The Washington times., 1916-06-26
Boston, New York, st. Louis,
Detroit, Cleveland, and Chi.
cago Play In Order.
ENGEL TO GET HIS. CHANCE
Boston will Grab Former Ma.
tlonal II He Delivers for the
Buffalo Club.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

NEW YORK. N. Y. June 26.-The
Griffmen will be home tomorrow
night for a long stay at the Florida
Avenue Park. Until July 22 the Ma
,tionals will entertain Ia an endeavor
to make up ground lost during the
Western campaign.
That the Nationals will havo the
toughest of shedding will be seen from
a glance at the schedule. Bill Car
rigan and his Boston Red Sox are
hero for four games beginning Wod-
nesday. The New York Yankees will
then come down for a four-game
series and after that ST. Louis, De-
troit. and Cleveland will arrive for
their series.
None OF the teams slated will be
easy picking. The Yankees. stung
with the pennant bug. are going at
top clip. 1t has been pointed out thet
II the Yankees canestay near the top
throughout their Western tour with
Baker. Gedeon. and Pip falling to
hit. that they will be a real contend
er when the stars start in with their
clubs.
Detroit and Cleveland. obsessed with
tuo iucd that tnty pcHHdut
winners, will be scrapping for the
lead throughout their Western tour.
The mere fact that less than seventy
q. points now separates the first hve
teams is argument enough for the
bitterness that is going to enter into
the coming games.
Joe Engel. the former Griffmen's
jtwirler. is to get a trial with the Buffalo
!Internationals and II he makes good he
will get a chance with the worlds cham
pion Boston Red Sox. Engel was here
yesterday chatting with his old friends
with the Washington club.
Joe Cantflion. manager OF the Minne-
apolis club. has decided that Engel can
not deliver the goods with the Millers
Calrigan, manager Of the worlds cham.
The Red sox.
Carrigan took a look at Ensel and
reft Of the season with Buffalo club
owned by Joe Lannin. boss Of the Red
Sdx. He has promised him a chance
with the champions II he wins a couple
Of games with Buffalo.
Just now. the Old Fox ia very much
discouraged over the poor showing OF
hs ball club. and. while he IL splitting
ana q hs eEerS eyerhe ssa he Viii Iii sa 1n
% ANYTHING rash. But he Is going TO
his team home again.
Tyrney Barrier. tho Carolina out
at.the bat with mark Of 800. is to be
van" am 'f Res INT the tins-uP Virginia League
tYgler, who hes made an impression
eIfs outfield berth
Unless Henri Rondeau begins hitting
Rdpn. he may be sent hack to Mime
aHelis: Manager Griffith has begun to
fest that the Frenchmsn VII! never
prdye a cleanup swatter for the WASH
milton club.
sParber has not had enough batting
TRIP" says Manager Griffith. only
for that I'd oeud him to the outAeld
Tikht now. Al soon as we get home,
Though. he'll get all the drilling he can
stand. and. when he Is ready. he'll 80
I'm sorry nsV that ! didn't have him
come in very, handy now, with oil the
%tsr outfelders falling OFF with the
While he plans to try Rice in the out
field. Manager Griffith makes no pre-
dig ions as to his possible success.
Rice Is a good hitter. I'm convinced
ofsthat." says the Old Fox. but that
does not mean that he can fit into an
outfield berth. He is a good pitcher.
tween games. With rest. Rice keeps up
his speed all through the game, but
without It he tires around the sixth
his way OF working ever since joining
the club.
IF he gets up on his toes and shows
some pep, he may manage to learn
spfed and a lot OF baseball intelligence,
b% III wait till see him playing before
III make any predictions"
Aanager Grifth is downhearted over
TN recent, poor showing of Henri Ron
deSh He does not think the Frenchman
HAD any too much courage.
setfos s F 20 ha him plenty q CHANCES Ss
Grif talks about Henri "but he hasn't
shown me much. He did his best work
IN Minneapolis after July 4 and. maybe.
But right now, I'd say he was a failure.
II he's going to hit in this league to
suit me, he'll have to begin to hurry.
We can't afford to drop out of the run
ming"
Sunday was a real day of rest for the
Grirmen. II rained all day, causing the
eanceled ThiS Was Va f foTtunat een as 80 the
players had no interest in It, following
those twin defeats at the hands OF the
Yankees. They wanted to do nothing at
oil. and that's all they did
Tomorrow closes this long trip. Man
ager GriHith SAYS he viii yet succeed In
changing the methods now in vogue In
the big leagues, cutting down the length
OF all and increasing the number by
one, He would have three visits OF
three days and one or two In every city.
thus playing the required eleven games.
This scheme would keep up the interest
Of the fans in single league cities and
prevent the players from becoming
city 20 city.
Tomorrow night the Griffmen. bag and
baggage, will leave the metropolis for
intpf nrst place during their long stay
at Georgia avenue. -.-u.-.---.'