat Moran, OF the Phillies, short Q
WltchAra strova hard for the leaRu
bunting and failed only on the Lar
stand. An Injury to Shortstop Dav
Bancroft last week, Is believed
have been responsible for the poe
showing OF the champions against tn
Braves. Stock, a third baseman, ha
been playing Bancroft's position. tn
race Just over was one OF the MOI
spectular ever seen in the Nation,