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nmufpi" 'rrnmmtx1'' ' wwpwwwwwi WPWIWWtflllipp ' ll"1 v tap vywr- 'ii'?wBl'i;V''i 10 Griffith Refuses McAlee s $50,000 Offer GRFFITH OFFERED $50,000 BY NIEER Climbers' Boss Smilingly Re fuses Startling Sum For Walter Johnson. LEAGUE PRESIDENT FOUND IN ERROR Did Not Communicate With Of ficial Scorer Regarding Recent Decision. STB PTC 1 Probable Line-up. Washington! new york. Moeller, rf. McMillan, ss. Foster, 3b. Chase, xb, ' Milan, cf. Daniels, If. ' Gandil, xb. Paddock, 3b. I Morgan, 2b. Lelivclt, cf. Kenworthy, If.. Simmons, ab. I McBride, ss. ' Hartiell, rf. ! Williams, c. Sweeney, c. . Engel, p. Davis, p. J' Groom, p. Ford, p. By "SENATOR." Clark Griffith has refused an offer of $50,000 for Walter Johnson. Ho-did ao with a smile, too, for the offer was made by James R. McAleer, president I of the Boston Red Sox, and called for immediate delivery. McAleer was In this city last Satur day and, with Ean Johnson and Clark Griffith and a number of other friends, was dining: at a club In the evening. The talk was baseball, of course, and. McAleer became greatly Interested In discussing' the Nationals' great pitcher. Finally he looked at Griffith and said: "I'll sive you $50,000 for Johnson and you turn him over to me tomorrow. Here'" a thousand dollars right here to bind the agreement." "Are you kidding me?" was the re ply of the Nationals' manager. "No, I'm not kidding," replied Mc Aleer, earnestly. "Hero's the thousand here on the table," and he pulled a roll of bills and began counting off the re quired amount to bind the agreement. Turns Offer Down. "Nothing doing," willed Griff. "You couldn't buy him for $100,000." "I'm serious in this," continued Mc Aleer. "I stand willing to pay 50;000 lor Johnson, for he would win the com ing world's series for my club, alternat ing with 3of Wood." Griffith refused to consider the offer and the matter wan dropped. Ban Johnson, president of the Ameri can League, Is In error when he says that he was In "communication with the official scorer Monday night." Ths official t.corer made no application to Johnson until Tuesday morning when he wlied Johnson a complete outline of the Inning In which two runs were scored whllo Walter Johnson was In the box and asked for an official de cision regarding the loss of the game. What Ban Johnson means by saylny, "I went thoroughly Into the situation with him (official scorer)," Is hard to understand. Tuesday morning the offi cial scoter sent the detailed storv of that Inning with the added remark that he would recommend In his official score sent to the league headquarters that Hughes bo charged with the de feat. Johnson's Brief Reply. "Johnson must be charged with the loss," wbs tho only reply received from Ban Johnson by tho official scorer. No other communication has occurred be tween oJhnson and tho official scorer. In an nllegcd interview In a New York paper Ban Johnson Insinuates that the official scorer In Washington Is trying to "pad the record." He Is quoted as follows: "I. for one, will not atand for any padding. Some of the records that we hear of are really ludicrous. Official scorers sometimes try to hand victories to pitchers who do not deserve them In order to favor the making of records." The writer is the official scorer of this city, and he challenges Ban Johnson to ahow that In any instance he has lean ed toward the making of a record Clyde Milan and Walter Johnson are the two record-makers in this clt. and, so far as the writer has been connected with their achievements, their records are absolutely (lawless. Scorer Takes Issue. Moreover, It is extremely doubtful if any official scorer in any city In the big leagues will Intentionally score a game Incorrectly for the purpose of making a record for a player, and Ban Johnson should be well aware of this. At any rate, the writer will not do so, and the president of the American league is derelict in his duty If, after proving his case, he continues to allow tho wilter to act as ptficlal scorer In this city Topsy Hartsel, the former outfielder of the Maekmen, and now successful manager of the Toledo club. Is expected to go to Cleveland next reason, swap ping nlaccs with Hnrrv Davis. Both the Cleveland and Toledp 1 lubs are owned by Charlie Someis. Kenneth Nash, the Brown University shortstop, will