The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
ZOE BOEHLING MAY BE
UNABLE TO PERFORM IN
OXFOR ANOTHER WEEK
Cleveland Specialist Says Southpaw Twer Must Give Weak
Knee Rest Before Climbing HIIock-GandiI Will Consult
. Physician in Chicago for His Throat.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

CHICAGO. Aug. eff the advice OF
a surgeon is followed, Joe oBehling
will not perform for the Nationals for
at least q week.
Before leaving Cleveland BoehllnS
had a specialist examine his trouble
some knee and the judgement was that
the pitcher was suffering from semi
lunar cartilage on the left leg. The &C
cident which set the left-hander back
was first experienced in game with
the Athletics at home when the player
attempted to slide into the home plate
I-p 10 that time Boehling had been the
mainstay of the Washington mounds
men, but since he suffered the injury
he has been rather erratic in his work.
The surgeon assured Boehling that
rest of a week or ten days will elimi-
nate the trouble. If Griffith heeds the
advice of the specialist he will prob
4 bly, shift to Jim Shaw for one of the
games tomorrow with Ayers working In
the other.
Washington's baseball detachment is
TODAY split into three divisions. A party
Of ten. headed by Captain Mcbride, is
here to rest up in preparation for the
opening of the series with the White
Sor tomorrow. Manager Griffith is at
HanviIle III. visiting relatives. while
the remainder of the colony is on the
VA yto Decatur. Ill. to play an exhibit
ton game in that city and hop a train
TONIGHT TO come to Chicago.
E trip of more than seventeen hours
Griffith plans to pitch Harry Harper
Z, the start of the game at Decatur,
End will probably finish with Jack Bent
and Nick A1rrOcz
The party here includes Mcbride.
Henry. Boehling, Mitchell, Ayers, En-
gel and Shaw Mcbride plans to go
TO Milwaukee tonight to visit his folks
II Was not until the delegation set
oHi last night that a real appreciation
0: the severity of the trip to Decatur
daWned upon those who were TO take it.
The ~ide from Cleveland, providing
that the schedule is adhered to. means
"Trip Of more than sexenteen hours.
Immediately after the game the club is
10 again entrain and rattle back to
Chicago
While the travelling is not expected
10 have a particularly bad effect on
most of the athletes. one which took
the tour and might have been excused,
was Chick Gandil.
Candil is really in bad shape This
a. reither misguided sympathy nor a
calamity howl. Since the Nationals
lett St Louis there has not been a
game in which the first baseman, who
has performed so vaiiantly since be-
coming a Griffman, has not been forced
TO stop proceedings while he has re-
ieyed himself by whooping and cough
FFt, in, buf b1c I,-a- /,
comment from those in the stands who
have been following the game IS close
critics.
An expert on throat diseases eau
Toned Gandil in St. Louis that ne
should be more careful of himesif and
tomorrow at Chicago, a specialist will
be seGE in, an lendeaYor to stop the
trouble that has unquestioaably inter-
Tered for weeks with the work Of one
Of the real stars Of the Nationals.
IL was expected that when the OPP
poI:uIhJy was presented today TO give
G1ndll a thorough rest without affect
ing the standing Of the Nationals in the
championship race il would be ac-
Decatur, to travel a couple of dozen
hours before reaching here, although
his manager has promised him THAI he
will be withdrawn after a couple of
innings have been played.
one of the volunteer advisers Of the
Washington club elks his way in with
tire information that all that is the
Ira.:er with Gandil is cigarette smoking
Considering the fact that Gandil has
been smoking cigarettes for a decade
j, would appear as though il would be
necessary to go further for an expla-
ration for the present condition of the
one Upon whom so much depends. The
writer does not plead guilty Of being
either 8 physician or a trainer, but VEN
lures the opinion that there is Z. whole
lot more that must be done for Gan
d!i thar having him refrain from Gig
aretUes before he will be back 10 the
top form which he so scintillatilgly ex-
nibited last summer.
This day of rest should prove !
especially beneficial to Mike Mitchell /!
IN the next 10 the last game AT De
rrviJ. the newest National injured his |
right side while he was being. run down |
between second and third. II panied |
him that night. but he showed no other !
had eff