The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
League Leaders Are
Here for Crucial Series
Grifmen Have Chance to De-
throne Bill Donovan's Clan
and Gain Ground.
HOME CLUB CRIPPLED
Morgan. Judge and Mcbride Out of
the Game. and This Hurts.
Sport Gossip.

Another crucial series" is upon US
The New York Yankees are in our midst
and will play four games here in three
days. The New York Yankees are lead
ing the league. and recently defeated the
Nationals on the Polo Grounds fve games
out of the six played.
With Mcbride. Morgan and Judge out
Of the game, the GriTmen are not able 20
present the strongest team available. and
this is to be depIored. for the Yankees
are playing great ball these days and the
Nationals chances Of stopping them are
lessened with three regular infelders on
the shelf
There is. Of course a possible chance
that Judge may be able 10 play tomor-
row. Morgan Will hardly get into the
series at all. while there is no telling how
long Ban johnson will keep Mcbride idle
Winning three out Of four from Boston
and taking advantage OF moraing prsc-
tice, has put 4 whole lot OF confidence in
the camp Of the GIirmen The club IL
+ ready and willing TO DO battle against the
New Workers. d most worthy foe
Although beaten IN New York through
the medium OF HON Run Bakers long
drives tho Nationals refuse TO concede
that the Yankees as a team possess d
whole lot OF class 4 perussI Of the re-
cent box scores will show that every
game on tho Polo Grounds was a real
sure enough battle
There Is no short right field fence here
in Washington. and by hitting the garden
wall back OF Danny MoelIer a batter Is
.lcky 10 get more than two bases II
Baker can knock the ball over this bar
rler and win the majority Of games dur
ing the series which starts tomorrow we
Will don our sky piece and pronounce
him the greatest ever for no batter this
season has accomplished the feat. and
only few in years past can claim the
honor
Although crippled. the National. ar.
full or tight. and with good pitching
should make things mighty interesting
for the Donovan crowd.
II might be remarked that II the Ma
toEa.s can win three out Of four from
the Yankees, as was the case against
Boston. our own crowd win be In rr,t
place or thereabouts by "wednesday mint
( the Western teams as they appear In
order
Managers Griffith and Cx-rtr~n 70
gether with Capt Mcbride, Of theFNs-
/ tionals, and Catcher Asnep, Of the Red
I Sox. have been suspended BY President
Ban johnson pending an Investigation Of
! Fridays mix-up. when a near not v,s
! imminent
: Just how long these men Will be lsid
OF is a matter Of conjecture, but ss Mr..
Johnson has ordered an investigation
several days must elaspse before al OF
: the evidence can be collected.
Manager Griffith stated last night thst
he did not known what the league presi-
dent would do. The Old Fox is not
borrowing trouble, however, for he feels
. confident that when wash!ngton's sioe
OF the affair is presented johnson viii
lift the suspensions OF himself and No
/ Bride.
Umpire Tommy Connolly w,k a sick
man yesterday morning and his side
partner, Brick Owens figured on work
ing alone, but Connolly is ss game as a
pebble. and refused to quit He showed
up and handled the decisions on the
bases.
/ George Foster. who relieved Babe Ruth
/ in the fourth inning. did not look Ike a
no-hit pitcher. for the Nationals had lit
tie trouble getting 70 him. yet Foster two
weeks ago blsnked the New York Yam
KEGS without q safe hit.
Ruth apparently had a whole lot Of
stun as hts performance during the first
/ three innings attest His downfall came
Unexpectedly and simply bore out the
old adsge that nothing is certain IN base
ball and that the game Is not over until
the last man has been retired in the
/ ninth inning.
4 When the grsndstsnd started 20 ride"
Ruth after he was yanked in the fourth
. inning the big soUthpaw left the field
smiling He Erinned at the crowd and
tossed his arms high in the air and SAID,
Go as far as you nke-Tu get even
some day" Ruth took his defeat philo'
sophically. He refused TO quit with hi,
head down.
Fl, The following communication received
Yesterday IS self explanatory:
Owing to the request OF large number
Of the patrons Of the club, the board Of
directors OF the Washington Baseball
Cub. being desirous OF adopting the
wishes Of its patrons 80 far az II can
has decided, during the present stay al
home OF the club, 20 start the games al
o'clock IN the afternoon insteSd OF al
30 as heretofore. except on Saturday.
and legal holidays, when the games viii
start at 3 o'clock p. m.
WILLIAM PEET.