The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

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II the rest proves beneficial, he
may join the Nationals when they
visit St. Louis for a series begin
ming September .. The chances are,
however, that he will remain at
home for the remainder of the sea-
son in order to be prepared for a
come back" next season.
Johnson's injury has been a sad
blow TO the hopes of the Nationals,
especially as the remainder Of the
pitching stat has gone to pieces.
Now that he can be practically
counted out for the rest Of the sea-
son. chances of the Griffs bettering
their present position in the race
are none too bright.
Sore Arm for Some Time.
Not since July l, when he hurled
the first no-hit game of his career
against Boston, has Barney pitched
full game for the Nationals. 1t was
Immediately after that feat that he
complained Of a sore arm. He start
ed against the Indians on July IL,
but was hammered hard and forced
to retire before the game was com
pleted.
Since that time Griffith has been
hoping against hope that the in
jured arm would regain Its strength.
In an effort to bring about cure
he sent his star to Rochester, n y,
for treatment at the hands Of
noted specialist
Il believe my arm is improving
slowly" said the speed ball pitcher
Ia night. but the doctors have
advised complete rest.
They think A muscle or liEament
between the elbow and shoulder is
liable to be torn loose if the arm is
c@e-tcd too much. l have tried to
remedy the injury by daily work.
but that has only made it worse. I
am going to the farm for a rest.
II the Iayoff has a good effect I will
probably join the team in st. Louis
and pitch a few games before the
season ends. Otherwise, I'll stay in
ConeyviIe until next spring"
Barney BIBmes Cold.
Barney attributed all the trouble
10 the fact that he started the sea-
son with cold in his arm. Pitch
ing under these conditions naturally
made the trouble worse This has
been his most disastrous year. With
q good hitting club behind him. he
has been unable to win half OF his
games. The records show that he
has ten defeats against him COM
pared with eight victories.
Washington fans hope that the
injury will show rapid improve
meHt and that the star will be ready
to resume his great work in 1891. if
not this season.
Talk OF a baseball war, which
grew out OF the death Of Ray Chap
man from a ball thrown by Carl
Mays. appears to have faded into
thin air.
Mays pitched his first game since
the tragedy yesterday. Turning a
deaf ear to the advice of Ban John
son that he retire for the season.
Carl BANKED the Detroit team
without trouble New York fans
and sport writer's were the chief
defenders Of the submarine BALI
pitcher They declared that he
had been done an injustice and that
il was poor sportsmanship to con-
tinue to attack him for a distress
ing accident.
There IS every reason to believe
that the Indignation aroused by
Ehspman's death will slowly dis
appear. now that Mays has demon
stratcd his intention Of facing the
music. To iris Speaker, Cleveland
manager. the Yankee pitcher should
be exceedingly grateful. A word
from Speaker and the movement
to drive Mays out OF baseball would
undoubtedly have assumed danger
Gus proportions. But he refused to
sGitate the trouble and il now
seems ready to go into history
without accompanying strife
The tragedy should have the e.
feet. however. Of curbing the &C
tjvi-ics of bean ball pitchers for
some time to come. 1t would be a
sad blow to the game for another
such tragedy to occur.