Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-22
GR|FFS GO TO BOSTON
TO OPEN CIRCUIT SWING
Will Play Thirty-Four Games, In
GLIDING Six Doubleheaders, Be-
fore Returning July "a.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

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will leave Washington on the Federal
Express for Boston, where tomorrow
they will open with a doubleheader
tour that will include every one Of the
League circuit and an exhibition game
at Bloomington, Ill. All told. the team
will be away thirtytwo days. and in
GLIDING games postponed on their first
scheduled. will play thirty-four contests.
Six games will be played in four days
| at Boston; five in four days at Philadel-
phia- Ave in three days at New York,
including morning and afternoon games
| Independence day: four in as many days
at Detroit and Cleveland. and five in
| four days at both Chicago and St. Louis.
On just what days the doubleheaders
necessitated by postponements will be
played in the various cities cannot be
| told. League rules call for postponed
games to be contested on the first day
of the next series, but this rule Is not
| always followed. The scheduled dates
for the Grifrmen are:
| At Boston. June 20, rs, rs, 81.
At Philadelphia, June %. 20, 80. July 2.
| At New York. July 3. 4. s.
| At Detroit. July z, 8. 8. 10.
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At st. Louis. July 10. 20. Fl, "a.
| Both July % and "a are open dates in
the schedule, but the Grifrmen will get
no rest as they are booked to play the
town on the 23d. and they probably will
play the Cleveland club here on the oath,
as otherwise doubleheaders would have to
be played with the Indians on the first
| scheduled to play here-the 25th. Goth.
9th and 2Sth.
In addition to Manager Griffith. Coach
Altrock, Secretary Fowler. Trainer Mar
and the journalistic delegation. all
the athletes on the Nationals roster, ex-
nept Craft, who has not yet recovered
from a badly sprained ankle. will make
smith, hs trip nhs paysas aas Gaa pu
Mont, Shaw. Harper. Ayers. Judge: Nor
gan, Mcbride, Foster. Leonard, Shanks.
Jameson. Milan, Rice and Menosky:
With the addition Of Murray. who will
join the team at Boston tomorrow. Man
ager Griffith will have twenty balltossers
under his direction on the road, and will
add couple more before the team re-
turns il his projected scouting trips are
fruitful
The team will put up at the following
named hotels while on the road: Boston,
Brunswick; Philadelphia. Majestic: New
York, Ansonia; Detroit. Cadillac; Cleve-
land. Olmsted; Chicago. Chicago Beach.
and St Louis, Buckingham.
What tho Griffmen will be able to
accomplish on the coming tour is prob
lematical. On their last long trip west
they did well until they struck Chicago,
where they lost four games and tied
one. If the team maintains the repu-
tation 1t established in former years of
playing it's best brand of ball on the
road 1t may return to Washington at
or near the top Of the second division
Manager Griffith last night announced
he had let Sam Crane go to the Mime
apolis club of the American Association
for further seasoning. Crane will leave
Washington today for his new assign
ment. The shortstop who came to this
city from the Baltimore club in ex-
change for Barber, Williams and Bent
ley. has shown himself to be clover
fielder. although in need Of experience,
but his batting has not been of major
league caliber. Griffith will retain a
string on Crane and be able to recall
him in case he develops a hitter.
A good sized crowd is expected to see
the game between the Athletics and
Griffmen today. it being Red Cross day
at the local ball park. the management
having offered to turn half of its re-
ceiptS over to the national organiza-
ton. Either Harper or Shaw will pitch
for Washington and Seibold is expect
ed to appear on the rubber for Connie
Mack's team.
Tho following dispatch. under To-
ronto date line, was sent out by the
Associated Press today:
According to local base ball experts
the Washington American League club
is endeavoring to secure the release by
purchase Of Napoleon Lajoie, at present
playing second base for the local In
ternational League team. Clark Grif-
fifth. manager of the Washington team,
is said to have entered into negotia-
tions with the Toronto mana cement,
and IL satisfactory terms can be reached
Lajoie may be seen playing second in
Washington uniform In the near fu-
ture."
When the story was called to the at
tention of Manager Griffith today he
reiterated denial he made last week
Of a story to the same effect.
There is absolutely no basis for the
report that the Washington club has
sought or will seek the services of La
joie. either as player or in any other
capacity" Griffith said. THE Nationals
need strengthening and we intend to
get new players, but no veterans The
Latoie story Is q yarn. pure and sim
pie"