The Washington herald., 1922-07-19
By RAY HELGESEN.

Toting a winning streak of nine
games. the Cleveland Indians will de-
but this afternoon at American
League Park in the first of a four
game series with the Griffmen. To-
days matinee will be the opening
barrage in the battle for fifth place
occupied by the Tribe which is full
game in front of Milan's struggling
toilers or toiling strugglers.
Winning yesterday from Connie
Mack's factory hands by a s to score
while rain forced the Griffs to idle
for the second day in succession, the
Tribe added another half game to
their lead and are now riding high
and dry in fifth place The Griffs must
take three of the four scheduled
games to blast Speakers little play
mates from their present position.
And the way the Indians are travel
ing now that seems to be a mans
size assignment.
81. Double Bill PilIng Up.
The weather man apparently has
no love for the Griffmen. He keeps
pifing up double header after double
header and when the Western clubs
make their next swing through the
East, Milan is going to be badly of
for pitching talent. However. there's
one bright angle at least. the fans
will \ get a number of two-for-one
days
On. the Browns next trip East they
will 'fhaye two postponed games to
play on here. Yesterdays thunder
shower prevented the game, making
the second in two days that was put
|-~R
The soutfeld literally was a Sc
ries-<of lakes, and much as Presi-'
dent, Griflth wanted to stage the
game he was forced to call it off.
Accordingly the game was called
made that tickets sold for yester-
days game. which was to be a
benefit for The Boys Club of Wash
ington. will be good for this after
moons contest.
President Griff1th finally got Iris
Speaker on the phone late last
night and Iris signified his willing
ness, to turn over the total re-
ceipts at the gate to the young
sterS organization.
Brinheart or Francis.
It'll probably be Brillheart or
Frapcis against Coveleskie or Mails
thisE afternoon. Brillheart was to
have started yesterday. but Milan
was~ undecided last night whether
he would use j. Benson or Francis,
who pitched a couple of innings
Monday.
Manager, Lee FohPs method of
keeping his players on edge, while
not as rigorous or drastic as some.
seems to be just about as good,
probably a little better than the
average in big league circles.
Upon taking up the reins in st.
Louis, Fohl refused to lay down
any particular rules for his ath-
letes to follow during the season.
He merely asked them to use their
judgment of the ball field as well
as on 1t, but suggested that their
Judgment off the field would have
to be good. else the bi-monthly
check would be a bit smaller than
the contract called for.
So far Fohl's plan seems to have
gotten by a lot better than those
of Some managers who use more
drastic methods in handling their
players
Fohl has no IL o'clock retiring
rule. He doesn't tell his athletes
what to eat or when to eat 1t. As
far as he is concerned. they can eat
as often as Erick Erickson, who
sometimes. almost every morning,
In fact. gets out of his specially
built cot and romps to the corner
restaurant for his morning hot
cakes and coffee. Erick then rolls
back into the hay, contented with
the world.
As a matter OF fact. Fohl Is said
TO have one of the easiest clubs in
the league to handle off the field.
He has a steady, persistent bunch
OF nard workers, who realize that
good living Is necessary In their
business and that without II they
wouldn't last long In the charmed
circle. He has no prima donnas
Ike the Babe or Waite Hoyt or Bob
4eusel to contend with Tempera-
menr luckily. has no place on his
ball club.
The Browns are as well balanced
ball club as Is in the big leagues.
They take themselves SERIOUSLY. on
and on the field- They are confident
they have the stun to win the nen-
nant, but talk about IL only amonp
themselves. With strangers around
theysare too modest to talk of them
selves. and generally confine thei,
chatter> To some other subject.
All In all. Fohl has a ball cluh
that will go far in this mans league.