Evening star., 1916-04-14
BY j. ED GRILLo.

NEW YORK. April 14.--There will be
cdedly questionable whether the one
which is scheduled for tomorrow can be
played.
1t has rained all night and still is at it
this morning. The Polo Grounds have
had lot of rain of late. and probably
cannot be got ready by tomorrow even ii
it should clear.
| This not only is great setback for
the team because.it was in it's stride. and
probably would have won three out of
four here this trip. but it means that a
lot of doubleheaders will be scheduled
when the Griffmen make their next ap-
pearance here.
Griffith is busy finding a place where
/ he can give his players workout some
| time today if the rain stops. There is a
| place in front of the clubhouse at the
| Polo Grounds which is covered with Gin
| ders. where the players could warm up
| their arms. but if it continues to rain
an indoor place must be found where the
team can work out
To be idle at this stage of the sea
| Il
never do. and Griffith is determined to
| keep his team in shape After the Ma
| tionals make their first western trii
| they open four-game series here in
New York. commencing June %. and
seven games will have to be played if
tomorrow's game also is postponed
! This would be real hardship and tax
even so good and big pitching staff
as Griffith can boast. The strange part
| of the rain is that it seems 10 be con-
| tt,tr r,,tx I, lI nfh hksf
places in the east and west being able
to play their games.
Dave Eultz. head of the Players Fra
ternity, addressed the members of the
| Washington team at the Ansonia a,
! 1880 O'Clock this morning. Fultz
! talked for more than an hour. but the
subject he talked on was not made
| known.
| NEW YORK. April 14.-Manager
Griffith believes Detroit will win the
| pennant this year, and that his own
| team will be q contender in the race
right down to it's finish.
EFF Jennings has corraled the pitch
| ers he has needed he will not have
much trouble finishing in front in this
| race. He has the better ball team
because he is well supplied with of
| fensive strength and has good de-
! fensive team as well, and enough speed
l
| Now. if he has the pitchers he has
| reeded l don't see how Detroit can be
stopped. don't like that Chca &C
| team. for the reason that it cannot hi,
left-handed pitcher. and it is the
worst fielding outfit in either league
1t is weak at third and at first. and
/ don't believe that Rowland can make
that kind of a team win regardless OF
what he may do. The SoX may get
| off pretty we'll in the spring, as they
did last year. but they can't stay there
very long.
80 far as the Red Sox are con-
cerned.. it seems to me that they have
not the advantage they had wher
| Speaker was in center. and they are
now about even with the rest of the
| contenders. The Yankees are a ball
! team which will win a lot of games
| but I don't figure them to be yer,
prominent in the race, because l am
not satisfied that they have a strong
pitching staff
| "As for US. I think we will surprise
lot of folks when we get in ou,
stride. We have the best twirljne
staff in the league, l am sure, and we
| will hit lot more than we used to ant
play h-grade ball in the field
| look for my team to be in the rae
right down to the finish. and il We
have any breaks we may finish In
| 'front.'
| One of the methods adopted by tn.
opposing battery when it is realized
the h1t-and-run play is on is for the
catcher to signal the pitcher for a pitch.
out and then with the batter eliminated