Evening star., 1915-05-10
ornny Connolly Georgetown Reports Manager Chicago
CONNOLLY YGEORGETOWN PLAYER
REPORTS TO GRIFFITH'S TEAM
Probably Will Be Used In Outfeld and
Should Increase Batting Strength Of the
Club-Other Gossip

| 1T seemed that Walter Johnson would
| tie the score. He caught one of Dubuc's
| fast ones with the full swing of his
| bat. and it started on a long journey
| be any possibility of Cobb reaching
the ball. though he turned with the
| crack of the bat. He ran to the ex-
| treme limits of the field, and then turn
| ing. with his back against the center
| field wall, caught the ball. 1t was a re-
| markable performance because Of the
| great amount of ground Cobb covered
| on the drive, and had it fallen safe the
| chances are Johnson would have circled
the bases and tied up the game.
| Though the weather was threatening &
| and 1t was drizzling slightly about the
| time that the game was started. an
enormous crowd was in the inclosure,
| the paid attendance being 13.057. The
| club officials are confident that there
| would have been nearly 10000 had the
| day been bright and clear. AS it was,
the last three or four innings were
| PLAYED in a heavy drizzle.
| The banner crowd of the year is ex-
pected at Detroit next Sunday. when
| Bill Donovan and his Yankees play the
Tigers for the first time. If the day is
clear $4,000 fans are expected to at
7 tend.
Jennings Is playing Jacobson, an out
| fielder. first base and has shifted
| Kavanaugh back to second, where he
| is showing in better form than he did
| last season and hitting well. Burns.
| who had to undergo an operation this
spring, is back with the team. and was
| in uniform for the first time yesterday.
He is expected to get back in the game
pleased with his teams outlook. He
says it has splendid chance to land
| on top this season, because he not only
| has the hitters, but his pitchers are
1 Irt, fo o1r ole
| is a lot of speed on the team, Bush,
Cobb. Witt and Kavanaugh all being
clever on the bases.
Today will he an off day here. To-
morrow the Nationals open their series
| with the fast-going White Sox, and. of
course. unless there is a vast improve
ment in the offensive work, there is
not much chance of improving their po-
i sition during their stay. Jim Shaw will
very likely work in the opener. Grif-
fifth did intend to use Joe Boehling, but
the Richmond southpaw has a badly
bruised finger. which bothers him in
! the delivery of the ball. This may be
| nesday
| This is not to be an idle day for the
Nationals. Manager Griffith is deter
mined to make an improvement in his
| team while it is not playing, and for
several hours this morning had it out
on the White Sox grounds practicins g
hitting. Tom Connolly Joined tho sduad.
and he was the center Of all eyes when
at the bat. The youngster. seems to
have natural position at the plate,
| hits hard. and is perhaps faster on his
| feet than any of Griffith's other players
I'VE have had streaks before such as
we are now in,'' said Eddie Foster this
morning. "but we will get out of it
pretty soon All we have to do is keep
| hustling and the breaks will come. We
! have an awful time now getting a run,
but when the turn comes runs will
| come easy. I. for one. am not discour-
| aged"