The Washington herald., 1915-08-11
Jennings Fails to Buy
One of GriffS' HurlerS
Tigers Pilot Needs Seasoned
Pitcher If He Hopes to
Land the Pennant.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
Gallia Slated to Work Today-Mor.
gan, Is Overweight-Hopes
to Play Soon.

Hughey Jennings desperate attempt to
buy another seasoned pitcher from one
of the American League clubs will prob
ably end in dismal failure. for the rea-
son that none Of the managers will part
with pitchers able to win ball games. nc
matter what position in the flag race
these team managers may hold
Take the case of Cleveland, when own
er Somers was approached by the De-
troit mana cement and asked if he would
put a price on Guy Morton. said: Moth
ing doing and it is a known fact that
coin of the realm would be highly ac-
ceptable TO the Cleveland owner, also
that his club is hopelessly out of the
pennant fight.
Jennings might look to the minors in
search fr talento. but he needs a sea-
soned pitcher and can hardly afford to
take chances experimenting with young
sters or developing talent at this stage
Of the race.
"One good pitcher added to my stan
and you can figure on going to Detroit
10 see the Tigers battle the National
League champs for worlds series hon
ors," is the way Manager Jennings puts
IT.
Failing to obtain the needed pitching
strength Jennings admits that the Bos-
ton Red Sox are the class of the league.
but he has not declared thc Tigers out
Of the race by a jugful.
Ray Morgan is working like a Trojan
these days in order to get rid ot six or
seven pounds of superf1uous weight
which mas accumulated during Morgans
enforced idleness.
1t is doubtful if Morgan will be able
TO get back into the game for two weeks
or more. but when he is in shape to
play Griff will find plenty of opportuni-
ties to use him as a pinch hitter or
possibly in the outf1eld.
Joe jackson. baseball writer on the
Detroit News. who is here with the
Tigers. vas given an assignment yes
terday by Manager Jennings.
Go to Griff," said Kughey. and see
il YOU can persuade him to part with
one OF his pitchers-not Johnson-but one
uf the others.
Mr.. Jackson saw the Old Fox and re-
ported TO Manager Jennings as follows:
Il talked with Griff. who said that he
had no pitchers for sale. adding that if
he did possess one whom he could not
use he would not sal the pitcher to
either Chicago. Boston or Detroit. the
league leaders. for he did not consider 1t
;sod s2ortsmanship to. strengthen one of
the pennant contendin- clubs"
the Tigers today. and he will be opposed
nv either Boehler or Boland
Tomorrow'S game starts promptly at
- O'Clock. in order to allow the Wash
in-tor club rIe1ty OF t!mc to catch the
Federal express for Boston.
Ono vesk from today the Braves new
10000 Park in Boston will be formally
opened to the public. The St Louis
Cardinals will no he visiting attraction
and preparations have been made to
handle monster attendance. The park
is located in Cottage Farms. about a
mic and half from the home of the
Red Sox. The stadium is a single
decker. built entirely OF concrete. with
the diamond twenty-five feet below the
level of the neighborins streets. The
seating capacity will afford room for
4aco0 spectators. the structure being the
largest of its kind in the world. II can
he reached by the trolley lines in twenty
five minutes from the heart of the city.
and by the Boston and Albany Railroad
in eight minutes from the South Station.
Work on the stadium was begun last
spring.
Not to be outdone by any Boston fans,
a number of Philadelphia followers of
the Phillies have written to the club
asking for reservations for worlds series
seats at Broad and Huntingdon streets.
One order asked for forty-five S seats.
Another fan offered to take care of six
s. seats and a pox.
OF course. the Philadelphia club is not
blocking off the grand stand into world s
series seat sections as yet. but it is COM
forting to think that tine club has got
close enough to a worlds series to have
somebody seriously ask for the privilege
Of buying seats in the middle of August
for October Is or thereabouts.
Merito Acosta was back in the lineup
after several days absence.
johnson hit Witt in the head with the