Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1921, Page 24

A FACRAEE LR 24 S Nationals- PORTS. WILL NOT LET BRENNAN ' UMPIRE, GRIFF ASSERTS CGI;BW Says There Will Be No Game Unless Arbiter, Who Forfeited Jackson Fray to His Club, Works. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. [OXVILLE, Tenn., April 5—Whether the exhibition series be- tween the Griffmen and Giants will materialize or fizzle out com- pletely as a result of the fiasco at Jackson yesterday, when Umpire Bill Brennan ended an argument with George McBride over interpreta- §ion of the rules by forfeiting to the Giants in the third inning, probably will not be known until time to call the game here this afternoon. - That the Nationals would have trouble on account of Brennan was only to be gxpected. He is the former Southern League official who is on McGraw's pay roll and travels with the Giants every spring to run the exhibition contests the National Leaguers play at their training camp and en route forth. His rulings in the spring games the Griffmen and Giants played a couple of years ago were so raw that when the series between the two clubs for this year was arranged Griffith stipulated that Brennan should not officiate, offering to accept any National or American League umpire and pay half of his expenses When the Giants showed up on the|ball over Burns' head in left for field in Jackson yesterday with Bren- | three bases and could have completed nan garbed to conduct the game, Grif- | the circuit had he kept his head up fifth rather than disappoint the crowd |and seen Rapp fumble Burns' return. which had assembled to see the con-|Lewis held third when Harris bounced 11est, let it go on. The play over which |a safety off Barnes' glove, but walked e - wnegr unnnnugn A the ‘verbal row that led to activities|home on Foss' line single to left. being terminated* developed in the|Stan and Deeby were left when third inning, when Griffmen were|O' Rourke and Gharrity Jofted. Barnes opened the last half of the third with a single to center, and after Burns fanned, Barnes stole sec- ond. Gharrity's peg to Harris being high. Erickson uncorked a wild pitch at this juncture, Barnes going to third. With the count on Monroe two and three, Erick let loose an- lother wild pitch on the fourth ball to Jlonm. and when Brennan ruled leading by a acore of 2 to 0. % Mac Refuses to Budge. Pne of the rules agreed upon be- foffe the game got under way was that orfly one base should be allowed on overthrow, a passed ball or a wild pifeh, the*diamond being located in the center of an old race track with lofs of space in every direction. With ong out in the last half of the third, #nll Barnes on third base. the fourth Ball Erickson delivered to Monroe was 4 wild pitch. Barnes. of course, scored Monroe made second. McBride im- mediately claimed that Monroe was el Monroe was entitled to two bases the row was precipitated. The actual score when the bust-up came was ‘Washington, 2; New York, 1 At Wichita Falls, Tex. ed conversation ordered McBride | Detroit Americans .. the field under threat of forfeiting | Wichita Falls (Texas) ng the tip from McGraw, At Okmuigee, Okla.— dirtction the New York players Giants, § to 0. Manager Barry, from whom the ball park was leased and who was in ch: of the ticket selling, was told by McGraw to inform the 1,000 or more spectators that their admission money would be refunded at the gate. May Be No Game Today. : Speaking for the New York Assistant Manager Hugh Jennings said his team would go to the ball mrk this afternoon ready to play ball ith Efennan as umpire, and Pres nt Griffith erted the Nationals ‘would be on the field, but that there x;uld be no-gume unless the contract visfon stipulating that Brennan should not be the umpire was lived up to. Jennings amserted that the New York club would demand its full g.outu from the Jackson people took the view that the Washing- ton club, having forfeited the game. was entitled to nothing. Griffith contends that the Giants vio- ted the contract when they used n a8 umpire, and McGraw, who is vice president as well as manager of the Gotham gang, countered