The Washington herald., 1914-07-29
Recruits Whom Griffith Has
Turned Loose Are Playing
Good Ball.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
By MILLIAM PEET

numerous inquiries nave Deen asked
OF this once regarding the half dozen
with Manager Grifith down in Char
lottesyille this spring. and who have
been sent to the minor leagues.
That the youngsters have turned out
to be pretty fair ball players In the va
rious classes to which they have been
assigned is now a matter Of history, and
the chances are that a number OF them
will be recalled by the Old Fox for
another trial next year.
Johnny Mumford. the Washington boy.
after a poor startEwith the Elmira club,
Of the New York State League. Is at
present with Petersburg. in the Virginia
circuit, and according to latest reports
In twirling good ball.
Mutt Williams, Henry Collier, ana
chers. and Harry Holland. infielder, are
with Atlanta Williams Is tearing things
up in the Southern League. His latest
achievement was to shut out Mobile. al
lowing them but two hits. Collier has
also been going along nicely while Harry
Holland is holding down third base in
peerless fashion.
Irish MeuseI. the kid from the Pa
ciic Coast, is with Wild conroy's Elmira
club. In the New York state League. get
ting his hits regularly and Is sure TO be
recalled He is playing center field.
Little Ben Spencer, sent to Rochester.
OF the International League, made good
from the start. He is hitting timely and
putting up a great game afield.
Joe Gedeon. who only a few weeks
ago was chased back to the Pacific
Coast League, is holding down center
field for the Los Angeles club and
batting second. Gedeon seldom misses
a day without getting in at least one
safe swat.
Those unaccounted for who showed
any kind OF class in Charlottesville in
clude Big Herman Schwartje, who was
sent to Newport News and after fail
ing TO make good has apparently
dropped out OF sight
other players more or less familiar
70 Washington fans are Long Tom
Hughes. the veteran. pitcher. who has
thus far won the majority Of his
games with the Los Angeles club OF
the Pacific Coast League: Carl Cashion.
with Montreal. who also looks like
winner. Paul Musser and Slim Love are
holding their own out on the Coast,
while Jacinto Calvo. utility outfelder
last year. is playing with the Van
couver club of the Northwestern
League and singing the ball in a man
ner highly pleasing to the fans Of
that city.
The Nationals have IL on the
Browns during the games played by
these teams thus far this season by
eight victories against seven defeats.
Every contest Cfifteen in alb has been
staged according to schedule. leaving
seven. more to be staged later. four in
Washington and three in ST. Louis.
Rickey's team came to Washington
for a three game series on May y and
o -
GrifI's club appeared in the Mound City
for a quartet Of engagements June 6
and dropped three out of four. On July
7, the Browns made their second appear
ance in the Capital. splitting even in
four games played. and Washington won
the series just closed by three games out
of four.
The Nationals go TO Detroit today for
a series OF four games against Jenning'
Tigers and II is Jim Shaw's turn to work.
The Tigers have just dropped three
out Of four to Connie Mack's Athletics.
and the Grirmen will find them in a
fighting mood.
As George Dauss pitched yesterday he
will not be available for three days, all
OF which helps a lot. for Grin may de-
eide TO put johnson against the Tiger
star assuring an even chance OF winning
the game.
The Nationals were the only Eastern |
club to win in the West yesterday.
After winning twelve straight games |
the Athletics streak was checked by the |
Detroit Tigers in the Michigan city. The |
Boston Red Sox. with eleven wins in a |
row, also struck a snag in Cleveland. |
for the tail end Maps smashed the bean |
eaters winning streak and sneaked over
a win.
Folks who realize the financial dim |
culties in which the Federals have !
found themselves recently do not credit |
reports that the outlaws are really !
planning another extensive raid on the !
American and National leagues. They |
are undoubtedly trifing with hocks OF |
promising minor leaguers. but with /
three or four magnates paying the sal
aries of the entire circuit II wouldn't
seem as though there was a great deal
of money laying around loose with
which to tempt major leaguers. And
our contract laborers are not easily
empted these days.
The national commission should
pike right now all plans to play a
'eries between Maps and Pirates next
all.
TT isn't necessary to trade me to
laments Ping Bodie. they
hip plenty of It to Chicago"
Little Eddie Foster and Danny Noel
er are very much in evidence these
lays. Foster is playing better ball
han at any time since he Joined the