The Washington times., 1915-06-01

The Griffmen, after completing their
three games here. will open their first
long home stay In Washington next
Friday. meeting the Cleveland In
dians. 1t Is on this stay that the
team expects to climb at the expense
Of the leaders. Here is the schedule
for June at Georgia avenue:
Cleveland, June 4. 5, Z, 8.
st. Louis, June 8, 10. II.
Chicago, June 10. IA. IS. 16.
Detroit. June II. IS. 10.
Boston, June 81 (two games). %.
Athletics. June s5, 2s. 2s. 20.
schedule for June and. If the Griff-
men can get together by that time
and win more than half of their
games, they may find themselves con-
siderably advanced In the standings.
Today the Griffmen are in sixth
place. one full game behind Cleve-
land and two games ahead Of the
them from first place. 1t is this lat
ter feature of the standings which
offers encouragement to the fans Of
the Capital A winning streak. II
only of six or seven games. would
bring the team up among the leaders
with a rush. Both the Tigers and the
White Sox have displayed ability to
make such onslaughts and the Old
Fox insists that his boys have equal
power. All he asks Is for the luck
to break his way.
Washington will get its first glimpse
of the Western teams on Friday when
Lee Fohl and his Cleveland Indians
series If the Griffmen take the odd
contest at shibe Park. 1t Is probable
that q good-sized crowd will be on
hand to see Joe jackson. Terry Turner.
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the ranks of the Indians.
Today finds the Griffmen reposing
quietly in sixth place, Just two games
removed from the st. Louis Brownies
Two defeats in one day at the hands
of Bill Donovan's Yankees took the
gimp out of the home boys. The morn
ing pastime was a runaway match.
his team the afternoon victory, to !.
though the weird fielding Of the Grtff-
men had much to do with the inevitable
result, Joe Boehltng was in fair condi.
have had disappeared before the hor-
rible support given him by his mates.
A holiday throng greeted the teams In
- the afternoon, and for five innings a
team scoring run In the first session.
But the scrap came to a sudden and
most inglorious end in the sixth, when
the Yanks showed over three tallies.
Cree reached first base after stopping
a pitched ball to begin the sixth. Pipp
laid one down for Foster. who threw it
out into right field. letting Cree reach
thir and the batter second, Cook rolled
to Mcbride. but Hartzell pumped a
safety to left, scoring Cree. Boehling
disposed of Boone and then. acting un-
der orders. filled the corners with a
pass to Nupamaker. The Richmond
fork-hander lost his control at that
point. walking Fisher and forcing
Pipp across. Hartzeli tailed when Mai,
sci beat out bounce that Mcbride
knocked down. Boehling threw out
Peckingpaugh. and the fireworks were
concluded for the afternoon.
The Yankees first run was hung UP
in the opening inning, when Maisel
singled. took second on a balk, reached
third on an infield out and came in as
Cree singled to center.
After Moeller had whiffed. Foster
drew a pass in the first frame. went
to second on Milans solid clout to CEN
ter, and rushed across the pan when
Rippy williams tore another single to
center. Milan died at the plate on an
attempted double steal. and so no more
runs were seen for the team during the
afternoon.
The morning game was a nightmare.
Shaw was wild as any angry wildcat.
TO make matters worse, the Yankees
grabbed a couple of timely hingles off
misplays on the part of the home boys.
Six runs We're scored before the visitors
were retired, and after that Ray Cald-
well simply breezed along.
"A momentary furry was seen in the
fourth when the Grinmen got three
runs With one down Milan walked,
Williams skied to Cree but Morgan
Texas leagued one over Peckinpaugh 8
head. Henry's thump to middle field