The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-31
Detroit Is the Best Club Ma
tionals Have Tackled Thus
Far This Season.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
BY WILLIAM PEET.

now loom up as the best ball club in the
| American League. The Tigers recently
looked a whole lot better against the
| Griffmen than did the Chicago White
Sox. present league leader.
Before picking a remnant for the Jun
saIeers, the fans had better wait until
| this club comes East and has tackled
the Nationals, Athletics, Red Sox, and
| Tanks on foreign fields.
Hughey Jennings admitted last We'd
nesday that he would be mighty
pleased to split even in the East on his
first trip.
Tn. only drawback to Detroit's pen
nant chances appear to be the pitching
corps Dauss. Dubuc. and Coveleskie
ers are uncertain.
Granted that the Tigers have the hit
ting strength with which to land the
flag they must also have good pitching
and be lucky enough to escape injuries
to any Of their stars.
With Washington's pitching stah the
Tigers would win the pennant in a walk.
Comiskey's White Sox OF Chicago are
picked by many Western experts to Win
the 1918 pennant. but this bunch did
not impress the Griffmen as being in the
same class with the Tigers.
CAPITAL fans will this week get q look
at the first Of the Western clubs in the
Ban johnson circuit. when Cleveland
comes here Friday to open a series. the
other teams following in turn.
Despite managerial troubles. a recent
wholesale shake-up and wretched wealth
er this spring Owner Charles Somers has
pretty fair ball club gathered to-
gether for the Forest City. one sure to
cause a lot OF trouble before the season
closes.
In fact, all Of the Western clubs this
spring look to be stronger than last year
The St Louis Browns are hustling for
Branch RiXey. and the brand of baseball
in store for local patrons the next two
weeks promises to be gilt edged.
The rumor going the rounds to the ef-
feet that signal-tipping device was in
operation at the White Sox park in Chi
cago should be investigated and a state
ment issued by Owner Comiskey.
Against the Griffmen when that club
was in Chicago the White Sox batters
did not step up to the plate as IL they
| were being tipped of to what was COM
| ing. for it will be remembered that Shaw
and Boehling. who both won their games,
each held the vhite-hosed crowd to four
scattered hits.
Unless rain interfere.. the Nationals
and New York Yankees will play two
games here today, the morning contest
starting at 1870 o'clock and the after
| noon game at o'clock.
Jim Shaw and Joe Boehling are the
| Washington pitching selections. They
will more than likely be opposed by Ray
| Caldwell and Fisher.
Dutch Leonard. the Boston Red Sox
pitcher, suggests an awful situation when
he says. if reported correctly In the tele-
graphic dispatches. that players OF his
! team spend their own money for meals
outside of their hotels. rather than to
meet President Lannin after losing
game. This thing should be attended to
at once by the Fraternity whose only ap-
parent course is to demand that Lannin
he forced TO keep away from his players
or to o. X. special expense accounts for
food consumed indiscrimately
Right now Leonard is under suspen-
sion. on a charge of falling to get into
| condition. II Leonard fails to come back.
bostons championship chances will he
seriously mcnaced.
SAYS Joe Villa in the New York Evening
| Sun: 1t looks like 2 foresone conclu-
! SION that If the National Commission il
not abolished after this season there
VIII be another chairman to succeed
Garry Hermann. Since Hermann gave
out an interview last week to the effect
| that the major leagues could not stand
the fnanrlai strain much longer leaders
OF orasnlzed baseball have limited that
ms Tithdrs wal from the commission will
be acceptable. Hermann is charged with
having made several tactical blunders.
IL Is also asserted that he was partially
TO blame for the Eauff incident The
Soss1ps say that Hermann wrote let
ter To McGraw some time also advising
him TO sign Kauff and that this letter
il in the possession OF President Hemp
stead of the Giants. II this story Is true,
organized baseball men say Hermann
will be asked to resign the Craftsmanship
of the commission next winter As a
matter OF fact the chairman, when the
commission was organized, should have
been a person not Identified with either
major league. Furthermore. it is ru-
mored that Hermann may dispose of his
interest in the Cincinnati club. which ha S
been failure ever since he assumed
control"
Bill Dineen and Nallin will be the
umpires here today for the Washington
New York Yenks' games.
When Grifiith sold Harry Harper to the
Minneapolis club and turned back Henri
Rondeau to this same club. he complet-
! ed one of the freakest deals known TO
the national pastime.
The batting order of the Minneapolis
club reads like the lineup of Washing
toms second team while training in
Charlottesville last spring and in 1914.
Rondeau was obtained by Minneapolis
for Ralph Comstock and a bunch of
money. Joe Lake also figured in this
deal, Rondeau coming from Detroit
Griff snapped a lot OF surplus pla yins
material for Rondeau, including such men
as Carl Cashion. Mutt Williams, Harry
Holland. Wally Smith and Roy Massey.
Minneapolis still has these players,
most OF whom are being used regularly,
in addition this club now has Rondeau
back and a promising pitcher in Harry
Harper.
! 1t is hard to tell whether or not Griff
, was stung In the Rondeau deal-the Old
Fox probably figures that his youn
players are getting q lot Of valuable ex-
perience. and he Is ready to pounce upon
any man who looks TO be ready for an
| other trial in fast company.