The Washington times., 1915-06-15
THE LINEUP.
Game at $3.50 p. NJ.
By LOUIS A. DOUQHER.


"Zeb Milan is going to stay in
centerfield. Under no tpnditions is
he to be benched. Indee :, he is just
beginning to hit in old-t'ne fashion,
and is becoming more alIl more val
liable every day."
This is what Clark Griffith says
in reply to those rumor-mongers
who would have the Tennessee Fly
er sent away for short vacation in
favor of Tommy Connolly. Milan
has not been in the best of health
this spring, but he will not consider
being taken out of the lineup, while
he is able to hold up his own end.
Connolly is coming along all right"
continued Manager Griffith today, but
he's not going to replace Milan. In
deed, he may rest while. SO long as
Moeler is going good
Bruce, the v. P. l. player, had his first
workout with the Griffmen yesterday.
end oS Fo9 made hs COCO ro rhs
looks like a real hitter. but Is consid-
cred rather green for big league base
Dall.
Joe Boehling was struck on the arm
yesterday by a thrown ball, and may
not be able to pitch again for a week or
60: So, With Joe Engel in the hospital snf-
Old Fox will have to depend upon Doc
Ayers and Booth Hopper to fill the va
cancies on his twirling staff.
The Griffmen are back In the second
division again today and the OLD Fox
Is eating nails for luncheon. He doesn't
like nails much, either. SO his athletes
division just as fast as they can. Hor-
rid hurling. weak clouting, and the
sleepiest of sleepy work In the field and
Soys hs In ass to e the
Sox, Rowla IDS lads romping away in
easy fashion, s to 2.
Eddie Cicotte should not lose anything
TO which he is entitled, and 1t must be
admitted that the little Chicagoan was
all wool and yard wide all through
that farce at Georgia avenue. Sure,
he allowed a few hits, just to keep the
mighty stingy whenever another hit
might mean run or two. Indeed. Ed
dio looked like some pitcher yesterday.
Give him credit, boys. give him credit.
Then. too don't forget that ferocious
Frenchman, NJ. Jacques Fournicr. He's
demon, he is. Five times he strobe to
the plate with runners roosting on the
sacks ahead of him and four times he
belted the pill safely. The fifth time he
slammed fly out to Milan that scored
Weaver. No wonder Eddie Collins was
Nj
the pellet. That's one of the very best
things NJ. Jacques does.
Clark Griffith fondly imagined that
Jim Shaw would prove big Lacquer un-
til he had seen two frames pass away.
Shaw passed away with them. The
Pittsburgher had nothing and used the
entire universe for groove. Three
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little better and Hopper, who twirled
the last frame. seemed troubled with
the same disease that Shaw carried
around.
But, at that, one cannot forget
those awful bones" presented under
the guise of big league baseball:
How the bugs did rant and howl
Wow! they most certainly did When
John Henry, Eddie Foster and George
Mcbride conspire to show just how
bad they can bc-well, they make
day. Adding their somnolert stuff
to the crude flinging offered shows
what chance the Griffs had OF win
ming, particularly with Cicotte and
Fournier, those rascally Frenchmen,
performing on the other side.
In the second. with runners on
first and second. cicotte dropped a
neat bunt about nine inches from the
plate. Henry stepped in, picked up
was doomed to die at third on that
play, but Henry's bone" let the
visiting catcher reach third and
Rackburne second. from where they
tailed on Happy" Felschs drive to
left.
Foster snored in the third. Four
nier was camped on second and
skied tn Milan. When Fournier
bluffed to 20 down, Milan pegged to
Foster. John Collins was almost at
second base when Foster got the ball