The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-05
INDIANS HAVE SHOT THEIR
BOLT; GR|FFS NEAR SLUMP,
SOX AND YANKS NOW DUE

NEW YORK. June 5 The American
league race a. 'ar hss been one whore
the reverse English has been the rule
Several of the teams which were 'g
uted a. sure tail epdsr- rs,e uesn gum
ming up things IN an uncanny VsN hy
Valloplng everything and everybody m
,ifht ana giving themselves the spposf.
ances OF champions Those Who we're
figured ne sure sem hnAlists have been
lrosgy from tho start
Rut n seems 10 us that smother month
will lind conditions normal again will
sea the spring flowers faded and the
lots bloom plant, In their fullest bios
som
H. our opinion. the Indians have shot
their holland the Senator. soon viii
seek lower levels The Indians have
teen n, surprise ~ the baseball year
Those who have anAlytcd their work to
Date feel. however. that they have plsyed
beyond them.elyc. Hnd ~ tho same
time. have gathered In Nh the breaks
In the Sixth Ci'y the folks threaten
t1r and feathers '0f su,n ,nnr Nho opinions
th-t tn. Indian, won't finish ors-tvn-
three nut II IL hard o. nEufc out such
,irh place FOR the indians IN October
after ono has viewed tho doinr- ~ tb"
other seven club, IN cleveland. they
overlook the fact that me team ~ =
/ whole. 4. = weak hitting combination
| which up 90 tho present has hesn -
/ 80 mely lucky. luasmuch ~ the hulk ~
l tho sNats esudsd b, rs hitslnG' haV"
-mo A. critical moments
! indians Lucky,
! That, luck 10 hli Away, WNsu ntts
means runs to never 20 waste hlts And
thsts what has happened 10 Cleveland
Furthermore. their Young pitcher. have
hen hrseflnr slonE 81 wonderful clip
Sooner or later thev mus, allr 4 BIZ The
strain viii tell And then me Indians
n,us, slir gradually down the chu,es
The Senators have been blessed b, IN.
element weather throughout the ,rfins
rm. has snshled clark Gfiinh IN work
Walter iohN.on In shout every mira
same. Thats huEe advantage for me
Washington crowd nui when me douhie
header season sets under way and John.
scn will b, able "a work only once m
tN,rN i've ~ 81, Esmef. = different .,orf
can hs written concetnlns Warrington
The Senators have fair hall team
without iohnson, q mishty sooi h.ll
team With him nut n isn't = club ihs,
looks socd enough 10 win the rennsn,
when compared With several other out
iits In the Inhnsonisn circuit
scs and Nsns Due
Waving GATED all ~ the eishi clubs We
have come to believe that the ped So,
YANKEES and possibly the White 40, Nill
he In the final drive for the huntins
honofs unless all present sirns poln,
wrong " tho Yankee hst,ots ever com,
cut ~ their two months slump. thsv will
wov, TO he the moa, dsnsstou, club IN
tue league This not said mets, he
cause We happen "a live In Gotham and
like 10 speak kindly concsfnlnt m. HON,
team n 10 because the YANKEES hsv,
'town that " their men ever begin IA
they sf. solns to travel with tecs.
les. speed
since the season hsssn the Yankee,
hsVe been lowering near nfi plars
Ihei have accomplished this despite m.
fhc' M their heavy hitter. -paket Ma.
ace usneon, Pirr and nllhoolsy ahav,
smassed stand average ~ little un,,
ush 700 Boomer ~ later those h,y,
Me soins 10 hesin mscins the offering
~ the opposition Then something \
lbely 10 happen
Nor. Pitching Later
tNrthef'no's, the Yankees have had 4,
he' along without any real help t,or
thef veteran hurting trio Caldwell
, kes,ins and Fisher Tn. three sf. ws,r
s.'het men. The ,ofid spell Il. sin,n.
en- Ne They'll tsks advantage ~ ths
and som oush, 10 bs pitching rurl
ushtst ssmes than they dld durins M
. fiis, month ~ two
The risets aren't out N the isrs h.
any nssns-eu, the, sfcnt In n pu,fl,
/, pitching In spo,s and weak hriins o,
! other occasions has been the eau,. IN
/ the ps,rcl, slir The pitcher, ma,
; ,cns srcund siihin the ns,t fsN week
" they DO. and the clube.t, begin find