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THE-WASHINGTON TIMES, FEIDAT, JUNE 30, 1911.
Backstop From Boston Americans Is Not Expected to Come Here to Play Baih
Over the Fence, Into the Ditch, "Mac" Sees 'Em Go With Nary a Hitch
OFFERED IN IANY
IRE PAN LETTERS
IS NOT TO PLAY WITH"
WASHINGTON TEAI
Taylor Declines Any Ar
rangement Except Sale
of Veteran.
Baseball Writers Come in
. For Criticism by
A. S. Kuhn.
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Changes in personnel of club, obtain
ing of new manager, blaming tne basis
ball writers of the city, suggestions of
new players, and advocacy of the wlth
holdpg of support are some of the Ideas
embodied In another large batch of let
tersto The Times from fans relative to
what should be done to strengthen tho
Nationals.
Following are samples of the many
communications which every mall
brings:
I Asks Truth From W'riters.
Sporting Editor. Washington Times:
Not knowing the limit of your "criti
cism? of fans" laws, I am hoping this
will be published. '
The chief failures of the team are
,nd. always have been the baseball edi
tors on every paper In the city. If
they did not know baseball they could
be excused, but knowing the game as
weH,as they do, and writing such newd
as they do, would fill the stands even
llf the team won but one game out of
ten. Their efforts are to smooth over
'the bad points, which are nine out of
ten. and live on the one good point, if
one ,can be found. Let the baseba'l
editors tell the facts aa they really
know them, and the fans will with
draw their support until the team Is
what it should be for the wonderful
iBupport It dees receive.
A. S. KUHN.
Sees Enemies In Bleachers.
Sporting Editor, Washington Times:
The real dope on the Washington
baseball outfit In regard to their failure
to win more games is owing.v In a
great measure, to their enemies in the
bleachers. I mean the fans who howl
and growl at them because they paid
25 cents, and expect them to beat the
champions of the world. In tne face
of such discouragement it Is no wonder
they are glad to get away and face
the enemy not so hostile I remember
a few years ago when the Washington
team was composed of Case Patton. a
left hander, who was presented with
bouquets and hailed with a storm of
applause, when he took his position on
the firing line. But, alas, this popular
acclaim was but momentary, for when
the team began to lose behind him he
was surrounded by this same gang who
screamed for his scalp, and caused him
to throw his arm completely out to
entisfy them. The Jim Delehanty caFe
was somewhat similar. This star was
howled away from Washington by this
same gang who are now on the war
path again. If the rooters will help the
players to win instead or helping them
to loan the team will get along better
bs the scores will indicate, and If this
isn't the real dope then I miss my
guess. A WISE GUY.
McBride Is Upheld.
Sporting Editor, Washington Times:
I have been reading the numerous let
ters from the fans, and think It is a
shame the way they have been attack
ing George McErlrte, and all uncalled
for. In my estimation McBride is one
of the best shortstops in the country.
If these same fans will look over the
fielding averages, I think they will look
at him differently. I have a lot of
friends who think the same as I do.
Just because he lias had a little slump
the last few games doesn't say he is
going back.
I don't know McBride personally at
all. I only know him when I see him.
I think McAleer should keep McBride,
Johnson, Milan, Elberfeld, Alnsmlth,
Henry, 8trcet, and C. Walker, and let
the' rest go.
Hoping the fans will quit knocking
McBride, I remain, respectfully yours.
G. J. C.
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UP MACKERELS
Neatly Baited, Lifted, Salted, and Packed Away by
McAleer Minions, Though Ninth Inning Proves
Shaky for Boatswain Groom.
, Says Patrons Have Remedy.
Hportinj; Editor. Washington Times:
The remedy for the team's betterment
1 lies In tho hands of the patrons of the
game, if they but resolve to remain
away from future games this season
until the team's weak points are
strengthened fn order to enable It to
stand a better fighting chance In the
pennant race than It has at the present
time. The team's weak points. I be
lieve, lie In pitching and batting. These
two departments need to be strength
ened before the team betters Its chances
toward reaching the coveted goal.
Mr. McAleer should be encouraged by
the powers that be and by patrons of
the game generally In his endeavor to
Improve tho Washington cluo. Instead
of being discouraged In his work by
criticism and the like. Yours truly,
J. A. DALY.
For Better Results.
Sporting Editor, Washington Times:
Tho Washington team will be fit to
play In the major leagues when it gets
some new players and manager. Al
though there is nothing high class about
the Washington team. aR a whole, bet
ter results rfiould have been gotten by
McAleer. After getting a new manager
we should get some young players, and
a lot of "has beens " Of course, some
veterans are needed to balance the
team, but a team of old men is no good.
