The Washington herald., 1913-06-19
STANDING OF CLUBS JUNE 10, 1872
Gossip and

BY PEET

vean yGregg. the Maps southpaw
hurler. is going after Walter Johnson's
early season record of scoreless innings
pitched. Including yesterdays game
Gregg has pitched twenty-seyen' score
less innings. and is in better condition
now than at any time since he has been
a member of the Cleveland team
Gregg hopes to beat Johnson's great
string of fifty-six runless innings. Will
he be able to do II?
The Maps are the only team this sea-
son which has beaten johnson twice.
The Naplanders did not hit him as hard
yesterday as in Cleveland last month.
but walloped his speed harder than any
of the other American League clubs have
done this year.
For the final game of the Cleveland
series in the concrete coliseum this after
noon Manager Griffith proposes to send
his young southpaw, Joe Boehling against
the Naplanders.
1t will be Joe's first appearance in
Washington since he injured his ankle
nearly a month ago.
Boehling worked part of the game in
Cleveland last Sunday and was effective.
Opposed to him will be either Blanding
or crum Kahler with the last named
the likely choice.
Eddie Foster came through with a safe
hit yesterday and despite his bum chuck
inserted into the game during the prog
ress of the eighth inning he looked like
the Foster of old.
With the midget In shape there is bound
to be a big difference in the general play
of the Climbers-for the better, of course.
According to reports. a rumor which
will not down is waited from St. Louis
to the effect that George Stovall, man.
ager of the Browns is slated to go.
Billy Weart. a Philadelphia baseball
writer, at present travelling with the
Phillies, sends the following to his paper
under St. Louis date line:
An interesting rumor here Is that
George Stovalls days as the manager
of the st. Louis Browns are numbered.
The first sweep in the Browns house,
cleaning campaign is said to have taken
place when Lloyd Rickart was let out
as the clubs secretary last Saturday.
Rickart was connected with the Browns
for several years.
Stovall has not made the hit as man.
ager at St Louis that he did at Cleve-
land. Georges suspension as manager
by orders of Ban johnson for his trouble
with Umpire Ferguson early in the sea-
son, and the fact that his team has lost
steadily this year and appears to be get
ting further in the rut. has caused the
manager to lose In popularity. 1t would
be no surprise in St Louis II Stovall
should be released as the Browns man.
ager.
This has been a very bad year for
baseball in st. Louis. Both of the clubs
there have had long losing streaks.
The Nationals are in third place this
morning by the narrow margin of two
points.
Chaperoned by Representative Bulkley
of Ohio. the Cleveland American League
baseball team called at the White House
yesterday and paid their respects to
President Wilson.
The President expressed his regret that
he was unable to attend the game. and
said he hoped to see the Maps in action
before they left the city. adding that he
was trying to make arrangements to at
tend today's game. All the Cleveland
team. including Larry" the canine
were introduced to the Presi-
dent by Representative Bulkley.