The Washington times., 1916-08-09
CONSISTENT PLAY
IN FIELD AND At
BAT: LACKING now
0riM at Loss to Know What to
Do to Get Best Results From
His Athletes.
CLUB APPEARS TO QUIT
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

10 NIT the Dali enough TO win Dali
games. Those players now with the
team do not seem able to deliver the
goods, and the outlook Ia not pleasant.
Unless the team picks up in it, work.
and that quickly. seventh place will be
their finishing station In this season
Of 1915
AZ limited in these columns yesterday.
Williams was benched in favor Of Ed
has been very weak with the stick and
seems Of little use to the team while
going at his present pace. shanks
played the first game. at frst base In
the second because a southpaw faced
the Griffmen. This brought Charity
to FIRST base. The youngster from
Minneapolis showed q lack Of batting
more work. He is the best Of the lot
for substitute around the initial sack.
The worst thing about the team since
its arrival here is its apparent lack OF
falls to deliver, the others curl up and
die. Compared with the Browns. the
Griffmen do not look like major
league team. The Browns are varying
the Griffmen adhere to one. settled
policy which is constantly being out
guessed.
TWO more games are TO De played
here. Then come three In Boston before
the Griffs go back to Florida avenue.
The immediate future Is not bright.
and the boys will be fortunate TO win
one Of these remaining five games.
Their record Is now four victories and
twelve defeats since leaving home.
Walter Johnson's father came all the
way from Coffeyville. Kan. to see his
first major league game. He was pres
ent at yesterdays double defeat. and
just missed seeing his famous son lose
to the Brownies.
never seen Walter pitching real league
game" explained the elder Johnson on
his arrival here. I'm stay here.
guess. while the washington team is IN
st. Louis, and l ought to see Walter
tho next time he pitches"
Washington fans will be interested
to know that Walter Is a replica OF his
father. The father has the same long
the famous ano s"e w s Wizard.
Yes, and Walters father 10 quite big
enough to take his son over his knee
even now. The elder johnson weighs
more than two hundred pounds. which
can boast.
zeb Milan was rushed into the hrst
game yesterday. though in no condition
still slightly stiff and he was helpless
at the bat. AS soon as the Brownies
made runaway thing OF the second
game. Milan quit. He should never
have played at ALL
Molly Crafts, the Virginia Lacquer.
got into his first major league game In
the second game yesterday: going to
tzRA ~ nan of "a
Crafts. who is tall. awkward sort OF
chap muffed his first offering. a short
fly from Plank's bat in the third. but
later ne brought down two fly balls. Up
Ing once to Lavan and popping to him
the second time. Crafts Is still a long
way from being ready for the big show.
was seen at third base in a major
Sister filled the bill in the second
clash with the Griffmen. He had only
and SO It is still unknown what han"
dicap he may suffer by being left
handed. The famous all-around per-
former for the Browns has now play
short and at second for the Browns.
He Is the hero OF the Mound City, too,
II might well be added.
I
Grffmen to cheat Eddie Plank of his no
hit game. Manager Griffith sent Will
liams to hit for Shaw. thinking he would
shatter the record. but Williams walk
the trick. One bright feature Of this
10 that It showed the honesty Of base
ball. The Griffs wouldn't even allow
the veteran the empty honor of a no
hit game unless he could earn 1t.
Until the Griffmen begin to win
games. the fans at home may expect
changed line-ups and batting orders
desperate over the failure of his team
here In the West and win try every
thing he has to change his luck.
Thomas. a pitcher from the Des Moines
club. of the Western League. has been
bought and would report in Washington
when the club arrives there. Thomas
Ryan. Thomas comes from the same
team as Carl Sawyer, and with Mog-
ridge and Paul Musser. former Griff-
man. won the pe1nant last year.
The Griffmen are today facing the
bitterness of holding a sure grip on
seventh place. the result of double
toi. Furthermore. unless they get q
little more courage and show 1t in
the field, they may be doomed to this
IOWly pOsltlOn IOT tno remainder OF
the campaign; Certainly they viii
never catch the Brownies. judging
from their relative ability in the last
thHee battles here.
Fielder Jones dug up two Of his
antediluvians. Sir Robert Groom and
Eddie Plank. and they simply para
ietes. Groom let the enemy down with
four scattered. bingles and had a
shut-out to hif credit.
Plank pitched no hit game until
Foster spoiled the record with a
double to right center.
Harry Harper was slammed all over
the lot, luck keeping the home team s
score down to two runs. Ayers was
plastered In the first frame of the sec
ond game. and Jim Shaw took a beat
Ing before the Brownies became tired
of running around In the humid at
mosphere. Really from a Washington
angle. the day might have been spent
sailing down the Mississippi to New
Orleans.