The Washington times., 1915-05-17
Mike Martin Believes Wound
viii Be Sufficiently Healed
For Catcher to Work in
Cleveland Series.
Last Of Week Expected to Find
Injured Backstop Able to
Get Into Action Against
Western Clubs.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May l7.-John
Henry is expected to resume his
duties behind the plate before the
Gnffmen leave Cleveland, accord
ing to Ferdy Martin, club trainer.
Tho big backstop Is still confined
to his room, but the wound shows
signs Of rapid healing and Martin
Is thoroughly satisfied with prog
ress.
Henry was hurt last Wednesday
IN Chicago, and for a time 1t look
ed as II he might be out of the
game for a month. However, the
chances are that he will be in uni
form by Thursday and back in har-
ness on Friday or Saturday.
A sudden drop in temperature from
30 degrees to 56 degrees makes this visit
70 st. Louis a delight rather than a
punishment. Ice cream clothes and
straw hats have blossomed out among
tho athletes, but they are far from COM
Portable today.
There's no use talking about 1t, those
0r4ffmen sure are gentlemanly and gen.
eroue. Because they got an unearned
run In the seventh inning Of the first
contest with the Brownies, they pro-
cssded to present Rickey's crew with
\one IN the eighth. Then, fearing least
homs boys. the lads with the talent.
tho winning run in the eleventh, the
f1nG score being 2 to /.
OH yesi they are around today howl.
Otoughlin for their troubles. but the
Vicious fact remains that the Griff-
men should have won In nine innings.
The road record now reads three VIC
tortss to eight defeats and Clark Grif-
nth refuees to eat his meals regularly. &.
jim Shaw was effective, though as
Wild ~ a March hare. He should have
bssn pulled out Of the box in the eighth,
whom the Brownies tied the tally, but
was allowed to run his road to ruin.
Ainsmith continually called for waste
balls with runners on and this had no
soothing effect on the Pittsburgh stogie.
His control was SO poor that he could
not afford to waste any. However he
staggared on to the bitter end. now
showing up brilliantly and now worse
than q rookie, Meanwhile, out In right
tisld labored the three muskateers
Booth Hopper, Joe Engel. and Doc
Ayers, each longing for an opportunity
Carl Weilman pitched a fine game OF
ball. as the few tallies off his delivery
indicates. The big left-hander had ex-
cellent control, fair fast ball and q
peach Of a curve Better than all that
no seldom gave his opponents a good
ball He worked the corners admiral
At that, his one slip In the seventh
should have lost him his game. II
would have. but for the gentlemanly
generosity Of the Griffmen. They don
believe in taking advantage of a good
man In that unseemly way.
Just three times did the Griffmenhave
chances to score. They succeeded once
With two done in the first frame Shankt
cracked q safety to center and stole
Chick GandI. He is now leading thu
puny peppers league and 30 boosted
weak foul fly for Austin. In the ninth
Fateem Foster poled a double to center
was perfect. Pin a rose on Hank fol
that Milan, with nothing In all the
world to do but drive a fly to the gar
den. slammed a roller at Pratt and Fos
Icr was hllleu III Ile llIIneO1dt6 vicinity
Of the dish, Milan stole and admitted
desire to score, but Gandil took lool
at the third strike as 1t hooked acros.
the plate Result-no run.
The only time the Griffmen did scor'
was in the seventh and even then
bad throw had to come to their as
sistance. without 1t, they would neve
have seen the color OF the dirt aroun'
the plate. with one down Milan walked
and stole. Weilman thought he coult
catch the Linden lad off the midway
but hurled the ball into center field
letting Milan go to third. Gandlls II!
to Gus Williams let Milan over. thi
day.
The Brownies were always threaten
''Dottie" Shaw. In but two OF tn
eleven frames did they fail to- hav
runners on the bases In the fourt
again In the sixth the home hoys wer
helpless. But in all the others the
kept Shaw busy Tending them of tn
platter. He tossed out Lavan with tw
on In the second, forced Pratt to boos
to Foster with one on in the third, an
famed Iavan with two on in tn
seventh. He fell down badly. though
In the eighth.
With Weilman out Of the way. Shot
ton was given q life by O'LIoughlr
though Morgan's peg beat the runne
by a step. oLoughlin was evening u
for another punk decision on Shotto
in the sixth. That first mistake count
the game ~ be tied UP. However. Ba
Johnson relies on O'Loughlin. so h
must be good. He confesses so himsel
and that should settle all srgumehti