Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
.M'GRAW WH|TEWASHED
BY LEAGUE DIRECTORS
Investigation Of Attacks on Tener
Leaves Bad Taste in Mouth
Of the Public.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Tho result Of the Investigation" by
tho directors of tho National League of
the verbal attacks credited to John J.
McGraw against President Tener has
left q bad taste in the mouth of tho
sport-loving public. The official white
washing of the manager of the New
York team was accomplished In an
exceedingly crude and clumsy manner
illustration Of tho honesty Of tho ma
tional game and the integrity OF tho
leaders Of the sport.
The directors, nrst upheld tho sentence
Of fine of $500 and suspension for
sixteen days meted out by President
Tenor to McGraw for tho latter's at
tack on Umpire Byron in Cincinnati
and then "considered" public state
ments attributed to McGraw that re-
Elected on the ability. honesty and in
tegrity of. the league executive. Tho
manager Of the Giants, in tho following
communication. fatty denied making
these statements:
Gentlemen: have this day read
for the first time certain scurrilous
newspaper articles under date of
June "A, purporting to represent In
terviews between myself and re-
porters criticising the National
League, some of Its clubs and its
president, John X. Tener,
After having read the same care
fully I desire to state that l did
not make these statements or give
out by intination any utterance
that might be construed to in any
way reflect upon the ability, hon
esty and integrity Of tho president
OF the league. or any Of its club
members or officials. nor upon the
league nor the game itself.
JOHN ]. McGRAW.
This statement was accepted by tho
q NJ YNYJh n
apology. and 1t was declared that "the
incident was closed" but that remains
to be seen. as McGraw. in issuing 1t,
placed several reputable newspaper
men in the Ananias Club. These writ
ers have been numbered among the
stanchest supporters of the fiery tenn
pered New York pilot and 1t Is I'M
likely they will meekly submit to be-
ing made goats to save McGraw's hide
or furnish balm for the wounded dig
nifty of President Tener
McGraw does not specify what Ger
tain scurrflous newspaper articles" ne
refers to. but all published at the time
were along the same line, quoting Nc
Graw as saying that Tener was the
hand-picked tool of the Philadelphia
club. incompetent and dummy. 1t Is
extremely doubtful that McGraw will
be able to square himself with the
New York newspaper men whose We
racity he has impugned.
The battle for the cellar will be on
in earnest this afternoon. when the
Griffmen. present occupants. engage
the Athletics. now only half game
ahead Of them. in the first OF a series
of three games. Jim Shaw is Grimth's
selection for mound duty and Joe Bush
is expected to be seen on the hill for
the visitors
The committee in charge of the
drive" to raise funds for the Red
Cross has expressed to Manager Crit
fifth it's qualification over the action of
ing Friday as Red Cross day at Amer
lean League Park and Offering to give
half it's receipts from the game to the
organization. A large crowd is ex-
pected to take advantage of the op-
portunity to aid the Red Cross by at
tending the contest.
Billy Murray. the shortstop recruited
by the Griffmen from the Brown Uni
versity team. yesterday telegraphed
Manager Griffith to send him Transport
tation so he could report to the club
here tomorrow, but Washington fans
will not get a chance to look him over
until after the return OF the team
he has been notified to report to the
club in Boston Saturday. Griff con-
sidered the expenditure for his trans
portatfon to this city, for only two
games, unJuSllfleu, 50 III
view Of the fact that he will not get
into the lineup for some time after
reporting.
The board Of directors Of the Wash
ington base ball club held a meeting in
its offices in the Southern building this
morning. According to Manager Grif-
fifth only routine business was discuss
ed and nothing developed at the session,
which lasted for an hour, of interest to
the base ball public.