The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

The International News Service in It's
day report yesterday printed the follow
ing dispatch from Chicago:
Chicago, May 23.-Rumors were
sfIOat in Chicago today that Charles
COmiskey, president of the White
SOx, is contemplating n change of
managers. The Old Roman, IL is
said, is discouraged at the miser-
able showing of the White sox,
which on paper is the best team in
the American League.
This rumor Is generally discredited by
Chicago newspapermen here with the
club and also by Manager Rowland him
self who says:
1T makes a good rainy day story-but
knowing Charley Comiskey as I do I am
inclined to believe that II he cOntem-
plated any change in managers or pro-
posed to institute a general shake up,
would be notified first. Up to date I
have had no such word from my boss,
who at present is with a camping party
In the Wisconsin woods"
Manager Rowland stated last night that
he would pitch Urban Faber against the
Nationals today. Griffith has decided
upon Bert Gallla, and the game should be
a good one.
stage a contest. In fact, every Ameri-
can League club in the East was forced
TO postpone its games on account Of the
rain, which appeared to be general in
this section Of the country.
The New York Giants are sweeping
through the West, defeating all comers,
Just as did the Griffmen back in 1912, and
by winning yesterday. theMcGraw tribe
made it twelve in a row. 1t will require
FIVE more victories to equal Washtngton's
1912 record. but there are many who be-
lieve the New Workers will be able to full
fll the task.
Fielder Jones' the pilot OF the st. Louis
Browns. was induced to talk to a base
ball writer in New York yesterday. and
gave out an interesting interview as to
his opinion OF the American League race
this season.
Discussing Washington. Jones said:
washington wouldn't look very strong
II it were not for Walter Johnson"
This is interesting for the reason that
Johnson has not pitched against the
Browns this season, the Nationals win
ming three out Of four from the Missouri
crowd without employing Johnson's ser
vices to turn the trick.
Fielder Jones' views on the pennsnt race
are printed below: LAS for my views OF
the American League race, I think II is
going to be a pretty close one all the
way. Cleveland looks to be very strong,
and I want TO be put down as one man
ager who takes that club seriously.
While they may not win the pennant.
they certainly are no 'flash-in-the-pan'
team. They've got a splendid attack and
corking defense and some very stylish
young pitchers. What more could you
ask of a club? And then the Athletics
aren't at all TO be sneezed at. There's
real ball club. Most of them are young
sters, to be sure, but every ones a real
ball player down to the ground. Any
club that beats Connie Nack's bunch
Will have to get four or FIVE runs, and its
hard to get that many this year.
Chicago is having just the kind of
luck We had at the outset. only a little
worse. They're at the bottom now, but
before long they'll begin to show their
real class. Detroit isn't getting enough
Washington wouldn't look very strong II
Il were not for Johnson. haven't seen
enough of the Yankees to make any COM
mont but with the players BIZ Donovan
has he ought TO turn out a winning COM
bina'iCn- The Red SOx are a classy club,
but [ think they miss Speaker. Just now
thsv aren't getting the right kind of
pitching. and that probably Is the real
reason they are not winning"
The White Sox have discarded the old
drGe dark blue road uniforms and are
flad in steel gray-COIored togs. White
stockings, however. are still worn and