The Washington times., 1916-07-03
Yankees.
Grifmen.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
Game at 4 o'clock.


Mcbride are awaiting official word
from Ban johnson what their fates are
to be, following Fridays riot At the
Georgia aveEue ball park. 1t Is expect
a short suspension, but Mcbride may
part IN the free-for-all.
Sam AGnew. who assaulted Clark
also expected to be- fined and suspended
Manager Carrigan. who took no part
in the scrap on the diamond, should es-
care anything more severe than mere
INTERPRETATIONS are heard all around
the league. and most baseball writer's
everywhere. save in Boston. arc in:
clined to side with Clark Griffith and
his i.hst team mn in their troubles over the
OF course. Jimmy Isaminger the
PlIlly funny man, has to cnliven the
baseball world with few OF his char
acteristio quips concerning the bout.
president Wilson has postponed ec-
devote his undivided attention to the
Red sox- Washington crisis -
Catcher s kp %sne% Of pt tt. f Rsd ses
the right to meet Sherwood Magee."
THE receipts Of the Sam Agnew-
Clark Griffith fight amounted only 70
S.t2J.25.. and after the club pr9moters
III You don't think that San, Asnew
can hit see Clark Griffith;
A Boston writer with the Red soy
that may stick to him Tor the rcmnin-
:. der Of his ser ice In tn: American
League; He has dubbed the hard-hit-
ting catcher "siam" Agnew.
Ty Cobb's exhibition of bat-throwing
may cause Ban johnson to plaster a
fine upon the Georgia Peach. Cobb ls
Sredsd Mss Fl. Sa at h Carl rGr Nav.
maker followed suit against Dutch
Leonard. and George Mcbride tossed
Is out in front again. this time hurl-
ing his bat into a box In the grand
II is hardly likely. though. that Cobb
%saGt x Angry esye n Re G may have
Cobb is too Intelligent to do anything
like that deliberately. 1t is rather to
be expected that the bat got away,
frem him n; and ar, landed in the stand
been called to bat-throwing. and Cobb
will probably have to fork over some
money for his outbreak In Chicago
yesterday.
It is suggested that the Baseball
Players Fraternity take hold Of this
bean bail" question. IT'S to laugh!
So far as remedying evils OF baseball,
the fraternity has done absolutely MOTH
ing since It was founded; that is TO say.
the evils of baseball, as 1t Is played on
the tield. The fraternity has looked
iDthelr financial dealings with their ball
clubs.
One suggestion worth while is TO have
any patsman hit with bean Dali.
nlaA trl hna ma
are on the bases. they are to advance
Just as II the batsman made n triple.
This might work far better than to have
Dave Fultz write 'stinging note or
pitcher.
II the Griffmen re to climb right
now. they must make II three out 81
fHSs from m ns Ys aes In ar sers ct
Bill Donovan has his crew working TO-
gether like creased wheels. His pitchers
are delivering real classy goods on the
Baker and Lee Magee. have found rheir
batting lamps and his fielders have rot
down to business In no unmistakable
manner. The Yankees are quite the
at this point In the race.
Though many Washington fans were
inclined to count II Griffmen out OF
out OF six games to Yankees in New
York, the team it's has refused alb
solutely to agree wi hem. The GriFs
came right back and nded the worlds
champion Boston | Scx a swe:,
trouncing three time in four attempts
Furthermore. had things gone a little
differently in that other game, Bert
Gallia would have won a Victory, and
Doc Ayers would never have been seer
on the mound.
The Griffs are today a little shaker
up. They are without three regular In.
fielders, but they are going right along
doing the best they can day In and day
out. always making a fight against the
enemy and ever ready to show a rally.
The Yankees are not one whit strong
Ell, than the Griffmen. although theil
hitting Is a bit heavier. The local pitch.
while the fielding, OF the Cribs Is bet
ter than that of the Yankees. 1t looki
like fifty-nfty, and that means -four
tough battles booked for Georgia ave
nue.. .',..
Today's game Is booked to start Mt
o'clock, SO II you're late for dinner to-
night. blame the directors OF the Wash.
intton club. II American League games
had been setting q marx for speed. thl!
additional half hour might not be no
ticed hut oil season lonr American
l.tacue aamcs has DR. pGed Very few