Evening star., 1915-08-09
MOE[[ER PROBABLY
WILL PLAY TODAY
Right FieIder's Injury Not as
Serious as at First Be-
Iieved by Surgeon.
ACOSTA APT TO BE IDLE
FOR SOME TIME TO COME
Boehling and Dubuc Slated to Be
Mound Rivals in Game With
Tigers Today.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

1t develops that Dan Moeller's in
jured groin will not keep him out OF
the game very long. He is expected
to lie in the lineup today, which means
much to the Griffmen. Acosta. now
ever. is apt to be out of the game for
some time 1t has not yet been deter
mined Just how badly his arm is in
iured. but he still is suffering ex-
cruciating pain.
Kopp will play in left field today and
nrobably for some time to come, for
he now is the only available out
fielder.
Huchev Jennings and his Tigers VIII
he the attractions at league park III
the next four days. The Detrolt team
is the one which is giving the boi.on ;,'Ht
Red Sox a real fight for first place JUST
now. The Jennings crew is but twenty
points behind the leaders and there is
a chance of their passing them atter
they get on their own GROUNDS.
Griffith, however. is confident that the
Tigers will not make much progress
during their stay here. He believes
the Nationals will be able to win
majority of the games, if they play the
same kind of ball that marked the
series with the White SoX.
Joe Boehling is to twirl for the Ma
.tionals against the Tigers today, Whlle
it is likely that Dubuc. who has been
most successful against the GRIN men ne.
ali season, will be Jennings pick. Du-
buc has scored two shut-outS over wal
ter Johnson so far this season and ap-
pears to be in better form in the pres
ent campaign than he has Deen 1or
couple of years.
IT is believed that after playing two
double-headers with the White Sox the
Griffmen were bit fatigued in the
game Saturday. which accounted Tor
their defeat. They have had days
rest now and are expected to come back
and play the kind of ball which tum-
bled the Rowland team down four
times in two days. -----..-. ..------..
Coveleskie. the Tigers successful
southpaw, is one Of the few pitchers
major league company, has come back
after a day in the minors and made
good Coveleskie has been Jennings
most successful pitcher since he has
been a member of the Detroit team. and
yet it was only few years ago when
all major league teams waived on him
and allowed him to go back to the
Southern Association. Coveleskie now
is better pitcher than he was during
the period he was with the Phillies.
when by beating the Giants in several
games and preventing them from win
ming the penant. he earned the nick
name of 'Giant Killer"
Joe Boehling won the opening game
in the recent Chicago series. beating
Jim Scott, to 0. 1t was one of the
hest games he has shown this season,
and if he has retained this form he
is very apt to give the Tigers an up
set also, for when left-hander is
competent and he can stop Cobb. Craw-
ford and Veach, three 1eft-handed hit
ters. the chances of the Tigers are
greatly reduced.
Hughey Jennings admits he needs
another pitcher who can win consist
emily before he will have a real chance
for the pennant. Whether he will be
able to get such a man from one of
his rival clubs is decidedly doubtful,
but he says he proposes to try every
thing possible in an effort to accom-
plish this.