. With a few more scouts to help Kahoe
feet young blood, and the peppery El
berfeld elected as manager, we'll have
some team, believe me.
Respectfully.
T. TUPPER BARRETT.
Alexandria, Va.
, Defines Duties of Fans,
feportinc Editor, Washington Times:
It seems every "fan" who has the
welfare of tho team at heait should
raise his vol-.-o In protest against the
management. Why in the name of crea
tion should this town be forced (by Ban
Johnson) to carry a burden like his pet
iMcAleer. who alter three years' trial In
5t. Louis, made such a complete failure,
when men like Billy Murray or Fred
?,ake are available? Is it because this
town is doomed to "oe (as it always has
een) the "goat?" In last evening's pa
jbers McAleer is 'quotr.l" us saying for
,unknown reasons some of the players
thave slowed up In the last ten days.
Had he said ten weeks, or .several years,
Jne would havo been much nearer the
titlark. He also makes as an excuse for
not getting Lester Long, that college
pitchers do not amount to much.
iNovr, "fans," honestly, don't such ex
ruses make ,vou tired' Would It not
have been much easier for him tt sa7
jlr'Wait until next year," which is nil -we
jtfiave gotten In the twelve years? How
flong, oh! how long? It seems strange
tthat a manager of a ball team cannot
see what Is perfectly plain to the vast
iroajoritv of the "fans" without going
tinto iletails (beer gardens and the fair
x). I do not mean to implicate all of
iJLffli.plevers. but enough o them to JUiln
the prospects ot any ball club. A worn
t the wiae Is sufficient, J. E,v H
By "SENATOR,"
The Mackerels were neatly baited,
lifted, skinned, salted, and packed for
transportation yesterday out on tho
Florida avenue prairie by the ItcAleer
minions. But the minions dropped the
box In the ninth and nearly lost all the
carefully skinned, speckled beauties of
the sea. However. Boatswain Groom
took an extra hitch In his trousers, cast
a weather eye to starboard, let go his
chew, swung the wheel over hard
a-port, glanced aloft at the clear, blue
t-kle3 and then ashore at tho frowning
rocks spelling his doom, and forced
"Stuffy" Mclnnes to ground out to El
berfeld. The score was 9 to 7 In favor
of the minions when the audience fold
ed up his newspaper, put his spectacles
In his vest pocket and sauntered out.
There was a whole lot doing out there
yesterday, and only that fiend in the
stand who volunteered to kill Tommy
Connolly all by himself failed to get
his money's worth. The fiend just want
eed somebody's blood, that's all. "Ugh,
gl'me blood, blood," he cried. Then he
probably went home and beat his wife
and thirteen children.
Otherwise Hot Contest.
But aside from the attitude of the
fans It was a hot contest. B. Groom,
elongated hurler, was classy till the
finar chapter, when he ascended, being
goaded on by tho weird, blind, nondis-
putatlve "umplng" of "Ump" Connolly.
He yielded four runs about then, but
managed to alight safely, his carburet
tor jumping circles around his spark
plug, whatever those things may be.
"Red" Walker was responsible for tho
first run In the very first inning, forc
ing Gessler and letting Schaefer ramble
over the platter. Murphy walked In the
second and scored on Thomas' single,
tying things up. So the minions poured
out three tallies in their half.
"Minstrel Man" Morgan had hiked
when it was over. He couldn't control
his ailerons. McBride walked, and a.
passed ball let him take another. Cun
ningham's bunt In front of the dish was
safe. Henry waited and walked. Col
lins, with an effort, tossed out Groom,
McBride scoring. Ha, ha! Milan
strolled. Cunningham scored on Schae
fer's neat clout to left. A wild pitch
let Henry over. Ha, ha! again.
"Red" Walker walked in the next ses
sion and reached third on McBride's
biff to left. He scooted In when Barry
fUmlcssly tossed the return around the
Infield, and it rolled to right field.
Milan singled to left In the fourth.
Thomas threw wild trying to get him
stealing, and he took another corner,
scoring when Baker tossed out Elber
feld. Mclnnls singled in the sixth and ran
in ahead of Danny Murphy when he
buried the pill behind the clubhouse for
a round trip. That was a screaming,
shouting, yelling homer, that was.
Lester Long, the Lafayette College
pitcher who had relieved Eddie Plank
In the fifth, got his good and plenty In
the eighth. Milan bunted safely, racing
to third on Schaefer's bump to center.
Doc Gessler's terrific clout to right sent
them both over. The Akhoond of Swat
reached" third on Walker's single to cen
ter, and scored on McBride's safety to
center.
Crowning of Groom.
Now the ascension, coronation, and
near-suspension of B. Groom. Murphy
started the ninth with a safo clout to
center, taking another on a passed ball.
