The Washington times., 1916-08-22
Washington Club Exercises
Options on Quartet Farmsd
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Out for, Experience.
Joe LEONARD NAY PERFORM
Newest Third Baseman Prefers
Field to Bench, But viii
Have to Deliver.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

tions on four players in the minor
leagues. They are:
Merito Acosta, outnelder, Minneapolis.
George Dumont, pitcher. Minneapolis.
Turney Barber. outnelder. Baltimore.
Horace Milan, outne!der, Rochester.
This entire quartet has been seen here
before and interest centers largely In
what new players may come to the Griff-
men In the draft. scheduled to be held
at Cincinnati on September Is.
In addition to the above players out on
options. the Washington club has pur-
chased the following:
Lefty" Thomas. pitcher. Des Moines.
Earl Yingling, pitcher, Minneapolis.
Mike Menoskey outfelder. Minneapolis.
American League clubs have exercised
options on sixty-three players perform
ing this season In various minor leagues
Some are veterans who have fallen by
the wayside, but others are youngsters
tional League has beckoned to forty
players, making a total of 103 athletes
recalled from the sticks.
Following are the options exercised by
American League clubs:
BY Boston--From Buffalo, Wilder;
New Haven, Devine; Newark, Shorten;
Buffalo. Gregg. Pennock; New Orleans.
By chicaso-From Vernon. Reisbers;
By cieveiandgFromm Little Rock. Bar
bare: Marshalltown, Des Jardien; CO.
lumbus. Bradley; Portland. Evans;
Louisville, Billings; Davenport. Gunkle.
BY betroit-From Springfield, Halnes;
Rhode Island (Providence). YeIie: Chat
tanooga. Marshall; Beaumont. Smith
son; San Francisco. Oldham; Montreal.
Watson: Syracuse, Boehlsr; Newport
Harrisburg, Mills:
BY New York - From Richmond,
Bank,ton. Hendry1. Ross: Toledo, swee-
Blodgett, Vance; Salt Lake City. Piercy;
Newark, Enright Memphis. Cook: To-
ronto. Markle; Baltimore. Hartzell;
RICHMOND. Ksstins; Toronto S, Brady y.,,.
Acosta; Newark. Milan; Minneapolis.
Dumont; Baltimore. Barber.
BY st.Louis-From Lincoln. East;
Portland, Vaughn, Sothoron: Rochester.
Lee. Rogers; Lincoln. Stevenson; Mem
Rochester, Kirmeyer; ST: Paul, Glenn
ons: Oakland, Crandall; Memphis,
Fincher; Bloomington Schmandt.
Joe Leonard. the third baseman OBJ
tanned from the Cleveland club. ar
rived this morning In the Capital
H bSS GoW the to h nct eesn.r IN II.
third game against the Brownies,
Leonard has received one trial In the
big leagues. having soJourned briei
period with the Pittsburgh Pirates: !,
back to Columbus where he Immediately
began to play high class baseball, at.
tracing the attention OF the Cleveland
The newest Washington inneldsr IL
said TO desire a regular Job on the field
not on the bench. 1t will be up TO hin
to earn 1t.
Hank to this from the expert twpewri
ter OF Billy weart. the Philiy baseball
"Grifrith has started his house clean
Ing. A few new faces and ouncn o.
Victories should change the situation
down In Washington"
Sam Rice, who leads the GriffmeI
at the bat. may be unable to play bal
again for the remainder OF the sea
He ,n,,s sn 'S " th
seriousness Of his case 10 expected TO
rmorow, as the attendant physician
will make a blood test today.
Rice has been aiiins for sey severe,
OF his malaria. which has botheret
him for three years. sunday he wa
compelled to take to his bed and nov
It; Is feared that typhoid may hav
hit him.
In the absence OF Rice from tn
lineup, Elmer Smith will remain II
right feld and Shanks and Jameson
Will alternate in left field. Shanks fac
Ing southpaw pitchers.
Elmer Smith is likely to be found II
good working order today. despite hi
injury of yesterday when he stoppe,
a pitched ball with his forehead.
Smith was injured In the ninth innin
when Davenport hooked" one at him
Tho youngster miscalculated the cours
Of the ball and fell like stone. tn
ball striking him sauarely on the fore
head. He was able to stagger 20 tn
bench and few hours later said tina
he was all right
Hopping upon Harry Harper In tn
opening frame for three TALES. tn
Brownies COPIED the second contes
from the Griffmen. 1 to I. In but on
inning after that. the third. were tn
enemy able to do anything with tn
tall southpaw But the damage ha
been done.
shotton opened tho tussle with
single to Morgan. the wee shortfields
being forced to play the ball in hui
ry and Oh a bad bound. Shanks can
in for RI. bs 0a SSn s s%a IT ssnnas
Borton sacrificed and the table wa
laid for Pratt's thunderous wallop
left, scoring both runners. When Elm,
Smith dropped Severeid's fly Pra
Tailed. Those three runs really settle
the contest.
In the third tho Brownies grabbs
another run. their last for the long. h
afternoon, Borton walked. reachir
third on Marsans' single and scorir
on Austin's drive to center with tw
down.
Dave Davenport had been invincib
for five innings, but In the sixth he q
lowed a run to be scored by the hon
boys. Before that Henry had scratch'
q bingle. and Judge had punked o
a, hearty double for the lone blows
the day. - =.