go to Toledo for Ray Chapman, the whirlwind shortstop of the American Association. Howard Bakei, the Connecticut semi-pro thitd baseman, seen in this city with the Nnps, has been released to Portland, of the Northwestern League, in exchange for Kibble, also a third baseman. Cy Young Throws Ball 13,014 Times. In twenty-one of his twenty-four yeais In major league baseball. "Cy" Young struck out 2,"6i men and walked LIT"!. Which means that at the lowest possible count, he threw the ball across the plate 13,014 times. This does not In clude the balls ho might have given the men who struck out. 01 the strikes he may have .had on the men who walked Neither does It . include the times he threw the hull to those who got safe hits or who giounded or flew out Old Cv probably, has espcndnl enough energv in throwing in batsmen to run a railroad train quite a distance. Well, They Beat Jsyt momwment anyway. g-Sg iWW w aMJggBfr 3K?i Jfii " JH ilftis. j ' " -- 1 c ., ioior know -rr ""5Pfiiili2?r x "iicr? h- HOBB1 vxAUACC WHO SHOULD 8E. " 3UPPO0.TeD BY HLS (SeANDCHlLOCGM BUT IMSTEAO IS FftCEO To HAS N aM.i f3a a uvN. scoopeo OP EVeft.VTH.INQ.. VNHSfT IS OOt HOPS C MAT poiNfr Tneee. ca WASHINGTON FANS CRITICISE JOHNSON Head of League Cannot Defend His Decision From The Standpoint of Justice Between Hughes and Johnson. By "SENATOR." Ban Johnson's decision against WbI- ter Johnson has awakened gieat hos tility here, and the mere fact that the great pitcher lost yesterday's game does not affect the main Issue whatever, namely, that Hughes should be charged with Monday's defeat, and not Waller Johnson. By no manner of explaining can the head of the league defend his stand from the point of lustlco between Hughes and Johnson. All precedents have been to the contrary, official scor ers alwass deciding In such rases that the runs scored should be charged to the pitcher allowing the runnera to reach first base. The following view of the baseball editor of the New York Sun Is offered: "Ban Johnson's reasons for deciding that the AVashlngton defeat bv St. Louis the other day must be charged to Wal ter Johnson are not convincing. The score was tied and there were two on bases when Johnson relieved Hughes. It was Hughes who put these two men on bases, and because they scored off Johnson Is small reason to hold the lat ter responsible. However, Johnson lost genuinely yesterday, and Joe Wood Is the only plcher with a chance of equal ing Marquard's record of nineteen straight. Done Away With. "As a matter of fact pitchers' records could be done away with entirely with out the game suffering any. It is too" often the case that there are complica tions attending wins and losses which make tho records of little value. It Is teams, not Individual members, that win games, and It would be Just as sensible to credit victories to first basemen, catchers, or the occupants of other posi tions who. for instance, nnppeneci 10 drive In the winning run. Also It would be Just as sensible to charge defeats to some one player who made a fatal error. Too many things go with a ball game fot any single player's list of victories and defeats to go into the rec- orda-" - ,, 1 That Washington fans ate really In censed against Ban Johnson Is shown Dy the horde of opinions sent In by fol lowers of the Nationals. One of these fans wiltes thus: To the FportltiR Edlloi of THE TIMES "I would like lust snace enough in your paper to air these views and to give to B. B. Johnson, president of the American League, an idea how his de cision in the matter of Walter John son's tecord of games won consecu tively Is received by the fans of the world. "To say the least, his decision Is ab solutely unfair. It Is Impossible for any fair and unbiased peison to give due and proper consideration to nn Impor tant matte.r of this kind and" to give his dectslon In so short a time The Inci dent occurred Monday evening at fi 15 and by 11 o'clock Tuesday morning his decision was known over all the major league cities. He made his decision without having the report and opinion of the official scorer. How can anyone give due consideration to something when he has no official report before him? President Is Prejudiced. "It Is known to all baseball people that for some icason President Johnson Is prejudiced ugalnst Washington, lt players .ind owners. Why, no one knows, and It Is my dim belief that Johnson himself docs not know. Time and time again his piejudlco has been shown by mean, unaernanu, siy ana common tilcks and acts. The writer ask". Is this the kind of man to submit unvthlng to for a fair deilslnn? Some one may ahk for specific Instances Here Is one- the mattet of 1'mplre Westervclt ' Chicago kicked like a mule on Urn- Him, and They Beat .