The Washington times., 1916-07-20
Probable Lineup.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
First game 2 o'clock.

mon for several weeks In the near fu-
ture. He fears he Is suffering from torn
muscles In his back. the same trouble
that has robbed the Yankees Of Nick
Cullop. Harper is now undergoing treat
ment for his back. hoping to stave off
serious injury.
saw Harper's exhibition against the
Tigers that he hurt himself and had
to be given q slight rubbing treatment
while the game was halted. As the
lanky southpaw continued on the mound.
It was generally thought that a nero
stitch In his side" had bothered him.
and that he had recovered.
When he undertook to stop the Cleve-
land Indians. he was far from beng
himself. and had to be relieved. He
was unable to get his whole body into
his swing, owing to the pain In his
back. Since then Harper has been to
see Q physician. and II IL feared that
he may have torn some muscles In his
back II that happens to be the correct
diagnosis. Harper may have to rest
Nick Cullop was thought to be suffer-
Ing from the heat the first time his
back bothered him. The next time he
tried to pitch. he collapsed in the box
and the Yaaks' club physician has or
dered a long and complete rest for the
Todey, closes the bargain attractions
offered by the White Sox. For the re-
naming two days Of the week single
the Griffmen leave for Detroit. opening
their second swing through the West on
Tuesday.
George Mcbride contributed the best
single fielding. ,SItunt of Yesterdays
double-heaaer. filled as 1t was with brill
IN the third inning Of the second
game. with Murphy on second and two
out jackson drove liner toward left
field. 1t seemed certain to be n hit until
Mcbride leaped into the air and with
III ss Gass Sea hs hand aTfs It wa
loudly applauded for that play. which
was sizzler.
Eddie Fosters clever little one-handed
pickup of Ray schalks bounder in the
beauty. The ease with which the
midget turned the trick robbed It of
some Of its merit In the eyes Of the
fans.
Buck Weaver had 4 good day: but his
jumping stop OF Walter Johnson's pow
eTIui uTiVe IN the HItn lnnlng Oh the
Of his stun Weaver drew a laugh
when he danced a Jig after stopping a
pitched ball with his back In the sew
It Is doubtful II Ed Gharrity's tumble
bug exhibition In the second game has
even been edualed, and the fans thor
oHfS Inc yeans e%iHs'S SaeSkstop q came up in the
eighth VITA Shanks on second and
caught hold Of one to his liking. He
belted that ball to the far corner IN left
have been q triple. but 1t wasn't.
Turning second base. Charity lost his
stride and began hitting the bumpers.
He hit the ground at least three times times
the shortstop plays. Lake Antaeus. he
came up each time with added strength.
digging in his spikes and striving to
maintain his balance and run. too. SO
into is ase'Ss walk re s' was n,s an easy out n on
q relay peg from Jackson to Weaver to
Bui while he was tumbling and rising
and t,imbling again, Charity brought
out more laughter from the fans than
has been heard at the park in many a
Now for the serious auestion--how
many Of the Griffs could have dupli-
Gated that tremendous swat Of the
younSster!
The Grifrs are still in the second di-
vision. treading on the heels of those
White. Sox. Really. they should have
they didn't. They may be holding back
The White sox slipped ahead of the
homo boys In the ninth inning of the
hrst game by slapping Waiter johnson
Counting a batsman hit by a pitched
ball and a sacrifice fly. the White Sox
scored thrice and won. 6 to 3.
The Weiser Wizard came right back
for the second contest and had little dif-
nculty in ringing up a victory. 6 to
He was given fine lead In the early
innings and simply romped along to thu
end, the Chicagoans never threatening
"Woof Woof" Wolfgang went alone
until the eighth frame OF the first game
before surrendering. Russell then stop
ped the attacks Of the Griffmen and
the Windy City lads seized the margin
In the ninth.
Benz was touched up frequently ir
the second skirnlish. and had som,
sieve-iike support. Dave Danforth. q
Houthpaw once with Connie Mack. fin
ished the GENE In good style.
Doc Ayers deserved a better fate thar
he got. the white Sox being given three