Groom wobbled, walking Barry. Thomas
tore off a two-spot to left, sending
Murphy In. Harry Davis, hitting for
Long, was hit In the bony part -of .the
elbow.
Groom kicked strenuously' at Con
nolly's decisions on ball and Btrlkes
when Lord reached the. pan with the
corners filled, and almost handed him
a bunch of fives. McBride tried the
peacemaker stunt, and. of course, got
his. Connolly turned on him, Kred him
out of the game, and off tne bench.
Elberfeld slid over to short, and Conroy
held down third.
EIberfeld.tossed out Lord, Barry mov
ing across. Elberfeld" 'whispered" In
Groom's left ear and he fanned Etrunk.
He forgot to whlper. and Collins stroll
ed. The Kid whispered in tho wrong
ear, and Baker's hard double to light
scored Thomas and Davis. He whis
pered In the right ear and threw out
Mclnnls, winding up the contest.
Down here, safely tucked away, aro
the figures, telling all about it, even to
the smallest fraction:
WASHINGTON.
All 11 O.A.
Milan, cf... 2
Sch'fer.lb. 4
G'f'ld.3b,ss 4
Gecsler.rf 6
Walker.lf. 4
M'Hrlde.ss 4
Conroy.Sb. 0
Cun'am.Zb 4
Henry.c... 2
Groom, p.. . 4
Totals.. 33 12 27 11 1
ATHLETICS.
AD.H.O.A.E
Lord.lf ... 4
Strunk-cf. 4
CoIllns,2b.. 4
M'lnnts.lb S
Murphy.rf 3
Harrr. sa. 3
Thnmaa.c 2
Lapp.c... 2
Morgan, p. 1
Plank. p . 0
Lonc.D .. l
llartaell 1
Dali.... 0
Totala.. 35 8 24 15 3
Batted for Plank In fifth Inning.
Batted for Long in ninth inning.
Washington 1 3 110 0 0 3 x 9
Philadelphia 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 47
Runs Milan (2). Schaefer (2). Gessler.
Walker. McBride, Cunningham, Henry. Mo
Innes, Murphy (3). Barry. Lapp. Davis.
First base on errors Washington, 1; Ath
letics, 1. Left on bases Washington, 11;
Athletics. 7. First base on balls Off Groom,
5: oft Morgan, 5: off Plank. 2; off Long, 2.
Innings pitched By Morgan, 2: by Plank. 2;
by Long, 4 Times at bat by opponents
Against Morgan. 6; against Plank, 7: against
Long, 20. Hits made Off Morgan, 1; off
Plank, 2; off Long, 9. Struck out By
Groom. 8, by Plank. 2; by Long. 3. Home
run Murphy. Two-base hits McBride, Bak
er. Lapp. Sacrifice hit Cunningham. Stolen
base Milan. Double play McBride, Cunning
ham, and Schaefer. Hit by pitcher By
Groom (Davis); by Morgan (Elberfeld).
Passed balls Thomas. 2: Henry, 1. Umpires
Messrs. Connolly and O'Loughlln. Tims of
game 2 hours and 14 minutes.
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YOUNGSTERS FIND
TO
BY
MAJORS
Remenos, Butte's Sensa
tional Twirler, Is Pur
chased by Detroit.
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Results.
Washington, 9; Philadelphia, 7.
Cleveland, 8; Chicago, 7.
St. Louis, 6; Detroit, B.
New York, 3; Boston, 1.
Boston, 8; New York, 2.
Games Today.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Chicago at Cleveland.
New York at Boston.
Games Tomorrow.
SU Louis at Detroit.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston.
Standing of the Clubs.
-Today-
W.' L. Pet. Win. Lost;.
Detroit 44 22 .667 .672 .G57
Philadelphia.. 41 22 .631 .656 .641
New York .... 33 27 .565 .571 .558
Chicago 31 2S .525 .533 .517
Boston 33 31 .516 .523 .60S
Cleveland .... 30 37 .448 .456 .441
Washington.. 24 42 .364 .373 .35i
fit. Louis 17 45 .270 .281 .266
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Results.
Philadelphia, ; Brooklyn, 1.
Cincinnati. 5: Chicago, 4'.
New Ycrk, 10; Boston, i.
Pittsburg, 8; St. Louis, 6-
Games Today.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia,
Pittsburg at St. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Boston at New York.
Standing of the Clubs.
