The Washington times., 1916-05-19
Forest City Team Possesses
Punch Needed by Winners
to Win Any Pennalts.
eANDIL ovERToPs JOE JUDGE
Ed Charity, Minneapolis Back
stop, May Be Eoroedtq Take
Up Catching Job.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

whether they win the, 1915 pennant
or not the Cleveland Indians are go
ing TO make a lot OF trouble this sea-
son. On their showing to date they
should easily land among the first
four.
In Lee Fohi, the Indians appear to
have a careful leader. who Is ever
ready to take advantage of the other
fellow. He doesn't wait for things to
go badly before applying the remedy.
Witness HIS speedy hitting Of Stanley
Covcleskie when but one man was
passed In the seventh. Fohl Is think
ing all the time. Thinking, somebody
once said. wins In the long run.
Chick Gandil showed his worth with
one play against the Griffmen. His
wonderful stop OF Milan's single broke
up what began to look like a WASH
ington rally. Later on he will hit.
Last season Gandil hit for less than
900 until the campaign was half over.
He finished at .291. You may dope It
out for yourself how hard he hit to
reach that mark.
iris Speaker, hitting for 1898 and
covering all three gardens. has made
the Indians what they are. He has
inspired the young pitchers with con-
hdence by his fielding and saved them
from defeats with his batting. He is
the punch" the team needed.
So long as. Foh1 receives the kind
OF pitching shown by. -Coveleskie and
Bagby, the Indians will be as good
as the next all the way.
the generally known brittleness Of
Terry Turner a grand player when in
condition. but liable to spells Of bench
duty with a lame back; the mediocre
hardly sMS ~ absence c oq e. 9Ss
breaking Of some Of the pitchers who
have been keeping the team up SO far
IN All he IL Sa al, looking at the Indians n
one game and that victory over
lot of ability. They look like hrst
division ball club, They have the
punch that. winners REQUIRE.
Jack Bentley. the Sandy Springs
southpaw. was today released to Min
neapolis In the American Association by
Manager Griffith, He VIII go to join
Bentley Is a left-hander and made
good with the Millers last season. Can
as the Griffmen have no use for Bent
ley. he has been sent back.
Many fans spent the afternoon yes
terday comparing Chick Gandil and
Joe Judge. Here is what they lid for
their teams: II
G 9,dss .,.,,.,..... Z Q Q 10 I I
1 TSe iigures show little difference in
their work, but actually Gandil tow
cred above his youthful follower. Sisn-
is Just a youngster breaking IN with a
big league team.
What the figures fail to- show is that
Judge had two opportunities to break
up the game with hit. In the first
inning he came up with two down and
two on. lie raised fly to smith. IN
the seventh he came up with the bases
filled and two down. Tha A. time cor ne SEM
for his high ny. A hit ut either stage
might have swung, tho decision our
way. but II didn't arrear.
What the figpres fail TO show Is that
Gahdii. with two on and two down in
the first frame. struck out. They also
fail TO show that stop OF Milan's hot
drive past frat base. That kept the
Gritmen from getting into the game.
The Grinmen are now facing the
possibiIity OF using an absolutely green
backstop. Ed Charity may be forced
to go behind the bat.
Eddie Ainsmith will hardly be ready
to work for week or more. suffering
from a wounded finger on his throwing
hand. t'
the result of stopping Wild shoot with
that member.
Al Williams arm needs more sun
than II has had recently, and the kink
refuses to come out
Therefore, 1t seems to be up to Ed
Charity TO go in there and show that
his work In the American Association
last season was on the level. II the
youngster gets In there long enough to
get over reasonable nervousness and