New-York tribune., 1920-04-28

pOtn Tor the POlO GROUNDS ana Ebl
noon by the freshet. The Yankees al
ment as part of double header at t
8. The Dodgers and Giants are mo
date for both the Brooklyn and New
terday's postponement will be playe
The continued poor weather is max
ing no hit with Eastern clubs. Since
the return North there has been very
little real baseball weather. Managers
have been at their wits ends trying to
keep the pitchers in good condition.
Pitchers work only at their best in real
games; there have been so many inter
ruptions already that none of the clubs
has Keen able to uncover half it's vet
eran pitching strength.
Provided the weather clears to-day
there should be two games in the
greater city worth watching. Shaw,
one of the toughest pitchers in the
league for the Yankees, has Griffith's
nomination for this second game of the
series. 1t is not known whom Huggns
will ask to oppose Shaw. The Yankee
manager has more than half a dozen
pitchers spelling for work. 1t would
not be at all surprising if Ernie Shore
Mamaux May Do Twirling
Over at Ebbets Field the Giants and
Dodgers can be depended upon to fight
to finish for the rubber" game.
Rube Benton or Fred Toney will pitch
for New York. Al Mamaux. who seems
at his very best now, was warmed up
Monday so soon as the Giants gave evil
dence of intent to knock Rube Mar
guard out Of the box in the first inning,
so that it is moro than probable Al
Mamaux will try out his fast ball on
McGraw's men,
Colonel Til Huston, Business Mana
ger Sparrow and the office force of the
house warming exercises. The New
York American League Club has
moved from the Forty second Street
building on the Cohan & Harris
Theater Building. The new Offices are
very commodious and elegantly ap-
pointed. A large reception room has
been fitted out for the entertainment
OF the press on rainy days.
Clark Griffith, manager Of the Wash
lngton Senators, was one Of the earli-
est callers yesterday afternoon. He
and Miller Higgins were closeted for
several hours, but. at the end of the
conference both declared no trade or
sale had been discussed. 1t is known
that Griffith is anxious to get an in
fielder and would pay a pretty stiff
price right now for Aaron Ward But
ward looks too good to Higgins to
be sold or traded for anything less
than Walter johnson.
Johnson, by the way, is serving his
thirteenth year with Griffith or.ratheA
with the Washington club Accord |
ing 10 the Old Fox the Idaho speeo |
marvel is as good to-day as he ever
was in his life.
He never pitched better ball than
last Sunday against the Red Sox," said |
Griffith. Vile had as much smoke as
i ever saw. Johnson did not round to |
orm this spring SO readily as usual
He contracted bad cold while South
and 1t seemed to worry him greatly |
for while. But he is sound again
and going at his very best. He will
win many game before the end of the
No Alibi for Tigers
NO one possibly can dope out the |
case or the Detroit Tigers, who havs
lost nine straight games For wears
Hugh Jennings has led team of slug
gers possessed of unusual speed, am
aggregation that should have won MANY
rennants with average major league
pitching
When Jack Coombs was secured 10
eoacn. Jennings's pitchers it wa.
thougnu Detroit would come out on
the South with mighty formidable
club, especially as Jennings had num-
her OF promising young twirlers. The
result so far has been the most har-
rowing of Hughes experience in De-
troit.
Existing conditions cannot be blamed
entlrely on faulty pitching, The clu,
usually gets. It has been NJ shut u'' out
several times
The case of Detroit is one that
cannot possibly be doped. And it is
such instances of uncertainty that
make the national game what It is.
Frank Frisch, the sensational young
third baseman of the Giants who was
operated on for appendicitis Monday.
was reported as progressing favorabiv
last night.
Manager John J. McGraw of the
Giants takes the loss very philosophi
caliy. He is hopeful that Frisch may
speedily recover. but has advised the
young man to take his good time in
convalescing. McGraw fully appre-
eiates the value of Frisch to the team.
NS Nv CO ~ tne pest pOllCy tor the
present to proceed as if Frisch were
,ost tor the season. Eddie Sticking will
Dc gwen every encouragement to 20
out and land the third base job.
Much Depends on Sticking
II Sticking can fill Frisch's shoes
liant stock will soar accordingly. 1t
Will be weeks before Frisch is able 70 |
play. And when he does return it NAV
oe that his presence will be needed
elsewhere in the infield A veteran of
the age OF Larry Doyle is never a Ger
talnty, especially one who has suffered
broken legs. 1t must be remembered
mat frisch is one of'the finest youn"
, second oasemen in the business.
joe Kelley, scout Of the Yankees de-
clafcs wilson Fewster is simply pininp
away 70 get back into harness. thouoh
ne wiii not be allowed to get into uni.
Torn lorm for couple more weeks at 1eas,
mere seems little doubt now toat
fe"ster viii be ready to accorna,''.
r.'"ster will be as sound as he evo-
wss IN his life," said Kelley yesterdav M d.
ana marx my words he will conc
PACK as good ball player as he was
De1ore ne was injured The bow has
all sorts of nerve. IVY mas
IT IS ridiculous" concluded Ke1,ov
that stories have been wrjttcn ~ ~
effect that Fewstcr would not be ahje