Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-12
ser and Coveeke to Meet in bird Game Of Series With Detroit
HARPER AND COVELESKIE
TO STAGE BATTLE TODAY
Southpaws to Meet in Third Clash Between
Detroit and Washington-Engel to Go
to Boston Red Sox-Other Gossip.

giving the player so hit two bases In
stead of one. The reply was that there
would be no change in the rules until
the fall meeting of the American
League. This means that the bean
ball" artists will be at liberty to con-
tinue their injury -inflicting work I'M
molested during the remainder OF the
season.
Though the average energetic coacher
, tires when he Is constantly on the lines,
Hugh Jennings seems to be able to go
through a double-header without ever
faltering. and there is no one in base
ball who puts more vim into his coach
ing than the clever manager of the
Tigers. There is never a quiet moment
for him during a ball game, regard
less of whether there are two in an
afternoon and the thermometer Is far
over the century mark. There is no
ball player who works harder than
Jennings every day of the season.
He puts in fully an hour before the
game fielding and shagging balls. and
thus keeps himself in perfect physical
condition.
Just why the umpires allow Ty Cobb
greater privilege on the ball field than
they do others is not plain. In the sec
ond inning yesterday when Cobb was
called out in attempting to steal he
delayed the game exactly six minutes
while he walked around the inf1eld and
of steal. 1t would seem that, though
granting that Cobb is the greatest
player that the game has ever pro-
duced, he should be made to live up to
the rules, for the games in the Amerl-
can League are already too long drawn
out as it is.
Bert Gallia was given too much rest
since July 4. and this probably accounts
for his comparatively poor showing
yesterday. AS a rule when Gallia is in
form he holds the Tigers down to
very low score.
Yesterday Gallia was not anywhere
near himself, which accounts for the
fact that he was hit for seven bingles
in little over three innings and in
cidentally had to be charged with all
the runs that the Tigers scored in this
game.
Today's game will be called at
O'Clock, the hour which is being given
trial for the weekday games here
The heat seemed to have disturbing
effect on both of the umpires yester-
day. Dineen and Nallin pulled some
awful decisions. though none of them
had any apparent effect on the outcome
of the games
Robert Mercy, who is travelling with
the Cleveland team, and is vice presi-
interview in New York yesterday anent
the Indians chances:
III Guy Morton, our star pitcher, had
not been injured a month ago we now
would be leading the American League
race by safe margin" said McRoy.
Morton snapped a tendon near his
right elbow and he hasn't tried to
pitch a curve ball in practice since that
unlucky mishap. He is with the team,
but Lee Fohl has no idea when he can
return to the box. Morton had won
eleven out of thirteen games for US
when he became crippled so that you
can understand how much we have
missed him. Meanwhile we have Sc
cured several new pitchers, including
Could from Davenport Iowa: Bailey.
a New England recruit of some quail
ity. and Lambeth of the Topeka club.
Beebe, who was purchased from the
Buffalo club recently, is helping the
team wonderfully. But l must admit
that our mainstay is Stanley Coveles
kie. who seems to be a horse for work.
The Cleveland club has spent $4,000
for players including Speaker. since
Jim Dunn became the owner, but we
Will make some money. Speaker is
worth his weight in gold. If any
thing should happen to him we would
be out of the running in no time. Fohl
is splendid manager He has welded
the team together with rare skill and
he is entitled to much of the credit
for the Indians excellent record to
date"