The Washington times., 1914-07-06
GR|FF EXPECTS To
REMAIN SPECTATOR
No Word Comes From Ban
Johnson's Office in Chicago
Concerning Suspension.
HARRY COLLIER is BACK
Billy Smiths Atlanta Club VIII
Give Youngster Chance to
Show His Class.
Big League Biffers Of .
Day.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.


Clark Griffith expects to once
more be a spectator in the stand to-
Jay.
He was at his Office early this
morning expecting that he would
surely receive some word from the
league president, but not word
anne from Chicago headquarters.
The manager is utterly at loss to
cxplain the situation and is prepared
for almost anything, although he
leels that even though johnson IN
tends to maintain the ban indefinite
ly he should at least give out some
sort of information on the situation.
Harry Collier, the former Georgia
collegian, who was shipped to Des
Moines, was returned to the Wash
ington club today and Griffith imne-
diately made arrangements for the
shipment of the pitcher to Atlanta,
where he goes tonight under the op-
tional agreement.
Today's game is at 8 o'clock. the ad-
vance in the hour coming because
Of the necessity of the Red SoX 20 get
an early rail-warmer for Boston.
Tomorrow It will be st. Louis at
National Park. and the Griffmen may
FIND a whole lot more stubborn oppo-
sition than they have been calculat-
ing. The Browns have seldom been
easy picking for the Nationals. and II
Branch Hickey can get his pitchers
working in the proper order he may
force the Griffithians TO extend them
selves to the limit
Aside from a general Tightening up
of the race all along the line. one Of
the interesting features OF yesterday
vas the return to form Of Ed Walsh.
The cean of the Chicago pitching staff
opposed the hard-hitting Cleveland
Maps. and got through seven innings
With having but three htts made off
b m when he was relieved In order TO
slIow an emergency hitter TO take his
place.
While Washington has been enjoying
real artistic baseball since the return
n the Griffs from the West, not only
Eseing the team win most Of tee time,
DUt when II was defeated it went down
after the hardest sort of a battle.
But Chicago IL in the midst Of the
most exciting joy the city Of wind
and magnificent DISTANCES has ever
known since the famous worlds series
hetween the two major league clubs
N that city. As matters stand today
'he Cubs have copped thirteen out OF
their last fifteen starts. the White Sox
have landed the same number in the
same number of games. while a dozen
Victories out OF a possible fifteen have
derricked the Federal Leaguers TO The
summit Of the Gilmore affair.
Il is doubtful IL arv pinch hitter ever
showed TO greater advantage ttan has
Al Williams this season. Sixteen times
he has been sent into the game In an
emergency and seven times tie hit, and
three times he walked, once he sacri-
feed.
This gives the big catcher a pinch
hitting percentage of $50. which is prob
ably better than any other man who
has responded to call in jams when
hits were most eagerly being prayed
for.
The Cleveland Press has some fun
with Washington and Griffith through
the following story:
Clarence Walker. slugging outfelder
of the new ST Louis Browns. owns the
most ladylike pair OF hands in pro-
ItbklOnbl DdctDdi
Those same feminine hands caused
Clark Griffith. boss Of the Washington
Nationals. to cast his adrift-
Anybody with set of hands as
small as yours can't grasp q bat well
enough nor field a ball good enough 10
be p crackerjack ball player said Grin.
so Clarence went. Now, every time
Grid looks at the A. L. batting aver
ages and sees Clarence Walkers name
leading all others. he feels like kicking
himself all around the National Capital.
For with Walker playing right field for
Washington in place Of MneHer. the
Nationals probly would be making a
runaway race out Of the American
League marathon.
In Walker. Griffith now-tno late
sees just exactly what he has always
Wanted-a hard-hitting outhelder.
Charlie Carr. one-time Nap first
Eacker, and now with the Indianapolis
Feds. made Walker a great batter.
When Griff turned Walker over to
Kansas City, Carr was bossing the
K c. team, and he stood behind Walk
er at every practice, watching him
bat
He taught Walker how to hold
his bat on his shoulder and step into
the ball, instead of holding his bat
down until the pitcher delivered the
bah and then swinging II high and back
1ar."