-. .- vKx a.v ... j-. .jMVxAViVx , ..y OP TVA-f ) Vt iplre Westervelt, who is absolutely the rankest and most unfair umpire base ball has ever known, and because John son Hkei Comlskoy, the head of the Chicago club, he violated all rules and prior derisions and changed umpires In the mlddlp of a scries. He did not stop to investigate Chicago's charges against Wcstenelt but stralghtwa shoved him upon Washington and Cleveland. Was tht fair? This Is only one of many instances which cannot be printed here for lack of space "What the writer thinks should he done Is this: President Johnson should l everse his decision and chalk the de feat against Hughes hecausc, although Johnson allowed the hit which caused thp runs to be scored, Hughes allowed tho men to reach the bases who actual K dhl the scoring. In all prior cases of this nature the retiring pitcher gets the defeat marked against him. Why can't this be done now? Pitched Legal Game. "Moieover, Hughes had pitched four and a half Innings, or a legal game. While the American League head will do his best to hinder Wulter Johnson or any Washington pitcher or player from establishing a iecord, he would not hao given this same decision if the pitcher had been Joe Wood or anyone else. 'The writer challenges President Ran Johnson to answer the following ques tion", before competent sporting au thorities of every and any cltv and to abide by th,e decision of a majority without attempting to Influence them in an way whatever. "(1) All questions put forth in the nhou statement. "(2.) Is it not true that prior to the decision In the ptesent case winning i nns scored hv men left on bases bv the retiring pitcher befoie two outs, are charged to that pitcher? "(3.) Wh shouldn't Hughes he charged with the defeat? "N ) Why shouldn't Johnson be given all that other pitchers have been given in aiding them to establish records' "A PAN." Joe Patchen II Wins The Neponset Stake RKADVILLE. Mass. Aug 29. Fast tliries nie expected ' ,, the third day's races of the grand circuit here follow ing e3terday's performances. Joe Patchen II won the feature event of tho afternoon, taking tho Nepnnbct stake race In straight heats without be ing headed Dillon Alxworth, driven bv JCerrill. won the Plymouth stake race, winning the last two heats after getting a third to Nawaday Girl In the fit st heat. Zar rlno pioted to be the best trotter In the 2 18 class, winning the J.'.OOO Pl mouth stake from Ka Cord. Dr. SHADE SPECIALIST 728 Thirteenth Street Over .10 lean' Practice Treating Storunt'h and INertoim DUenscs. Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Con stipation, Dizziness, Bad Taste, Full ness after Hating, Wakefulness. Loas of Flesh, Heart Trouble, Palpitation Kidney and Bladder Tjouble. Stric ture. Sallow Complexion, PlmpleB Blood and Skin Diseases, Loss of VI tallty, and Special and Private AH menta of Both Sexes cured promntlv 1-60G" administered). ' "y Consultation tree, medicines fur. nlshed charges low Houra a to 1 and 3 to S. Sundays. 10 to 11, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1912. Him Right, Knocking Record Arguments Out of Sight ONE CONSOLATION- HE S GONE "HATS A"Nt"" Ml Baseball Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs. r-Today- won. jjou j-ci. win L.o Boston 84 .17 fi05 .B97 6S3 .G05 .604 WASIITN ..75 4R .mo Philadelphia . 7:'. 47 .Vf Chicago SO fi .600 Detroit 57 U7 .4M Cleveland ....5S fi9 .457 New York ... 44 76 .an St. Louis .... 40 82 .SB .f.1.1 .61:: .501 .101 .461 .3?J .333 .496 AY, .4U .36 .323 Games Today. New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston. Yesterday's Results. St. Ix)uls, 3, Washington, 2. Boston. 5; Chicago, 3. Boston, 3; Chicago. 0 Hetrolt. 6. Philadelphia. 3. Cleveland, fi; New York. 3. New York. 4; Cleveland I. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs. r-Today-v Won. Lost. Pet. Win Lo New York .. 81 33 .C33 .701 .693 Chicago 77 Pittsburgh .. 69 Philadelphia . ." Cincinnati ... 