The Washington times., 1938-06-29
Rain May Cancel
Griffs' Game
With Red Sox
MANY ATTEND RACE
Players Given Tips
On Thoroughbreds
By Owners

BOSTON, June 20. With a
four-day rain moving into the
extra innings, the Mats and Sox
faced another postponement here
today-in which event a double
header rearS up here tomorrow,
with Jimmy DeShong and Dutch
Leonard, of the Mats, pitching
against Boston's Jimmy Marcum
and Johnny Wilson.
However, with the prospects Of
another idle day at hand, the Mats
made ready to go to nearby Suf-
folk Downs, where War Admiral
Seabiscuit are scheduled to meet
this afternoon in what is tanta-
mount to the turf championship
of the universe.
AS a matter of fact, Sam Riddle,
the distinguished-lo looking old boy
who owns War Admiral and War
Admiral'S illustrious Sire-Man O.
War-paused in the hotel lobby
long enough last night to invite
the Mats to sit in on the Admiral's
victory, which, according to Riddle,
will prove, once and for all, his
entry's supremacy.
NOT TOO SURE
Charles S. Howard, owner of
Seabiscuit, and who is also put
ting up at the Mats Copley Plaza
Hotel, mentioned to a few of the
bows that his Biscuit will positively
not start if the rains cease and
the track is undergoing the process
of drying out.
"WeIl start" Howard told Al
Simmons, "if the rain con-
tinues, otherwise, we're with
drawing because the Biscuit
can't run on a heavy track"
After getting first-hand informa-
ton like this, however, the Mats
went on their own and prepared
to place their modest wagers on
Flying Scot, an 8-to-1 shot, which
some friendly tipster dropped IN
their collective laps.
Though it may be some manner
of treason, Riddle himself strength
ened the Mats decision when he
said:
WAR Admiral is carrying too
much weight. I wouldn't mind
on a dry track, but in the mud,
it's too much. We're carrying
100 pounds. Flying Scot is car
| rying 80 pounds less and has a
| good chance to win"
AL Simmons, who is something
of rugged individualist, clings
to the favored War Admiral and
will plunk down his two spot &C
cordingly.
Shut in by the abnormal rain
fall, CAB sessions between the
Washington ball players were
sprouting all over the hotel lobby
last night. Somebody remem-
bered an incident involving Nick
Altrock and Lefty Gomez not long
ago. Gomez was pitching against
the Mats in Yankee Stadium. Alt
rock was coaching at first base,
assailing the sensitive Gomez ears
with uncouth taunts. Finally, in
a fit of desperation, Gomez left
the pitchers box, walked over to-
wards first base, cupped his hands
to his mouth and shouted, Don't
ever get caught in a wind storm
with those ears of yours, they'll
beat your brains out"
Another remembered an Incl
dent concerning Guthrie, the for
mer American League umpire
whose acrid tongue finally cost
him his job. Guthrie was thumb
ing Whitley Witt, the ex-Yankee,
from the game when the late
Miller Higgins galloped out from
the bench. wait a minute, :"
shouted Guthrie to the departing
Witt, take the bat boy with you"
That made AL Simmons remember
that Connie Mack has never been
baniShed by an umpire, for Con-
MES closest call, according to Sim
mons, was some years ago when
Billy Evans threatened to chase
Connie from the Athletics bench.
CONNIE RETORTS
Mack is supposed to have said:
"MercifuI heavens, young man, no
umpire has ever had the audacity
to talk to me like that in my As
years of baseball.
Evans apologized the next day
;. George Case got to remember
that he played his first profes-
Sional game for a nickel . seems
that the gate receipts were divided
evenly and each player collected
a nickel that caused Jimmy
WaSdell to recall that his paid
performance was for soft ball, not
baseball >. on that day, when he
drove a soft ball over the right
field fence of the Cleveland base.
ball park, WaSdell was paid SIS.