The Washington times., 1923-05-30

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Ehmke.
"Yes, 1 busted off twenty-three
for you last year," is said to
have been the reply. "NOw I'm
busting off one on my own ac-
count"
Before Cobb got through his
days work he had been properly
''dusted off," which in baseball
parlance means being hit by a
pitched ball.
After the game, on leaving the
clubhouse, Ehmke is said to have
been attacked by the Detroit man
ager, who was hiding behind a
cement pillar beneath the stand. In
the fight ensuing Ehmke was badly
beaten and marked up, but he in
sisted on carrying his own argu-
ment to the end and never apollo
gized or claimed mistake had
been made.
A mere fist fight between play
ers is nothing in the life of Judge
Lands, <even though one may be a
manager of a club. But it might be
well for Judge Lands to make
some inquiries as to the reason for
the fight. "a
According to the tale told in the
various clubhouses, Ehmke was
ordered by Ty Cobb in 1922 to dust
off, certain dangerous batsmen, that
he rebelled against this order and
for that reason, became persona
non grata to the Tiger chieftain.
Constant friction existed between
them until Ehmke made his ulti-
matum. that he be sold or traded.
'If pitcher deliberately dust
off batter he ought to be
barred from baseball for life, says
DOME Bush, manager of the Griff-
men. HE might kill a player,
n he didn't merely drive him out
of the game"
Members of the Washington Club
were rather outspoken in the mat
ter when told of the alleged reason
for the scrap in Detroit this spring
One and all were agreed that some
thing should be done about it, but
Ike all ball players, they had
nothing to offer as a way to bring
1t about.
"Beaning" batsmen is not new
thing in baseball. Bill CarrigaH
when manager of the Red Sox, is
: said to have had his pitchers use
BE-
Here and there many pitchers
have been frequently accused Of
"beaning'' players. Nothing has
Mays, here with the New York
Yankees. caused the death of Ray
Chapman, the Cleveland shortstop,
by hitting him on the head with a
pitched bail, but iris Speaker de-
clined to seek any investigation and
the matter simply died out
1t might he well for Judge Lands
to make an investigation of this
clubhouse story in the American
League, learn - truth of the fight
between Cobb and Ehmke, and find
out the reason whether or not
Ehmke deliberately sought to hit
Cobb, and, if he did. why.
If Ty Cobb has "dust off"
signal for his pitchers this season.
It is well to have it known, and,
II he has, it may he in the
province Of Judge Lands to make
an example Of the Tigers man.
ager. But even though nothing
comes Of 1t. other players in the
league are busy discussing it and
many believe it to be true.
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary, a
mound marvel in Boston last week,
was shelled off the peak by the
roughneck Yanks yesterday in the
second inning, and so the Griffs
dropped another game, 4 to 2.
The Yanks were vicious in the
opening frame, Witt and Pipp slam.
ming liners right back at the big
southpaw. but the second was even
worse. Crash went savage drives
past Zach's ear from Meusel, Schane
and Scott, Ward being kind enough
TO shoot his single to left Two runs
were over and two Yankees were on
the bases with nobody out when