by as- Gerting that Brennan is National umpire. He declared some- what vaguely that he had been ap- ted “some time ago.” Griff wired to National League head- quarters last evening to learn wheth- or Brennan had been a member of President Heydler's staff and this merning Is awaiting a reply. If the answer is in the aMrmative the Giants have technical justification for their use of Brennan, even though they are breaking their agreement. In any event, Griff says these will be no ‘Washington-New York games with Brennan officiating and McGraw says #lo further contests will be pl. eept with Brennan running Tha the way the situation stant elub. i . Travel on Same Train. _Griffmen and Giants left Jackson Gn the same train last evening and eme here. Whether they will clash agaia on the diamond remains to be seen. but the qutiook is dublous. 1f ne further gafes are played it will not be the first occasion this spring that contests contentively planned by fhe Giants have fallen through. their exhibitions with the Detroit Tigers at San Antonio last month having f3llen through because of a difference| of opinion existing between McGraw Ty Cobb. ~Regardless of the merits of this Jatest comtroversy, the game yester- day should never have been called off. The fane had assembled to see a ball game, and it is a reflection on ‘Base ball that it has men conducting big league clubs who would permit them to Le disappointed for such & trivial cause. s Seere Ranm at Outset. Three hits, including a triple, netted the Griffmen only one run in the open- ing round. Judge swatted the first pitched ball by Barnes down the line to the extreme corner of right fleld for three bases and tallied on Milan's dinky roller to Kelly, no one cover- ng first. Rapp made a brilliant back- ard running catch of Rice's foul. On is’ roller to Frisch Milan dodged on the line and finally got back to first in safety after Duffy had been thrown cut. Foss forced Harris at second. O'Rourke got a life in the second in- ning when Barnes fumbled Kelly' toss of his bounder. He moved to sec- end on Gharrity's death and took third, after Erickson fanned. on Judge's bingle through Barnes, where he_was left when Milan popped a foul to Rapp. In this seasion the Giants got their first hit off Erickson, having heen reti in order in the first. There was one out when Kelly sin- ed to left. After Brown had fouled Judge., Rapp walked and Harris tessed out 8mith. Fess Hits Run Acress. and Foss provided the punch t] mry for thi Auto Accessory Business f Been established 3 years; utisffac- tory reason for selling. Apply 207 Evans Bldg, J. T. GIBBONS Bet. 9:30 and 10 A.M. and 4:30 and 5 P.M. the bench already had started put- E. on their coats to leave, unnounced | Ohmeige (W estora] 3 that the game was “forfeited” to the| pqtteries—Hodge Klepter, Barnes and Schuster. | Cincinnati Nationals - Joplin (Western) s Batteries—Breaton and Wingo; Boettger, Burger and Cody, smith’ 0% At Philadeiphin— . Baltimore Internationals .. an 2 Philadelphia Amer. (secosd team).. 7 8 & Batteries—Mathews. Sulll (earian; Slappey, Keefe -'u';:'ym“‘ Nem, At Birmingham, Als.— R. H. TN oy At Mobile, Ala.— Cleveland Americans & Mobile (Southern) Batteries—Bagby. Sigman, /Creel and Pond. Randle Athletle Club will open its Season Sunday afternoon in Tp:lnlni City with a game against the Inde- pendent Athletic Club. Play will be started at 2:30 o'clock. Manager Harry Beach of the Randles has gath- ered a number ‘of for his team. SE Sttty ‘Treasury Department’s team will practice on the north diamond of the ‘!‘IMDI:‘logomw’lnd on the south amo; wursday. The dri] begin at § o'clock. S Red Mea of the Fraternal WI- 3 are to report for practice at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Union Park. Teams desiring games with the Indians should communicate with ager Charles J. Benner, 1927 35th Langden Midgets are casting abowt for games with teams in the eleven to :'l"'heo ym"clu-. For engagements elephone Manager Rob: telaphens > g obert Rettew, Mohawk lers are eager to meet teams in the elghteen-year-old divi- ;:;rm 2?::dnchl.llan‘el to Manager ce, reet north 3t Lifcoln 6638. e reene R Street Midgets desire the twelve-year-eid class. addresa T. McQ land avenue. 