The Washington herald., 1913-08-14
B0EHL|NG HURLS
against Tigers
Gri2 to Save johnson for To-
morrow and Monday
with Maps.
NOTES OF THE GRIFFMEN
Jennings Says Athletics Have 1913
Pennant Cinehed-Plank Is
Going Back.
NOTES OF THE GRIFFMEN
Special to The Washington Herald.


Detroit, Mich, Aug. 13-The Ma
tionals arrived in Detroit at
o'clock this afternoon. a tired, dusty,
peevish bunch of ball players. When the
express from Washington breezed into
Buffalo at o'clock this morning, one
hour late, il missed connections with
dining car attached to the Chicago
bound train, and consequently the play
ers were hustled out of their berths and
told that fifteen minutes would be al
lowed for breakfast at the depot lunch
room.
4 cup of coffee. rolls. and fruit was
about all the nourishment the athletes
were able to get until the team reached
Detroit The Climbers face the Tigers
tomorrow in the opening game Of the
SERIES and Griff has nominated south
paw Joe Boehling to adorn the siab.
Walter johnson will be saved Tor the
Friday game here. so that he can go
against Cleveland next Monday
Mark Hall, who has beaten the Ma
tionals twice this season, Will twlrt LOT
the Tigers tomorrow, and as Han Is
going like a house atire these days. Inc
Griffmen will be forced to put up Inc
best game of which they are capable To
gain the decision.
Hurhey Jennings called on Grin al
tn. hotel tonight and during the cog.sc
Of conversation said: N othWithstau"l'S
the fact that the Philadelphia Athlet's
are now PLAYING much weaker game as
cnmpared to their early showing. 9"
,ot believe there is a chance Tor 'loNT
land or Washington or ChicaIo une o'i''i
FIRST division clubs. to beat them ""t
in the race for the pennant.
To win the pernant Cleveland. Nash-
spston. and Chicago have to beat tie
Athletics. cleveland won five strait M
games in Boston on the trip East, ara
then went TO Philadelphia and drorrc-i
three in four contests. Washington car
not handle the Nackmen, and Chicago.
though winning three of the four la"t
games played in Mack's yard. has h"t
cone much in the other series.
IF the Tigers were in second place a:'d
were six games behind the Mackmer
would saw that Detroit would win Ii .
pennant. But the Cleveland club lacks
the shirt that pervaded the Detroit team
in the years that it was winning pen
nants. 1t doesn't matter how many
games Cleveland may win from Boston
or from New York so long as Phila6ei-
phia is trimming st. Louis or WashirC-
Ton az the came time. The Maps do not
gain II Cleveland car take three of the
four games from Philadelphia in tn"
d
may haze chance. But il Philadelphia
freaks even or takes three of the fur
games or sweeps the series. Cleveland :
chances for a pennant will be slim.
There is a feeling among the Detroit
players that Eddie Plank. so long a star
with the Athletics. has lost his balance.
and that this will be his last year in
the American League.
There is no question In the statement
that Plank showed less stuff against us
in Philadelphia than at any other time
in his career" declared Manager Jen-
nings.
He has dropped four consecutive
games, and players on other teams have
made statements that were quite similar
| to the statements of Detroit players.
Jennings did not care to say what his
personal opinion was regarding the
veteran pitcher, but he suggested that
| the Plank case might be another one like
| that of George Mullin. Mullin. after be-
| ing a star in the American League for
! years, suddenly went to pieces and was
shunted away.