The Washington times., 1913-08-04
GRIFFITHAMUSED
AT BIRMY'S CLAIM
"od Fox" Declares Climbers Will Win Flag If Cleveland Beats
Out Athletics cs-NapIanders Have Had Luck With
- Them in Recent Winning Streak
By SENATOR"

strained himself to make the record,
calling a scratch hit an error in order to
60 through with II. This is the style
OF scoring that makes bush league rec
ords a joke in the eyes of q big league
manager. This Is the style Of scoring
that is creeping into the big leagues,
many official scorers deciding one thing
at the time Of action and changing their
may mean. Major leaguers pay little
attention to the records in the bushes,
save the walks and strike-outs, knowing
that in every other particular they are
likely to be faulty.
Gus Malbert, sporting editor OF the
Richmond Tines-Dispatch, writes ss
follows about Doc Ayres and Harry
Hedgepeth:
"Ayres is going to the big league. and
like Clark Griffith will give little at
tention to him and have patience
enough to teach him many things he
Harry Hedgepeth is another young
ster made Of the same cloth. He has
faults and fortunately he knows them.
His worst fault Is that he is too anxious
to win. and the few games he has lost
were lost because of this overanxiety.
OF his natural ability there can, be no
question. Those who have watched him
closely know that he must eventually
u
speed and a remarkable change of pace.
In size he is big and strong, with years
OF regular habits behind him. In choos-
ing Hedgpeth Kahoe picked a winner.
Doc must learn a natural motion to
the bases. At present fast men, such as
he will encounter In the big show would
steal everything around the bases and
might take the doctors glove. But
this Is something he can easily be
taught One other fault, which might.
by some, be construed as a. virtue, Ii
his too good control; he doesn't know
how to waste q bail. 1t sounds para
doxical to say that pitcher with speed
and nasty breaking curve has too great
control, but in this Instance Il is a fact
Ofsetting these trffiing faults Is the
fact that he has improved in his field
ing an almost unmeasurable percent
age; Last season he looked so foolish
on hunted balls that he was the joke
of the league. This season he takes
care of his position as accurately and
with as good Judgment as a veteran
Any youngster that can improve this
much in one season has a wonderful
future before him."
Jim Thorpe, the famous Carlisle In
dian. made home rrn for the Giants
in an exhibition game in Youngstown,
Chic. yesterday. This entities him 70
two more weeks on the pay roll OF the
McGraw tribe. -.E..
Boston fans are not taking to Bill
Carrigan's playing Harold Janvrin. They
give the lad the hoot every time nc
comes to the bat, and are insisting on
Steve Yerkes' return to the battle line,
Boston folks know good baseball when
| they see IL and they do not think that
the McAleerites are giving 1t to them.
From the worlds championship to q
second division berth does not fit well
on their stomachs. Jimmy McAleer has
his troubles in placating the bugs. May
or Fitzgerald is quoted as wishing Joe
Birmingham the best of luck in his
struggle for the supreme honors. The
fans in Boston have yet to forget that
Bob McRoy froze them out Of seats In
The last worlds series.