The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
ATHLETICS TO
BE HERE next
Mackmen Open Four-game
Series Starting Tuesday.
Then Come Red Sox.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
Judge Hitting in Hard Luck-Henri
Rondeau Proving His Worth
with Stick.

Seven games of ball played during the
past week by the Griffmen resulted in
three victories and four defeats, and to-
day the Washington club stands sixth in
the American League pennant race.
Two games won out of four from Bos-
ton in the Hub was an encouraging start,
but upon the return home two out of
three were lost to the Yankees, with one
more game remaining of the present
series which will be staged tomorrow. :
Luck played q prominent factor In both
the games lost here to the Yanks. Not
even the most pessimistic fan could
truthfully say that the Griffmen were out
classed, all of which indicates that bet
ter things are coming.
Developments the past six days have
shown that Griffith made no mistake In
recalling Henri Rondeau from Mime
apolis last fall, for Rondeau has already
impressed the critics as being a sure
enough cleanup hitter.
Joe Judge has been a disappointment
for he Is not hitting his weight, but the
opposing pitchers are not fooling him a
whole lot, and he is sure to get started
going very soon.
With Rondeau and Judge doing what
was expected Of them, and the pitchers
continuing to show the class which has
characterized their work the past week,
the Nationals are going to be heard from
before many days have elapsed.
Connie Mack's Athletics come here for
series OF four games starting Tuesday,
and it will be interesting to note just
what a collection OF ball players Mack
has gathered about him.
New York baseball writers who have
seen the Athletics in action state that
the Maekmen are not to be sneezed at
that they can present a much better
front than most folks realize
Local fans next Tuesday will be able
TO see for themselves what progress
Connie has made along the lines of re-
organization.
On Friday the 1915 worlds champion
ship Boston Red SoX will be in our midst
for series OF four games
The Red Sox have just been trimmed
two in a row by the Athletics. but that
means nothing, for Carrigan has a
mighty fine ball club under his wing a
team which most experts figure will re-
peat the success of 1915 and grab off an
other championship.
Joe Judge batted in hard luck yesterday.
He was robbed of a couple Of hits by
exceptionally fine fielding and in an
other instance. or to be correct during
the second inning. he smashed the bali
at Fisher with such force as to knock
the props from underneath the slabman
but the ball caromed of Fishers legs
straight into the waiting paws of Joe
Gedeon, with the result that Judge was
thrown out at first base
Claim is made by the Washington
players that in the Nationals half of the
eleventh inning, George Mcbride. after
laying down a bunt. was entitled to first
throw. did not have his foot on the bag.
Umpire Owens. however. ruled otherwise.
Manager Donovan removed Pipp from
the game after the third inning, sub
stitutinE Charley Mullen. This was
obviously done because Pipp has not
shown up to be strong against souht-
paw pitching.
Utility Outfielder Doc Cook Joined the
Yankee forces here yesterday ana was
quickly put into the game. Cook did
nothing at bat, but came across with
mighty fine running catch of a fly ball
off Milan's bat in the fourth inning,
which robbed the Tennessee flier of
sure enough three-bagger.
Eddie Foster. Clyde Milan, Howard
ShankS and Danny Moeller, took a trip
to Baltimore last night to hear Billy Sun
day, the evangelist. preach. Sunday is
an old-time ball player and the Washing
ton boys were anxious to hear him eX-
pound religion in his own peculiar style.
Manager Griffith announced last night
that he had agreed to transfer one of
the games on the schedule to Cleveland
for May q, which happens to be a Sun
day. The Griffmen will be called upon
to make quick jump to the Forest City
and return in time to continue here the
following day.
WILLIAM PEET.