The Washington herald., 1916-06-19
Club Wins Five and Ties Ond
of Fourteen Played on
First Long Trip.
TO PLAY PIRATES TODAY

St Louis. No. June ls-The NattonsI
wound up their first Western trip toda.
and are speeding East with anything bl
an enviable record OF the fourtee
games played only five have been wo
and one was q draw. Il was not unit
st. Louis, the last stop. that the Gr1d
men woke up and played real beseba
! the brand which put them in the LED
| Of the American League race last rnontI
but at that wushington's record Is sboJ
as good as that Of New York and Do(
/ ton on this trip
The hitting OF Foster, Milan. and RoI
deau in St Louis helped nightly IN wi
ming the series-this was denied the o
! Fox when Chicago. Detroit, and Gev
land were encountered.
The boys are looking forward with COZ
siderable interest to the trip TO Pitt
! burgh, and tomorrow's exhibition Ezr
against the Pirates. It isn't often that
National League Club is tackled dur1n
the championship season, and the pls,X
ers are keen Tor this comparison Stur.
Jim Shaw has been told by his team
mates that unless ne beats the Pirate
/ they will not associate with him an
more. and Shaw has promised 70 turn
a victory.
Although Koob. a lcft-hander. WA
the box during the two last chapters I'd
day, Manager GrffHth did not ren1ov
. ether Jameson or Judge, both OF vhol
are supposed TO be weak against south
paw twirling. The Old Fox states ths
only in the event Of a high-class ler1
handler being opposed 70 his club or u
team being in slump. will he tai
Judge out Of the game
Carl Sawyer. the Nstionals' cuuosdis
had SIS in real money. a diamond sticI
pin worth SIS and a gold watch stole
from him this afternoon. The none
} watch and pin were rolled UP In q hsn(
}. kerchief and placed in one Of his trous(
} pockets. The theft was committed whi
} the game was in progress some snea
breaking into the clubhouse and rim
Sawyers pockets. Griffith reported u
matter TO Fielder Jones and asked ID
4 police be notified Sawyer says he doj
} not care so much for the money or ps
but the watch was given him by d
mother before she died. and he tr~xsu-<
it highly
While 20 is not known for oerrasn "
the chances are that two games VII |
staged against the Athletics in Philsda
phis next Tuesday, for the Nattonx
have postponed game with Mack
crowd in the Quaker City. The cub w
not leave Pittsburgh tomorrow night u
n
about 2 o'clock IN the morning
The Nationals opening Ssnae vactor|
over the St Louis Browns last ThursdAI
was won on a ''hUnch"
Griffith had fully intended TO pitch ID
Ayers against the Browns and did nd
change his mind until after he had picld
ed up morning newspaper. reading al
account OF the game played between th
Browns and Boston Red Sox on Wed
nesday which stated that the Noun,
City team knocked Carl Nays out Of u
box.
e NAYS and Doc Ayers are both under
, hand pitchers. The Old Fox hsuredf u
. they hit Mays hard they will probanl-
give Ayers the same kind OF a reception
. have q hunch that Boehllng can bea
the Browns so I'll put him TO work
This "hunch" worked out nicely, 70,
= Boehling won his game and allowed onli
four hits
1t might also be mentioned that Boeh.
l ing beat Plank in Washington when tn,
D Browns were there last month by tn,
same score as last Thursday. allowing
them five hits. while the GriHnen coul,
Q get to Plank for but three.
= In sending Pitcher Kenneth McGover7
& back to the minors for seasoning Grit
! fifth was probably Influenced by the I'm,
: showing Of Southpaw BoehlinE and saw
! a chance to put McGovern with q clul
! where the big fellow could get wha
: would be denied him with the Nationals
2 viz, chance TO pitch regularly in com
, petition and gain experience.
There is a string attached TO MCGoveT1
and II is possible that he will be recalled
? before the 1916 season closes, all depend
ing upon what sort OF a showing y,
makes with the Clinton Iowa, club.
Less than one-third OF the playing
, season Of the major leagues has been
! completed and in former years g
= positive line on the probable winner
could be obtained. This year. however
things are different the situation is
Just about as clear as the Potomac
River after a heavy rain
Fielder Jones. manager Of the
Browns. a man OF positive IDEAS vss
asked yesterday II the race was clear
ing up TO any extent and replied
"As far is can see there is irrrs
to choose between six or seven clubs
in the American League A lot OF
. luck 20 any one OF these teams would
probably get It the pennGnt I inaluds
the Browns"
Fielder Jones expresses cns Opinion
Of the other American League mana
be three or four clubs so closely bunch
ed by the latter part Of Sepceu oss
that the winner would not be return-
ed until possibly the last DAY OF tn<
. race.
Every time one sees the vvt.r.i
southpaw, Eddie Plank IN action IL II
TO marvel at him and wonder when h|
will be counted out
Plank is a. years old, yet be seem
to be just about as effective as eve
? His greatest asset is control He ca
; put that ball Just where he wants
, and always has the batter guessin
With q club like the Detroit Tigei
behind him, one able 70 90 out an
get three or four runs every da
. Plank should go through q season vii
? ming four fifths Of his games.
0 WILLIAM PEET-
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