The Washington times., 1912-08-15
Probable Lineup.
By SENATOR"

The Red Sox will win the American
League bunting. Jeems Jawn Callahan
says so, and he ought to know. He's
manager and sometimes leftfielder of
the Chicago White SoX. Boston will
win the pennant, and will grab up the
National League winner like a terrier
does rat" says Cal, and he ought
to know, being manager of the White
Sox. However. he does say that a
whole lot depends upon the coming
games between the Nationals and the
Red Sox.
THE Boston outfield is the answer"
says Cal. We couldn't do anything to
duplicate their work. They cut off runs
at the plate, and they cut off extra
bases on hits. They got in front of line
drives and took them at their shoe
strings, and they raced to the back
fence and picked drives off the boards
that would have gone for triples.
Both Hooper and Lewis went over to
the foul lines and cut down to singles
hits that against any other club would
have gone for doubles.
Funny thing about that. When such
hits go for doubles on any other club
they are accepted as natural But the
Boston scorers have daily seen such
marvellous stops and throws by the
Boston outfielders that whenever bob
BILE is made on that kind of a hit they
score 1t a single and an error
1T might seem that Walter Johnson
would have 1t on the National League
pennant winners stronger than Joe
Wood 1t looks to me like a stand-off.
The whole thing, as 1t looks at this
time. is that the result of the league
race depends upon the seven-game
series between Boston and Washington.
It looks as If Johnson would pitch four
OF those seven games. Wood is not
likely to pitch so many.
But that Boston outfield is a wonder.
They can do everything better than any
outfield l ever saw.
"Stahl has made q great shortstop out
of Wagner Stahl Is the greatest mark
In the league to throw at. Likewise he
has made a great third baseman out of
Gardner and a good second baseman out
OF Yerkes. who was garded as the
weak spot in the team when the season
opened.
The Cubs have a good chance to cop
the National League pennant. 1t looks
as II the Giants were all through with
their pitching staff going bad. That will
make anv club look bad. II we had had
the pitchers we would still be up there"
vaughn's Future Problematical.
The future of Tiny" Vaughn with
the Nationals depends wholly upon what
he does with the team. Yesterday he
followed directions from Manager Grif-
fifth He used his overland ball, the
best in his repertory, and made good.
Griffith insists upon the big fellow using
his best ball all the time. When he docs
this he looks like a winning pitcher.
When he reverts to his sdearm or
underhand ball he looks like lemon.
IN keep pitchers while they look like
winners" said Manager Griffith today
to the writer. Bob Groom used good
judgment yesterday but all the judS-
ment in the world would not have won
hits might have decided the affair, and
my team couldn't produce the bingles.
Vaughan pitched good ball when he
went in. If he follows instruction he
will be q winning pitcher. II he doesn't
well, don't keep losing pitchers"
The Nationals boss denied today that
h eintends to get F. Gordon, Roanoke s
winning southpaw. He says that Cor
don was offered him on trial and that
he declined to give him trial.
Youngsters Working Hard.
The three youngsters working out with
the Nationals are showing good form,
but Manager Griffith is slow about tell
ing his opinion as to their merits.
II haven't watched these kids very
much" says Griff. They work out
cry morning with the boys and I sup
pObc tHtS nave lOl OF SUN, out
haven't had time to give the ma good
lock. Perhaps they have the goods, but
don't know. However, I'll have them
out there every day, and II any of them
looks like the goods, I'll grab him. In
looking for good stun in the box and no
man who comes to me with the least
sign OF ability will get away from my
clutches"
Young Is Gone.
President Lynchs latest bulletin ot
contracts, releases and suspensions con
tains a tragic item. Under Releases
appears the following: by Boston. un
conditionally, Denton T. Young" Ole
Cy Is now through for good. He re
Gently was knocked out of the box II
a semi-professional game near his hom,
In Ohio and says he will never put OF
another uniform. Cy went South will
the Braves last spring, but had trouble
with his arm and did not get into any
games. He received permission to re
turn to his home to try to round into
shape. but recently sent notice to th'
Boston club that he is through with tn,
game.
Ping Bodie may be traded by thu
Chicago White SoN. His boneheadeC
plays of the last few days have brough
Jeems Jawn Callahan to cruX in thu
affairs OF the Frisco banana merchant
He IS now on the market and the team
l.N - NJ - l.