56 St. Louis W Brooklyn 4J Boston 35 41 .CM 49 .5R.-, SS .49S 63 .471 67 .137 75 .365 82 .293 .647 .VS .500 .475 .4(2 .370 .305 .50 .411 .467 .433 .362 .297 Games Today. Brooklyn at New York. Cincinnati at Pittsburg. Chicago at St. Louis. Boston at Philadelphia. Yesterday's ResuU- Chicago, 5; St Louis, 4. Boston Pittsburgh Rain. Four Golfers Remain In Women's Competitions CHICAGO, Aug. 29 Three golfers, fiom the Chicago dlstiict anJ on? from -nitride ti; city, remained In the coni netltlon for the Women's Golf Asso- caltlon champlonohlp trophy when play In the Rml-llnals ntarted on th Hins dale links today In the ieuultlmate i mind this afternoon Miss Inez Clarke will meet Miss C. Pa'nter and Myra Ilelmer v.lll meet Miss Ruth Chibholm, of Cleveland. Alcxan.lei Robinson, of the Rock Is land Ars'nal Golf Club, was leading a field of ninety-six professolnals and nma tents in the twelfth annual western open championships. He was fighting hard for the lead with Smith, of Del Monte, Calif , and McNamara, of Bos ton. Harold II. Hilton, of the Royal Liver pool Club, British holder of the United States Golf Association championship, was duo to go over the course again today, lollowlng his first warming up work yesterday for the annual amateur tournament on the Wheaton links next week. To begin Training. NKW YORK. Aug 29.-.Iohnny Kll hane. tho featherweight champion, Is expected to arrive here Friday and go Into training at Ryo Beach for his bout with Johnny Dundee, of New York. UCure52wnlJ7iefe2e&t Nature in her wisdom and beneficence lias provided, in her great veg etable laboratory, the forest, a cure for most of the ills and ailments of humanity. 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Whllo the fans weie thinking up the hardest and most cruel things they could flame for the esteemed head of the American League for charging Johnson with Monday's defeat, when he went to the futile rescue of To masBo Hughes, the "Kansas Cyclone" was down on the field showing second class pitching. When tho last man perished in the ninth, the great pitcher was beaten without a shadow of doubt, and Ban Johnson, on hearing tho good news, knew well he had escaped through an exceedingly small hole. No More Lucky Seventh. Stovall's bunch won the battle In the seventh, which Is becoming quite a dis astrous session for the Nationals late ly. After two had expired McBrlde's bad throw, a dropped third strike, which was a wild pitch by Johnson, another wild pitch, and a scratch hit sent Krichell across the pan with the run that won. Powell didn't seem to have such a lot of fctuff. but his control was good, and the harshest things Griff could hurl at him from the coaching lines Just bounded off his thick hide like rain off a roof Milan corraled a couple of bln gles. but onlv in one Inning did the Na tionals manage to get two base knocks In succession. In otber words, they were trimmed, and trimmed neatly. Bill Kenworthv dlsplaed so much "pep" In the preliminary stunts that ho was sent to left field In place of Howard Shanks. Kenworthv managed to beat out a bunt, and got hold of the ball well on the other trips he made to the plate. In the field he pulled down the only flv sent his way. and picked up several blngles shot Into his pasture with case-and dispatch On the whole, he made a good Impression Nationals Fail to Hit. In the opening session Foster doubled to right, and was left because Milan and Gandil fell down hard. The second framo saw a little luck put the Na tionals in fiont. Compton diopped Ray Morgan's fly. allowing the Baltlmo' bov to reach second. Kenworthv beat out a bunt to Powell, and Morgan was on third. Morgan danced over the dish whllo Wallace was tossing out Alnsmlth, going over to the second cushion for the hard bounce. Johnson fanned the first three men to face him. and It looked like candv for him to win from the Brownies. One Joke in that ho never bad a chance. at our disposal. We rely upon curing disease, and next because we can use them with the conhdence that such, reme dies do not injure the system. Among the best of these remedies from the forest isiS. S. S., a medicine made entirely of roots, herbs and barks. It does not contain a particle of harmful mineral. S. S. S. cures Rheumatism, Catarrh, Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula, Malaria, Skin Diseases, Contagious Blood Poison