The Washington herald., 1919-05-08
RAIN PREVENTS SECOND GAME
WITH BARROW'S RED SOX CREW
Same Batteries Will Oppose
Each Other in Today's
Battle.
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

Boston. Mass, May 7.-Cold wealth
er along with plenty OF the drizzling
rain. that has long ago made New
England and all this Yankeeville
famous. chilled one to the bone today
and postponed the battle at Fenway
Field between the red hosed tribe
from the stable OF Eddie Barrows
and the Nationals
Clark Griffith had his invading
band wagon all loaded down to shoot
right-handed side arm twisters at
this champion crew from Cape Cod.
as DOC Ayers, the Hillsville
moundsman, had been enlisted TO do
the honors for the Capital City clan
while Samuel Jones, who took the
count In his last setto with the
Griffmen, was slated for the duty
for the home folk Regardless Of
how anxious each OF the hurlers was
to step on the firing line. Mr.. Wealth
erman butted in early and called off
all bets Both clubs We're well pre-
pared for another hot setto but some
one cut a few icebergs loose along
with a wind that went all the way
through oyercoats into b. v. DIS and
only a faithful handful had turned
out yesterday to greet the old fox
ana MS nopetulS
Frazee. Barrows' Red Sox company.
called a halt which will mean an
overtime afternoon for the hired men
from the Capital unless the game Is
moved forward to some Sunday date
In the home of President Wilson.
The same battery candidates are
scheduled for the contest tomorrow,
which will be the final clash Of the
series, and even the Hub City rooters
are anticipating a battle royal. There
has never been a great amoint OF the
brotherly love feeling between the two
clubs, and as Wolf Barrows has
now put a few bans on his players
that even cut into the personality of
the rival team men. cut-throat.
spikes. flying afar. can be. looked for
each time Griffith's tribe faces the
worlds champions.
1t is a well-known feet that Bar
rows will not allow any of his players
to speak to an opponent while on the
ball field: that Is. to speak as a friend,
but the Wise Wolf has started to cut
his own throat among Hub City fans
with his slave-driving tactics. which
will sooner or later call for a show
down from Ban B. Johnson. the
IllRnIy car OI OTBdnlLCu DdScodAl.
The national pastime. as presented
by the major league. cannot hope to
live under the crown-headed ruling
that many of the leading managers of
both big league circuits are now using
and the sooner the lids are tammed
down on the Wolf and Muggsy tactics
the better 1t will be for fans. players
and the game.
Barrows may be successful. but to
the real lover of clean-cut sports his
system is a long way on the up-to-
date American style of greeting ones
fellow man.
Old Fox Griffith showed his hand
today when he turned down the offer
to play a Sunday game in the Capital
with Connie Mack's Athletics. The
Nationals were booked for the FIRST
American League attraction In
Gotham next Sunday. but Griffith
showed his old observation-disclosures by
asking Ban B. to send the Hub City
tribe into the Capital City for game
with the Griffmen while the Macks
and Yankees were filling his date in
New York. What was wrong with
the Chicago office OF the American
League in regard to this offer still
remains a mystery. as Ban B. asked
Grir to jump into the Capital with
Comics easy pickings and further
asked him to allow the Red Sox the
Sunday game in Gotham. Telegraph
letters. along with long-distance calls.
could not straighten out the argu-
ment. so the Old Fox stated late to-
night that he would stick to his regu-
lar schedule and play Higgins team
in New York on the Sabbath.
Trainer Martin announced tonight
that Walter johnson had thoroughly
recovered from the cold In his salary
wing and would be ready TO open the
series in New York on Friday.