The Washington times., 1916-08-02
HANK SHANKS SURE.
TO GET RECORD. FOR
ALL-ARQUND| WORK
Plays Brilliantly in 0utfieId and
Is Now Making Good on
First Sack.
WILLIAMS! IS OUT OF GAME
Shaw Earns chanceto Be Resu.
lar by Great Work Against
Indians. .-,..-.
By louis A. BOUCHER.


BygoU1s A. BOUCHER.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. 2.-7Hank
shanks ID sure 10 make q record for
all-arounds eef ficiencyS this season.
Classedl among the best .outfelders
in the game. judged wholiyVby field
ing, he has done good work at third
base. and yesterday broke into the
limelight,as a first baseman of parts.
To be sure. he had no difficult plays
to make. but what he had to do he did
with clever smoothness.
As member of the Griffmen in the
past five years, Shanks has played
field. He, has, filled hdle at third
have done. Now he enters the rum
ming as a first baseman.
Shanks got into, the game In the
NTH inning after Rippy Williams had
pulled the tendon in his right ankle
into right field: He came to bat twice
and his triple, in the ninth developed
the only run bis team made during
It Is doubtful IL Williams will be
able to play again for several days.
He has injured the Achilles tendon in
his right ankle, and cannot run
around. Some surprise was expressed
when Williams replaced Charity at
hrst base for the Griffs. for the
youngster from Minneapolis had been
Improving In every game he played.
There Is no telling now who will play
first base In the absence Of Williams.
II Will be either Shanks or Charity,
but the Old Fox declines to choose UNI
til game time. ."
Jim Shaw earned a, chance to be a
regular by his performance of yester-
day. The big fellow has been worked
hard against the batters for more than
a month, and the long grind seems to
have done him some good. He was
not wild, and young Charity had no
trouble handling him during the last
four innings. In addition to his pitch
He got three hits. one a double that
bounced Off the left Sfield wall. Four
hits were made of him, but two were
scratchy.
The passing of George Dumont from
the ranks Of the Griffmen to those of
the Minneapolis Millers was unexpected.
The Fargo Finger had made a good
tnterfered with his being worked regu-
larly. and this initiated against his
chances. However. he has not passed
from the Washington club. An option
be given another triad next spring. "
u had no use for him." explained
Manager Griffith. He is not strong
enough to last out full game. and both
I figure that both Ayers and Shaw will
than Dumont, and SO f,ye sent him 6 aSS
where be can. get lot Of work and
gradually build up his strength, He
pitcher than he is now. I haven't LOST
him by any means. He stul belongs to
the Washington club"
The Griffs leave early tonight for CHI
cago for four games with the White Sox
Chicago has won seven out Of thirteen
games from the Grifrmen. hut the latte,
believe that they will at least breal
City. II they don't do any better. Those
home hsvs inbued tie SGrins with az
idea that they are better than Row
lands clan,
Somebody Is always taking the Joy on
Of life. Jumps fIildebrand did It yester
day. and so the Griffs lost to the In
dams. 6 to I, in another weird contes
featured"by punk performances
Hildebrand got in his fine work II
tho second inning and couple Of hi
decisions took All the heart out Of tn
inta aSs sa EpPy Sr tha rst t%e
more than two weeks, slammed a tripI
to the extreme corner of left field an
made Cor the plate, on Morgan's II;
though a trifle high, but williams sill,
In under the ball. Hildebrand calle,
him. out, although the big fellow ha,
easily beaten the ball.
with one gone, Gandil bounced a singl
to left center and, after moment o
so, broke. for second as Boehling threw
TO Williams, After Gandil had beel
that Boehling had baked and allowe
Gandi1 to take second base. A lon
dispute ensued, the Griffs losing thei
argument. and Boehling losing interest
ss r HSsi%n' after AT sn That t
soft for the Indians Stanley Coveleski
was touched up frequently. but goo
support and n favorable decision no,
and then kent his opponents from scoT
ing until tlie ninth. and then 1t locke
as II Ray Chapman presented the Griff
with their one run. Coveleskie workc
hard and earned his victory. despite a
r. =
The Griffs passed up run in the ar,
frame when Moeller doubled and perish
ed trying to steal third with one gon
Milan's single would have brought hi
Rippy Williams opened the secon
with a drive along the third base lin
clear to the corner In left field, glvin
him three cushions. Morgan raised
fly to Graney and Williams was Gale
out at the plate. although he apparen
ly beat the peg.
Not till the ninth did the Grifrs scor
After two had died Shanks poled
liner that got through Smith and role
to the right field wall giving Il
Monacan three bases Morgan bounce
to Chapman, who threw low to Gani
scoring Shanks. Chapman's poor thro
was on purpose. for he had plenty
time.
The contest as a contest ended whs
the home boys collected five runs
the second inning. With one gone Gaui
tore a single to left center AMI W,
allowed to take second on a balk. Tur
err doubled to left, scoring Gand
O'Neill's single scored Turner. Gov
leslSie forced O'Neill. and passes
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