'uuun in ‘or games ueeney, 436 Rhode Is- Benaiag Athletie Club Juniors, 11- to-9 winners over the Marathon Ju- mr!n, are rc’-_‘y to nhy'-lxu‘c‘n-nsr- eams. For games Write Willlam Lovelace, 3000 cfloul.t.l“.:l!- northeast. Plpetown Athletes are out to beat the world; that is, the fifteen-year- old portion of it. For engagements with this ambitioug nine write H. B. Cheseldine, 1002 13th street south- east. Abbet Schoslboys defeated the Gales School aggregation, 12 to 2. Corkin, pitching for the winners, fanned twelve batters. Candidates for the Columbia 101 Printers’ nine are to report to Man- ager 8am Wood at.5 o'clock tomor- row afternoon on the south diamond lo! the Ellipse. Practice will be held. = NN N S e e e L Giants Row May End Series “|of the base ball commission headed by Judge Landis, said today. His Quality Goes Clear Through : 6—Model-15 = ~ , Demonstrators | i ‘ We have “6” of these:cars that $ il can be bought at CONSIDER - ; A B L E reduction off list. Have been B ll | driven from 300 to 500 miles. CARGUARANTEE GOES WITH EACH OF THESE CARS. 1017 14th St. N.W. Main 2153 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 5 1921 Hu! Mumn? BuT A FEW 5 PERS MAL LETTERS FROM N YAWK T'pAY! LIGHT | iy OPENMING- YOUR OWM™ PRIVATE! MAIL BOox WHILE THE 'RABBLE o WAITS FOR-THE GENERAL - | DELWERY WiNDow To oPEnt T m— BAKER'S CASE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN A HEARING HICAGO, April 5.—The application of J. Franklin Baker, formerly with the New York Americans, for reinstatement to organized base ball still is waiting a hearing, Leslie M. O'Connosr, secretary an of C 3 AN N AN < NS NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana supreme court has dissolved laws. TR Waketer N NN SN SN NANMAALWAAY ! SAYS RACING LEADERS WILL BE PROSECUTED April 5.—The injunction granted two months violatinng state |ago restraining Judge Humphries of the criminal district court from try- ing five directors of the Business Mens' Racing Association on chares anti-gambling District Attorney Marr an- nounced he would at once start in the prosecution of the officials. statement was made in denying reports that Baker had refused to furnish the commissioner with certain information and would remain suspended. There are other cases which precede Baker’s on the calender, O'Con- ner explained, and his will come in the regular order New Scandal Promised. PRESIDENT GETS PASS CHICAGO, April 5—Promises of a new expose-in the base“ball scandal has come from an unexpected quar- ter. Attorneys defending the eight Chicago White Sox Pplayers indicted with ten others for conspiracy in the alleged throwing of the 1919 world series have announted they had uncovered a “real scandal” in which men hitherto not mentioned in_the ease had won more than $300.000 on the series. They refused tp give any talls. de"““ McDonald has reduced the bail for Eddie Cicotte, Claude Wil- llams, Buck Weaver, Swede Risberg. Oscar Felsch, Fred McMullin and Joe Jackson, White' Box players, from $24,000 each to $7.500, but announced he would permit no reduction in the cases of the alleged gamablers. Defense counsel told the court that the bonds would be furnished within a week. The men are not under ar-| rest. Pillows Break Up Game. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Avrll 5—The game between the New York Yankees and the Brookiyn Robins was broken up by the fans yesterday in the ninth inning, with New York leading. 7 to 5. With two out in the first half of the ninth. Wheat of Brooklyn took a TO BASE BALL GAMES President Harding today was hinj e Pans to the White House, where it was recelved by George Christian, secretary to the Pres- .| 1d. Mr. Harding accept- ed an invitation te throw out the first ball at the opening me of the semsom here, A 13, between the Nationals Red Sox. | COLLEGE BASE BALL. i i — || At Raleigh—State College, 3; Wake Forest, 3 112 innings). $0Tox Cton, Va.— Va.—Virginia Poly, 7; Florida, . At Balem, Va.—Lynchburg College, 4; Roa- noke College, 3. . At Jefferson City, Tenn.