The Washington herald., 1916-08-13
Detroit Tigers
HERE WEDNESDAY
Western Clubs Invade East
for Farewell Tour-Browns
Play Locals Saturday.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
ny WILLIAM FEET,

Those chesty Western clubs who re-
fuse 10 be counted out OF the peunaotl
race. invade the East this week, and he|
Nationals will on Wednesday open al
Ihree-game series against the Detroit|
1igers IN the Florida avenue concreteI
coliseum,
On Saturday come the ST. Louis Brown
ana unless all signs fail the largest crowd
OF the season will turn out 20 look owed
This club which has been kicking up suchI
rumpus the past month in the Amer \
can League
The Nationals this season have played
their best ball At home. contrary 10 ira
: dition. and there is every reason "a bel
l'eVe that Washington fans will see sorne
real sport during the next four weeke
Those Browns declared themselves inI
the first division for keeps yesterday by1
winning from the Cleveland India ~
while the Detroit Tigers were being hum
bled by the White Sox. This defeat fou}
Detroit shOves the JungaIeers back intc
the second division.
Rumors that Griffith intends 70 vrecl
his present ball club and build up an en-
lire new organization for next year ar
hard to believe. The Old Fox has bee,
= trying to pick up youngsters ever sine
he handled the reins here 70 replace IN
so-called REGULAR hut in most cases ths
D
when the season opened the old-timert
W@r" right or the job
IL is. OF course. possible that the Old
Fox may be lucky enough TO grab
minor league phenom or two. but durins
'ne time he has been in charge OF base
hall affairs here he has had poor sue
cess in that direction
st. Louis comes East this week. me@l
IA "a II
series Of three Fames and there IS no
reason why they should not contIrus
. their mad winning streak. In Washing
ton the Browns arc sure 10 find tn, road
a rocky one. The NV York Yankees
will be strengthened when st Louis hits
Gotham and the Red Sox. as they are at
present travelling are able 10 defend
themselves. SO Fielder Jones Is going TO
have his hands full in tho East during
the next two weeks. Tho result Of TITS
trip will determine just what rha-ce he
Browns have for the pennsnt
Connie Mack's doVn-troddcn Athletics
upset a whole lot or dope YESTERDAY nv
handing the New York Yankees a cou,Is
Of black eyes. winning both games OF 4
doUbIe-header.
Tho Brooklyn Dodgers mot a similar
/ fate at The hands Of the Boston Braves
in tho National League. and today the
Dodgers are only three games in the
lead.
4 According TO the latest hating aver
ages. sam Rice is leading rre Nationals
with the bat with an average Of 90
There are few changes among Amer
J lean LeaEue batters speaker Cobb md
? Jackson are relatively in about the saJs
positions. Cobb now has - stolen bases:
p Weaver Chicago, leads in sacrifice hits
with 81. Baker. New York. Iu home runs
with :: Jackson. in total bass with 90:
Speaker in runs scored viii 8. and De
uoit in team hitting with G-
4 Leading batters-S0eaker. Cleveland.
3So: Cobb. Detroit. .s-.'. Jackson. Chicago,
81: Roth. Cleveland o,9. Slsler. St
Louis. -29S: Fe.sCh, rhicaso. .sS. Nuna-
maker. New York. -. HobIitzo,. Boston,
.2S4: Burns. Detroit .@s3. Strunk. Phils-
delphis. sc
LEADING pitchers Tor * games: