The Washington herald., 1919-11-17

to lay off. That's the reason Was
get that player.
Red Sox Best Record.
Even granting that Collins did not
come to the local club. have the fans
ever stopped to figure what the Ma
tiOnals have done since Griffith took
charge in 1872?
! will say this-that only one club
IN the American League has made a
better record. and that club is the
EostOns. Eight years ago CLARK
Griffith became manager of the club
snd here is what he hes accomplished
something no other manager was
ever able to do. and for eleven years
Of since 1901. the club never finished in
the first division but the very first
crack out of the box in jumped the
present manager and what was the re-
aEult? Second place. oh that was an ac-
C.dent said many-just to prove it was
nothing of the kind the club repeated.
1nd The following season finished
81 third and the fourth year he landed
IN fourth position
Pretty good for a team that fin
I-hcd IN the second division for
20 ELEVEN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS.
: before the little sawed-off runt took
"harse.
Connie Mack's Cash.
Fans. why We couldn't do without
them, they have right to kick, that
-. t."L Fuey pay their money for be-
sides looking at the game Over in
Philadelphia Is a gentleman who six
years ago could have ran against
senator Penrose and beat him for
''Ir geIt. That man was Cornelius
, ICGillicuddy-that was his name
years ago. but today. God bless him.
just plain Connie Mack. What
' kind of an Office could this same tall.
slim cent be elected TO today. not
.veG dog catcher-why? Because
his team has finished in last place
tiGink OF it. last place-for FIVE CON
SECUTIVE YEARS. Holy smoke, II
ne local fans had that handed to
them WOW of course it would have
reminded them of the good old days
from 1901 until 1911 when sixth place
Was an honor TO finish for the bunch.
Now the fans yell if the team finishes
Ir the second division.
Why the figures that are shown
in the tables would make Griff say.
if had shown them to him.
many games.
The fact is. and almost unbeIiev-
able, that the Nationals in the last
eight years have captured more
games that they have lost
Compare Table Figures.
Give the tables the once over and
see what the team has Gone in the
. past eight years. Finished in the
L Aun
Of is not as good as the others have
done. will be the answer when the
fans get to this point. Let me tell
you before you read any more that
but one club. the Boston, has done
any better. Chicago, why they have
done exactly what Washington has
done, finished five times and Detroit
1. has also done as well-the others
also-rans. not one of them. New
York. Cleveland or st. Louis have
won first division honors the ma
jority of times.
- Why st. Louis has not been up
=, above the 800 mark. in any one of
70 the eight seasons Griffith has held
the reins over, the Nationals. Just
compare the record of the Washing
ton and Detroit teams as we'll as
, that of Chicago. Why II any sane
person had ever stated that the
Washington team had as good d
record insofar as finishing in the
first division as either of the two
teams mentioned the same sane per-
son would have been sent to the
dippy shop.
D.. three clubs have been titleholders.
8 Boston four times with Chicago and
Athletics dividing the other four.
Washington Club Third.
What may prove interesting to
the fans is the fact that Boston ana
Chicago are the only two clubs that
hold a better percentage of posi-
tions than Washington. Boston's
points in positions finished is II.
while Chicago is 80 and Washing
ton 81. Detroit and Cleveland are
tied with 3.6 and the others way
back
Luck n Pennant Item.
Manager Griffith is just as anxious
to give the citizens of Washington a
pennant winner as they are to get it.
He knows what a fortune is made
with a pennant winner. Do you think
for one minute that he and his asso-
ciates would refuse to spend at least
100000 for a winner II they could only
get into a series like last year, when
each clubs share was s1s4. 4.s11.45.
The New York magnates have
spent over $4,000 for players the past
three years and what can they show
for the money spent? Not a record
half as good as that of Washington.
Gentlemen. ii is not money that wins
pennants, II is-LUCK-nothing but
luck. Charley Comiskey was lucky
TO get Eddie Collins for 10000 and he
has been the main cause OF the White
Sox winning twice and has made for
the Old Roman over ss5o.0oo.
Club Looks Better.
The local team as IL stands right to-
l. not half as weak as II looked
/ at the finish last fall. Not a team In
tie c. L.zaItUn ran into the hard
.uck that did IL. With a couple of
sood Young players. that 1t looks rs
though Grin has picked up for his
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