Evening star., 1915-06-07
GAND|L AND SKANKS
| BACK AS REGULARS
Biz First Baseman and Fleet
Left Fielder Again Installed
in Nationals Line-Up.
BOEHLlNG AND MORTON
ARE LIKELY TO CLASH
If Connolly Plays It Will Be in
Moeller's Place in Right-De-
troit Near Top in Race.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Chic Gandill will play first base Tor
the Nationals TO-DAY. He and Howard
Shanks both will return to the re2u-
lar lineup.
! Manager Griffith had his entire squad
working out for more than two hours
this morning under his personal super
vision. Bruce, the Y. F. ]. outhelder'
did not put in appearance. II seems
that the voungster hurt his knee
few days ago and that he is waiting
for it to mend before reporting 1or
work.
\ 1t is not likely that Connolly VIII
break into the game today. but II ne
does he probab bly, will take Moeller
place in right.
Joe Boehling will in all probability
pitch the third game of the series with
\ Cleveland to-day, while it is likely that
Guy Morton, the Clevelands sensaioh
al youngster, will be pitted against
him Morton was badly beaten by the
Griffmen recently in Cleveland. but he
was not believed to be at his best that
day. He worked IN two innings oa,
urday. during which he held the locals
! hitless so that there Is reason for be-
lieving Morton is in good form now
Considering that 1t was the first
time for fully a year that he had es-
/ saved to pitch and was up against one
| of the best hitting teams IN the
league. Bill Donovans performance &c
| against Detroit yesterday cannot be
figured a disappointment. lie was
beaten but not 7lissraced. and II the
veteran would get himself IN good
physical condition he might stll be
able to win a few games for his team.
/ Criticism of the Detroit clubs action
in making jump from New YORK TO
Detroit to play this game is not Wen
| founded According to press reports,
there were $4,000 paid admissions In
! the inclosure and with a salary list
higher than ever before in the history
| of the game, club cannot be blamed
| for making every effort to PICK up all
| the gate receipts possible.
| Carl Cushion. who for month or so
did terrific hitting for the Minneapolis
lream for which he played first baSe
has been benched and Autrey, first
| baseman recently released by st. Paul.
has been signed and is now playing IN
his place Cashion did not make very
good impression as a first baseman and
his hitting also fell down badly. This
fact will undoubtedly upset the plans
Manager Griffith had in mind to give
Cashion chance at the local nrst
base next spring. When Cashion was
sent to Minneapolis it was with the
/ understanding that he would be given
a chance to develop into first base
| man. He has made a failure OF this
effort, however, and cannot now be
l d
Chic Gandil or Rippy Williams.
! Joe Gedeon who is playing the in
field for Salt Lake City and incidentally
leading that league in hitting, is sure
to be back here in the spring. There
is a lot of hope for Gedeon II ne mas
learned to hit, for he is made of the
right stuff and would be OF help 70
any ball team. Griffith is having Ged-
| con closely watched to determine
whether his hitting performance at this
| time Is fiuke. Just now the youngster
is going at a terrific clip.
Joe jackson, who is playing first
base for the Indians, is SO much an
moved by his injured arm that he pro-
| poses to have an H-ray examination
| made of the injured member today to
determine what the trouble is. If 1t IS
lanything serious, Jackson proposes to
go home until it is mended.
The White Sox lead has been cut
down to very small margin, Detroit
being only six points behind the lead
ers, SO that it is possible for the Jen-
nings' crew to pass into first place
today.
Once at the top of the ladder 1t Is not
going to be an easy matter to dfslodge
the Tigers. 1t is team which mas
steadily been gaining confdence IN
itself and with the world series as an
I incentive 1t will be one of the best
hustling teams in either league.
Ty Cobb is giving moro attention to
base ball this year than he has in some
time, and as a result he comes pretty
near leading the other players in the
American League in every department
The wonderful strength he gives his
team would make almost any team IN
the circuit a contender in the race.
Cobb does more than any one else on
that Detroit team to make 1T win
ner.
i 1t seems that the usual Mack luck Is
once more prevailing and that he has
picked up a coming star in Malone, the
Mount ST. Joseph College inflelder. Ma
lone Is touted as being natural ball
player, who with a little experience
, will develop into star of the first
class. Mack has picked up many such
youngsters in this way. Eddie Collins
was unheard of until he developed un-
der Mack and became one of the great
| est players in the game. Mack is not
going to have a losing team very long.
! He is sure to improve it with lot of
! young players in due time, and even in
| the present race he is not apt to finish
| in last place.