The Washington times., 1917-08-05
WHITE SOX COME
FOR FOUR GAMES
AGAINST GRIFFS
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

The White SoX, flushed with VIC
tory, are due in Washington Wednes-
day for four bruising battles against
Clark Griffth's young men. Row
land is counting on a clean sweep at
Georgia avenue and then going West
with comfortable lead over the Red
Sox for the pennant honors.
Today the White Sox are ahead Of
the worlds champions by three and
a half games. With two more con-
tests in Philadelphia, while the Cleve-
land Indians are fighting the Red
Sox, the Chicagoans confidently be-
lieve that they will improve this
standing before coming to Washing
ton.
At least for this week all advan-
tage seems with the league leaders.
While they are playing the Mackne
and Griffmen. weak teams, the cham
pions must face the Indians and
Tigers Unless all dope goes wrong,
Chicago should gain a little on the
champions before next Sunday.
GRndII Hitting Hard.
Chick GSndil. former Griffman. is
whaling the ball in old time style. He
took a long time to hit his stride,
but for the past three weeks he has
bsen moving right along, and bids
fair to be up among the 800 swat
tsrs before the season ends.
Gandil iG a great money player"
with a winning team, he is at his
best. He slumps easily, though. when
hooked with q loser. That was his
trouble here. He locked better in
Cleveland, though his hitting suffer
ed after he was beaned by George
Foster, Of the Red SoX.
In yesterdays double-header with
the Mackmen, Gandil got ive hits IN
eight times at bat, hanging up q
clean record OF four out OF four in
the second. His triple in the eighth,
with the bases hlled, gave the White
Sox the victory.
RIHberE Makes Good.
Charlie Risberg, the big shortstop
from the Pacific Coast League, is
also going well at the bat, while his
fielding is wen nigh perfect. Ris-
berg, like GandIl, was slow to get
under way, but now he Is playing
championship Baseball, and much Of
Rowlsnd's pennant hope lie pinned
upon him.
Eddie Collins and Jee jackson.
great Sluggers in other years, are
much below their records in hitting
Rowland believes that they will get
started before the curtain falls and
that, with them swatting the pill.
there will be no stopping the team
in its mad rush for the banner.
p Four games are booked for the
White SoN here this week. begin
visit OF 1917 to Washington the
white soK broken even with GriF's
boys, each team winning two games.
Throwing Pop Bottles.
Rowdyism was witnessed at shibe
Park yesterday, q lot OF pop bottles
being thrown by the bleacher fans
at Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch
The umpires, backed by Connie Mack,
put an end to the diSEracefuI pro
cesding, and John Shibe ordered his
park cops to arrest all fans engaged
in the practice Of shooting bottles at
the enemy.
Ping Bodie owns the left field
blsschers at Shibe Park. Its deniEens
are with him first, last and all the
time. To prove It. they like to slam
the other fellow. but yesterday was
the FIRST time this year that bottles
have been thrown.
Today the white Sox are playing
the Tigers at Detroit. both teams
making hurried Jumps to gather in
the simoleons always pouring into the
treasury on q Sunday in the West.
Murray stIH Here.
Though It was announced some time
ago that Bill Murray. the collegian.
was released by Manager Griffith TO
Toronto. that young man is still wear
ing a Washington uniform.
About the time Griffith was decker
ing with Toronto for a berth for his
infsldeT, Larry Lajoie bought Trues-
dale, the Baltimore second baseman.
and so Murray was turned down.
Larry preferred an experienced play
er to a green one, that's all.
MansEer Griffith is dickerlng with
the Fort Worth club for the services
Of Sharman. its center fielder, but
there's no saying what will come OF
the negotiations. Fort Worth wants
$3.50 on delivery, with more 10 be paid
on May l; 1918, IL sharman is retained.