The Washington times., 1916-04-24
Home. Team Hopes to Gain
Some Advantage In Race at
Expense Of Athletics.
NO CHANGES ARE LIKELY
Old Fox WIN Hardly Shake Up
His Lineup Until Convinced
Of Its Weakness.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Tomorrow come the Mackmen. the
iearue chocolate cakes The Red Sex
found them rather rough Friday and
SATURDAY. but they are hardly likely
TO continue that winning streak for
long. ~
Connie Mack. who seldom boasts ana
even less frequently allows himself TO
chatter much about baseball In any
way, IL credited with announcing that
his 10 the only ball club in the league
without q chance TO win the pennant
this season. Connie 10 most kind. But
the fans cannot agree with him. They
can admit most cheerfully. though.
that the Mackmen are out OF II be-
fore they start.
with four games here. the Mack
men should prove Of considerable as
sistancs to the home boys. drifts
team needs all the victories II can
possibly get right now In order to hold
decent place when the warm
weather comes and the teams straight
en- out for their long summers grind
In q way. these carly games are more
important than those coming later.
Victories in the spring shove teams
far higher than those coming In Sep
ter1ber, Victories now will prove most
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proper mood for showing at their best.
Though the Griffmen have lost two
straight TO the Yanks. It is not ex-
pected that Manager Griffith will in
stitute any Immediate changes In his
lineup. Whatever weaknesses crop
ping up are found in his pet inneld.
and he 10 loath to make any changes
in that quartet.
Danny Moeller had q bad day satur..
his hitting streaks and he may come
back this afternoon with q grand rush;
In that case. the outneld trio will
r1 T.Msv wsn %S.n ShsnBe club can max.
twelve hits and lose to q team max
Ing nve. there In something radically
wrong soepewhere and the Old Fox
i nt not Expected e run o,n s9r long with
Joe judges lamentahle failure 10
show any OF that hitting strength
which marked his performances here
last September n apparently worrying
the younEster; He should be content.
hest He VIII eventually begin to hit.
Last spriny. Il will be recalled. Chick
Sn saa tbs fasS to ss iST nS,s than M
OF months When he did hit his rtrIde
he sailed along in ilne style and nm
ishsa at the tSp o. Tho local outft.
u. With Gandips example before him,
Judge. who Y entering upon his hrst
sim upper lip and 60 IN there intent on
knocking some pitcher's head on. He
came mighty close 70 doing that same
tbtng Saturday. by the way.
Some fans are inclined to think
: Judge In q 'iernon." but ManaEer Crit.
; nth has staked his repatation on the
y lads making good this year and
: eventually becoming a Hal Chase. Lot
Grfh do the worrying.
r.
The 0riffmen made moro hits in thei
last seven games than did any othel
Club in the league. fifty-seven In all
Yet when II carrfe 10 making runs the,
run second to the st. Louis Browns. Tn,
Cribs scored twenty-five runs on theil
hfty-seven blows. while the Browni
scored thirty-one on fifty-two hits.
The Red Sox alone top the Griffs 70,
having men left on bases. the world
champions having forty-seven stranded
to the Griffs' forty-three.
!. The best work OF the week was dom
by the Yankees anI Tigers, who woi
feur out OF fve games played. Tn,
brownies won three out Of Ave and hat
: one tied Win the Indiana.
: Following hgeres show wins, losses
1 runs. bits. errors. men left on bases an,
runs scored by opponents fer all game
OF the week. including Saturday,.