The Washington times., 1917-06-11
STRENUOUS SCRAPS
FACE GRIFF'S LADS
Old Fox Inclined to Think
His Team Doing Well.
INDIANS ARE HERE TODAY
Iris Speaker Staging Great Fight
for Batting Title.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

A strenuous week faces the Griff-
men. They have four contests COM
ing with Lee FohTs fast-traveling
Indians am two with the enfuriated
Detroit Tigers, II they break even
they will be doing n, though Iney
hcpe to make it four out OF the six.
Manager Griffith, looking back upon
the series with the White SoX, just
now going at top speed, is inclined to
think that his team must be playing
pretty good baseball to have taken
two victories from the Windy City
troupe, and to have lost one by a
series of wild and woolly pitches.
THE season is lengthening out
now" explains the Old Fox. THE
brand OF pitching is getting better
all the time, as the batting averages
tend to prove, and the real teams will
show their worth more and more.
Looks For Changes.
'Some ofthose teams up in the first
division won't be there in another
month, according to my way Of think
ing The going is getting rougher
every day, and from now on little
things, like wild pitches in tight places,
injuries to certain players or sick
ness in others, is going to count more
heavily than in the past.
Don't count US out OF this race
just because we're in seventh place.
Were only four games behind Detroit
today"
The Grifmen broke even in their
six games playeU last week, winning
one from st. Louis and losing and
taking two from Chicago as we'll
Speaker Smuggling Ball.
Washington fans are in for a treat
this week, il they like base hits, for
the old pill. Last week he gained
twenty-one points, and is now up at
the $3.50 mark. As the circus bally-
hoo man puts IL, This renowned and
most fee-rocious slugger known to
the history OF mankind will positive
ly appear each and every day dur
ing the stay OF the famous Cleve-
land Indians. Come one, come all!'
Speaker is having a great fight
for the batting honors. for Ty Cobb
Is by no means out OF the running.
The Georgian went mad in New York
and Boston, gaining twenty-three
points for the week and rising to the
-s3s mark
Entertaining Real Stars.
The Griffs are entertaining real
stars this week in Speaker, Chap
man, wamby. Grsney, Stanley Cove :
leslxie, Lambeth, Morton, and o'NeiIl,
of the Cleveland club. and Cobb, |
Veach, Young, Bush, Witt, Spencer, |
Ehmke. Boland, and Harry Coveles- |
vie. OF the Detroit Tigers.
II the Weather lie yrarm enough /
Joe Wood. former. star OF the Red |
Sox pitching clan, may be coaXed to |
unloosen his wing and essay to ex-
ert his old charm over the Washing
ton batsmen. However, Wood is
taking no chances, and he may not
face the Griffs at all.
Guy Morton. who held the Red /
SoX to a single hit ten days ago. Is !
sure to pitch one OF the games here
this week. Stanley Coveleskie is also
down for one contest.
VIII See Ehmke.
Washington fans will have a
chance to get their first peek at
Ehmke, the tall twirler Of
the Tiger, who came close TO becom-
Ing a member of the Griffmen.
trimmed the worlds cham
pions Saturday last, showing more
endurance than Erpie Shore. He is
one Of the rising young pitchers in
major league baseball whose fame
may yet equal that of Bender or
Mordecai Brown.
Eleven more games are scheduled
FOR Georgia avenue before the Griffs
1epart for a swing around the
entire circuit This gives the Capt.
tai practically two weeks Of base
ball before going without it for a
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