The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-17

In the ranks OF the White Sox viii
be all the old fayorites. with the ad-
dition OF rubber Kerr. southpaw
pitcher non 1EfIvGukes. end col
Iege hurIsF named Ryan, signed mp
the other day for . trial
Manager Griffith Il pulling for q
victory today. II viii make ali even
In twelve games with the Western
clubs. The home boys are develop
ing q certain quantity Of aggressive
ness which bodies well for the future.
Grit has dead infleld as rule, but
when. Eddie Foster can get worked
up 10 toss his glove away, run
around after the umpire and gfowl
like \ wire-haired fox terrier-oh.
boy! there's hope. And that's what
Eddie did yesterday.
Ty Cobb stole third In the sixth.
Jumps HfldebFand said he did. Eddie
Foster, who knew that Ed Ghafrity's
peg was right to the mark and that
he had tagged the Georgian, rose up
In his Cherrydale wrath and chased
the jumps all around and around he
slung mean words at Hildy. He
flung his glove. So did Hank Shanks.
dies entire afternoon.
GFimD Need COlOR.
That one incident showed more than
anything else has in several weeks
the utter absence OF color in the
washington hne-up. OF those now
playing as regulars Hank Shanks
alone stirs the fans by his own par
ticular style. The others are just
nice young men, working for . living
in the hot sun. They get red neeks
and stone bruises, but the bugs can't
worry about that.
Foster, q most reliable player, holds
down q difficult job to Frank SAT-
fePs taste-which calls for super
human workout seldom does he
come out of his shell. And the rest
of the gang is just the same. They
do their work in q businesslike man
ner, which fails to make the bugs
enthusiastic.
some time back Clark Griffith drag
ged out OF the bushes a young man
to play the outheld. His name Is
Murphy, which occasioned a wise
sport writer to call him "Spud-" And.
can you believe il, Mr.. Murphy prefers
to be called Bob. He processes igno-
rance of the associated meaning OF
Spud" with Murphy.
He should Cherish II.
Clark Griffith should take Mr.. Muir
phy for a ride in his boat-if it's still
running-and speak to him. He
should tip him that nicknames often
make the player. At least, they start
him on his way. They are a form OF
endearment extremely valuable to
athletes performing before the pub
lie.
George Ruth pitches and outdelds
and slugs for the Red Sox, but Babe
Ruth awakens the applause of the
fans. Imagine a giant like the Bos-
ton batsman called Babe" II tickles
the fancy of the fans. that's what 1t
does.
Now Mr.. Murphy has gained a
cheering following for himself by his
ability to hit safely at the right time.
That following will stick to him all
the longer IL its members think OF
him as "Spud" rather than as Bob
Murphy. Anybody can be Bob, but
not everybody can answer to the. be-
loved title OF "Spud-"
The Lecture II over.
The lecture is over for the day.
Now we can drop the subject OF lack
of color in the ranks OF the Grtffs-
though we may return to II some
other day-and announce that the De
troit Tigers COPIED the third game
from the Griffs, to /. Bernie b.
land quite outpitchinE Moxie Harper,
the Haekensack Horror.
But-Mike Menosky. our leading
outfieIder. poled the pill over the
garden wall in right in the eighth in
ming. so mebho the fans went home
satisfied. It vas dArb Of . drive,