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line and then heat the runner to nrst
base.
Douglas Nenf. the Virginia College in
fielder who was with the Nationals un-
til few days ago. when he was taken
confined to the University Hospital
there, but it is evidently not certain
that he is suffering from typhoid, as
would be indicated by the following
special dispatch from The Stars Char
lottesvtlle correspondent.
CHARLOTTESVILLE July II
Friends of Douglas Nen are still hop
ing that he may escape spell of ty-
phoid. The specimen Of blood taken
Yesterday failed to give typhoid re-
action. He is receiving typhoid treat
ment, however.
season has been better than in any
previous year since Griffith has had
charge. Heretofore the locals have done
most Of their winning on the road, and
hardly ever did better than break even
at home. This year conditions have been
reversed. On it's first trip west the team
encountered a disastrous slump, but has
been winning consistently at home. The
chances are that it will regain its road
form on the next trip. when it is not
apt to have an experience similar to
that of the last trip. If the winning per-
centage on the road is brought up to
last years standard it Is not going to
be an easy matter for any Of the clubs
to beat the Nationals to the wire.
Barron, the left-handed pitcher re-
Gently obtained from the University of
West Virginia. has been sent to the
Newport News team of the Virginia
League. Barron may be developed into
q pitcher in time. but he was found a
bit too inexperienced to be carried here.
Griffith has a string on him.
Clyde Milan is hitting better right
now than he has at any time this sea-
his share of hits. but many of them
are coming at the right time and bring
ing runs to his team.
1t looks very much now as if the Ma
tionals could not do worse than get
three out of four from the Tigers, in
which event they will be in a good posi-
ton to strengthen theier hold during
latter par Of this week. Cleveland always
has proved easy picking for the Griffmen
here but that should not allow the play
ers to become overconfident and not put
forth their best efforts against the Bir-
mingham crew. The last time the team
was here the Nationals made a clean
sweep of the series, but they were treated
in similar manner in Cleveland when
the locals were in that slump
After the Cleveland series the western
invasion ceases with a four-game series
with Chicago. Callahan's team has been
on remarkable squirt Of late and Is sure
to prove troublesome
The first time that Coveleskie pitched
against the Nationals was in Detroit a
couple of weeks ago, on which occasion
ne had the satisfaction of beating Doc
Ayers in a to game If Ayers works
against the big Pole today he will try
hard to reverse the verdict. Ayers held
the Tigers to four hits on that occasion
ana Coveleskie had a similar record
against the Nationals. But a triple bv
Gtr Grawford IN the seventh gave the Tigers
possible
Ty Cobb worked out with the Tigers
oe1ore yesterdays game, but found that
ms injured hand did not allow him to
get the proper hold on his bat, so he
decided to lay off another day or so be-
fore trying to play. 1t is possible he will
get In the lineup today. Cobb has been
out OF the game for nearly a month now
as result Of the injury to his hand. That
the Tigers would be much nearer the top.
p not in the lead. if Cobb had been in
the game all that time goes without say-
ing. say
Hugh High. who filled Cobb's place in
center, found it no easy matter to see the
pail Johnson offered him. He struck out
the hrst three times he faced the local
star, and on the fourth trip to the plate
NIT little grounder to Morgan on which
BUSH was forced at second