The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-02
GRIFFITH EXPECTS RED
( SOX PITCHING STAFF TO
WEAKEN BEFORE LONG
While Mainstays of Boston Team
May Give Way, He has Fresh
Men for Pitching Staff
DOESN'T LIKE THE SPLITTER
Can See Only One Great Spit
Ballist, Namely, Big
Ed. Walsh
BY RALPH L. YONKER.


Clark Griffith, manager OF the
Washington club, thinks that his team
A going to win the American league
bennant, because his pitching stan
has had new life added TO 1t while
that of the Red Sox Is the same old
bunch that started out the season.
He hints that the Sox hurlers will
no stale before the season has ad-
yanced much more, while he will still
have new life with which to revive
his stan In case any OF them start
to 60 bad.
The Boston pitching stan" said
Griffith at the Cadillac this morning,
I'm spite of the fact that II was de-
plored as being woefully weak early
ia this season, has been more than
&c per cent OF the strength OF the
team. II has not been weak. II has
been very strong.
But we have beaten Boston more
than any other team in the league
and we can continue TO do It. We
have beaten them despite the fact
that they caught US In one series
when | was remodeling the team and
Il was in a slump.
A''While Boston has TO depend upon
the same men who did its pitching for
Il at the beginning of the season,
have new life with which to bolster
my star. Wood, OBrien, Hall, Col
lins, and Bedient, are the same men
whom they depended upon at the
start of the season. II any one or
two of those men go stale, and they
are very likely to do so, you can ex-
pect a slump in Boston.
but | have Cashion, who is just
beginning TO round to, in case any
ar the other pitchers should get weak.
Right now there are five men who
are working well for me, Walter
Johnson, of course, heads the list.
Then there are Hughes, Groom,
Vaughn and Cashion.
E"Cashion's difficulty this year has
been wildness. He gave promise OF
developing into great hitter at the
FIRST OF the year, and ! tried him In
the outfeld for a while. But, OF
course, he couldn't keep men like
Milan, Moeller and Shanks out OF a
job have been working hard with
him to get HIS control better"
II was noticeable that in the first
game that Cashion pitched here, Grit.
nth himself acted as batsman when
the big pitcher warmed up just be-
fore the game IN order to help his
control.
Petty is another man who can be
showed into the breach In case he is.
needed. Petty hasn't been going well
for us since We got him, solely be-
cause OF bad luck Some sort of jinx
has been hanging to him. He has lost
a number OF few hit games just be-
cause of some apparently trifing er-
Tor made behind him. When he
shakes that tinx he'll be valuable
man for US. Youngster Engle is with
us and is being used occasionally"
Newspaper men with the team land
there is one from every paper in
Washington, SO rapt are the people
with their team down there) say that
the greater part Of the success OF the
Washington team Is due to the ster-
ling character Of Griffith.
They say that he is as square as
die with his men and as conscienti-
Gus as deacon in an old-fashioned
prayer-meeting
Griffith works hard and faithfully
and he inspires his men to do the
same. They all look up to him AMI
respect him both as a manager. and
as leader among men.
Besides plugging qualities, Clark
has the best kind Of optimism. He
sees the difficulties before him. He
>is not blind to what he has to face
But at the same time he has all kinds
OF confidence in his own anC his
clubs ability to meet the obstacles
that are placed in his way.
Griffith doesn't care for spltters
He can't see that they are any bet
ter whatever than ordinary pitchers
On his staif he has only one man
who uses the moist delivery Rob
Groom, and he uses 1t only occasion
ally.
There is only one great spitabll
pitcher" says Griffith, "and that one
Is Ed Walsh. He has q break on his
ball that makes him great. The rest
are no better than other pitchers"
When Mullin hit Shanks in the ha,
and stunned him with a pitched hail
George was visibly affected. a look
OF pain came over his face as he rush.
ed towards the fallen man.
From that time on In that inning no
was not as effective as usual ana an
error by Moriarty helped fill the bal.
loon that took George up. The three
runs secured on him in that inning
proved the Tigers downfall.
"Wednesday, eachside got eight hits
Yesterday each got seven. Groom
walked one more man than Mullin.
but struck out seven to Mullins two
The Nationals made four errors 10
our one but their hitting was at more
opportune times, the Tigers runs be.
ing due directly or indirectly to Eos.