The Washington times., 1917-05-31
TOMORROW BROWNS
OPEN SERIES HERE
Grifmen Hope to Win a Few
Games From Jones Lads.
SHOWING LACK OF HUSTLE
Old Fox May Have to Make Radical
Changes in Team.
SHOWING LACK OF HUSTLE
BY LOUIS A. DoUGHER.

Tomorrow the first invasion OF
Washington by the frontier teams
opens, the st. Louis Browns being the
first to make their appearance.
Today the Cleveland Indians are
battling the worlds champions at
Boston and the Detroit Tigers are
scrapping It out with the Yankees,
but Washington and Philadelphia
must wait until tomorrow before
seeing the Western clubs.
Though rather out of place, fol
lowing those four defeats by the Red
Sox, the Griffmen really do expect
TO make a good showing against the
= Western clubs. The champions have
had the Indian sign on the Griffs
Tor several years. and its potency is
still strong.
Browns Are III-AssOrted.
The Browns are an ill-assorted outs
fit In Jacobson, Sisler, and Pratt,
they have three good batsmen. but
three men never made ball club, and
Fielder Jones team is not one to in
spire fear in the enemy.
Following the Brownies come the
Chicago White Sox, just now well in
the running for premier honors. The
Griffs have yet to win a game from
Rowland's team, losing four and tying
one in Chicago last week. but the
home boys are confident that they
will take at least two OF the four
games to be played here next week.
Show Lack of Spirit.
In their four games with the cham
pions the Griffmen showed a woeful
lack Of spirit. At times this came
close to resembling sheer quitting.
The team is now safely moored in
the cellar. II 1t is TO emerge from
that lowly berth II must fight, fight,
and fight some more for every little
thing. In the inheld Judge and Nor
gan are peppery lads, but the out
field was a morgue until Cuckoo"
Jameson went to left field yesterday
afternoon.
Facing the Western clubs, the
Griffs are expected to do better than
they did against the Red Sox, admit
teddy the best team in the league. II
they don't, Manager Griffith will have
TO make some radical changes to hold
the attention of the fans.
Many Are on Bench.
Washington fans have already be-
gun to grumbIe. Some point to the
large number of players sitting on
the bench day in and day out when
-those in the lineup are falling down.
Thfs is a puzzle for the manager to
solve. Far be 1t from US,
call has been put in for Ed
Charity to be used behind the bat,
for Mike Menosky and Cuckoo"
Jameson to get trials in the outfleld,
and for Doc Ayers to start games.
One intelligent writer says concern
ing this situation:
'Tf these players are not good
enough to be used. why keep them
on the bench? Why not let them
be replaced by others who will be
good enough to be used regularly.
The team is not a success as II now
must be to blame when so many other
teams get the needed players in one
way or another"
Try a Later Start.
Tomorrow's game with st. Louis
will begin at 4:3O o'clock, an hour
later than the custom since the fans
voted on the subject and chose $3.50
as the suitable hour. Saturdays
game, and those on succeeding Satur-
days, will begin at , o'clock, but all
other games will get under way at
4:30 o'clock.
Just how long this late start will
continue depends upon the fans. II
they decide that it is good, II will re-
main. II they kick, IL will be
When the vote was taken, the
against the 4:3O start was
based on late dinners at home. many
servants refusing to have hot meals
for the erring lords of the house
holds in Washington. This situation
may have been remedied by this time. |
though, and the proposed scheme
may be a success.