The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04

quite satisfied with the world.
With the Detroit Tigers leadir
Western clubs O. ms tomorrow.
frontier outfits, each playing fol
Noble Tyrus Raymond Cobb and
the Sislerless st. Louis Browns
the Chicago White Sox and the c
their final game here on June 81
delphia, the Griffs will tackle til
and then leave on their second s1
promises much baseball for the CT
In Detroit the Griffs won both
games played this spring. But
since then the Washington pitchers
have gone astray and the Tigers
have managed to pull themselves
together a bit Therefore, the
four Detroit games this week are
not likely to be all Washington
LrtuInplIs, not by many boatloads.
Topper Rigney, in the hospital
with an attack of lumbago during
the visit of the Griffs to Detroit,
is back in the lineup. He has yet
to strike his stride at the plate,
but his fielding is as flashy as
ever.
with Rigney in the lineup.
Haney, a hard-hitting lad, has
moved over to third base, succeed
ing the injured Bobby Jones. The
Tigers regular thirdsacker has a
broken bone in his foot and may
be out of the game for another
couple Of weeks.
Ray Francis, snapped to the
Tigers for Chick GagnOn, now
caVOrting with New Haven i'm the
sn@H hnh Nxy
face his former team mates before
the Tigers get out OF town.
The Tigers have been a dis
appointment to their supporters this
year. They were expected to be
contenders from the start, giving
the Yanks a stiff fight for the
pennant On the other hand, they
have wilted sadly under the early
strain and are now fighting to keep
out of the second division. Never
theless, the Tigers are pic
turesque bunch, full of fight and
sure to battle to the end, no mat
ter where they finish.
AS for the Browns. instead of
being runnersup this season, they
are not likely to finish in the first
division. Fred SchliebYler, obtained
likely young southpaw pitcher,
Dutch Henry, who recently made
the New York Giants resemble de-
partnent store dummies, il doing
h s best to fill George Sisters shoes.
This. can't be done. at least, not by
Schliebner.
When the White Sox arrive in
town next week, Thursday, they viii
offer as an attraction the famed
Willie Kamm, thirdsacker. Charlie
Comiskey is alleged to have paid
800 900 for this young man, indicat-
ing the close approach of utter
senility.
Roy Fish may be seen in left
field for the Chicagoans, with Mike
Cvengros. a halfpint southpaw. and
Hollis Thurston. a capable young
righthander doing some of the
hurting. Cvengros was with the
Giants this spring and. like Rube
Walberg. Of the Mackmen, let out
only to be snapped up by the White
Sox.
The veteran captain of the
White SOx. Eddie Collins. was
never seen to better advantage
than this spring. In his first
tIlirty.seven games he has a bat
. ting average of 1859 and the
leadership of the league with
seventeen stolen cushions. His
admirers are sure to be out to see
him during his coming visit to
Washington.
When Iris Speaker brings his
Cleveland Indians to town, winding
up the Western invasion, Washing
ton fans will have first views OF
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ter LutZke and Homer Summa.
Lutzke. star of the Kansas City
club in 1922, is playing third base
instead of Larry Gardner and,
while he is hitting for mere
.245, Speaker is convinced he is
of major league oaliber.
Sumn1a is playing right field be.
who got away to a brilliant start
only to slip and come back to
walk. However, his boss believes
that Summa will get moving again
and finish his first year under
the main tent in fine style.
One of Washington's principal
baseball heroes, Turkey Brewer,
will be seen in action when the
Indians come here. Brewer has
worked Louis Guisto out Of a job.
Brewer can hit harder than Guisto,
WHICH GApIdAAAS NufLLd6SL GopGdhSI e
decision.
Speaker will turn loose a sur.
prisingly good catcher in Glenn
Matt. The new Indian can hit,
run, throw and use his head be.
hind the bat. So fine has been
his work that the veteran Steve
O'NeiH has been forced to warm
a seat on the bench.
The Griffmen may have a new
o'Itf'elder PLAYING the sunfield to.
day, giving Goose Goslin a chance
TO res. his wounded puppy. The
The newest Griff is one Donaldson.
whose home is in Philadelphia, out
who has been tearing IN COY er o +
the ball for Tampa in the Florida
Sta'e league
Donaldson played against the big
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