Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-24
GALUA AND FAbER
SLATED AS RIVALS
Picked to Pitch Nationals
White Sox Game Today,
Weather Permitting.
W. H. HANNA PRAISES
SHOWING OF GRIFFMEN
Yankees Handicapped by Injuries
to Men-Clevelsnd
Gets McHale.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Bert Gallia was slated to face the
White Sox in the second game Of the
series today. if. weather conditions pr
mtted. Gallia has been in excellent
form of late winning OYER both Detroit
and Cleveland in handy fashion. He
usually improves as the season pro-
crosses.
Faber, believed b. man. to be Row
lands most valuahl pitcher was
picked to oppose Gallia, and real
pitchers battle YVES believed likely.
There seems little chance of stopping
the Giants winning streak while the
team is in the west. The series now
being played at Cincinnati is the final
of the western invasion and the Giants
then will come east
The real test of their strength will
then be demonstrated. for they will
play three games in Boston and then
four in Philadelphia before going to
the Polo Grounds to meet the western
teams That the Giants viii draw
enormous crowds at Boston. in Phila-
delphia and at home goes without say
ing. for with the team in Il long win
ming streak interest will ID at fever
heat.
demonstrated at Cincinnati yesterday,
when he pitched the final inning. when
the Reds threa tened. and retired them
in order. Any time Matt,- can perform
in that manner it is indicated that his
arm is fit.
That the Cleveland club is not sat
isfed with its pitching seems to be
indicated by the fact that Manager
Fohi has induced the Boston club to
turn McHale over to his team. There
was trouble to arrange this sort
of deal. McEale is virtually help
for the entertainments of the Indians
all well and good. He has a pleasing
voice, but is not ant to add anything
to the pitching staff.
The three cripples of the Yankee
squad, Maisel. Caldwell and Mogridge,
are mending properly. but it will be
month any way before all three are
again in battle array. Maisel is out for
the longest period. and he was be-
ginning to swing his halberd TO purpose.
being the only Yankee outfclder who
was doing much hitting. his absence
leaves big gap in the team.
picture of the broken collar bone
shows that it was not a bad fracture
and that it was perfectly set. 1t will
be four weeks before Maisel will be
able to play again.
Caldwell's injury Saturday was a torn
finger nail The nail was broken away
licfii tHe quiCh len days Is a cOnSerVa-
tive estimate of the time needed for the
manned finger to heal. which means
about two weeks absence from the
mound.
Mogridge, the southpaw pitcher. who
was doing so well. wrenched a muscle
in his arm just below the elbow Mas
sage and rest are the doctors for such
an injury. but it is thought Mogridge
will be ready to pitch again in week.
William H. Hanna of the New York
Sun makes the following size-up of
the American League race. in which he
praises the work Of the Griffmen:
The American League ball teams
have all been put through their PAGES
here and still the Washinstons are the
team to play the most base ball of the
lot. Not that the Washingtons are
necessarily the strongest team, but
they have shown smarter use of tao
tics than any of their rivals. They
have done better in proportion to what
they have than any Of the others The
White sox appear to be the team that
ought to be the strongest The Browns
are no sinecures or killings They
are team of considerable capability,
though with strength unevenly dis
tributed They're fast. The outfeld
and inf1eld are both lopsided but con-
fdence and driving and faith in their
own ability will do a lot for this team
AS six clubs at least will finish in the
first division. a new arrangement is
necessary, one with only two clubs in
the second division