Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
Clean Sweep Over Champions
F: Would Give Nationals a
T: Big Boost.
GRIFFITH EMTERTAINS HOPE
OF TWIRLERS DOING THIS
Mcbride Expected to Get Back IN
Game. as Injured Ankle Is I'm
proving Rapidly.
BY j. ED GEILLO.

today between the Griffmen and the
Red Son world champions. and present
leaders of the American League race
The Carrigau forces are to play three
games here. one today and Monday and
Tuesday. Wednesday is an open date
on the schedule.
Nothing would boost the Griffmen
more in the estimation of their fol-
lowers. and. incidentally, in the race,
than to make clean sweep of the
three games. This Griffith hopes to
accomplish To begin with. johnson is
Slated to pitch the first game today.
Harper is certain to pitch the battle
slated for Monday. and if BoehlinG
shows anything in the warm-up Tues
day he will pitch that struggle.
Manager Carrigan and his squad ar
rived here this morning from New
York, where they won the final game
of the series yesterday, to =. Carri-
gan believes his team now is in form
and will be a consistent performer.
The weather has been against us all
spring and the players are not in the
condition they will be later" Carri-
gan said This has been our great
ss& handicap. for you cannot win when
yolr pitchers are pot right. and yet
NE have more than held our own and
are leading the race. Had we been
reody from the outset of the season
We would have stepped along and won
a<darSer majority of our games But
stand, and also am confident that in
d1t time we Will get to going right
and again finish at the top of the
list"
There is hope of George Mcbride be-
Ing back in the lineup today His in
1ured ankle seemed to have improved
considera bly, this morning, and if there
is1fo change for the worse he will be
Iopnd at short field this afternoon and
dH.ing the remainder of the series
ss1NcBride's absence at this time is par
RSniarly unfortunate, for the teams
eSptain was hitting better and more
gJ7ely than ever before.
S@pe Judge got one hit yesterday. a
n5+ee-baGger into right center which
Was responsible for the locals first
Y1n, IN the fourth inning. He hit the
ball hard on three other occasions 1t
~ very encouraging to see Judge gain
iGx his stride. for he is sure soon to
ocavince the fans that no mistake was
made when Manager Griffith disposed
Of fGandiI.
Danny Moeller is hitting better this
spring than ever before. The best fea-
tyre of his stickwork is that il is
mostly at the right time and has pro-
dyced a lot of the runs the Nationa Is
Eaye scored.
zteanny was not found wanting in yes
seFdays game He played an impor-
taet part in the fifth inning, when the
tociis scored a brace of runs. thanks
t0< his base hit. and in the ninth he
S5rle through with the wallop which,
stJed III making ii possible for the
Srifmen TO pull the game out of the
George Dumont pitched brilliantly up
10 the fifth inning. and then luck went
against him in that. two scratch hits
put him in hole. Had he re
manned on the slab he might have ex-
tricated himself from the mess. but
Manager Griffith did not want to take
any chances. SO substituted Boehling.
That move proved almost fatal to the
tscals. though it seemed the proper
rglng to do at that stage of the game.
2Eallia, who succeeded Boehling, was
~ his best. and held the Mackmen in
ebeck TO the finish.
Manager Carrigan had not decided
tyks morning which one of his pitchers
re. would use today. but said Ruth
prDbably would he sent in. in which
Ffsnt a great pitchers battle may be
psf on at the ball park, for Ruth al
Tays is rather effective against the
Gffnmen, while Johnson, when in form
does not allow the Sox to take any lib
erfes with him.
s<Shanks. who batted for Sawyer: Aim
smith who ran for Henry. and Rarber
vao faced the pitcher instead of GallIa.
M did their duty Shanks got on after
Eerrv had worked Majors for pass.
Barber gave witt hard chance. on
Eslsich q run was scored. and he later
scored himself by reason Of good
spsintinG on Fosters rap TO short
EHeury caught Il clever game of ball,
ash his inefficient throwing was large
hf>due 10 the fact that the pitchers
3eJe keeping the bail so low that
R%nry had to make throws while in a
sseppIng post on. which * one of the
nfpst difficult tasks catcher has to
Dfgform-
Edd;e AiHsmith VIII. in All probable
~. be beiiinr the bat in today's game
5sndlin2 Walter JohEOn's delivery.
Aiusmitd caught, walter the last time
he pitched. and proved that he Is in
perfect form. A.nsmith was Johnson's
regular battery mate after Griffith
traded -''tiabby" Street to New York,
and the pair made one of the greatest
batteries in the history OF base ball,
for the reason that Ainsmith is not
only Il great receiver but he has the
agility to move about behind the plate
when Walter happens TO be trifle
Wild. Besides Ainsmith. when worked
w&ularly. is apt TO be Of help to the
team when II comes TO hitting.
That Connie Mack has "A much bet
ter ball team than he was supposed 70
hGse was demonstrated in the series
here The Athletics proved one of the
hardest teams 10 beat the Griffmen
have met this season.
Mack has picked up at least two
Youngsters who in due time will be
fral stars witt and the young catcher
Meyer. are boys who will be heard
ffou-
...witt net only is a capable shortstop
although he sim mas something 70
learn. but he ~ a dangerous hitter and
fast man. white Meyer is a splendid
receiver and good ttrower. ana is by
no means weak when il comes to bat
ting.
HJohnuy ReaIl. = Washington boy. who
BIAS SER ed several majcr league teams
Since D.. turned profe ssioual never has
been able to hold his own in fast com
esny. Last fall Reall Joined the Gin
sinpsti team and he made good al
Impression with the stick that he was
heralded as real find. In fact. tho
Prediction was made that IL the Reds
could get another Beall or two fol
be cinChed.
wrecks this spring to convince Man
agcr Herzog that Peall would not do
and he was sold to the Milwaukee CLUB
where ne DS0baDIy will shine.