The Washington herald., 1916-09-03
Amateurs Beaten---Dodgers Lose
Cash Bonus for Harper Had
He Won Yesterdays Game
Grif and Mack in Confab.
All Sorts Of Rumors Are
Circulated Gossip.

Had Harry Harper won his game
against the Athletics yesterday he would
Rave earned the cash bonus promised hin,
by Manager Grifhth before the season
started. The bonus was to be paid when
Harper turned in his fifteenth vIctory.
and until yesterday southpsw Harry had
fourteen wins to his credit
During the present season Harper has
tWirled fine ball for the Nationals in
fact. he has been Grifith's one best bet
next to Walter johnson.
There is this much 10 be sstd shou,
Harper. He has always been willing 20
listen TO advice and has profted there
from. Harry is still weak on fielding
but whole lot better than when the
campaign opened. Next year the Hack
ensack lad should be at least 20 r,er cent
more efficient in every department OF
the game.
The Nationals go to Cumberland. sd.
To-Day TO play an exhibition game against
the club OF that town. Most OF the rc-r-
lars will be taken along. but Young I'd
flaherty is slated TO pitch with Ed Char
rity behind the bat
Flaherty and Ghsrrity-some batter
Last Friday night. Manager GHrfh
and Connie Mack held a long converse
ton in Mack's room at the Hotel Hs,-
rington. and in less time than Il taxi
( 10 teiI all sorts OF rumoTs were flying
thick and fast
1t was reported that the Old Fox had
tried to induce Connie Mack TO mart with
/ suny Mclnnis for players and cash. also
mat a handsome offer he'd been made Tor
Amos Strunk.
Nothing to it-MarE and myself are
not contemplating any trad or sale. our
meeting and talk had no significance
whatsoever. We did not mention either
OF the players in our discussion d" +. The
way Griffith dismissed the rumor.
Ray Morgan is TO hold down second
: base in todsy's exhibition against tho
Cumberland Club. Morgan will nrohsbi,-
J De IN the Nationals lineup next Tues
! DAY or Wednesday when the New York
Yankees appear for short series
! For long time Connie MaCk's team
could not win a game in any series TIN
occasionally Won game, only TO ono
more go on a losing streak
For several weeks it has been impu.-
/ bic for any team 10 make a clean sv.
! OF a series against the MaCkmau- Er,4L-
/ Ing their losing streak Of twenty straight
al Detroit. the Athletics have won on,
| or two games In every series. First th,g
got victory against Detroit Then ,4c.-
Won two games from the Yankees. Next
they returned home and won one game
each from St Louis. Detroit and Chicago
and two games from Cleveland
Manager Mack brought his team 20 Wash
inGton Friday and the Athletics got an
even break. Walter johnson was TOO
much for Majors in the first game and
Myers turned in the victory in the SEQ
Ond contest
The race for batting honors in ire
] American League is creating almost as
much interest as the race for the DNn-
nant. Cobb has 4 chance to set a record
that will be difficult TO equal in the fu-
ture II he succeeds in leading the lea ue
in batting for ten consecutive yesrs.
Only few weeks remain and he made
his greatest squirt during the last week,
gaining 10 points on tho Indian out fielder.
One week ago 3 points separated Cobb
from Speaker. Now just lS points scpa-
rate the determined Georgian from his
mark. and once he caches Iris & will
be hard task TO hold him in check.
/ Speaker at present has an average Of
80 and Cobb claims .Sss. II Tv can
thrive on western pitchers as he Toasted
on those IN the East IL will be only a
matter OF days until he is back on TOP.
4 Joe Jackson also Is in the race and
very much so. He continues to gain. and
while he picked up only a point, ii served
10 boost his mark to .255. only u point,
in the rear OF Cobb and 2 behind Speaker.
The leading batters in the American
League are: Speaker. Cleveland. ~:
! Cobb, Detroit, -36S: jackson. Chicaeo. 80:
Strunk. Philadelphia .S0S; Gardner. Bos-
ton, .SoS: Roth. Cleveland. 33. SisIsr,
st Louis. SOL; Felsch. Chicago. as
Nunsmaker, New York, 90: High. New
/ York .291.
The leading pitchers for q games.