Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-02
| GR|FF HAS NOT MADE
| DEAL WITH JACK dunn
No Arrangements Yet Concluded to
Obtain Services Of Baltimore
Players, So Far as Known.
By DENMAN THOMSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July As far
as can be learned Manager Grifath has
not yet completed arrangements for
obtaining the services Of any of the
players Of the Baltimore team, which
he looked over last week. but reports
from the Monumental city are to tho
| effect that he is anxious to buy out
| fielder Lamar as we'll as Pitcher Thor
mahlenn, and that he also is DESTROYS
Of having Outfielder Barber returned to
him. Grir's chances Of getting the
players he is after are considered good
for the reason that although the
Orioles have Just closed q most sue
| cessful home stay in which they regis
tered thirteen victories against four
defeats, the attendance has been very
poor, another illustration that Balti-
| more will not support q ball club. As
result Manager Jack Dunn Is much
dissatisfied and is said to be consider
ing selling two or three of his best
players while he has the opportunity,
in order to have something in the trea-
| ury to show for his efforts.
Thormahlenn is a 1eft-hand pitcher
| who has been the most consistent win
ner the Birds have had this season. hav-
| ing lost only three games. Barber and
| Lamar both have been playing fast
game. the latter having led the Inter-
two months. Both Barber and Lamar
| are southpaw hitters, however, and
Grin preferred to pick up a right-hand-
| ed batsman for his outfie1d II he could,
in addition to Judge, Leonard, Menosky
and Jameson. Griffith Is said to be
willing to pay good money for couple
Of the Dunnmen and may have some
| thing to give out in tho way of news
along this line when he rejoins his
team. He is expected to arrive here in
| time for the game this afternoon, but II
not. will surely join his athletes in New
York tomorrow.
The Griffmen struck a tartar in the
Jersey City team yesterday. being COM
PEELED to travel ten innings to take the
measure Of the Skeeter OUTFIT. to g..
Jameson twirled for Washington and
wild. Going into the seventh inning
| with the score to ! against them, the
Grinmen tied it up when Shanks sin
gled and raced all the way home on a
throw going to center field. The win
ming runs were put over in the tenth.
Charity singled and Murray flied out.
but Mcbride walked. Judge hit to
Mcbride. The ball went to right field,
Charity scoring and Mac pulling up at
third. Shanks squeezed" Mac in and
Judge scored on a wild pitch. crowd
| OF about 1900 Jerseyites turned out for
the contest.
Whether Grir's telegram to Horace
Milan to report to the Washington club
mas reached the youngster yet is not
| known. but 1t is assumed he will obey
the summons when he gets 1t. as play
! ing Independent ball with the virginia,
MINI. team Is not likely to prove more
attractive to the youngster than travel
ing with major league outfit. II MI
| Ian shows up 1t is possible he may fig
ure in some sort of deal with the Bal
timore club. Horace did not do very
well with the Millers. but Grifr is con-
WINGED he is good ball player and may
carry him to be used as pinch hitter
against southpaw pitchers.
President Ban Johnson's action in
melting out the comparatively mild
punishment Of weeks suspension and
nne OF 800 for smuggling Umpire Owens
| In game between the Red Sox and
Grinmen at Boston a week ago Sat-
urday comes as distinct surprise to
the base ball world. 1t was thought
the big pitcher would be set down for
the sum imposed by the league ex-
ecutive. Ruth's offense was much
greater than that of McGraw, as the
latter attacked Umpire Byron behind
the stand after the game. while Ruth's
wallop was launched at the home plate
in full view of a crowd assembled for
a double-header. Boston's pennant
prospects. which looked gloomy when
it was thought the team might be with
out the services of its star twirler for
a considerable period, have taken on
roseate hue again.
The GrifYmen leave Philadelphia at
IS o'clock this evening for New York,
where a double-header will be played
with the Yankees tomorrow. Wednes-
day, Independence day. morning and
afternoon games are scheduled Fol-
lowing a single contest Thursday the
Washington outfit will jump to Beaver
Falls. Pa, for an exhibition game. and
then go on to Detroit to spend Satur-
day. the second invasion of the west