Evening star., 1916-09-21
CR|FF TO CHANGE LINEUP
Rice and Mcbride to Play in To-
days Game at Cleveland.
Shaw May Pitch.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, September al
II am going to put my best team in
the field against Cleveland today, the
Detroit Jim Shaw will start if he
warns up satisfactorily. If he does not
I'll work Johnson said Griff this
morning.
Boston's victory over Detroit yester-
day has just about settled the pennant
race, and while the Old Fox intends
to play his strongest team in the De-
troit series, which starts tomorrow, he
feels that he can win the majority of
games even if Johnson twirls today,
and therefore will be available for only
start against the Tigers.
George Mcbride is to be back at
shortstop. and Sam Rice will be in
either left or right field.
AS shortstop Ray Morgan will never
do. Morgan kicked away yesterdays
game and helped the Indians pile up
runs against Gallia Tuesday.
Il am convinced that Morgan'S posi-
ton is second base, yet 1 cannot play
him there at present because Eddie
Foster is doing fine work. Morgan is
great ball player in the spring, and
had he not been injured and forced to
lay off for a month this summer I
would never have had to shift Foster
lays off he appears to slow up
Griffith is delighted with the fine
showing of Pitcher Claude Thomas and
predicts that Thomas will be one of
mis- standbys next year. According to
-, f-s CNl
control and change of pace, besides a
spit ball, and he can put the ball any
where he has to at any time.
why. In st. Louis, when Thomas
pitched that two-hit game, he had the
tieing run on second base, with Jimmy
Austin up. The count was two and two,
and Thomas.sent UP slow ball, which
caught Austin flatfooted, and he swung
SO hard at it that he missed and fell
on his face" added Griff.
Thomas will be given a chance to
show what he can do against the De-
troit Tigers.
Outfelder Mike Menosty. who report
ed Tuesday night, was in uniform yes
terday, but did not play because left
handler pitched.
Griff does not know whether he will
use Menoskey in todgy's game or not.
He certainly will not play him in De-
troit because of criticism which might
arise, but when the Nationals come
east and tackle the Yankees and Ath-
letics Menoskey is to be put in the
game.
Il could have beaten Boehling today
had l cared to shift my batting order
and put in right-hand hitters, but I
wanted to try out the combination, and
thought Joe Judge would come through
for me. Judge had a good chance to
win the game, but failed to hit. Nat
urally, ] intend to beat out Cleveland
in the race IL it is possible, and from
now on / am not going to do any more
stated Griffith.
Gandil's hit starting the Cleveland
rally in the seventh was easy
grounder which Mcbride would have
eaten up. Morgan played the ball bad
ly in the first place and then followed
up with a wierd throw. the ball sailing
ten feet over Judges head. Cleveland
did not earn a single run in this chap
ter.
Joe Judge had a peculiar day at bat.
The first three times up he walked.
His last appearance, with the winning
run on second base, resulted in an easy
fly which Graney gathered in. Joe
Boehling won his first full game since
joining the Cleveland club, although,
according to Vice President McRoy. the
blond portsider will be given credit for
Sundays game against the New York