The Washington times., 1916-09-11
That's Why Clark Griffith Keeps
Marvellous Monaoan Reou.
larry In Lineup.
CoMIsKEY AGAINST SERIES
Cubs and White Sox May Have
Played Their Last City
Championships.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

by LOUlS A. DOUGHEK,
Want to know why Clark Griffith
has kept Hank ehanks In left nsid for
the past month"; That's easy. Hanks
bean hitting for .N1 In the last twenty
nine games, that's why,
0hanks' yearly average isn't 10 very
much. being down around 30. but the
Marvellous Monacan IL rushing along
like the Congressional Limited a. tho
season wanes. It isn't that he hit for
almost nothing during the warm
months. but It's because Of what he 10
doing now that he holds down left heid
in nswisss fashion and whales the ap-
IN the last twenty-nine contests Hank
hse been to bat u times. He has polsd
81 bingles,, totsling . cushions. He has
;Sss s s: nss' ana ts stEs''S ssnnE snS pa,sir W
show his batting average for these -
No wonder Grin Is keeping Hank in
the battle line. Hank ID one Of the
leagues leading oatsmen right now.
There 10 small likelihood OF there be-
1n9 any post-eeason series between the
Cubs and White 6ox this fall. even II
;ssn :su. team Ss %n oa Ia roman A%:a
believes that the series has lost It's use
as q novelty. Furthermore. he says
that She players pay more attention to
each others scores during the conclud-
beating their rivals.
Dstrvit enters q strong claim to be-
ING the best baseball city In the ooun-
for six days. beginning Saturday. Bop
tembor 4 Vor seven ganea, two being
played on Labor Day. the Tigers drew
Ss.hx fsns to Navin Field. Here are
Study. 81 nESs''i s.v.. ,.,.s
Sunday. Sept. 3 ...................... n.sl2
Monday. Sept. : "a m,).."......... losn
Monday Sept. (p. m.) ............ 19.ul4
"wednesday, Sept. 6 ......,......... 7,lsl
33nsTTrcaas; 3rsT.1 "a seps' ......."~..."." 7m2
TS;s total /: larger thsn the paid e at
tendance Of the first two worlds series
1.s =; .s1s ss5: p.ysS sssl the 1907
TIRE N Chicago. and they drew but
Oo6S. In 1908 flve games were played
% z total of ea.a'a fans.
Iomorrow viii be a big day at Georgia
avenue. Tho curtain will be lowered on
TIE 1915 major league season in the
Capital: Fifteen hundred soldiers from
Camp Radio: Va. aSc9mpsnisd by tive
the ball club. Uncle Nick Aitrock and
Tom Sawyer. comedians extraordinary
are TO out loose with all their funniest
stuff. Incidentally. Walter johnson
may 30 sent back against tho worlds
The Boston and washington players
.t ~ b guests Of the house at Polls to-
Al the 3r,nrr,.. .r. I,r>6 u~ ..,..,
The worlds champions. 20 will they
battle against the strongest clubs In
tne c Wsst on ths TIP opening Thursday
enins his team. II has been shown oon-
olusivsly since Leonard and Smith re-
ported here three weeks ago that the
team has never been 20 strong all sea-
''r Ii: - on. n po.siSi. Ss 1Ss psc. wh.r. a new
player might break in 10 In left field.
aad that happens only because Hank
ghanks y no longer considered an out
heider. shanks Is hitting at .2SS and bot
Sts II tss tisht Places, ee. 40 fn ss'ie eidins n
ysx he Is performing at the 1000 mark,
;s E;sz q h' Iss :asua q SSs way % any other
running .s foS%. GSS:r sssss S.ss % ss'ss sp
winning combination" This is an old
idea. but It is as good today as II was
when originated.
Tho Grifrnen were winning when tho
combination was shattered by the injury
70 Ray Morgan, The drifrmsn were
marching along In triumph when the Old
serted Morgan into tho .Aasid on on the he
opening Of the second Western trip,
When Judge was forced to be a bench
warmer, again the winning combination
the driifs suddenly went dead on their
feet, and In their heads.
Criticism has been freely Dhowared
upon Manager Griffith for keeping Elmer
Smith In the game while hitting for but
~, JeerinE remarks have been hurled
at tho unfortunate youngster. too. by
the thoughtless because he wasn't hit
ting home runs every day. But Smith II
q unit In the winning combination. and
Manager Griffith would be folish to take
him out under the conditions, SO Smith
70 In there every day. and now and then
his wallops settle a victory, Don't for
get that.
Ths Griffmen have = mathematical
chsncA TO win the 1915 pennant. but only
. nAthematical chance, On the other
hand, they have an excellent opportunity
before them of overtaking New York
and st. Louis and tnishing among the
hrst four,
There are several reasons for believing
that the Griffs may be generally vic'
torlous In thoir coming final swing
around the circuit. Three Western clubs
Detroit, Chicago and st, Louis. are now
ahead Of the Washingtonians, The
Tigers and White sox are psnlant cons
tenders.
On the last invasion Of the West the
ariffmen, Yankees and Athletics 40,
quilted themselves poorly, The 0rtffs
wipninug combination was gone and nrs1
base was a vast chasrn. despite the earn
est endeavors Of Judges successors ThS
team proved a decided failure all along
the line,
The Yankees were handicapped by In
1uries to several of their best players
Then, too, Ray Cel'weli went nutty In
St. Louis, and the team lost his services
From contenders the Yanks tumbled fal
kuSx Into tha Tutk
The Mackmen were p,o~,Ws along linz
tramp I" a heavy sea- Everybody tool