The Washington times., 1914-07-13
WAL TER JOHNSON TO
FACE TIGERS TODAY
Manager Griffith Looks Over His
Mound Staff and Picks the
kansas Cyclone.
RUBE B0EHLER MAY TWIRL
0etroiters Laugh at Tale That
Ty Cobb viii Be Traded for
Iris Speaker.
RUBE B0EHLER MAY TWIRL
By THOMAS KIRBY.

Having Inspected his mound corps
at the morning meeting, Clark Griffith
decided to use Walter Johnson against
Detroit this afternoon. For a while he
was undecided between johnson and
Ayers. but he has finally settled upon
the former.
For Detroit the choice rests between
Miles Mains and Rube Boehler. Grif-
fth's decision to use johnson today Is
well received by the Tigers as il means
Harry Coveleski, who was overworked
at Philadelphia, will get another day
duties tomorrow.
The story, which was SO widely cir
culated through the East, to the effect
hat there was probability Of Ty
Cobb being traded tn Boston is
- about affairs of the Detroit team. This
q one of those recurrent rumors and
the Detroiters seem glad to hear that
Z has been sprung early this summer,
making way for the later report Of
Johnson.
whether Ty Cobb will play today Is
dependent entirely upon how he shows
practice.
II the Georgia Mercury finds that his
dislocsted thumb has recovered to such
an extent that he can get a secure
hold on the bat, he win work; other
wise, it will be High or Heilman in
center field.
Bill Purtell will continue at third
base. An x-ray examination yesterday
disclosed the fact that in an accident
in the last game at Philadelphia, Witt
suffered q fracture Of a small bone in
him. to rest probably for a month.
George Moriarty has an injured hand.
90 Purtell is the man Jennings will
likely be forced to hold on third during
a~@@ 20 -
Chick Gandil and Ed Foster have OBJ
tanned their releases from the Red
Cross Club. so today Griffith will be
able to present his boldest front in the
night for the runner-up place.
While a victory today will hoist the
Gritmen upward and onward into sec
ond place, before the dawn Of another
day, IL Is equally as true that set
back may drive them backward sas and
ing. twisting, and nerve-trying race
ever presented to the present genera
ton Of baseball students.
The White sox are but half game
behind the Griffs, and IL Callahan can
force his clan over ahead of New York
and Washington loses it will be Chicago
that will be adorning second place
While the Detroit Tigers, record for
week. counting from today, was
Two victories and two defeats.
ne American League race tight
sned up to no small extent through
ne fact that the two games Jennings
won were against the Athletics. thereby
ordering less secure the hold Philadel-
phia has on the place which qualif1es
for participation in the worlds series
The best the Mackmen could do was
~ even break in half q dozen games
nile the Nationals sweetned their
percentage 10 points, while the Chicago
White Sox gained points. Boston got
ne worst setback of the week. losing
n points. while the Highlanders gained
q the extent of IS. the greatest Of any
lub in the league.
Had the Nationals dropped Saturdays
Eame il would now be a stand-oh with
Jetroit in the interclub series, but as
ALTERS now stand the Srirmen have
ne advantage over the Tigers by six
vins TO four loses.
But against ST. Louis. WashIngton
has not been SO fortunate, for when the
Browns left here on Friday they had
succeeded so well by splitting even that
hey have il on the Nationals for the
season by six to fve.
Following the Tigers. Cleveland will
come to National Park, with the count
between the Maps and Griffs stand
o. each having won and lost four
-ameE.
There was a meeting of -he Players
paternity in New York yesterday,
vhich was attended by John Henry
and Sam Crawford. Only routine mat
rers were discussed, and both men re-
rurned 10 Washington today.
Tim Murnane, dean of the baseball
Eriters. takes the following sling at
ne Nationals in a syndicated story:
The Washington team Is picking up
gnce more. but to my mind has not The
impairment nor the pitchers to win a
oennant They depend too much on
Walter johnson. Usually the climate at
Warrington is too severe and the play
RS of the team weaken by the time
AuEust arrives. This year the Nation
ala nave not felt the heat at home, and
viii not suffer as much as Of old, but
unae will tell
With ali regards to the dean Of the
baseball writer's, we trust wln not
e much hotter here during the re-
nainder Of the summer than II was on
SATURDAY. when the Griffmen. without
Johnson, beat Detroit. with George
Dauss pitching.
Ban johnson. aiming another shaft at
me Federais. declares the outlaws can
-ot live for another month. de may
ne right but as guesser ABOUT the
Feds, We cannot give B. B. J. much.
II was this same person who sat on
ais $500 a year throne, laughed heart
ly.. spoke Of mercenary ball players
and insisted the Feds would not get
cities or players, build parks or open
heir season.
Without appearing mercenary we
would like to have in bank TO our
cTedit the money the Feds have cost
organized baseball through litigation,
~aising salaries of players. decreasing
attendance in every city in the land,
EEecking minor league franchies and
ps ying detectives TO watch the turn
stiles at the Federal parks.
Had the princcly paid defenders of
orGanizGd BASEBALL looked serious in
stead OF smiling last winter. when
hose who saw the danger anil sound
ID the warning were called anar-
rhists. baseball would today be bet
.sr OF and the owners Of the CLUBS
would be thousands Weather.
Ever should the Feds hlnw within
= month. they will have performtd d a
astinE favor 10 the organization By
hrin0inG IL TO full realization Of
GanRers in the future and inc tdent-
ally wrecked some IT the eSo'ism
nat seems 10 50 tniciilv pervlde
.onne quarters of tn. Middle Wesi
From an artistic standpoint the Fed
srals are little more than joke in their
oretentions of beiI- a major league,
but their advent has fairly staggered