-Today-,
W. L. Prt. Win. Lose.
New York ... 41 23- Ml .646 .631
Philadelphia., 39 25 .609 .615 .600
Chicago 38 26 .694 .600 .585
Pittsburg .... 37 26 .637 .594 .678
St, Louis .... 35 29 .547 .554 .5.13
Cincinnati .... 29 35 .453 .462 .446'
Brooklyn :;... 22 41 .849 .359 .344
Boston U 60 .219 .231 .Hi
DETROIT, June 30. Bobby Lowe,
scout for the Detroit Tigers, has notified
Hughcy Jennings that he has succeed
ed in purchasing Alex Remenos, tho
beiisatlonal pitcher of the Butte, Mont.,
club.
Remenos, who Is six feet tall and
weighs ISO pounds, is a protege of Mc
Closkey, the former St. Louis manager.
Cubans to Be Tried.
CINCINNATI, June 30. Great interest
among the baseball fans Is centered In
the probable showing of Almeida and
Marsan. two Cuban ball players who
have Just Joined the Cincinnati club
after having been purchased from New
Brltlan. of the Connecticut League.
The former Is an lnfielder and the
latter an outfielder. Manager Griffith
expects to get them in the line-up at
tho nrst opportunity.
Soz Bid For Shortstop.
DUBUQUE, Iowa., June 30. The Chi
cago White Sox management has put In
a bid for Shortstop Johnson, of the local
club. Johnson is at present out of the
game on account of accident, but his
work earlier was of such a nature that
Comlskey believes he will be a valu
ablo addition to the Sox.
Claim Princeton Star.
BOSTON, June 30. Tho New York
Giants have put in a claim for Steve
White, the Princeton College pitcher,
who has signed with the Boston Red
Sox.
White was a sensation in collegiate
circles and Owner Taylor is not In
clined to let him go without a thorough
trial.
Western Golf Title
Final Rounds Played
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., June 30.
Tom McNamara, thr Boston profes
flonal, anil Robert Simpson, of Milwau
kee, today played the final rounds of the
Western open golf championship.
Washington Teams.
Strayer's, 6: Hyattsvilie. 3.
Belmonts, 13; Sea tons, 12.
Rhode Islands, 2; Regal A. C, 1.
Tremont Midgets, 6, Manhattans, 4.
Hilltop A. C, 9; Ashton A. C, 0 (de
fault).
Culptper, 13: Athletics, 1.
St. Peters. 9; Nativity A. C, 7.
By "SENATOR."
Jack Klelnow, the veteran backstop,
who refuses John I. Taylor's assign
ment to the Jersey City team of the
Eastern League, will not don a National
uniform. President Taylor declines any
arrangement except a bona fide sale of
the player, and this does not suit Mana
ger McAleer.
Though McAleer wMted all morning
at the ball park, none of the amateur
players scheduled for trials in practice)
appeared. "Big Six" Brewer, backstop
of the Walford team, in the Commer
cial League, was expected to show what
he could do, but he failed to ramble
through the gates. McAleer would like
to have seen him in action, because
Henry is liable to be Injured at any
moment, and even a green amateur
backstop Is better than none.
Third Baseman Brown, another due
for a trial, forgot his appointment, as
did Norman Kraft, the Departmental
League star catcher.
Walter Johnson, Clyde Milan and Char
lie Street, tho Nationals twinkling trio.
havo been Invited to play on an all-star
team July 24 against the Naplanders in
Cleveland In momory of Addle Joss, the
former Nap pitcher. Jimmy McAleeer,
manager of the Nationals and long a
star In center field for the Cleveland
team, will manage the All-Stars In the
game, the proceeds of which will go
to Joss" widow and two children.
The line-up of the All-Star aggrega
tion is yet to be determined. Ty Cobb,
Tris Speaker, and Hal Chase are ex
pected to play.
"Red" Walker is now using a longer
bat with better results.
The Nationals did not practice this
morning, resting after the hard work
of tho last few days.
George McBride declares he knows of
no reason why Umpire Connolly should
have put him out of yesterday's gam".
"I was cautioning Groom," says he.
"and the umpire turned on me and put
me out before I said a word to him."
Doc Gessler's lame shoulder is caus
ing htm some complaint, and he is not
likely to do any practicing for a few
days until it has recovered from the
strain received In Philadelphia last
week.
Kleinow to Buck.
BOSTON, Juno 30. Jack Klelnow, the
veteran catcher, has served notice on
the Boston management that he will not
agree to go to Jersey City, the team to
which he hns been sold.
Klelnow says when he Is too slow for
the major leagues he will retire from
the diamond.
Ovitr Farmed By Cubs.
CHICAGO, June 30. Ervlne Ovitz, the
former University of Illinois pitcher,
has been farmed to the Vernon, Cal.,
club In order that he may gain more
experience before rejoining the Chicago
Cubs.
Boy Teams Challenged.
The Times Athletic Club wants games
with teams averaging seventeen years
or age. Address Jonn h. iiooinson, 441
N street northwest.
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