The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
Many Remarks Are Passed to
to Players While on
the Bench.
> ny JOHN A. DUGAN

Philadelphia, Pa, April lI.-Jimmy
Shaw. the big right-hander Of the Nation
ais, has been once more cast among the
in-and-outers. The big Pittsburgh stogie
has at all times been ranked among the
widest pitchers in the big show. but by
his performance today he looks to be the
widest OF the crew. A little over 1900
fans were on hand and Immediately start
ed riding Shaw. The big smoke went up
in smoke. and the Macks rompef in with
an easy victory, as they gather. enough
runs on Shaw during the first inning to
land the old battle.
Followers of baseball in either circuit
will at all times swear behind Connie
Mack and his Quaker City tribe but the
courtesy shown the visiting club by the
sunderland fans should not be tolerated
in Ban B. Johnson's circuit. II Is an un-
derstood fact that II fan pays his
money to go to a ball game that he is en-
titled to boost or knock. but these birds
IN this city go beyond the last-nsmed by
becoming personal
The officials Of the Mackmen may not
know or may not care just what remarks
these birds are handing out from the
grandstand. but a ball player In a real
fans mind Is at all times attempting to
give the public the best he has In him.
and tactics used by these fans today at
Shibe Field will never help boost the
grand old sport. A crowd gathered be-
hind the Grfffmen's bench and took de-
light all day in making personal remarks
at the Capital City crew. Although none
Of the Washington tribe made any at
tempt to come back. they were OF course
upset by being greeted with such kind
remarks. It is one OF the strict rules in
Washington to have these unruly fans
thrown out. and the sooner Connie Mack
and the Philadelphia fans get wise to
this kind Of a gathering the better It
viii be for the game in this Quaker City
Although Grin was real sore tonight
about this treatment, he failed to enter a
protest, as Il would look Ike the old
alibi stun, but the treatment received by
these fans was really the undoing of
roth Shaw and Jameson.
From the form that Raymond Bates
has shown at third base for the Athletics
to date, 1t appears as II Connie has once
more picked up a real ball player. These
Quaker City fans have already forgot
ten that their ever was a gentleman from
Maryland by the name Of J. Franklin
Baker. who at one time guarded the hot
corner for this Sunderland crew and
Ray Bates IN the popular ideal of this
village. This youngster was brought by
Connie Mack last fall from the verdon
club Of the Pacific Coast League, and
from the way he has been slugging the
ball during the present series, he gives
promise Of surprising the one-time famed
home run king Of Trappe, Md
Connie Mack showed another great
young player today when r. Johnson was
on the mound as the star board artist
seems to have everything that a good
pitcher should have and will win many
ball game for the Mackmen this sea-
son. Mack gave him the call over Joe
Bush, who also warmed up. but Connie
is saving the bullet king until Mon
day when the series with Boston is
opened here.
The Nationals jumped aboard the train
here tonight, bound for New York.
where the series with the Yankees open
on Monday. The Old Fox is glad to have
the on day come along as outside of
Gallia and Johnson his pitching stan
looked little rocky. johnson or MoIlie
Craft will be used in the first game with
the Yankees. while Doc Ayers and
'Kok' Jameson are also slated to start
one Of the games OF the series against the
Yankees.