The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Pitchers Are Weakening and
Barry's Injury Proves Costly
to Leaders
cRiFFMEN SHOWING CLASS
Have Won Eleven Of Last Four
teen Games Played and Are
Becoming Factor.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
The skiddins Red sox may be pulled
out of first place within day or so.
Today they are leading the Tigers by
one game. A victory for the Jun
galeers and a defeat for the worlds
champions will leave the Carrigan
elan a single point ahead of jennings
contenders.
Ruth and Mays are the only pitch
ers on Carrigan's stan delivering
high class work in the box. Leonard
And Shore are being Knocked Off the
slab with increasing regularity. The
collapse Of the pitchers. with the in
Jury to Jack Barry, may mean defeat
for the champions.
The Red Sox must come here before
starting West and they will find the
measure. 1t Is expected that Walter
Johnson, Just now showing at his
best, Will pitch two games In the
series with the Red Sox. II he does.
present. PEDESTAL by " the ps oTin%en ."e'
The Braves led the National League
race just one day. Yesterdays defeat
stallinss, lads down into third place.
Brooklyn's slaughter Of the Giants
left Robinson's men tied with the
Phillies for first place.
The National League struggle Is
fully the equal of that in this league.
Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia
are all neck and neck for first hon
ors. with all other teams far behind.
The superior stickwork OF the Phil
an advantage over the Braves. but
the latter are maintaining a fast pace
BY sheer bravery behind wonderfully
alright pitching.
cSnnie Mack !. quoted as picking the
The Phiilies look like the team to
me-" says Connie. They have arrived
Ct the right time. and think they will
team has evidently broken. and some
thing must happen to them to get them
going again. The Phallies certainly look
lilAe winners"
The, unexpected good work OF the
0giffmen since obtaining Smith and
LEONARD shows that another factor has
been injected into the American League
struggle. II Manager Griffith retains
his present battle hne during the final
swing around the circuit. starting next
week in Chicago, there Ia reason to be-
Neve that the :Griffmen may yet finish
N the first division. The difficulties are
many. but the team is playing as good
Since their return home from the sec
ond tour the Griffmen have won
thirteen games and dropped but seven.
Keeping up this speed Is certain to
bring the team up into the first division
Smith and Leonard arrived during the
Ct. Louis series and immediately the
teen games played the Griffmen have
won eleven, an average of .7S6. or
course, such work can hardly be MAIN
tanned indefinitely. No one expects It
to be. But the Griffmen should do iar
better on their last swing around the
league than on either Of their other
trips
The Yankees are presenting a strong
lineup. here. Frank Baker. the re-:
base. Little Fritz Maisei is trying his
hand at second. The infield made up
Of Pipp. Maisel. Peck and Baker is the
Wiz good pitching. the Yankees are
one OF the best ball clubs in the
league. Their hitting is always dan;
Gerous. Their base running is good
and their hs II the
high class.
A ons-hit victory was the offering
Of Walter Johnson to the fans in the
Yankees. The Griffs won, 2 to 0. Just
as an added spice. johnson drove a
home run to left field. rushing around
the. paths Nike an express train and
sliding safely under the opposing
Johnson never looked better since
he entered the league than he did
yesterday. His speed was bewiider =
Yankees came to the plate. stood
around a while and vanished beneath
the roof of their dugout: They couIo
DO nothing with the delivery OF the
Rube oidring ruined the possibl.
no-hit game for Johnson. The former
Mackman led off In the nfth win .
hot one past Leonard. The neiue,
did his best to intercept the drive bu'
IL was on it's way and rolled sa1e,!
10 left, And that single was the only
one of the day of the star twirier o.
the league.
Nick cullop's southpaw stun heit
the home club helpless Tor foul
frames. but in the nth they got t,
whifred, shanks singled to left ant
stole. Judge waited and walked. NC
Bride proved the right man In IN
right place for he pulled double
down the left field foul line, scorini
Shanks. Judge tried to beat Magee
peg to the plate after Henry ma.
ekieu TO center put was ""'ee 80
double killing.
in the eighth. when johnson, caught on on
10 his liking and drove y out INTO TN
CORNER M left field. High retrieved !
. with lightning speed, but johnson
wasn't loafing on his way. and insist
ed on trying for the plate against IN
wishes Of Aitrock. coaching at third.
Peck's relay peg from High to Wal
ters was good. and the little catehe
had the ball as Johnson tore INTO MN
The big fellow Jared the ball iron
W.sIterT hands and johnson had com
Dieted a homer inside the park
After being called out at the plate Y
the sixth inning. Joe Leonard mad
such a kick that, he was sent to IN
showers. Morgan filled in at third ou
had nothing to do,
Billy Evans. after months Of toilins II
other cities. appeared at Georsfa ave
nue. ana gave one Of his classy exhibi