The Washington herald., 1916-07-11
DOUbLE.HEADER
This AFTERNOON
Grifmen and Tigers Play Two
-Johnson-Boehling
VS.. Dauss-Dubuc.
JENNINGS FAVORS SOX
Detroit Pilot Says Look Out for Chi
caso"-College Pitcher for
the Nationals.
JENNINGS FAVORS SOX
By WILLIAM PEEf.


Owing to yesterdays rain the contest
scheouled between the Grtffmen and
Detroit Tigers was postponed and a
doubie-header has been arranged for this
afternoon, the first game starting at :
O'Clock.
| Boehling and johnson will be the
pitchers for the home club, while Mana
ger Jennings yesterday announced that
he would pitch Dauss and Dubuc.
| Boehling has been licked the last two
| times he started against the Tigers,
While Detroit beat Johnson in the Michi-
gan City. but Manager Griffith believes
oack into the game again and on the
I home patch. his club stands an excellent
chance of grabbing of both games.
Hughey Jennings, the peppery manager
OF the Tigers, told the writer last night
to watch the Chicago White Sox. when
figuring out the winner of the American
League championship this season.
| Il am not picking Chicago to win.' -
said Jennings, for I still Believe that
my club has a chance. but those White
Sox will bear watching and II We can
beat them to the pole I believe We will
grab the pennant."
Jennings did not underestimate the
New York Yankees either, for he added.
| There is no doubt in my mind but that
I Bill Donovan has great club gathered
| together, but l don't think the Yankees
collectively are as strong as the Chicago
| White Sox.
| Pitcher Sullivan. Of Woodberry Fore 81
| College, small institution located in
Orange, Va. has agreed to try out with
the Nationals and is expected to report
here within the next few days.
| According to reports. Sullivan is a
| big Highlander and a mighty fine pros
pect. He has won most of his games
this spring. and Griffith is of the opinion
that he will develope into a major
| Lacquer.
Sullivan was to have reported three
| weeks ago but he was taken sick and
wrote Manager Griffith that he would not
show up until he could do himself JUS
tice, all of which was perfectly satisfac-
tory to the Old Fox.
|
| While Hughey Jennings would not 60
on record as saying that the Boston
| Red Sox pitchers resorted to the use OF
the bean ball. he came out unqual-
| fedly with the statement that the pro-
| posed rule to allow a batter hit inten-
tionally by a pitcher TO be entitled 10
two bases, be amended, and that the
batter be allowed to coptinue his trip
| around the bags and score, also that
| II any other men were on the sacks at
the time. that they. too. should be al
lowed to complete the circuit, and that
the pitcher guilty OF such a cowardly
practice, should be suspended for one
month.
It will be remembered that last fall
| while in Boston. Ty Cobb was the vic
! tim of Mays shoots. which were aimed
at Cobos head-that Cobb threw his bat
at Mays and nothing came of 1t.
Mcbride. for pulling of a similar stunt
here, was suspended by President John.
son for one week.
In speaking Of the bean ball" Hughey
Jennings said last night, Il can truth
fully say that during the time l was
playing I was twice hit in the head. once
by Amos Rusie and once by Meekin, but
believe me. neither one Of these pitchers
tried to hit me.
When 1 was in the game pitchers
did not resort to such coWardly tactics.
added the Tigers pilot.
Norman Beasley. the baseball writer
OF the Detroit Journal. who is here with
the Tigers sent the following story tC
his newspaper last night:
| Washington is becoming unduly ex
cited. Rumors. well authenticated anc
otherwise have been flying thick anC
fast to the effect that Sam Crawford will
in few days. put off the uniform of thu
Tiger and put on the livery of the Ma
tionals.
The story found its inception in De-
troit when the Nationals made their frs
swing about the circuit
One afternoon, Griffith was standing
over near the Detroit bench.
Hello. Hughie." he cried to Jennings
Hello. Clark returned Hughie.
Griffth looked about the skyline for I
few moments And then asked:
What are you going to do with San
lCrawford
Huh
Grifith repeated. And Jennings an
swered:
Keep him
Griffith walked away.
Monday morning. after two or three OF
the local newspapers had printed inter
views with Griffith and had run Sans
picture with the caption. May Become 6
National" or something like that, W,
interviewed the two managers.
Jennings was a bit miffed.
That stuff's the bunk" he insisted
There's nothing to it-unless-unless-
Grifith wants to trade Walter johnson
or, perhaps Eddie Foster
| What did you say Jennings said?'
cried Grifith, a few moments later, a.
he was reached on the telephone.
repetition followed.
Tell Jennings there's just as much
chance of him getting Johnson or Foster
as there would be of trading Ty Cobb
And I don't hold the GeorSian's con-
tract" asserted the Washington mana
ger.
There the matter rests.
The conversation was without value,
excepting to show that Jennings thinks
pretty highly of his veteran slugger, but
also that IL the occasion demands, he
will trade him.
1t is somewhat hard to figure why
| Hughie would make a trade for Eddie
Foster The Nationals infelder is, OF
course, a great player, but he would
hardly strengthen the Tigers. He could
hardly supplant Witt at third, and Jen-
nings would go some distance to uncover
a more dependable performer than Pep
Young at second. These are the two po-
sitions Foster could fill.
| Griffith, on the other hand, could not
well AFFORD to dispose of Foster for
| Crawford for he would be weakening