The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-17
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BASE BALL
At Low
EBB
cleveland Divides Its Atten-
ton With Racing and In
dams Are Suffering
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Sports Editor, The Times

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ball interest is at an exceedingly
low ebb here. The town is race
mad and the man in the street
has no time or inclination for
mere baseball. The utter failure
of the Indians has hit Cleveland
fans hard and, as the team will
be away from home for prac-
tieally all September football
should have an early start here.
The world champions open three
game series here tomorrow, but
II they make expenses they will
be content. The big crowds will
come in Detroit, st. Louis and
Chicago where the fans have
something to support in the way
Of. ball teams.
Afternoon newspapers here, I'M
like those in Washington, carry no
shox scores Of games played on the
zane. day. Baseball extras" are
taboo. On the other hand. with
racing getting under way as early
as $50 o'clock, the ordinary late
the results. They go like hot cakes,
too.
The hotels are packed and jam
med with race bugs. The Hobbies
every morning are filled with wise
palookas going through the selec.
lions. each hoping for fortune
that day out of tWo-buck note.
Publications Of track Information
have a wide sale.
The last time the Griffmen
were here, late in July. new
race track got under way q
= veteran baseball writer could be
found i'm the press box at Dunn
Field. They were all At Thistle
down.
To-day, with the Indians battling
"a stay up around the top of the
second division, CleyeIanders are
willing to take their baseball dough
ard soak it on the ponies. Nobody
reema to bother much about the IN
dams or what becomes or Ihenn-
In July there were loud demands
for Iris Speakers official nead. II
WIS generally agreed that the uniy
thing saving the gray,lnd.c
.l,ieftaiY1 of the Tribe was his mag
,,tFicent hating average. He was
faadina, the league and playing bril-
uanfly in the field, offering an eA-
9Tnple TO his henchmen that was
going by the board. -
4 The r11naors became so strOHs
finally that. just as the IrI. me-
we're leaving for New YORK, MITE 10
Dnnn who owns majority OF the
-tocIr In the club, conferred Win
Gneaker and signed him Tor the
season of 1926. The Official an
,,o,Incement of his signing dldn
cause much of a stir either Wy Wy.
INIT Il did silence much OF the CRU
cfsIn. +,ot new
1t was also announced Inat nsm Icy,
ulayers were to be obtaihe9. S.noa
10 names were mentioned olhcS
.t,a+ date. however, DOME Bush mas
Ia his promising young third
-,cIrer Johnny d. Hodapp. 70 the
f,,ijans speaker says he viii nave
ar army of youngsters at Lake
land. Fla, next spring. he neeu7
en-. -.
Romors are rife, and Speaker
sSoe-n'f kill. them. that new
.Ss,,e',ln will represent this city
- tI,e American League next
1cason Hoe SeWelI is the. only
ffSTieIder certain TO, be on the
s1oh with Speaker and Chafhe
5amiesOn in the garden.
-IC,eorce Burns expects his IN
Conditional release with the Close
Eof this campaign and has ALREADY
tonened negotiations for a minor
league berth in 1926 He may go
to Reading in the international
League.
sneaker has already begun weed
Ing out his pitchers. Jim-Joe ed
wards was the first to be sent
away. the White Sox taking him
.on waivers. Walter Miller, Car
land Buckeye and Sherrod smith
5Ueenn certain TO be here next spring.
sTThle. too, will stick. largely be-
cause of his excellent finish this
Fyear. He wasn't of much use DUR
ing the early part of the season.
The Indians really don't require
many changes in order to be for-
lnidabIe opponents next year. They
rdo need more speed and Dit more
brains behind the bat. but that
will come with Speakers new plans.
Playing at home the Griffmen
did fairly well against the Western
clubs, with the single exception
of the Chicago White Sox. All in
all they won ten anu lost seven
games against the West as follows:
w l.
White Sox 49,.
Tigers ......'