The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-23

Mcbride hopes he will repeat toda.
Against Hhe Griffs will probably be-
seen Howard Ehmke, though George
Dauss, another Tiger veteran singer.
is also possibility. In neither case
will the Mcbride gang have any easy
time of it to win.
Poor Work In West
The Griffmen have now won nine
games and lost eleven since opening
in Boston on July 4. Here in the
West fourteen games have been
played Only four have been Wash
ington victories. But for those five
the Griffs would not be in the sec
ond division, so poor has been their
work since coming West.
This second long road trip ends
tomorrow. The squad will leave at
10 o'clock over the Pennsylvania
and be due in Washington at no
o'clock Monday night. The follow
ing day will see the White Sox open
their second invasion of the Capital
this season.
The Griffmen are now twelve and
a half games behind the Cleveland
Indians, who are making a hot fight
for the leadership against the New
York Yankees. This is almost too
much for comfort, even tho some
eleven weeks remain before the cur
tain comes down in big league
activities
It goes without saying that the
remnant dream has quite faded
from the minds of the Washington
players They are now concentrat-
ing their ability upon hanging on to
q FIRST Lewiston berth, and even that
n becoming precarious. When the
team left Boston for St Louis 1t was
filled with ambition. Those five
victories over the Red Sox had
workd wonders in, the players.
Upset Hopes of Griffs.
But the unexpected strength of
The st. Louis Browns upset the
schemes and the hopes of the Nc
Bride gang and the result which
showed in the poor playing against
the White Sox in the first two
games. The team has not settled
down yet There is no telling what
It win do at any time. Mcbride is
hopeful that the coming home stay
win bring about better things for
his team. especially in a fielding
way. Frequent defeats have brought
70 tho surface flock of alibis,
almost every player toting his own
Pet alihi for defeat Maybe some of
these alibis will disappear In Wash
ington where few viii be inclined to
listen
The real reason for the failure Of
the team to continue In the hunt is
In its wretched fielding and I'm it's
lack of coordination between the in
field and the outfield Some of the
young men may not know what this
coordination means, but 1t Is in the
dictionary and should be seen on
the field. 1t hasn't been OF late.
With wobbly pitching staff, the
very best of fielding is absolutely
Aecsssary. The Mcbride pitchers
have seldom received even passable
fielding since coming West. This is
no argument for the pitchers, for
they wouldn't be worth much with
all the arguments in the world.
Shanks Playing Well.
Hank Shanks Is playing the stead
Sest fielding game OF them all He
began his good work in Chicago,
played brilliantly all through the
Cleveland series, and has maintained
II thus far against the Tigers. The
ofhers have been most erratic, Har-
ris and O'Rourke especially. One
day they have been brilliant and the
next day atrocious.
This unsteady fielding has had its
natural effect upon an already weak
pitching staff. There Is no telling
today what win happen at any time
among the Griffs. Unless decided