The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
JUDGE EPLAYING
GREAT BASEBALL
Nationals Young First Base
man Fulfilling Good Things
Predicted for Him.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
Scott and Dumont Probable Pitching
Selections for Final Contest of
Series Today.

The work of Joe Judge, at first base
for the Nationals, has begun to attract
attention. Not only have the visiting
players and managers had a good word
to say about the youngster but the
visiting baseball writer's are waking up
and taking notice.
Judge pulled a play in the fourth inning
which opened the eyes of all the Chicago
scribes. Weaver had reached first base
when Morgan fumbled a hard-hit
grounder. Eddie Collins sacrificed and
was thrown out by Boehling, but quick
as a flash Judge slammed the ball to
Mcbride at second base and Weaver who
had over run the bag a few steps, was
caught before he could scramble back.
Hal Chase, when he was in his primo,
used to pull off such stunts.
Washington fans are also pulling for
Judge to make good and have apparently
forgotten Chic GandiI.
Griff has staked his reputation on Judge
and has predicted all spring that the
youngster would make good. This pre-
diction appears to be on the verge Of
being fulfilled
For the final game OF the series agains st
the White Sox this afternoon George
Dumont will more than likely be called
upon to do the pitching for the Nationals
and will have as his opponent Jim Scott
one OF Comiskey's veterans. who usually
gives the Griffmen tough battle.
Eddie Collins yesterday played a great
game in the field for the visitors,
handling cleanly twelve chances without
an error. Collins is still in the midst OF
a batting slump and until he RECEIVERS
the team is badly handicapped.
AtbIa+{rs will ba bar,
for a double-header, the first of the
season, and as 1t is Walter Johnson's s
turn to pitch. the big fellow will work
one of these games. 1t will be remem-
bered that the last time Johnson faced
the Mackmen he was badly beaten.
In the New York Evening World yes
terday appeared the following:
De spite other mad rlshes for positions BY
Yanks Braves. Senators and Indians. the eyes
uf the big leagues today focused on Gin
cinnau. wherein the Giants and Reds bat
tling in rather unique cause. 1t Is the last
appearance II MCGraU bombarliers on their
first swing around the Western front and the
game stands between item and record
the Ike Of which club has established since
Hans Wagner got out Of knee PANTS
Having twelve straight it would be
sentimental calamity for the Giants to drop
the last one and SPOIL the sensational sweep
.BOZeman Burger, the author or the fore
going, Is evidently not well versed in
statistics. or else he would have recalled
the Nationals of 1912, when fifteen games
In row were won, the Griffmen making
a clean sweep of every series in the West.
President Dunn, of the Cleveland Club.
has had wonderful success with the In
dians considering the fact that he is the
baby magnate of organized baseball
Mr.. Dunn, though. has a heap to learn
about human nature. Last Sunday two
ticket sCalpers were caught working in
the crowd at Cleveland. Detectives
brought the "Culprits" before Mr.. Dunn.
The latter thought little lecture would
do the offenders some good and make
them see the error of their ways
Boys" said Mr.. Dunn reprovinglv
I'm doing my best to popularize base
ball in this town and place It on a
higher plane You are doing your best
TO neutraliZe my actions. Your offense
is punishable by a Jail penalty. but I'm
going to let you go. Please don't do it
again"
That was a fine thing for President
Dunn to do. It Is, however. A sCalper's
duty to sell tickets for fancy prices, and
the chances are that the next time the
Cleveland club has a big crowd outside
its gates these same scalpers will be in
the crowd asking big prices for tickets
that they secured in advance.
WILLIAM PEET.