The Washington herald., 1919-11-24

stahI Helps Ream.
1t was not until j. Garland StahI
took charge that it could better its
standing. 1t did this by only one
position. The fifth year found tho
club in seventh place. landing there
also the following year. This was
all for ]. Garland. He was sue
Cccded by Joseph Cantillion, who
did not succeed in getting the team
going. as he said. Result: last place
for the poor old team. The follow
ing season he had his system work
IHS and the result was they landed
as high as seventh position - some
jump.
Then, as that position did not look
natural, the players decided that
they felt out of place in such high
society. and the following year
again found them back in their
regular place-last. This was in
1909.
McAleer Steps In.
James. better known as Jimmy"
IcAleer. who had been with st.
Louis for "a number of years, was
given a trial at the helm. He took
charge of the team near the close
Of 1909 when CantiIliOn quit.
Jimmy started out in the spring Of
lSl0 with a determination TO show
that he was there. Same old story
seventh this year. Again in the
following season, 1911. he handled
the club all during the season. but
was unable to get them out of the
rut. with result the team finished
~ seventh place, and James Nc
Al"er finished his place in Wash
:nEtOn.
TIE CRY First in War, First in
IN Peace. But Last in American
League Started"
II had become so natural for the
Washington team to finish in the
last position that some wag started
the above cry. and il went broad
east over the country. Every come
Clan on the stage got rounds nf
applause when he sprung tit was
some laugh-getter for the come
dian. i'm fact. it never failed. When
the fall Of 1911 arrived il was about
time for the Cincinnati team to
..Eange managers. Clarke had been
there three years and that was the
limit for all managers. in fact, it
vas a year longer than Ed HanlOn
tuSltu anu lnItG Times as lOnS as
the next leader. John Camel. SO
when the final parting of the job.
and Grif-what was he to do? out
Of job and no place to go.
Well, I've managed the Chicago
White SOx and won a pennant in
1901. the first year of the American
League. They sent me to New York
to take charge of the new team in
that city which had taken the place
of Baltimore. and Griff had no club
to start with All the Baltimore
players jumping to the National
League, GriT had to hustle out and
-et the best players he could. Re
suit. he finished fourth. That was
rood enough to please Joseph W.
GOrden. the president of the club.
50 he said to Clarke just like this
Try it again"
Famous SpitbaII Fling.
Clack did. and what do you
:hink happened-A damp-spittrr
heat him out OF the pennant AMI
;hat is why Clarke Griffith probably
when he attends the rules commit
tee on which he has just been aD-
pointed will vote against that one
particular rule. But everyone
knows that had not Jack Chesbro.
who was the king-pin spit-ball ar
list. that year, tried to strike out the
last man on the Boston team when
they met in the final game of the
season to decide the championship
that New York would have won
the flag AS long as Mr.. Gordon
was in control the fox was sure
Of his job. but as soon as the
club changed hands and passed un-
der the control of Frank ]. Far
reII. just then Griffith could see his
finish That was in 1903 and after
n bad tour West in June. Clarke de-
cided he had enough, and resigned
when the club arrived home, Nor