The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
Red Sox Are lettering Under
!, Strain Of Maintaining Pace
/ Of a Victor. +.
JACK BARRY IS MISSED
Washington Club May Also Up.
set Some Plans When They
!, Again Hit the Road.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

by LUIS A. BOUCHER.
Not m years has the American or
National League staged such close
races as shown this season. Probably
not since the foundation of the John
sonian circuit In 1901 have both major
leagues given the baseball world such
brilliant spectacles as they are now and
VIII continue until the curtain falls
on the sport.
The Red Sox, with their pitchers
weakening a bit under the strain and
missing sadly the services Of Jack Barry
In the irfeld, are today leading by two
and half games. Before they leave
New York they may be In second place.
they have won but six out of fifteen
games played with the Yankees.
II may so come about that the Griff-
men. not considered active contenders
the running next week. The champions
nave -FOUR games to play at Georgia
avenue. beginning next Friday. They
close the season In the Capital.
Ne lone victory In six starts this
week was Leonard's no-hit no-run
Brownies and Tigers upset Bill Carri-
Ean's ponnant hopes greatly and now
the Yankees are continuing the work
they began.
A week ago the Brooklyn Dodgers
were leading the National League by
four games. Today Just one game
separates them from the Braves. The
Dodgers are feeling the strain worse
than any club in the National League,
ana the loss Of Jake Daubert. the
teams captain and leagues leading
hitter. Is certain to be felt severely.
The Braves are but two games ahead
OF Pat Moran's Phillies. who yesterday
defeated the Dodgers In double
header. The Phillies are coming with
rush from behind and the Braves may
yet be forced out Of second place. unless
they in turn climb above the Dodgers
The coming swing through the West
FOR the coast clubs in the American
League. should decide where the 1915
Rennant flies; and for this reason the
0riffmen will be closely watched once
they hit the road on September L.
Manager Griffith has finally landed
upon lineup that can hit as well as
win play more OF their oid-styie road
baseball through September than they
have on either trip before this season.
Doing that the Griffmen may have
Of Detroit and st. Louis.
The White Sox are today one.half
game behind the Tigers. Behind the
White Sox are the Brownies. an
other half game in the rear. Thus
four clubs in the American League
The aYnkees are one and hall
games behind the Brownies. and
short winning streak may carry them
up among the contenders.
Though the claims of the Washing
ton club to Howard Emhke and
slim Love. two pitchers. formerly
League. neither pitcher will report tc
Manager Griffith. The local club, es.
:!.sSSSS; that's all! Ehmke brings
Ehmke hoped to the Feds wher
Grin declined to pay him an exorbi.
tant salary for trial. The wash
ington club retained ownership Of hi
baseball war is over. this claim hal
been allowed. The Tigers bought hin
from Syracuse. where he has beer
pitching this season. Instead OF hi
TSaSsS p % come mem" here 20
The aYnkees drafted Love from I.oi
Angeles. whittier he had been sent b,
the Griffmen. An agreemnt had beef
made whereby the OILS Angeles ciul
Love, II drafted. 1t Is this draft prize
which has been awarded now:
Ehmke may be a good pitcher. bu
Manager Griffith has soured on him AM n;
Navin Ehmke has yet to make gooc
rood in a fast minor league.
Love has not been much OF a sue
cess with the Yankees and he may b.
sent back to the bushes by Bill Dono
van.
Nine games remain to be played a
Georgia avenue before the 1915 seasol
ends, Monday the Mackmen will pla.
morning and afternoon games. Tues
day the YANKEES open three-gam
series. On Friday the worlds cham
pions will make their ANAL appearance
when the Red Sox and Griffs sto
firhting on the afternoon of Septembe
IL. the curtain will be rung down b.
Jim O'Dea until next spring.
Manager Griffith is satisfied tha
"Moiiy" Crafts has the markings of
rood pitcher and Is planning to sen
him, against the Yankees mere nes
time to learn the finer points Of pitch
ing and when another season roll
around, he may have added some weigh
70 hi. frame; This f.. will Will, give hi
Walter johnson had no trouble ham
ing up q victory over the Mackme
70 l. yesterday. Elmer Myers. wild
trouble trimming Molly Crafts. 1 to
So most of us were happy when 1t q
The most encouraging bit of the day
work was the general playing OF j
LEONARD. who seems to have fitted 4
to the third base niche as II II had BET
waiting for him all season. He whal'
out three blows In six times UP al
scored run. Joe Is likely to rema
around these parts a while longer.
@Molly" Crafts was allowed to pit
the entire nine innings of the secol
ralne. While his team collected on
two hits he had small chance Of wi
ming, but the Mackmen did not ha
such a soft time beating him. lit
tighter support might have cut the vi
itors' score in half.
The former Virginia Lacquer was
rather hard. though some OF the hi
were scratchy, but he famed seven me
walked only three and handled hims'
with considerable GOODNESS. He deser
ed all the good fortune going to HI
and the applause given him on ma