Evening star., 1920-06-17

lnP some one else breaks into the
for Altrock to get hurt or b taken
the sponge.
THE one bright spot amid all the
unlucky happenings is the spirit Of
the team. Everybody, including the
kid pitchers. wants to get in there
and fight for game. Bill Snyder and
Zachary have come to me and offered
to play any old place. and l tell you
it makes an old manager feel good
to have men with that sort of spirit
working for him.
"I'll admit that winning two games
out of seven since we came west is
rotten record, but we'll get going-in
fact, we're bound to-and then We'll
have a majority of the teams taking
our dust
Today's twirlers will be Snyder for
the Nationals and Caldwell for the In
dians, as originally arranged for the
opener.
wood Favorite in Cleveland.
Joe Wood called on Griff this morn
ing and the popular player was con-
Indians against the lanks. Joe said
the only thing he was sorry for was
the fact that the Indians had to drop
the only game of the series before the
biggest crowd that ever witnessed a
big league contest in this city. But the
strong come back of two victories
made the fans return quickly and get
under the banner of the Indians.
Wood has been playing splendid bail
this season and the one-time top-liner
of twirlers has become one of the big
gest favorites on the Cleveland team.
Umpire Billy Evans brought his au-
tomobile up to the Winton last even
ing and gave The Star correspondent
q most enjoyable ride all around
Cleveland. The center of the city is
not very impressive to a stranger. but
the suburbs are beautiful Grin
glared at me for accepting any cour-
tesies from an umpire, but Billy and
have been friends for 10, these many
years!
The Cleveland management pulled
"boner" yesterday and instead of
grabbing four games. from the Grip
pied Grifmen will have to be con-
tent with three. The club owns an ex-
pensive canvas outfit that covers the
entire inheld and by use of which 1t
has been able to play games Ave min
utes after a downpour. Yesterday
morning the sroundkeeper failed to
put down the canvas. The business
manager was wild. as the sun came
out around the noon hour and a con-
test could easily have been staged
without any Inconvenience for either
the players or spectators had the dia-
mond been protected.
AS soon as the opener was declared
off Bill Snyder purchased an expen-
sive suit case and hiked out to Ak
ron. his hons being near that place.
Sixteen hundred reserved seats have
been sold to workmen at the Goodrich
Tire Company, on the semi-pro team of
which Snyder pitched before going to
Washington. Bill headed the delega-
ton into Cleveland this morning.
cation he shifted his earlier an
nouncement and said he hoped a game
today would be possible. The Old Fox
is almost as keen for the cash as he is
for winning.
Calvo Gets Back Mt show.
Jack Calvo pulled a good one on
(Smarty) Jim Shaw last evening. A
group Of players were kidding M I'M one
when Shaw blurted out to Calvo:
"How's your batting average stand
today, Jack?" AS Calvo has yet to
make his first hit Of the season. ne
was somewhat taken back and didn't
over Calvo's shoulder and whispered
something in his ear and the Cuban
frightened UP and came back with:
Jim, how's your pitching average?"
Shaw hasn't won q game this year
and. after trying to make q reply.
beat a retreat while the gang gave
him the merry "Ha. ha!"
The rain knocked out golf match
yesterday in which Grin. Business
paper men were to be the participants.
but the trio sailed out this morning
for a round on the municipal links.
Eynon allows Griff half stroke a
hole. and the Old Fox comedies
stroke a hole to the scribe. The trio
played in st. Louis and Chicago, and
IL the thing keeps going the way 1t
has been a certain war correspondent
will have to walk home.
johnson to Face Covey.
Walter johnson and Coveleskie
probably will face each other tomor-
row. and, as both are big favorites in
Cleveland. a large crowd assuredly
the pitching giants. Walter is all
right once more. and IL he 10 given
anything like decent support he
should make the prospective pennant
winners go some to win.
Jimmy o'Neill's attack Of vertigo
that caused him to quit in the
opening inning Of Tuesdays game
had to retire from the field for the
same cause since he Joined the pro-
fessional ranks. He IL ready to re-
sumo playing now.
Stanley Harris condition is but lit
tie improved. and Grtn is worried
over his case. The physicians appear
to have difficulty In diagnosing his
ailment, and It has been decided to
try the x-ray on him this morning
One side of the neck and face Is
swollen and is very painful. A bad
tooth may be the cause of it. and If it
IL the $-ray will show 1t. Harris
shares honors with Judge. Rice and
Milan az to playing ability, and his
absence from the team Is certainly
deplored by the players as well as
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