Evening star., 1916-07-19
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Having beaten the Indians four games
out of the five the series called for the
Griffmen have again dealt the Cieve-
land team a severe blow, and probably
killed its chances in the present flag
race.
There is just one hope left for the
Indians, and that is that they have a
fve-eame series to play with the Ath-
letics beginning today. and, of course.
II is not likely that the Mackmen will
win many of these. in which event the
Fohl team will be just well Off as
it was before it met the Griffmen.
There is. however. much praise to
be handed the local team, which. despite
ing sensational ball. With only two
regulars playing in their accustomed
positions, and every other place filled
by an inexperienced player. the pres
ent makeup of the Griffmen is far
from being what it should. Mcbride
and Clyde Milan are the only players
who are not out of position.
But the real test will come during
the remainder of the teams stay at
home During the next four days there
will be six games played with the Chi
caso White SoN. Two of these are
scheduled for today and TWO tor to-
Friday and Saturday.
There is a good chance of the Griff-
men passing the Sox anu trt.... =
back into the first division if they
can win d majority of the six games
scheduled. This. however. will not he
an easy task. though stranger things
have happened in base ball.
When the fact is taken into consid-
Grafton that Charley Jameson never
played first base before in a cham
pionship game. until Griffith placed
him there day before yesterday. be-
cause "RipDy' Williams was injured
the work of the former Buffalo out
helder has been nothing short of re-
markable
Jameson has proven himself a hard
working and game fellow. who is
willing to do anything his manager
may ask. and he deserves a lot of
credit for having held his own in
position with which he was not at all
familiar.
If there is anything lacking in Sam
Rlce,s fielding he has not shown it
IN the two games he has played in
rlsnt neld- He seems to handle him
sell without concern in going after
ny balls, and incidentally. he is dis
playing Il rather good throwing arm
as a hltter Rice continued to show
the way TO his team mates again yes
terday- He got a double in the third
inning after one was out but was left.
ior neither Shanks nor Jameson could
heip him around He famed in the
sixth, but he showed himself a speed
marvel In the eighth. when he beat out
slow bounder to Chapman Rice is
sure to be of great help to the Griff-
men because of his ability to hit the
pail ana his speed. too will be of
neip As for his fielding, he looks as
II ne had been in the outfeId for sew
eral seasons
There were two unusual pIays made
py local infelders yesterday. Shanks'
throw TO the plate in the sixth inning
was brilliant piece of work and
SHOWS that the player from Monaco is
. thinker With third and first bas
occupied, Speaker got the idea that
Shanks, if he fielded Gandirs high
oounder, would try for a double play:
so iris did not hustle for the plate.
Shanks detected that the Indians star
was loafing, and quick as a flash he
changed his plans and threw to Henry
and Speaker was retired and this
blunder also had the effect of making
the inning non-productive. when, but
for Shanks, at least one run, and per-
haps several others, might have been
scored.
The other plays which were out of
the ordinary were Milans throw to Nc
Bride. which caught Roth loafing when
Gandil singled to center. and Fosters
intuition in playing in the right spot