Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
MAY JOIN
GR|FF|TH'S CLUB AGAIN
Washington Manager Angling With
Baltimore for Services of
Elongated Lefthander.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star
PHILADELPHIA. June 2o.-Reports
from Baltimore where Manager Crit
nth spent Wednesday and Thursday of
TINS week looking for talent for his
team. are to the effect that he is ang-
ing for the services of Thormahlen.
the tall and angular southpaw. who has
made an enviable record for himself
with the International League club of
the Monumental city this season.
Grlff gave Thormahlen a try-out at
the training camp in Charlottesville in
the spring of 1914. and although he
showed signs at that time of develop
ing into a twirler of worth. was too
green to be Of use to the Washington
team. After Griff cut him loose he
in and around Hackensack, n. j.,
Harry Harpers home town, and then
caught on with the Chambersburg team
or the Blue Ridge League. His record
last season of winning thirteen out OF
twenty games in that organization
snapped him up. Thormahlen this sea-
son has been the most effective pitcher
on the Baltimore roster in the matter
of earned runs allowed per game. and
it is largely due to his work that the
Orioles are fighting with the Newark
President Barrow's circuit.
Whether Grff really is figuring on
adding Thormahlen to his pitching
staff cannot be learned. but it is known
that he discussed Thormahlen with
Manager Dunn in Baltimore yesterday,
after seeing the tall left-hander work
against the Montreal team. However
when wise scout likes the looks of a
player on another team he usually
dickers for the services of some ath-
lete he does not want. gradually work
ing around until the name of the play
err he really is after is brought up
and usually getting him for far
smaller sum than that placed on the
man he seemed anxious to obtain title
to.
1t is believed that Manager Griffith
would try to buy Turner Barber from
Baltimore were it not for the fact tina
Barber is lefthanded hitter. Griff fig
ures he has enough of this type of
batsmen on his club now and for this
reason is seeking an outhelder VINO
swings his bat from the third base
side of the plate, but he may take Bar
Der at that if Dunn's price is not too
high. Griff regretted at the time let
ting Barber go along with Ava Will
liams and Jack Bentley in the deal that
brought sam Crane to the Washington
club, as the manager was confident
that Barber had a bright future in
front of him, and the way he has been
going at Baltimore this year has borne
out Griffith's opinion. When Williams
was in Washington on an off day re-
Gently he praised BARRIERS work highly
to CeNfith. advising him to try and get
the youngster back, but the pilot SAID
at the time that he preferred to PICK
up righthanded gardener if one we're
availab Bile.
1t started raining shortly after the
game yesterday ended and prospects
for play today are not any too en-
couraging, but if the elements do not
interfere two contests will be staged
with the Athletics at Shibe Park this
afternoon the first getting under way
at 1.45 o'clock. Du Mont and Shaw are
booked to pitch for the Griffmen. with
Manager Mack this morning said he
expected to send Bush and Seibold to
the hill for the Athletics
Eddie Foster was in uniform yester-
day for the first time since his finger
was injured a week ago today in Bos-
ton, and he is liable to get back into
the game at almost any time now.
Ray Morgan. the other Griffman on the
hospital list, left Philadelphia yester-
day for his home in Baltimore to rest
for a couple of days. He expects to re-
Join the team Monday when it leaves
here for New York.
CO-1ncldenlal Win the passing NJ
Gooch, the heavyweight outfielder who
started for the Mackmen with such 9
rush in hitting, only to slow down to
crawl. is the arrival Of Joe Dugan. the
much-advertised second baseman from
Holy Cross College. Duean practicef
with the Mackmen yesterday and ma,
get a chance to show his skill for the
first time in n league combat today
Grover. the chap who succeeded Lawry
at the keystone sack for the Mackmen
1 = srlfy
Manager Cornelius probably will not
lose much time in placing Dugan in the
lineup. Gooch is said to be slated for
the Springfield team of the Eastern
League.
The fans in the left field bleachers
have been riding Menosky hard in the
two games played here thus far this
trip. ridiculing his playing and calling
him all manner of names that wouldn',
| look good in print. but Mike only
laughs at them. and his work does not
appear to be affected in any way. The
idea entertained for some time in re.
gard to Menosky that his whip is none
too strong is becoming more definite
the longer he stays in the lineup. His
throw to the plate yesterday in the
ninth inning after catching Strunk's
short fly was mighty weak effort
Had Shanks been playing in left there
is little doubt that Grover, who scored
the winning run, would have been flag
ged at the plate.
It is not nearly as distressing to see
the Griffmen's opponents hammer one
of their pitchers for enough runs tt
win a game as it Is to see one tossed
away as was the case yesterday. Mi.
nus the wild pitch Harper inserted ir
the ninth inning that put Grover on
third. the latter could not have scored
as he did on a little fly. Without re.
course to the records 1t is almost 2
surety that Griffith's staff of twirlers
leads the league in the matter of the
number of wild pitches made.
DUNDEE BESTS JACKSON