The Washington times., 1913-06-22
M'BRIDE IMPROVES:
MAY BATTLE YANKS
Massage and Rest Is Healing Strained Tendon But Manager
Griffith May Keep Him From Lineup Tomorrow Con.
slider Building New Exit at Florida Avenue Park
By SENATOR"

Capt George Mcbride Is feeling much
may decide TO keep him out of the line
up tonorrowi the brilliant shortieider
says he is ready TO go back to his posi-
tion against the Yankees tomorrow. His
strained side is improving rapidly under
the "rest cure"
Mcbride is now out of the game for
the frst time In six years because of
injury. He has been doing the brunt of
the infield work ever since Foster was
injured. looking out for that side of the
field as well SIS his own. This is no
criticism of Laporte, either. Mcbride
is naturally a wide ground-coverer,
which Il not true Of Laporte. Foster
takes care OF all the space sssignued to
him. and this proves Of considerable aid
to Mcbride.
In going after a hard-hit ball the
other day the dandy captain strained q
ligament in his right side just above the
hip. At first he didn't pay much atten-
tion to 1t, but Fridays double-header
came close to putting him on the hos
pital list for several weeks. In the mid
die Of the second game the pain Of the
found himself unable to do his best. II
had also slowed him up appreciabiy.
Conference with the club physician re-
suited IN McBride's being ordered the
massage treatment and the rest cure"
He remained out Of the lineup yester-
day. though he coached at third base
for q while. Ray Morgan put up a fast
fielding game In his stead, and Frank
Laporte was-a Rock Of Gibraltar at
second II Mcbride rests tomorrow,
Morgan will stay at short and Laporte
at second.
II it is found possible. better faciii-
ties for. disoharging crowds from the
ball park will be installed A broad
exit Will be run out upon Georgia ave-
nue., thus eliminating the congestion at
the top OF the runway. The directors of
the club have made a fair OFFER to the
abutting owners and are awaiting n
reply. The present entrance will remain
as II IL, the new gates being used only
has better exit facilities than can be
found In Detroit The entire stand
can be emptied inside Of FIVE minutes no
matter how large the attendance At
Florida avenue, however, owing to the
COnkc6tlOu dl tne lOp OF the runway
and again at the bottom. 1t takes much
longer than that.
DOC" Ayres, the Grifmen's farm
hand" toiling for Richmond In the Vir-
ginia League, is making a wonderful
record this yaer and will. In all like
lihood, be given trial here before the
big show closes for this season. He
has wen eleven out of twelve games,
pitched for the Colts. the last nine be-
ing victories in a row. Nineteen runs
have been scored against him on sixty
three hits. He has famed ninety-ei eight
batsmen and walked only nine. tndi-
eating plenty Of control. :
Again Fred Falkenberg has fallen by
the wayBide. 1t is about time Joe Birm-
tngham faced facts and let the string
bean have a long rest Yesterday he
failed TO weather the first inning against
the Tigers. four vicious drives coming
In row before he skipped to the dug
out The hatpin. hurler fs a fine cold
weather performer. He made his ten
S6eaght record during cold weethsr thas