The Washington herald., 1914-04-17
WEATHER Still
BAD in BOSTON
Final Game, Scheduled for
Today Will Probably
Be Postponed.
GrFF CAUTIONS PLAYERS
Vic'ory of Red Sox Makes Hub
Writers Busy-Johnson
a Sphinx.
GrFF CAUTIONS PLAYERS
By WILLIAM PEET.

ton, Mass, April 16-That the Ma
tionals have played the last game here on
the present trip is the opinion of Manager
Grifith and most of the Washington play
ers, for the rain this morning called of
today's battle, and weather predictions
for tomorrow are anything but pleasing,
as the local forecaster can see nothing
but showers and chilly winds.
II by any possible chance it should
happen to clear of, and the home man
agement demanded that the contest be
staged, Griff stated this evening that he
would work Joe Boehling.
The postponement OF a ball game while
the club is on the road always calls for
q dull afternoon. Griff's players were Ike
fish out of water Some hung around the
lobby of the Copley Square Hotel, others
played pool. while the remainder hooked
up in card games, with bridge whist the
attraction.
At the meeting of the players in Grif-
fith's room this morning the Old Fox had
q lot to say about yesterdays defeat. He
pointed out the mistakes and cautioned
his players against repeating them.
There was just one bright ray of sun
shine in camp today-Germany Schaefer
ana NICK X. pair are actual
ly funnier in a hotel lobby than on a
ball field. Shaefer learned a lot of new
gags on his whirl a,nund the globe. and
Altrock, by virtue of his experience on
the stage. is not far behind the Teuton.
This precious pair kept the players in
good humor until taps were sOunded-all
OF which helped a whole lot.
The Red SoX's victory over the Ma
tionals yesterday has started the entire
corps of Boston baseball writer's busy
All Of them are predicting great things
for the Carrigan club. According to the
dope. Boston stands just as good a
chance as Washington to grab off the
flag.
Strange to relate, these Hub writer's
cannot see the Mackmen, claiming that
the Athletics have not the pitching
strength to carry them through another
tough campaign. The real dope up this
way is that Carrigan's Red SoX and
Grifhth's Senators las they are called.
will be the clubs to fight it out for
championship honors this summer
an scribcs managed to
..- '>a-. lnson this afternoon
lin for half an hour
'-- zig pitcher to commit
.-.. club would win the
Walter said: Il like the Athletics, but
you never can tell If anything should
happen to them. why
Why. what?' eagerly inquired the
baseball writer.
Then some other club will probably
jump in he replied.
What club"
seven
AS a subject for a satisfactory inter
view, and one able 10 furnish good read
ing for baseball fans-Johnson is the
greatest pitcher in the world.
What do you think of that fellow
Johnson" Iamented the Hub writer
Il can't get a thing out of him."
Neither can any of us chorused the
three Washington war correspondents
who are travelling with the Nationals.
There was considerable excitement in
camp this noon when the boys sat down
TO luncheon. and discovered that Jack
Bentley and Doc Ayers were missing
Later this pair arrived a the hotel and
explained that they had gone out to see
sights of Boston and had gotten
70 maze of downtown streets.
.- sa delivered to players
.a-'.. .-.a-s in the hotel lobby
- about pitchers After
conau-r~. Springs, Ark, the place
where tn, OK trained, as being a
poor spot in ,..Ich 10 get twirlers into
shape, he said:
Il believe that in the fall major
league manager should start TO work
looking over his recruit twirlers. The
weather is almost always warm, and il
you can spend a couple of weeks with
them you can teach them a whole lot
In fact, you can give them pointers about
the art of fiinging that, if inwardly di
gested-- will make a whole lot of diff
ference when they report TO you in the
spring. / am strong for the system, and
propose TO go through with it again this
autumn, as ! did last fall.
But for the coaching Ayers. Shaw, and
Bentley received last fall. / doubt very
much if they would all be with us right
now. They were wise enough to re-
member what was taught them. Yes. Il
am strong for fall practice for my pitch
ers' the Old