The Washington times., 1915-07-03
BOOTH HOPPER AND
JOE ENGEL MAY GET
START WITH BOSTON
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER..


men are done with the big town to-
night until September 8, when they
come here for a three-day stay. At
midnight they depart for, Boston.
We're it not that a morning game is
scheduled for Monday, the team
might remain over till tomorrow
night, but Manager Griffith wants
his players to have perfect nights
rest before tackling those Red Sox
in two games on the holiday.
Only three playing days will be
spent in the Hub on this trip, the
Griffmen leaving Wednesday night
for Chicago. But those three days
will be crammed full of diamond do
ings and are sure to be a hard test
for Griff's pitching staff. The Red
Sox have picked up in their hitting
lately, while Griff's pitchers can
hardly be said to have improved
much.
1t Is possible that both Joe Engel and
Booth Hopper may be started in Bos-
year. Hopper is said to be in good con-
dition. but Engel has yet to recover his
strength following his recent siege Of
illness.
The jump from Boston to Chicago will
hardly please anybody in the party 1t
will be impossible to catch the fast
train out of Buffalo and so a five-hour
layoff will come there. Therefore. the
team will spend Wednesday and Thurs
day nights in sleepers.
Manager Griffith insists that Doug
Neff has great possibilities as a second
baseman and says that he will continue
: to groom him for the berth. If the
Virginia boy makes good, 1t will be
interesting to see what will become Of
Morgan whom the manager says he
will not trade or sell.
Eleven years and four months from
today not one Of you fans will be
able to recall that the Griffmen fell
back into the small section on July
2. or that Jim Shaw lost a one-hit
happened just the same, Not one OF
you will be able to recall that Doug
Neff's inexrerience was largely re-
KEGS. but he'll probably remember it.
It meant something to him. 1t was
his first really tmportant f'iyver as
bh: Lacquer. or course. the Griffs
same II Doug had pegged 70 first-:;
but what's the use7 He didn't and
the Yankees won. -
1he whole engagement turned on
Until then, and afterwards, neither
team could do anything. But Jim
Shaw got into difficulties in that
sixth that swerved things. lie walked
bled Pieh's hop. and forced the back.
stop at second. So far. SO good. High
existed because Neff juggled. his
grounder in his anxiety to force Pieh.
belt and whiffed Roger Peckinpaueh,
but fell down badly with Fritz
Maisel. allowing him to single cleanly
to right. The bases were crowded.
with two out. Then 1t happened.
Walter Pipp rolled one to Neff. and
all the runners We're moving. Nc
Bride was. at second In three hops.
Neff got the hall all right: but he
the bag with a nifty peg. forgetting
that he had Pipp at frst. No, he
didn't peg to Gandil. nor did his nifty
peg beat Maiscrs slide into the dust
Cook closed the frame with a strike
ont. 1t sure was tough stuff. That's
why Doug Neff may remember IL
tlever years ana or four drr montns You 1fe1 see
no more runs were glimpsed during
the dull. dismal afternoon.
The Griffs, thinking back a year,
expected Cy to be Cream Pieh when
he was announced to fling for the
Yanks. He turned out TO be most
bitter huckleberry, instead. The
Tangling hick had everything. includ-
a little sauce His fast ball buzzed
across the dish in the darkness. His
curve had the Griffs backing away
rom the table and every now and then
he turned loose a teasing slow one
that had the enemy breaking their
backs in vain efforts to connect with
Only in one inning did the Griffmen
failed because Old Man Roy Hartzeli,
hind him. caught Chick Gandils easy
fly and pegged perfectly to the plate
in time to kill Eddie Foster. On one
other occasion. In the eighth. Mcbride
got to second on a high throw from
Peckinpaugh, but Tommy Connolly
was unable to hit one that High could
not reach with a stiff gallop over to-
ward left. So the best laid plans OF
boys just could not do a. single little
thing with that Cranberry Pieh out
on the slab.
spoiled an attempt of the Yanks In
the fourth. though 1t did serve to
wake up the gamblers. those boys
with two bits on the result. How
they did bawl him out. Peck opened
with a walk, only to be forced by
MaiseL The latter promptly stole and
reached third while Neff. after a nea
stop, tossed out Pipp. Maisel intag
ined he could steal home on Shaw's
wind-up. He tried IT and found Henry
waiting for him with the ball Steal
ing home on one Of the fastest right,
hand pitchers In the game, with a
southpaw hitter up. Is a most reck-
less stunt. Ask Fritz the next time
you see him.
Doc Ayers, pitching the eighth got
into trouble because of two errors be-
hind him, but the Yanks didn't score
PIeh lived on Neff's wide throw, and
High reached first when Foster made a
poor peg TO Gadil. Peck forced Piet
at third with a bounce to Mcbride, and
the next two f1ed to Mcbride and
Shanks, respectively.
Doug Mem got the Gritfmens only real
hit, clean smash to right with two
down in the second frame. Milan man
aged to beat out a bunt in P!eh's front
yard in the seventh, and Mcbride gave
Peckinpaugh a struggle for his roller In