The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-27


New Orleans players will join the
Red Sex during their stay here. Red
B1uhm, FIRST baseman; Walter Bar
bare, shortstop, and Jack Stansbury,
third baseman, have been purchased
to succeed AcInnis, Scott and Thomas,
all three OF whom have been placed in
class IA Of the draft
HOBIitseI Has Gone.
Since they were here last the Red
Sox have lost Dick HoblitzeI, who OBJ
tz1ned q commission In the army den
tai service. He Is attached to Fort
Oglethrope, Ga, and is lost to base
ban at least for the duration OF the
war.
Dutch Leonard. one Of the most ca
pable soUthpaW pitchers in baseball,
has gone to his home in Washington
State for q short visit before enter
ing the army. He has been placed
in class IA Of the draft
Prank TrueSdale, who failed to
make good With the New York Yank-
eS8 q few seasons back, is acting as
utility inneIder for the Red Sox, with
Babe Ruth filling vacancies in the
garden whenever possible.
Washtngtonians who saw Ruth pole
the pill over the right field wall on
} his first visit here this spring, will be
{ out to see him try IL again, for Amos
Strunk has q weak ankle and may
not play. Ruth will fill In for him,
thus giving him some opportunities in
a aluggtng way.
How he Dope LOOkL
Though making a gallant fight for
nrst place honors, the dope does not
fEpor the Red Sox to win the peunant,
now that they are sure to lose their
9ndeId andLeonard has left the pitch
ing staff Barrow might have COPIED
The banner, could he have retained his
players, but he IS suffering from the
same disease that has hit several
other clubs Tits year.
Tho longer the campaign lasts. the
better looks the future of New York,
Cleveland. and Washington as possible
pennEnt wtnne1a The White Sox are
eTumhatng away under the army at
triton. Ths Red Sox are about to fol-
low them
hzrder than either New York or
Washington, for Ray Chapman, Bill
wGmbsganss, and Joe Evans may be
ordered away almost any time The
Yankees Gre sure 70 lose Wally Ptpp,
but they have MErsanB and Hyatt to
m IN for him The Grfffs win lose
Johnny LzEsn, but Mcbride and
ShGnk8 stand ready 20 MI the va
eancI
ESn8 Halfway Marx
The season Is nearing fits halfway
mark, July 4 After that the grind
viii become an the harder. The
White Sox are In danger Of being left
far behind They have q long East
eru trip shead Of them and but two
pitchers Tor the daily toll From now
on pitching win count for more and
more, which makes the future dark
for the champions.
By keeping within half Q dozen
games behind the leader, the Grii-
men Will be always IN q position to
rush to the front as the result Of
either slips on the part OF those ahead |
themselves
The strain Is always heavier on the |
leaders than on those contendsrs Just |
a step or two behind, and the Old Fox |
is counting much on this condition |
Of ahEirE
johnson Goes Today.
johnson will adorn the mound To-
day, probably In the nrst game, be- |
ginning at ? o'clock, with either |
Ayers or Harper toiling IN the second. |
Clark Griffith stole yesterdays vie |
tory from the MAckmen and had q |
loud laugh at Brick" Owens eX-
penss when II was over. Tho game |
never should have been played. for IL |
was drizZling when the hoBtillties |
began, but Griffith figured Geary |
would be easy and Shaw tough. So |
he ordered the game 20 be played.
70 ths surprise o. the Oh Fox o.