Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-08

aud his slow curve
But Plank gets away with 4 lot of
stuff on the mound that other pitchers
would be peraIized for. He makes all
sorts of motions when first base is oc-
cupied. which should be called baiks,
and fdgetyness while on the mound IS
Il strain on spectators and batterS
alike but Plank has been doing this
for years and the umpires tolerate it,.
The Griffmar's chances yesterday
were not helped by the fact that John
Henry was kept on the bench until the
game was lost of course, Henry is
entitled to an occasional rest, but at
this time when he is hitting better
than any of his teammates, and incl
ueutaliy catching better ball than any
catcher in the league. it looks like
shortsightedness to have him out of
the lineup.
Gilhooley. the Yankees speedy right
fielder. who broke small bone IN MS
right ankle, still is confined at the
Emergency Hospital in this city. and
IL will be fully ten DAYS more before
he will be able to travel to his home
at Toledo. where he will remain for
seVei al weeks, until he VIII be bile to
rejoin his team.
Inc Grlrfmen nave gone twenty IN
nings consecutively without scoring
run for Walter Johnson. In the first
game he pitched against New York
Monday he was beaten 1 to in eleven
innings. and yesterday his teammates
again were shut out.
johnson was not only the victim of
poor support yesterday. to which he
also contributed, but the Browns got
the benefit of no less than four scratch
hits. which all cut figure.
Just when Merito Acosta Will put in
an appearance here is not known.
Manager Griffith has not heard any
thing from Cantillon, but he expects
the Cuban TO report here either to-
morrow or Monday.
IF Connie Mack does not make any
changes in the present makeup of
his team We may be able to get into
the nrst division before the season is
over said Manager Jones of the st.
Louis Browns today We have seven
teen games left with the Mackmen, and
with this patched-up team that Mack is
presenting and the poor pitching he
is getting we ought to win all of these
games. which would give US big
boost"
Fielder also is bit peeved over the
fact that the White Sox have had all
the breaks against his team.
They beat us ten out of fifteen
games and I'll vow that in every de-
feat we should have been winners had
we had as many breaks they had.
Base ball, you know. is peculiar
thing. You can never figure on any
thing. and the element of luck counts
for whole lot
pob c.roo,, .,.rit,,a bis .o;,,,
make respectable showing when he
pitched against the Nationals during
the Browns first series here to the
fact that he was not accustomed to the
pitching mound here which iuferferei
with his control. Every day since the
team has been here this trip Bob spends
about ten or fifteen minutes on the
rubber. pitching to batters, and he says
ne now mas mastered the angles OF the
100 'oeiiu, anu ma inc heAt 'lhhe ne
". Li.. ~ NC "iii give koou account
ray Morgan, during his enforced
loIehess as me result OF his injured
ahfIe. gained d 4o' OF weight ana ne
and before the game to get back in
playing condition Rays ankle is i'm
proving rapidly and he expects to take
his place at second base some day early
next week Griffith is anxious 10 have
bfs ,e.r, i,-sc, ,,,,ir fo- ,,.i,b t,d,a
Nnrgan .nd Sbsnt,s on no disattaG
- ~ ga =
list the locals are in bad way and
no' ap, 10 WIN many games
ward Miller has just begun to hit
up 10 his standard for the Browns He
has made four hits in the two games
hero aud aDnears 70 no in he.ter h.,
in, Cor. - he has bean al 60,
80, msr,aor ra,sn is na-,ic,,,ard,,
49, -. .,.', -
b.-asS" "''H '"' iiiiPi "Neiiieit -'iiiiei II
Sho' ne ana YESTERDAY ne moved MIN
uD in front Of Sissler. in third place.
where he did effective work with his