The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-18
Probable Line-Ups

Game at $3.50 o'clock.
steadiness. and by the time warm wealth
er comes and he gets down TO the rou-
tine of pitching In turn, he should make
some records for good work.
! IN addition. Joe Boehling Ii showing
ali that ability that earned him a steady
Job In the big show. His last two games
| were all that need be- desired. Given
games this season.
Doc Ayers thrives on work. This big
| fellows control should make him valu-
Bile aid to the pitching corps. and he will
s somsyS,n De u around to help out when
] George Dumopt Is fast getting into
condition after his operation for tonsi-
Hits, and Manager Griffith may swing
him into the regular quartet as soon as
| the warmer days come.
| When team Is equipped with so
many good pitchers, It is dangerous In
any league.
~ WI be interesting, to see the i'm;
preston the Indians will make on local
| writers and fans. Boston and New
York writer's fail to agree on the APP
parent strength OF the 1916 sensations.
herman Nickerson., writer on the
( tcrics over the looks of the indiana, as
the following hammered on his mill In
dicates:
THE Cleveland Club isn't going to
| burn up any league, even with Speaker
In the lineup, The club will have its
| troubles with any team whose pitchers
are right. Had they come here at a
time when the Champions pitchers
game. despite the great batting ability
! OF iris. As for their pitchers. there
hasn't been anything shown that would
| Keep club In the first division"
1 Whitman nf ha TEA
eler. after saying the Indians are not
as good as Boston had been given to
\ expect. writes:
The style OF play OF the Indians
can be sure of how they will make the
play. They use the hit and run one
inning and In the next hop over to the
+, on second and one out, they are likely
to sneak In on bunt which the runner
from second 10 likely to score II the
opposition is not wide awake.
J, You can't tell what they will do.
are more than ordinarily speedy and
are dangerous babies. They ought to
finish one-two-three."
New York writer's, who cared to make
any comment on the possible chances
Of the Indians, were Joe Villa, of the
Evening Sun. and Sid Mercer, of the
Globe. Villa credits Lee Fohl for know
ball players. He credits him personally
with the success of his team.
says Mercer: THE Indians threaten 10
add Lee Foil to the list of famous man.
ayers. He served only brief terms in
have much testimony that he is one OF
those rare birds who can handle men.
The Cleveland players all are strong for
him. He knows the value of a pat or
the back and has Injected a spirit OF
team that has been missing for many q
year"
!, Bill Hanna. the veteran baseball
writer OF the New York Sun. says to-
"There weren't any frills about tn.
game played by the Clevelands here
and subJecting the team to individual
teams behind It in the race or as stront
potentially. The Ohio team Is hustlint
to the last man, playing together L
good purpose, with each man trying hi
best nil the time. II does not look to b,
comoination OF as great poss.blli
ties OF capabilities as the Red Sox
Washingtons. White Sox, Yanks. or De
troits. II Is a plugging. trying team
with two high class outfielders II
Graney and Speaker, one high class in
fielder In Turner-except Chapman. thu
, time OF whose return Ia doubtful-aI
j efficient lot OF pitchers, but no more 81
| tnen ndll u uOlcH TlVdl CluDS nave, dHe
a sturdy, Intelligent. but not brillian
catcher In O'Neill. Even after seeing
a them trim the Yanks twice II can b.
4 truthfully said that IL they continue I,
stick in first place 1t will be big sur
prise"
Bill Hanna also has something nic'
to say OF the Washington club for III
performances In New York. as follows
The best baseball played by an!
1 Arna rfn aarINA RIIII In
this year has been played by the Wash
inEtons. whose infield In better than tn,
Cleveland infleld, just as the New Yorl
infield Is better. Yet when the Yank
ees were in Boston last week the!
4 played as clever and smart game a
any big league team has plyed thi
yer. 1t was much superior to thei
showing against Chicago and Cleveland
Both Gilhoolev and Magee hit. better II
Boston than they have here. Magee goe
TO center field today and will stay Their
. until Maisel returns. permanently prob
ably II he finds that he bats bette
without the left field sun to bother him
Bill Donovan, manager OF the Yam
' KEGS, expects to see the Indians fall L
.. pieces as soon as they hit a few roug
! places. He thinks they are travelin
! beyond their speed. Clark Grifhtt
4 though he has yet to see them, incline
without Chapman. a wonderful
= player" explains Griffith, "the team
X has gone out and won lot of games
;" This argues that they have had every
thing breaking for them. not agains
them. ! think this will be shown, too
inside of the next few weeks"
The Indians are here for three DAYS
| and these three games should be siz
. zlers. Sunday both teams will battl
at League Park. In Cleveland. cele
brating Elmer Smith Day." in hono
of tho brilliant young outhelder O
Fohl's team. Smiths friends In Obi
s.re going to Cleveland and OCCUPY
!. section behind the Indians bench.
Next week come the White Sox an
Mackmen. closing the long home sta
OF the Griffmen. On the night of Ma
"a the Washington club will depart 10
J Boston. via New York, opening Their
, The next day with two gauAa