Evening star., 1917-09-28
GR|FF|TH'S ROCKIES
END YEARS WORK
Crane, Murray, WaIdbauer,
Craft, H. Milan and Lynch
Leave Team Tomorrow.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Although the schedule calls for games
up to next Thursday fms for the 1917
campaign will be marked tomorrow for
the youngsters on Griffiths roster, when
the Nationals wind up the local season
by playing n double with the
Cleveland club. Following the twin bill
Saturday Crane, Murray. NJ. Milan.
Craft. Lynch and Waldbauer will be
permitted to go to their homes, to ap-
pear in a Washington uniform no more
until the players report for training
somewhere in the south next spring.
Du Mont will make his final appear
ance for the year in the locals lineup
in Cleveland Sunday. when George and
Gallia will divide the pitching burden
Du Mont will take his leave then. only
Gallia. Ayers. Shaw. Harper and John
son of the pitchers making the trip to
Boston for the final four contests of
the season. With Cranes departure to-
morrow Shanks will return to active
duty at shortstop for the remaining
five games. The other members of the
team. Ainsmith. Henry. Leonard. Char
rity. Morgan. Foster Rice Menosky and
Milan, all viii be on hand for duty in
Boston. where the season officially
closes Thursday. october 4.
The final "ball-and- bat fund day" of
the season will he held in Boston Tues
day. when the Nationals clash with the
Red Sox in the first of the four con-
tests that will end the years diamond
activities for both teams. Several or
ganizations of Massachusetts soldiers
will he presented with equipment by
Manager Griffith, and collection for
the fund will be taken from the spec
tators. The double-headcr listed to be
disposed of in Boston may be set for
this day as an additional inducement
for large attendance.
Doc Ayers is the pitcher slated to
work against the Cleveland club this
afternoon. with Johnson and Harper
indicated as the probable hurlers for
the double-header that will lower the
seasons curtain tomorrow. The first
of the two games Saturday is listed to
begin at :45 o'clock.
For the purpose of tuning up both
clubs for their post-season series ar
rangements have been completed for
games between the White SoX and
Cleveland teams in Chicago next Tues
day and Wednesday.
The Indians are booked to play the
Cincinnati Reds for the championship
of Ohio and will be kept intact for that
series, which opens next Thursday. As,
according to the American League
schedule. both the Chicago and Cleve-
land teams would be idle after Sun
day, it was thought wise to provide
them with a pair of exhibition games
to keep both clubs in condition.
The Indians have given the SoN
tough argument in every game they
have played this season. consequently
no better method could be devised for
keeping the new American League
champions in trim for the world series.
Once before when the Athletics had
long wait between the end of their own
pennant race and the opening of the
title games a picked team of Ameri-
can League stars piloted by Jimmy Nc
Aleer, then manager of the Washington
club was made up to play the Mack
men in a series of exhibition contests
to keep them on edge for the games
with the New York Giants, and the
result was highly successful.
Cicotte, Faber and Russell, the Sox
pitchers, will get their final work
outs against the Indians, and Manager
Fohl has been asked to send his south
paws against the SoX to give them an
appetite for the slants of Sallee, Schupp
and Benton of the Giants. The receipts
of the two games will go to the play
ers, 1t is said.
Joe Benz, one of the veterans of the
White SoX pitching staff, yesterday dem
onstrated what may be expected of him
in the world series. if he Is called upon
the Nationals down with six scattered
singles. One of these, coming in con-
junction with his only base on balls and
an infield out, gave the Griffmen their
lone run while Chicago hit Shaw hard
in the second and third, after being
handed a brace of tallies by Sam Crane
in the first frame, netting an even half
dozen runs. including the one earned off
Gallia, who relieved Shaw with two men
on base and none out in the third.