and all other diseases dependent on impure blood. As a tonic S. S. S. builds up the system by supplying a sufficient amount of visror and nour KCMVAJOCTHM Hit HICJK AiD -'Aft it TMB Ninth eif1 C??7c,i ftATHEREO IT IN AfrAIUST THE -tfVftV BOX. - " n kins- of . PrtCHCftS OtOMT Tt I TIM A. A.V-A.Y -u His team mates fell down at bat. and he himself committed several errors of omission as well as commission. With one gone in the third Krichell walked and Powell stopped a shoot with his head, whereat everybody laughed, particularly that fan In the upper tier who nas auBbed Earl Hamilton the "nursing bottle pitcher." Something ougt to be done with that fan. soon. too. Johnson was clearly wobbling and Shot- ton took a walk, filling the corners. Two Runs Looked Big. Pete Compton. who closed a most suc cessful hitting bee In this city, punched u single to right, scoring Krichell. A passed ball sent Powell over with the second tally. Williams walked, and on nn attempted double steal Shotton per ished at the pan. Those two runs looked big later on. In their half of the third the Climbers tied It up. Moeller went to second on his blow to right, reaching third while Wallace was caring for Foster's roller close to the midway cushion. Milan tore off a clean single to right and scored Moeller. tleing the tally. After that the Climbers curled up and died. Oh yes, Gandil and Foster and Ainsmith did collide with the pill for blngles, but their mates could do noth ing to assist them around and around and around, so they stayed where they were. After two bad gone In the seventh McBride hurled Krlchell's grounder too wide for even "Chick'' Gandil to gel. Powell's third strike was a wild pitch, putting him on first and Krichell on second. A second wild pitch sent Krichell to third from where he scored when Shotton scratched a hit to short. Compton ripped off a blngle to right, but Powell was too slow to score ahead of Danny Moeller's peg to Alnsmlth. dying on his feet. But the run that won was ovci, so what were the odds? The sad, sad tale, boys, hero It Is: WASHINGTON ST. LOIIS AB H O A E Rhotten.cf .31200 AI) ROAR Moeller.rf.. Foater.Jb Milan. cf QandlUb . Morgan. 2b Kenw'hv.lf McUrlde.ea. 1 0 0 0 Compton. If. 4 2 3 0 1 tVllllama.rf 3 110 0 Q 0 1 0 Pratt.2b. 0 2 0 0 oio o n 0 12 0 i r. s i 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Kutlna.lb.. Austln.30... Wallacf.su Krichell. c. Powell.p... 0 0 Alnvmlth.c. .1 1 13 Johnson. p.. 3 0 0 TotaU. . 34 7 27 12 2 Total 30 5 27 13 2 Washington 01 1 OOOoo 02 St Louis 00200010 03 Runs Moeller, Morgan Kilehell (2), Powell liases on balls Off Johnson, 4 Lett on bases Washington. 5. St. lxuli, 6. Two-base lilts Moeller, Foter. Alnsmlth, Wallace. Double play Johnson, Alnsmlth, and Uandll lilt li pitcher Ftv Johnson. Powell Wild pitch Johnson. Passed balls Alnsmlth, : fmplres Messrs HanF and Egan Time of came 1 hour and 40 minutes. Inaugural Race Meeting AT Havre de Grace, Md. August 29, 31, September 2d to 30th Six Races Daily Admission to Track, $1.00 Flmt Itaer nt -iJ-" p. in. Kneh t)n. Special train via, Ponna It. it leaves Washington at 15.10 p. m. direct to track, round trip faro S1.&0. R. & O Special tialn leaves Washington at 12 m.. Laurel ut 12.23 p. m, urrlcs ut Harford Haie Couise 1 50 p. m., round trip fare $1 50 Murlc by Farson's 4th Regiment Und tr"" iCAfte 2?y: jag act tr, Arnst Challenges Barry for the Title LONDON. Aug, 29,-Rlchard Arnst, of 'Australia, desires to meet ICrncst Barry, of England, again for the world's row ing championship. " Ho" "deposited cov ering money today in support of his f, challenge to the now champion. H wants the math to be one for 500 a side and would like the-.raco to take place on the Thames some tlmo before November If possible. ALLTOWEEK SUITS 10 Coat and Trousers Made to Measure SSf) SYTYIPS i A Goaf and j " g Trousers 5J JL P 1 $40 SUITS Goaf and djOA Trousers P&M Come On: ( Come Quick It's the Big HALF PRICE SALE All our clothes made to your or der in the new Styles of Today Baseball Extra! A genuine Gaberdine Ualnco.it Free to the member of the Washington team who muki-j the highest batting nverasse dur ing the month of August. Here's How They Now Stand Name. O. An. H Pet rashlon 6 13 ii 3M Johnson . 15 Is 9 l.'l I-porte 10 32 7 ! Morton C. Stout Ho. Tailors: importers 910 f STREET N.W. C. E. POSTER, Manager L M i