Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-14
TRIBE FAILS TO IMPRESS
AS PENNANT CONTENDER
Indians Inability to Improve on
Chances to Score Runs Hurts
Their Prospects.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

On what the Cleveland club has
shown In the three games played mere
thus far IT cannot be said to impress
one as pennant contender. Consider
ing the opportunities 1t has had Tor
scoring runs, and the comparatively
few times 1t has improved upon them,
the conclusion that the Indians are not
a particularly smart ball club Is borne
home with some force.
Much of the strength of the Tribe or
Foil was expected to be found In the
pitching staff, but 1t has been lack OF
consistent box work above any other
one thing that is responsible for the
fact that the Sixth city representatives
have been able to win only as many
games as they have lost thus far. They
have outbatted the locals by a con-
siderable margin in the three games
of the present series and have a better
fielding record, but have one defeat
and two ties only to show for their
efforts Lambeth Is the only pitcher
Foil has used here who has shown
sufficient ability to stand the gam, ana
somewhat in the nature of a surprise.
Until yesterday the former Western
League twirler had not sufficiently Inn
pressed Manager Foil with his abil-
ity to warrant being started in a game
more than once, and Coveleskie, the
star of the Indians staff, was ham,
| mered to a fare-you-well Cleveland
| may finish right where it is now-in
| fourth place-but it is hard to figure
out how it will be able to climb any
| higher: not on what 1t has shown here
at any rate.
Doc Ayers is slated to do box work
for the Griffmen in the last game of
the series with the Indians this after
noon, weather permitting. He prob
ably will draw big Ed" Klepfer as his
/ opponent.
| Tomorrow. when the Detroit Tigers
come here for a series of four games,
Grif is planning to use Walter john
son. who showed himself to be in top
| notch form in the last six innings OF
the marathon battle with the Indians
Tuesday. If Walter draws Howard
Ehmke as his opponent notable bat
tie should be staged for the benefit OF
those who journey to the Georgia ave-
perform.
lin Shaw has participated as pitcher
| in every one of the last five games
played by the Griffmen. One of them
he started, that of last Friday against
the White Sox, when he was yanked
after six innings, in which Chicago
had nicked his delivery for seven hits
and six runs. He twirled the final In
ming of the game Saturday. went in
Tuesday against the Indians long
enough to walk two batsmen. relieved
Gallia in the sixth in the first game
yesterday and pitched shut-out ball for
the remainder of the fray, and went to
the rescue of Harper in the second en-
counter, twirling three rounds in first
class style. Work such this, re-
curing, as it does, considerable bull
pen duty, is quite strain on twirler.
but Shaw should be able to stand it
without any i'll effects if any one
could, as there are few huskier fellows
in the game.
The proposition. preached often before,
of having the Washington club play part
of its home games in Baltimore. again is
being agitated in the Monumental city.
but it can be authoritatively said that
nothing will come of it.
THE Washington ball club belongs to
Washington and will play it's home games
nowhere else" Manager Griffith said to-
day, in reference to the movement
Those persons who are busying them
selves in an effort to get major league
ball for Baltimore. even on the half-a-
loaf basis. may as well save their energy
Nothing ever will come of their Efforts