The Washington herald., 1915-08-04
THE White S0X
ARE HERE TODAY
3Double-header Booked for
National Park -Boehling
and Gallia for Box Duty.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
Grifmen Have Real Opportunity Now
to Crawl Up on the Leaders
of the League.

! If the weather permits, Griffmcn and
| Chicago White SoS will play a double
| header here this afternoon, first game
| starting at o'clock.
Bert Gallia and Joe Boehiins have been
| nominated to DO the tUirling for Wash
ington. while Joe Benz and Eddie Cicotte
are the boys Rowland will probably work
| G:!ffths bunch has only to continue the
| fine grade OF basebal. in evidence against
Cleveland and St Louis the past eight days
| to Jump right up among the leaders. for
| glance at the American League stand
/ ing shows that Washington is not out
of the pennant fight by a jugful.
| The White SoX have found the Ma
| tionals ANYTHING but soft picking this
season and will probably be forced to go
at top speed here to get better than an
even break. despite Rowlands tine pitch
ing staff
Winning five out of the last seven
games has boosted Washingtons base
ball stock a whole lot. and there is no
reason why Chicago and Detroit should
not find the going here. rocky.
The Griffmen can play great ball if
they only will.
At times this season it has seemed a.
if the men did not have their hearts
in their work.
fans differently.
This young pitcher. koob. who was
trotted out by the St Louis Browns yes
terday looked whole lot better against
the Nationals than George Sisler, the
young man who made baseball history
at Michigan.
Koob had fine control for a southpaw
and also plenty of speed
Rickey has picked up a couple of
mighty promising young pitchers in
koob and Sisler.
1t is asserted that one of the principal
asons for the heavy hitting in the Fed
eral League is that so many OF the play
ers are strangers to the pitchers and out
helders and that new men are constantly
being placed in the line-ups of the vari-
Gus teams. The men in the outer pas
lures do not know where to place them
selves to render the greatest defensive
service. and the batteries are unacquaint-
ed with the weaknesses of majority of
the hitters.
Chief Bender. pitcher for the Baiti-
more Feds. looms up as a real example
of the difficulties under which a twirler
in the independent league labors. He
knew the weaknesses and the power of
every batter in the American League.
just Wfat KIM OF DdIl 10 throw or not
TO throw, and as a rule rarely was hit
for more than six or seven safeties in a
game. But in the Federal outfit it is
different. The batters for the most part
are strangers to him, and as he.is forced
to experiment to get their ''meas asure"
MS slants have been clouted pretty
hard.
After a time this difficulty will be over
come. provided there is some let-up in
..a oe o.
the club line-ups almost weekly.
Bill" Coughlin. manager of the SCran-
ton club, of the New York State League
has announced that he has sold George
Naisel brother of Fritz Maisel. to the
Detroit Tigers. Both the Cincinnati and
New York American League teams had
made bids for the young Scranton out
fielder. but an offer of $3.50 from Jen-
more famous brother. is something OF a
base stealer. having pilfered more than
fifty sacks so far this season. He has
been batting at a $40 clip.
Manager Mack. of the Athletics, has
his lines out for Ray Bates. third base
man of the Portland club. of the Pacific
Coast League, and Pitcher Piercy. of the
Vernon club, of the same league. accord
ing to Walter McCredie. manager and
pa RI owner of the Portland club.
Bates was sent to Portland by the
Cleveland American Association club.
where he Immediately developed into a
star. He is from Ohio State University.
and is as good a Daii player as Dave
Bancroft. of the Phiilies. according to
AIcCredie. Bates is a siN-footer, but is
last on his feet, being rated as one of
the best pase runners in the league.
Piercy is looked upon as q sensation.
He is a southpaw and never played pro-
tessional oall Until a month ago. In a
months time n" has pitched three great
games, including a no-hit performance
last Sunday against Portland. It is said
that Mack has options or both, although
the Athletics manager refuses to commit
himself.
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