The Washington herald., 1916-08-27

The Cleveland Indians will oppose the
Nationals for a series of four games
starting tomorrow.
With the Indians will be seen Joe
Boehling. Danny Moeller and Chick Gan
dill, former Washington players.
johnson is slated to pitch the opening
game. while Harper, Shaw and Ayers
will probably work the others.
According to reports from Philadelphia,
Joe Bush deserved all the honors that
so with twirling a no-hit ball game.
This makes the second no-hit game
of the season in the American League.
twlrled the other against New York last
May.
Eddie Foster made a sensational catch
in the ninth inning of yesterdays game.
Second and third were loaded, with one
out, when Fournier popped up a short
fly Just over second base. Foster turned
his back to the stands, raced after the
ball, whirled around just in time to jump
into the air and made the catch. John
Collins, on third base. was SO dumfound-
ed that he had to run half way back
from home in order to keep from being
put out.
When the Cleveland club left home for
its final invasion OF the East. Fohls men
were a game and a half behind the Bos-
ton Red Sox, leaders of the American
League. This morning the Indians were
one and a half games below Boston and
had but y more games. While 1t is still
mIthematically possible for the Cleve-
land team to win the pennant, probabili-
ties against such a contingency are so
great that il is virtually eliminated To
gain six and half full games with 81 is
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top speed, which the Indians are not do
ing by any means.
When interviewed in Philadelphia yes
terday Manager Fohi naturally would
not ike to admit yet that his team is
out of the race, just as he would not
predict early in the season that he would
win the pennant for the Cleveland fans.
But IL was easy to see from his general
attitude that he really did not hope to
win. 1T Is always possible to win If
there are enough games to be played In
which to catch up" said Fohl when
asked what he thought his chances were
but the odds now are awfully big against
US.
"Our club will go better, of course
from now until the end of. the season
because the men are hitting better and
more Opportunely than they did during
the first part Of the trip. and then. too.
Morton is back and will be able to pitch
good ball. l think There isn't anything
the matter with Mortons arm now. His
only trouble is that he has not had time
to regain his control. That may han
dicap him for awhile, but he viii get
over II. and I expect to see him go well"
Continuing. Fohl gave this as his dope
on the race: In spite of the fact that
Carrigans men are in the lead. l do not
regard them as seriously as I do the
White Sox. The Red Sox play a steadier
fielding game than Chicago, but they are
slower on the bases and haven't nearly
the hitting power OF Rowland's team.
Jackson, Eddie Collins, Felsch and Four
nier are hitting the ball much harder
than they were a few weeks ago, and 1
know that this team Is bound to give any
club a lot OF trouble"
The Cleveland Indians hustled back to
the Sixth City Immediately after yester-
days game against the Athletics. Cleve-
land plays the New York Yankees today,
and will arrive in Washington tomorrow
morning ready to tackle the Griffmen.
WILLIAM PEET.