Evening star., 1920-06-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OXERIUZMPO
Thinks Club Should Win Despite
Injuries - Cripples Soon to
Resume Places in Line-Up.
BY II. II. FRY.

BY II.
CHICAGO, June 15.-Old Boy
days as the defeats pile up. There
the entire team in the lake or thro
battle was on Griff spied Judge, h
the bench conversing.
Come on. you bunch of crlpples
1t was hard work for either o
Harris and Milan started for the coz
ing the home plate going toward
about the club When Zeb came ba
Stay on the bench there If }
umpires.'
reniv but the old Fox wouldn't have
It, He is sore at everybody anu
doesn't seem to realize the proheh
up condition of his team
81 don't care how bad off we are.
we can trim this bunch with pitSne,i :, .
and catchers working in the nero.
was Griff's comment anent the "hi'e
Sox. cater
The players keep away from GRIN
as if he had the plague. put on os
themselves have many iaush o'e'
his peevish condition
Nick AtrOck HaTks b"eN'
The PLAYERS were discussing the
seventeenth home run of Babe Ruth
on the porch of their hotel TINS
morning, when Nick Altrock told OF
his experience with the former KING
of four-sackers, Buck Freeman. NICK
said he was pitching his frst game
for Comiskey and against Washlng-
ton In the third inning. Wltlr"tWo
Nd crowded., BUCK
slammed the ball clear over tne
scoreboard in center field for nome
run. Take him out" came from al,
sides but the White SoX players told
Comiskey to let Nick remain, as they
might as we'll be beaten Il to l as
TO l. When the game was over the
White Sox were victors. to s. NICK
said what made him solid with
Comiskey was the fact that he made
three hits and stole a base. Tough
luck, wasn't it?" concluded the pop
ular comedian.
Manager Griffith has telegraphed
to the Cleveland management that
Bill SNYDER, the mayor of Akron.
would pitch the opening game against
the Indians tomorrow. Many teie-
grams have been received by the
Old Fox from fans in Akron asking
him to pitch Bill during the series.
The Cleveland business manager tel
egraphed Griff that he already had
booked 400 box seats for Akron peo-
pie for the day Snyder pitched. and
that he expected a big crowd from
that burg.
Rain Welcomed by Grim.
The downpour of rain that pre-
vented the third game of the present
series was a welcome visitor to
Manager Griffith. The cripples had
one more day of rest and, with the
others on the ailing list. goodness
knows they need it, Notwithstand-
ing the threatening weather down
town. where it rained for an hour
before reaching the ball park, there
were couple thousand fans inside
the inclosure waiting for the Grifs
and Sox to take the field. When the
rain did reach the park 1t proved
good fashioned downpour and
game was out of the question. The
game goes over until the next trip,
when the usual double-header will be
played.
Maurice Shannon. who was hardly
1T to resume playing, gave his leg
a nasty twist in Sundays game, but
stuck il out. 1t was nothing serious.
but helped to keep the edge off his
playing.
Stan Harris who was almost ready
to get back in the game was stricken
with s"ollen glands and FOR a time
Prof. Mike Martin thought it was
case OF mumns. This ai,ment will
not hold Farris back. and the sore
right shoulder probably will be all
right for the opening in Cleveland
tomorrow. Joe Judge intended going
Into yesterdays game had it been
played, his spiked shin being almost
healed. The wound was thckly
bandaged and Joe says he cannot sit
on the bench any longer. Milan,
also. was going to take a chance.
and yesterdays rest will help out the
old boy. This about covers the Grip
pies.
Zachary and Cicotte were to have
been the pitchers had the third battle
started. and they will hold over for
today's final.
Nick Altrock and Al Schacht had
arranged2to give the fans here a treat
last Sunday. the details of which have
Just leaked out. The pair had lined
up about fifty kids. and they Were
TO march two abreast around the
field. with Schacht heading the fife
and drum corps as drum major. and
in the rear Nick was to strut behind
large banner bearing big letters.
Vote for Altrock for President
Platform. Beer and Light Wines"
Nick had borrowed high hat and
an old-fa shioned frock coat and
looked a scream but about the time
the word was heirg given TO start
the officials of the Chicago club heard
nf the arrangement and called it off
Their explanation was that MANY o.
their patrons are prohibitionists and
they didn't want to take any chances
OF hurting their feelings and losing
their good will
Why Picinich Catches johnson.
Many fans in Washington have
Wondered why Picinich always goes
behind the bat when Walter Johnson
pitches. knowing as they do tina,
Charity is at least Is ner cent bet
ter receiver and batter. I asked Wal
ter for the reason, being as curious
as the fans. and he said:
have nothing to do with the se-
lection of a catcher. Griff thinks Val
handles my delivery slightly better
than Ed and what the old boy or
ders goes for me as well as anv
other player. IF you will paw close
attention to the work of Pic!nich
and Charity YOU will see that the
former does not drop as many balls
on the outside the latter Val has
a sort of knack of clinying to nv fas
ones-1 might say Just a shade better
than Ed. IT doesn't matter 70 me
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