The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-16
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offset by the weak hitting Of the
Griffs. 0s'" D.,
This series, which has three
games in a row, beginning today
and closing with a double.headr
next Tuesday, should see some
magnificent pitching. The hurl-
ing staffs of both teams are fit
and ready.
Ty Cobb has Rip Collins, Ken
Holloway, Earl Whitehill, Ed
Wells and Hooky Dauss primed
for this series. The whole five
have been and are pitching high.
class ball and, with the Griffs
slumping with the stick should
do we'll before leaving Washington
for the rest Of the season.
Bucky Harris has his own
classy hurlers and will send
them in against the JungaIeers.
Walter Johnson, George MOgfidge,
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary, Curly
Ogden and Fred Marberry rank
as the leading five and each one
Is likely to start one of the games
in the seris, opening today.
An old friend of Washington
fans makes his debut today in a
Detroit uniform. He is none other
than Frank O'Rourke, now play
ing second base in first-class fash.
ion for Ty Cobb's contenders.
Blackie served one season at short.
stop for the Griffs, making
thousands Of friends by his pluckv
work even when injured He
should receive rousing reception
today.
Ty Cobb caused considerable
commotion when here last by his
dilatofy tactics. Since then Ban
Johnson has ordered his umpires
to do away with Cobh's incessant
running up and down between
center field and the pitchers box,
so the games are moving faster
now and this particular cause for
trouble has disappeared.
Dutch Leonard, for years with
the Boston Red Sox before being
sold to the Jungle Cats, has joined
Cobb's team. Because he played
with ineligible players he was sus-
pended by Judge lands, but the
latter has recently declared Leonard
eligible and he may be seen as a
relief hurler during this final series
of the year between Detroit and
Washington.
Washington has won nine vic
tories from the Jungaleers this sea.
son, losing five. Odds favor them.
therefore, to take three or more out
of these five coming conests.
Pete Nittany, according to Ty
Cobb "the most promising young
player now in the big leagues"
may get into one of these games.
He is a pitcher, oUtfieIder and
first-sacker, found i'm the wi!ds
of the Saskatchewan by Mike
Bullion, a Detroit baseball writer,
OH a tip from HI. G. Salsinger,
another Detroit scribe.
''Nittany is a wonderful object
in baseball said Salsinger today.
He is a natural player, never
having seen a ball or bat be-
fore Mike signed him for Cobb.
Right now he could hit for more
than. .450, and would be in the
lineup except for the jealousy
that would be aroused among
the other players. Cobb doesn't
want that this year when he has
a contending team.
"Nittany can field around first
base better than Blue, but Cobb
thinks Blue has first call on
the place, at least for this year.
CAS- an outfielder Nittany can
show Cobb how to snag flies,
while on the bases he has the
speed Of a deer. Heilmann ex-
poets to be bench warmer next
year, II Nittany gets a chance
to show his class
Crank Navin says that Nit
tany, though still a young man,
may be named successor to Cobb
as manager Of the team in a
short time-that is, If he con.
ttnues to show his present form"
Washington fans may be howl
ing for Nittany before this series
ends. Bullion and Salsinger, who
guard Nittany on the road, say
he Is ready to play any posi-
ton selected for him.