—Carson Newman, 7; Cumberland Varsity, 4. —Algbama Poly, 10; In- shot at one of Ferguson's "t;::\: balls, driving it into the over- fow crowd in right fleld. By ground . roles | Umpire = George _ Moriarty | ™% SOMERLL & C.—south Carolina, 5; Pres- Tl 1t & two.base hit. 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Sheedy's heavy hitting and Hy- man's effective pitching were main- 1y resonsible for Georgetown's suc- cess. The first sacker made two hits in his four times at bat. and both were homers. Sheedy made his first { circult drive off Ross with two on in the fifth, sending over the Hilltop- pers’ first trio of tallies. Later in off Tracey. relief pitcher, Georgetown in front. With two runners on the paths in the seventh, Sheedy clinched the game with another four-base smack. These extra runs were not needed, for Hyman, who had relieved McCarthy with two on. two out and two runs home, in the fourth, ended that in- ning with a strike-out and fanned ten more Dartmouth batters during the remainder of the game. McCarthy yielded only three hits to Dartmouth in his stay on the mound, thrce of the four runs made off him being due ! to_errors. Maryland, in Baltimore this after- | noon for a game with Dartmouth, will its southern tour tomorrow. meeting North Carolina State at Raleigh. The College Park nine will putting : play three other games before return- iing to its home fleld for an engage- ment. Play for Checker Title. | Thirteen masters of the squared board are playing for the District checker championship. The first round was played last night at the Service Club. The second will be con- | tested at the Central Y. M. C. A. next Tuesday. SPORTS. Contest at Knoxville, Tenn., Today Is Doubtful WAMBY OF INDIANS HURT; LUNTE TO PLAY SECOND M one game in two years. Wambs Wambsganss. Up to yesterday nss. who, it has been discovered, sustained 2 OBILE. Ala, April 5—Harry Lunte, utility infielder, wili play sec- ond base for the Cleveland Indians during the absence of Bill Wambsganss had missed but fractured bone in his right arm by a ball thrown by Catcher Grifith at Houston Sunday, will leave for his the line-up for a month, it is said Moran Peeved at Holdouts. CINCINNATI. Ohio, April 5.« The Cincinnati 1s will start the championship season next week with the same line used in the exhibi- tion games, rding to word re- ceived from team plaved yes ¥ Manager Mo said that with the exception of Jake Daubert, who ‘lm! promised to join the Reds at Indian- apolis, he had no idea what the hold- is going to take them all some to break into the ling-up if they should finally succeed iff doing 0. Directors of the Cincinnati club held a meting yesterday and announced they had not changed their minds con- cerning the holdouts Red Sox Play Rochester. BAMBERG, S. C.. April 5.—The Bos- ton Americans will play the Roches- ter Internationals here today. The Red Sox are to play Six more games before the opening of the American time | League season, three of which will be with the Rochester team. Braves Play Tie Game. TUSCALOOSA, Ala.. April 5.—Uni- versity of Alabama will be the op- ponents of the Boston Nationals to- day. Yesterday. at Brewton, Ala., the Braves' first and second teams played a ten-inning tie, 2-2. The mavor of Brewton, who umpired. called game because of darkhess.- Cubs Are on Way East. CHICAGO, April 5—Manager Evers the rome in Cleveland today. | | | | | He will be out of ster of the Chicago Clubs, carrying rly all those who went to Pasa- a Sunday Ball Fight On. BALTIMORE. Md, April §-—The grand jury has refused to indict . where the James Dunn. manager of the Balti- more Internationals, on charges of working an Sunday, in a base balj game at Oriole Park on April 3. Ef- forts are being made by various Sun- day observance organizations to sup- this session, after Kenyon had dou- |outs intended to do. “They have | 92¥ @ nce ox) ; bled and Reynolds was safe on an |treated the club and the lo fans ;"L(“m‘\“‘;”r;r”‘\-":"& here on that day, error. Blssonette hit for the limit|very unfairly.” he declared, “and it ithout success. Sold Out in Cleveland. 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