The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
Nationals Say Farewell
In Double-Header Today
Two Games Scheduled with
Red Sox-Western Trip
Starts Tomorrow.

| the Red SoN ana the Nationals. Shortly
! before schedule time the. Old Fox was
compelled to call of hostilities because
of the wet condition of the field. Jack
Barry, the pilot extraordinary of the
! world champions, insisted that one ean,A
be played II weather conditions warrant
ed it. and depending on the good fortune
! Of the weather man an attempt was
made to stage the one game at 3:3O
When this hour drew near conditions
were not any better and everything was
called off for the day.
| A double-header is carded for today.
with Harry Harper facing Ernie Shore
] in the opener, and George Du Mont or
Jimmy Shaw battling against Dutch"
Leonard in the nightcap.
Immediately after the nightcap both
clubs will jump aboard the Pittsburgh
express. The Nationals will omen their
| first Western invasion in Cleveland on
! Thursday against Lee Fohrs Indians.
while the Red Sox will play the Detroit
Tigers.
/ Cy Falkenberg made a rather inauspi-
cious debut with the Mackmen Monday.
] He muffed dinky fly which resulted in
five runs coming after the chance to re-
tire the side had been offered A Quaker
writer says that Cy was handicapped by
being forced TO wear a tight suit one so
tight that the elongated finger feared he
would rip all the buttons of il he un-
wound hlmselr to his fullest length.
Merito Acosta, the Baltimore right
field guardian. was feeling pretty chipper
yesterday morning. despite the fact that
he was knocked unconscious by one of
Southpaw Thompson's benders in Mon
days game at Toronto. The little Cuban
is hghtlng gamely to get out of the slump
which has been following him all season,
and II he can regain his batting eye the
Dunnmen will look fully % per cent
stronger on the attack, for 1t has been
Acosta's luck to come up in the pinch of
late.
These Red sox world champions are not
slackers
Black jack Barry. playing manager
or these champions, made arrangements
with Mai. Gen. Mccain yesterday where
ny the Red SoX will he furnished a drill
master upon their arrival In Jungieer-
NllIe The next jump of the Hub City
tribe Is to Jennings stronghold and upon
their arrival in Detroit Gen Mccain
has promised them that a competent
drillmaster will be on hand to put them
through the lines Of drills and the man
ual OF arms.
Through an oversight on the part of
President Frazee. of the Beantown tribe,
on the spring training trip, the drillmas-
ter was overlooked. which means hard
work for these world champions to catch
up In showing the baseball public how
wei the baseball players are prepared
There is not a Stacker in the midst
OF the Red Sox ranks. Each player of
this Hub City crew is more than anxious
20 get in line with the other American
League teams. This trib from up Cane
Cod way are confident that with n few
weeks training they will be able to cap
ture the prize offered by Ban b. John
son. the president of the America n
League, in the competitive drill which
Is to be held in Chicago sometime in
July.
Ban B. Johnson. president OF the
American League. who has been in this
city during the past ten days. in an ef-
iort 10 induce Congress to be a little
lenient on baseball in reference 10 the
war tax, left yesterday for Cincinnati
Johnson is making the journey across
the Rhine to interview Garry Hermann
the third member OF the National Conn
mission, in regard to the baseball tax. |
The big mogul of baseball, stated before
ne left this city that he was confident
mat congress would give him a hearing
In an interview, johnson stated that
there was no opposition in the ranks
or baseball to the proposed tax. but |
that the men who have invested in the |
national pastime only wanted Congress
to leave this tax in equitable portions ON |
all amusements. Johnson still has hopes
of being heard before the Senate Finance |
Committee
American fans probably will have To
ray basebalrs share OF the war tax
Magnates in all leagues are bending
their energies toward the enactment of
Federal law which will require the |
payment OF stamp tax before a fan
passes the gate. They claim the require
ment Of a tax on a clubs gross receipts. !
as has been suggested, would ruin many !
clubs. Baseball in fact, would have to !
go out Of business in some sections.
President John K. Tener, Of the Ma |
tional League, is one supporter of the |
plan to tax single admissions
Intelligent consideration of the proper
method of taxation" Tener said today, |
by which clubs might continue to oper-
ate and at the same time provide the |
largest revenue for the government. |
would result in a tax on each ad- 1
mission or the net receipts.
The better judgment of Congress when |
1t understands the nature of our business |
Will show the right way
II is pointed out by many baseball |
men, including Ed. G. Barrow, president |
OF the International League, that a tax
on gross receipts would be unfair. Some
clubs, II IS believed, would be absolutely !
unable to stand such a burden and would |
be forced to close their gates. |
Barrow said the stamp system OF tax |
alton is being successfully used in Can
ada.