Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

Boston writers and others are inclined
to criticise McGraw for his poor get
away. They are trying to blame him
for several defeats, but as matter OF
fact McGraw has accomplished every
thing possible with existing material.
The poor showing of the Giants is not
due to any Acknowledgement on the part
of McGraw. He simply lacks the ma
terial needed to make q winner.
Lee Foil is sure of his job at Cleve-
land He will be in charge of the In
dams for the rest of the season at
least. and it is not at all unlikely that
he will be signed to a longterm con-
tract when his present contract expires.
The coming of Iris Speaker to the
Indians started reports that he would
be made manager. When these rumors
reached Speaker he went to owner
Dunn and told him that he had no am
billions to lead any team. and that ne
wanted to remain a player. He felt
that Foil had done wonders and proved
himself a real manager. and SAID ne
would be pleased to play under him Tor
the remainder of his base ball days.
Olaf Henriksen, for many years the
utility outfielder of the Red Sox, has
won regular place in the outheid.
now that Speaker is gone and Manager
Carrigan is agreeably surprised at the
brilliant work Henriksen is doing.
Henriksen has been hitting heavily
ever since he broke into the game reg
ularly He made five hits in the games
with the Yankees Tuesday and wed
Carriean says he has no intention of
taking him out of the game. If Hen
riksen keeps up his present clip with
the bat Boston will hardly miss Speak
err providing Lewis and Hooper main
tain their speed of former years: The
Red Sox are banking on their pitchers
to hold them in the race. AS soon as
Shore and Foster are able TO equal the
effectiveness of Leonard and Ruth the
world champions believe they VIII show
their heels to the other American
League teams.
A little story is told of the patience
and determination of Billy Sullivan. the
Tigers coach.
The Tigers were in San Antonio. Tex.
this spring for a couple of exhibition
games. The morning of the first day
Sullivan started to clean an old pipe.
He showed a match in the stem, ana
the wood was caught in the curve OF
the amber, where il stuck. Sullivan
worked on the pipe all morning. He
used half dozen strips Of wire in
vain attempt to force the match on
through He failed. however. and was
still working on II When the call came
to go to the park. Sullivan put the
pipe away. That night he worked
again, and the next morning he was
out in front of the hotel-still working
on the pipe. Along about noon he
started to grin, and persons interested
knew the end was near. A few min
utes later the broken match was driven
out. and Sullivan, taking the stem be-
tween his teeth. blew long and vigor-
ously.
That must be valuable pipe" re-
marked a bystander.
Nope; it cost so cents" replied Sui
livan.
Why didn't you go and buy another?
1t wasn't worth while to work that
long on 50-cent pipe.
Maybe not. but | III not going to let
any 5O-cent ripe get me down. l start
ed TO get that out of the stem and
intended getting il out if il took me
week or month.
The incident illustrates the patience,
the determination and Consciousness
of lhe man.
Marquard's arm is as strong AS ever
and there is no doubt that Manager
Robinson of the Dodgers made ten