The Washington herald., 1912-07-25
Old Fox Thinks Climbers
Are Better Road Club
Than Boston Red
Sox.
COMMENT
BY WILLIAM PEET.

IF we can gain three games on the
Boston Red Sox during the Western trip
which starts tonight, I believe the Ma
tIonals will win the 1872 pennant," said
Clark Griffith to the writer last night.
II believe We can, for the reason that
my club is a better road team than
Boston," Griff added. and while I do
not expect to make the grand clean up
VIC did in June, / feel sure that the Ma
games"
The Red Sox thus far have not shown
themselves to be an exceptionally good
road club, while Washington has always
appeared to advantage on foreign parks.
AS a matter of fact the Climbers have
never put UP the brand Of ball which
swept everything before them during that
remarkable whirl around the sWestern
wheel last month, and IL they can do
It once there is no reason why they
cannot repeat, although the majority Of
the Western teams are stronger at this
stage OF the game.
Yesterdays rain called of the ball
game. and consequently a double-header
is scheduled to-day. The FIRST combat
will start promptly at 1:30 o'clock, for
the reason that the Nationals are to
leave for Cleveland on the 6:45 train. In
case the second game runs into extra
innings, an agreement has been reached
whereby hostilities will cease, so that
the Climbers can reach their train.
Griff plans to pitch Long Tom Hughes
and Walter johnson. while Detroit will
work Dubuc and George Mullin, provid-
ed the last named is IN shape. So the
fans may expect to witness a couple OF
real. hard fought games.
The Boston Red Sox lost to Cleveland
yesterday, and by remaining idle the
Nationals crawled up on the league lead
ers. so that to-day Washington Is only
seven and a half games behind the
Beaneaters-
Jay Carl Cashion ate his dinner yester-
day through a straw. The well-known
Carolina curver who was hit in the map
by a batted ball last Tuesday looks like
an advertisement for some sticking plas-
ter concern, but declares that he will be
all right in a few days. Cashion will ac-
company the team to Cleveland tonight.
The little colored boy who rejoices in
the war-like name af Battle may be taken
West with the Climbers. A collection
was taken up among the Washington
players yesterday, and nearly enough
money was raised to pay Battles railroad
fare and hotel bills. If the amount nee
essary can be collected Battle will &C
company the club. Germany Schaefer
discovered the little chap. and all the
PLAYERS believe that he will prove TO De
a real sure enough mascot
1t has been said that the reason Griffs
pitchers during the past two weeks have
weakened and have been hit hard in the
closing chapters of several games has
been due to the extreme heat in the
Capital, but the Old Fox himself SCOTS
at the statement.
u may be wrong" he declares, but /
don't believe the heat has anything to do
with II. They were just hit hard. and
that's all. 1 can't see much difference
between Washington and Cincinnati these
summer days, and I never dreamed of
banning the heat in the Ohio city for
sudden weaknesses displayed by my
pitchers when 1 was manager OF the
Reds"
With the exception of Pitcher Eby, the
youngster signed for a trial last week.
every member of the Nationals will be
taken West. The squad will include
Pitchers johnson. Groom, Hughes. Petty.
Vaughn, Cashion, Engel. and Musser:
Catchers Williams and Ainsmith; Infield-
ers Gandil. Morgan, Mcbride, Foster,
Schaefer, and Roach. and Outfielders
Shanks, Milan, Moeller, and Walker.
Nick Altrock will join the club in Cleve-
land Friday, and John Henry. at present
in poor shape physically, will not report
until ordered. The chaces are that Henry
will not get in a game until the Nationals
return home August 13.