The Washington times., 1921-03-07

late In May. II somewhere In the
West. indicted by the Chicago grand
jury for conspiring to throw the
worlds series of 1919 while playing
first bfss for the White sox-
MCBRIDE 10 NOW MANAGER.
George Mcbride, who was captain
and a brilliant shortstop that season.
10 now the manager. about to start on
on his first season at the helm.
Eddie Foster, who played . great
game at third. II now with the Red Scx
and almost through a. q big Lacquer.
Zeb Milan and Hank Shanks are stin
members OF the Washington club
Both are rapidly approaching the
close Of their major league lives.
though still playing good ball.
Danny Moeller's eyesight went back
and then into retirement. Last year.
however. he managed and played nrst
base for Omaha, in the Western
League.
Tilly walker, who made = poor i'm
preston upon Manager Griffith and
was sent to Kansas City, is now with
Connie Mack's Athletics.
ONLY THREE ARE LEFT.
Thus, of all tho players with the
Washington club, OF 1912. only three
are left in uniform. Walter Johnson.
Howard Shanks, and Clyde Milan
George Mcbride. but for the fact that
he was being pointed" for the
managerial task, would have dropped
out Of the running two years ago
when his legs went back on him.
ness.
nth had here in 1919. 1t was q
pleasure to tour tho land with It.
1t had just enough of veterans to
mingle well with the newcomers. 1t
had wonderful speed from Moeller
and Milan. excellent catching from
Williams, Henry and Ainsmith. brill
liant Unfolding from Gandil. Morgan.
Mcbride and Foster. and sterling
pitching from Johnson, Groom.
Hughes and Cashion.
Dutch" schaefer never permitted
time to hang heavy on his hands.
He was forever kidding and kept the
players on their toes when 1t was
needed.
Walter johnson held the White
Sox to one hit on August 1s that
year and twice pitched two-hit
games against Cleveland and De-
troit. Once Walter and old Tom
land to two hits. Twice Walter
pitched three-hit games. Johnson
pitched seven shutouts. Woods nine
alone surprising him.
GOT TWENTY BINGLEs.
On June IL. during that wild rush
to seventeen straight, Banding
Steen and Kahler. the Cleveland
hurlers were bumped for twenty hiss.
AAlD
whipped. to 4. in nineteen innings.
the longest game OF the year. On
July 4 the Yankees we're defeated.
to 5, in sixteen innings. The 1911.
Griffmen had the endurance to go
the route. make no mistake about
that.
"Rippy" Williams led the team at
bat with .31s. Laporte hit for .311,
Milan for 800. and Gandil for sos.
Eddie Foster reached .2s5. Danny
Moeller .27s. and johnson .264.
Gandil led all nrst basemen in the
feld. while Mcbride was the best
fielding shortstop. Williams and
Henry were respectively third and
fourth in the league for fielding their
positions.
Today that great team is scatt cred
to the four winds. Some are dead.
Some are fat old gentlemen. content
to make living here or there, in
this or that business. Some stopped
earlier than might have been but for
bad habits. And out there in the hot
sun this summer you will see George
Mcbride Issuing his orders to John
son. Milan and Shanks, making up
the quartet Of veterans who expert
enced the thrill of the seventeen
straight
And / was there, cheering for them
whether they won or lost. And you
were there. hoping they'd win the
pennant
And today George Mcbride Is plan
ming to swing another team along
the same old route. hoping to swing
them up to the stars and among the
constellati ions which are known as
pennant-winners. champions. He has