The Washington times., 1916-07-17
Probable Lineup.
Grifmen.
BY LOUIS. A. BOUCHER.
Game at 4 o'clock.

ginning to put that battle in the older
circuit In the shade. Three and a half
games separate the sixth plac Tigers
from the first place Yankees.
In the National League the leading
Dodgers are nine and a half games
ahead Of the sixth place Pirates.
Even without iris Speaker. the Bos-
ton Red Sox are challenging the honors
Of the heavier hitting Yankees, and those
who have followed baseball for years
are claiming that the worlds champ
ions Will yet win out. hitting Or no hit
ting.
But the fight In this league is by no
means settled. It may run on for a
month yet. with team after team slow
ing up under the drive. The Yankees
and Red Sox look the strongest Tho
Indians. Griffmen. White sox and Tigers
are spasmodic performers.
A reliable hitter would make real con-
tenders OF the Griffmen.
More reliable pitching would do like
wise for the Indians or Tigers.
The White Sox seem to have pitching.
fielding, and batting. but their in-and-
out performances continue Just the same,
keeping them out Of the real struggle.
The Red Sox won five out Of nine
games played last week. and are now
in second place. a game and half be-
hind the Yankees. One game was tied.
They gained at the expense OF the
Yanks who dropped six out Of nine con-
tests.
The Griffmen broke even In their six
games, scoring sixteen runs on forty
eight hits, and leaving forty-six run
ners stranded on the sacks.
The Boston Braves are once more
making trouble in the National League
Last week they won fve out or SIX
Dodgers, who won but three out OF
eixht played. Stallings' clan is now
two games behind the leaders. and go
ing much stronger In the West. Unless
the Dodgers start another streak they
NAV fall out of first place to let the
Braves take 1t before next saturday
comes.
The Braves. in their fiye victories and
lone deefat. scored Twenty-Five runs on
nifty hits and left thirty runners on the
cushions. Their fielding was exception
ally good, only three errors being chalk
ed up against them.
The Grifrmen have the Indian sign on
one strong team in this league. anyway.
As OF old, Cleveland just cannot seem
to do hen S SRRosssd to
was the sixth in eight games with the
Here is the record Of the Grirs
against all the teams In the league TO
date:
Grifrs. 5; fanks. II.
Grifrs, y; Red Sox. 7.
tirins, 8; Indians, z.
Griirs., q; White Sox. b.
Grins, b; Tigers. u.
GriTs. y; Brownies, z.
Grins. y; Mackmen, 4.
Total-Grnmen, u victories: oppon-
ents. 81 victories.
Inc Grifrmen appear considerable
stronger than the Indians and Brownies
and have good margin over the Mack
men. They are giving the Red Sox and
we'll with the White sox, and are help,
less when opposing the Yankees.
Rippy Williams may have to take
Jury he sustained yesterday in Cleye.
land. In sliding to third base he pulled
a tendon in his leg. He was able tc
in the Capital stiffness had set in Il
such a degree that he went at once
to the club physician to have his leg
II williams is forced to take a rest
Charlie Jameson may be used at frs'
base. He Is a wee chap. but Manager
Griffith has a lot of faith In him
hrst base in morning practice.
II Jameson has to take whsck a
playing first base, Horace Milan
Turney Barber, or Sam Rice Will b'
DCht W ASts hSsN'
Tomorrow the Indians close their Sc
Iies at Georgia avenue. to he FOLLOWED
rIlainder OF the week Double-header
are marked for wednefCSy and Thurs
day. with single games on Friday ant
After this week Washington will b.
without baseball at Georgia avenue I'm
I'll August l6. when the Detroit TIGER
open the final invasion by Western
clubs for the 1915 season.
The Washington season will close Of
September ~. when the Red Sox win
up their last visit OF the year q
Georgia avenue.
Max Moelker. right-hsnd pitche
who has been twirling with the Deso
Grays. a semi-pro team In New York
Is TO receive a trial with the Clevelcn
Indians on the recommendation OF Bill
Gilbert. the former Giants secon
baseman.
CLEVELAND, July IA doubl
disappointment greeted Lee Foil an
his Indians yesterday. They wer
handily trimmed by the Washingto
Griffmen, 4 to 2, and only $4,000 fan
turned out to sec the contest T
make matters worse, falling befor
Clark Griffith's lads brought the In
dams back into third place. A wee
ago they had messed ont The Yankee
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