Evening star., 1914-07-13
DETROIT TO FACE
WALTER JOHNSON
Speed Marvel Expected to
Show Usual Form Against
Jennings Crew.
TYRUS RAYMOND COBB
TO BE SEEN IN LINEUP
Return of Chick Gandil Will Make
Local Team Intact-Base
Ball Gossip.
BY J. ED GRILLO.


| Walter johnson will face the Tigers to-
| day In keeping with his recently adopt
| ed policy of giving Walter only two days
| rest, Griffith will send the king of twirl-
ers to the slab today. and unless he shows
a reversal Of form the Tigers are very apt
| to be bowled over once again. Johnson has
been showing his best form of late. In
his game against st. Louis the other day
he did not have to exert himself. because
his teammates obtained comfortable
lead for him at the outset. and besides he
remained in the game only five innings.
so he is sure to be ready for today's
ordeal.
Manager Jennings announced this morn
ing that he had every reason for belev
ing that Ty Cobb would be found in CEN
ter field today. It will be the first time
IN nearly a month that the great player
has been In the game, and it is needless
to say that his presence ought to make a
big difference in the Tigers showing
Griffith. too, expects to have his regu-
lar lineup in today. Gandil being expect
ed to take up his position at first, and
Foster is sure to hold down third
Hugh Jennings who for years was
teammate of the wonderful Willie Keeler.
who was regarded as the most scientific
batter of his day. is loud in his praise Of
knows more about placing the ball than
any batter I have ever seen since the
| days of keeler.' remarked Jennings.
And it is all because Eddie practices
the art of place hitting. 1 have called
| my players attention to him when he is
at batting practice, and have tried to get
them to do as he does, never hitting
ball hard, but always trying to place it.
handler and very fast. so that he stood a
better chance of beating out bunts than
does Foster, but I never saw any one
that had anything on Foster when it
comes to hitting into openings
The Nationals are only three games
| behind Philadelphia and half a game be-
hind Detroit. Should the locals succeed
| in beating Detroit they would move into
second place at the expense of the Tigers
/ Nothing would be more stimulating to
| the interest in base ball than to have the
| Athletics slide down the ladder few
notcheS. The Mackmen have been WIN
ners so often the public has tired of see
ing them win, and a change is eagerly
| looked for. But it is not going to be an
easy matter to stop the Mack team. 1t
has a lot of strength. and despite its
pitching weakness may be able to hold
| the lead to the finish.
| Though there has been more rain IN
this section this summer than usual, no
games have been postponed thereby, the
| club De1nE fortunate III udNiH6 lhc eAA
come at night or early in the morning
which does not interfere with the PLAYING
of the games. The fewer double headers
a team has the better off 1t is. SO far as
| its pennant chances are concerned. ihese
dual matinees have a tendency to break
down a pitching staff rather quickly.
Philadelphia critics seem to agree that
unless there is a marked improvement
in the pitching staff Of the Athletics
| oh a
year will not be very bright. While
Bender and Plank appear to be in good
| form, the other twirlers are most unre-
| liable Mack is so short on pitchers that
| he took a chance with an outfelder
named Davies Saturday. and he got away
with his game. The youth pitched 4
good game of ball. and incidentally
showed evidence of being somewhat of a
hitter.
| about Davies:
| II obtained Davies because ! heard he
| was a fast outfielder and a good hitter. l
have had him around the ball park here
for some little time. letting him work
| out in the morning. He did some pitch
| ing in his workouts and it did not take
us long to discover that he could pitch
pretty well. l was up against 1t for
pitcher. he did look like real ball play
| to take a chance on Davies and TO see
| Just what he could do.
| The result of the game speaks for it
self While Davies may not be a great
| pitcher he did look like real ball pay
| er Saturday afternoon and if his hitting
is a sample of what may be expected of
him he will be a very valuable asset to
the worlds champions.
/ Rob J-nglaub is making himself popular
, with the Fargo, \. D., fans. The colonel.
as he is called out there, has a team OF
| Youngsters in second place, and he is
proving himself manager of consider
able ability. July 81 has been set aside
as Cnglaub day. and the veteran player
| will he feted by the fans for the good
showing he has made with his team.