The Washington times., 1916-04-14
Double Headers in June win
Work Hardship on His Team,
So He Believes.
T0DAY'S GAME CALLED OFF
Ray Morgan's Injured Thumb
Rapidly Recovering and He
viii Stay In Lineup.

NEW YORK, April 1L-Manager Grif-
nth is downcast today. for today's game
was called off after twelve hours OF rain.
This means that two games Will have to
ne nlayed here around the last of June
and whatever advantage might acrue
from GriN's catching the PanKs with
their team work out of sorts Will have
disappeared.
ct wanted t. play all four games on
this trip here, was his explanation.
"The Yankees have power enough In
their heavy hitters, hat they're getting
all the luck as well. The next time we
come here Donovan will have his ma
chincry working better and we'll have
TO work our heads of to win."
Ray Morgan's damaged thumb is well
on the highway to recovery. and the
dav OF rest served its only good pur-
poso in 50 far that 1t gave the injured
diget an opportunity to cure.
He is expected to remain at the top
of the batting order until some unfore-
seen exieency causes his removal and
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In the meantime his understudy. Carl
Sawyer. will remain the comedian ex-
treordinary of the club.
Griffith is pleased with the results OF
putting Mcbride eighth in the batting
list, and this transfer is more than
likely 10 remain a fixture throughout
the season.
There Is some possibility OF Ed Char
rity being permitted to break into the
conflict today, and II he does 1t will be
League. This Minneapolis protege is
particularly adept at working with
young pitchers and he and Harper
proved an effective pair under Manager
1AA "a anfi In hn m AQQ IN
tion last season.
Clark Griffith Is as nappy as a next
years bird nest as the result Of hav-
son. and he Is distinctly an opponent
to the adage that good beginning
necessarily indicates a poor ending. He
was not entirely unafraid of the Yam
Manhattan last Tuesday night. for he
had heard much of the good work OF
Magee, Baker, and Gedeon. The Trappe
Terror was the only one OF the made
over Yankees. who was ANYTHING like
effective against walters lightning-like
service, and Gedeon failed to come
through at all.
person along Broadway has that young
hero's name on bis liPsEIhe seems seem ito to
the only member OF the Yankee organi-
cation who wasn't beaten before he
went to the bat, most OF them having
been seemingly bewildered by the mere
fact that they were facing Walter
Johnson, the invincible.
Griffith Is still buzzing over a pei
hunch o. his that the two runs that
the Yankees got in the seventh inning
OF Wednesdays opener were the result
of the blindness on the part OF Umpire
"Rrick" owens In calling Magee safe
But fo- that. he says, Johnson would
not have been scored upon. The safety
did look questionable. but II is always
etiquette to suppose that the umpire a
first base has fairer chance to see tn,
plays than the spectators or scorers.
Gri.-'growled about this decision al
day yesterday.
mo team has any license to bea
Walter johnson. Any time they do II
II Is an accident or a bad break In tn
luck. This time II was the umpirei
fault. and. Of course. his work has Il
be taken"
The o. +. has undying faith In John
sons ability as Finger of great abili
ties, an6 the event in the seventh in
ming annoyed the Washington manage
more than any other incident Of th
game. Wednesday the New York bat
ters were lucky to get away with thei
domes unnicked. as walters bender