Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01
NO GAMES HERE
FOR FULL WEEK.
Tuesdays Contest Will Be
Final on the Local Field
Until May 9.
GRtFFMEN DUE TO PLAY
FOUR IN PHILADELPHIA
Harper and Ruth Slated to Battle in
Second Tilt With Red
Sox Today.
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

With the finishing of the final game
of the series with Boston tomorrow
WASHINGTON will have no base ball for
a week. Wednesday is an off day In the
schedule. Thursday morning the Grin-
men go to Philadelphia, where they are
slated to play the Mackmen Thursday,
Friday, Saturday and Monday. They re-
turn home Tuesday for the initial game
with the st. Louis Browns, after which
come Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago in
the order named.
Harry Harper and Babe" Ruth prob
ably will be the pitchers in the game
with Boston today. Both are left
handlers of class and a real battle is
looked for from these two mound ar
lists The Nationals have been playing
in good form, and Manager Griffith is
hopeful of taking the remaining two
games from the world champions, In
which event the Nationals may take
the lead in the race.
Fielder Jones' Browns have lost the
last six games they have played on
their own grounds. That is miserable
showing for team whose manager
claimed the pennant during the winter,
and the going is likely to be even
worse when the Browns come east,
where there are no weak teams TO
feast upon. Jones. of course, is COM
petent manager. He has been praised
for his victory with the White Sox IN
1906, and he claims to have stronger
team than that in the present Browns,
though the Browns are not showing
much class this spring.
Jones got an exaggerated idea of the
strength of the defunct Federal League
and tried to build up the Browns with
no brought
the outlaws. This proved a failure right
from the outset. but even though he
virtually has complete American
League team now he does not seem able
to make it win.
IF, in the opinion of the umpire be-
hind the plate. pitcher attempts TO
hit a batsman in the head there should
be prompt action says Joe villa in
the New York Evening Sun.
THE pitcher should be instantly ban
ished from the game. Leonard ire
auently has been accused of using the
bean, BALL and Nunamaker wa, vas sure
that he was a target for this UNI
sportsmanlike delivery in the fourth
inning of Fridays game. Leonard
pitched a high. fast ball that seemed
to be aimed at Nunamaker's head. The
latter quickly fell to the ground to
keep from being hit. The next ball
was over the plate and Nunamaker.
swinging at 1t, tried to throw his bat
at the pitcher. The bat slipped out OF
Nunamaker's hands and was picked up
pasted the third ball pitched to left for
two bases The ill-feeling continued
when Nunamaker again faced Leonard
in the sixth frame. Nunamaker ground
ed to HoblitZel and roughly collided
with Leonard, who took the throw at
first base. Leonard was knocked down,
but he held on to the ball for put
out"
If Ruth pitches for Boston today
Shanks will remain in right field, Is
it is Griffiths system now to take out
the left handed batters. SO far as pos
sible, when a left-hander is pitching
against his team.
While Dan Moeller bats right-handed
gainst the southpaws he is hand
capped by the change to the other side
of the plate. and for this reason he
will not be used against left handlers
+ By the time the western teams come
east weather conditions should be set
tied, and the Griffmen will be in bet
ter fettle than they have been until
recently. The locals are just begin
ming to hit UP to their standard. Hot
weather will bring both Judge and
Rondeau into batting form, and that
will make a lot of difference in the
teams offensive strength.
Alexander. the Phillies' pitching star.
attributes much OF his success to the
fact that a majority Of the batters in
the National League are high ball hit
tiers. and as Alexander has the ability
to keep the ball low. whether it is d
fast one or curve this gives him a
Egreat advantage over these batters who
are helpless whenever the ball is kept
around their knees.
When Duff Lewis of the Red Sox tied
the score in the ninth inning Friday at
the Polo Grounds, President Lannin of
the Red Sox, who had been watching
the proceedings gloomily from a box
linear the Boston bench. leaped to his
feet and emitted yell of delight, at
the same time throwing several old
| balls to spectators in the grandstand
| behind him. Lannin is a base ball fan
as well as magnate. and a victory
makes him as happy as a schoolboy.
SAYS the Evening Sun. With the
score tied. he applauded Lewis and
/ other Boston players, also urging them
to go in and win. 1t was Lannin s
enthusiastic roofing that worked his
men up to fight desperately for every
point. and the Boston magnate was
handsomely rewarded when. in the
eleventh inning, with one out Heating
walked Hooper, who reached third on
| HoblitzeTs two-bagger and ran across
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