Evening star., 1926-08-18

% Under the rules governing the
? world series. which this Fall will
he PLAYED between the Hugmen and
either the Pirates, Cardinals. Reds.
cubs or Giants. who are staging a
red-hot bat tile IN the National
League. generous share of the re-
ceirts is set aside for the teams
other than title contenders, finish
fishing in the first division. with the
amounts graduated so that the sec
ond place outfits are most hand
somely remunerated. with a lesser
sum for the third position teams and
an even smaller pot for those An
iShinG fourth. Even the latter is
Worthwhile. however, amounting to
the equivalent of several tons of
coal for each performer to help tide
him through the chilly blasts of Win
toy. and the athletes overlook no bets
when il comes to acquiring coin.
.- Although favored for the No.
post. which they have held for sew
eral weeks now. the Cleveland
INDIANS had their grasp on position
reduced 10 a mere half a game
through their double loss TO the
Mackmen yesterday. The Athletlcs.
in turn. are but three contests bet
ter off than the Tigers. and next In
line come the Nationals, just
half game in the wake of the
,Eencals and a game and a half
over the Chisox.
Double Win Would Help.
double victory for the Harms
mon over Cobb's cohorts this after
noon. provided the elements permit
the staging Of the bargain snow.
would boost the Griffs hack into the
frst division and give them nne
start toward second place, ther
"a vowed objective now.
1t was expected that Smller
George Murray and either Barney
Johnson or General Alvin Crowder
would he called on to start today
battles. and while Truculent Tyrus
cobb made no announcement OF his
pjtchinC choices it was conS1oefeu
likelv he would present slabbing OF
an entirely southpaw aspect oy as
signing the mastodonic Ed Wells
and the clever Earl Whitehin TO
toll on the hill. ~,
-- should rain again neceSsitate ldle
ness. as it did yesterday. these TWO
games will have to 60 by the ooaIo
40 far as Washington Is concerned
for while the Nationals have an open
date in the schedule tomorrow the
Tvgers are billed to battle in PhliA-
delphia. Enforced loafing again to.
day will mean that the games VIII
have TO be transferred to Detroit ana
worked in as double-headers when the
Griffmen visit there for Ave consecu'
tive days. beginning September 10.
Griffs Buy Pitcher Carroll.
Still another aspirant for a hurhng
Job with the 1927 Nationals has been
added to the roster in the person or
"Tiny" Carroll, purchased yesterday
from the Little Rock club OF the
Southern Assooia ton, according TO an
nouncement by President Griffith
Carroll is a right ha nier Of only l9
wears. and Griff never has seen him In
ection. having agreed te his acQuisi.
ton for what he terms a. rather stln
price" on the strong recommendation
Of Joe Engel. The Washington scout
2 asserts that Carron's chief asset IS
a fine fast ball. the rest OF his roper
toire being nothing to boast OF. He
has plenty Of size to recommend him,
however, Engel asserting that he Is
a. generously proporuoned as Walter
.Iohnson right now. and still growing.
Joe admits the youngSter Is as green
"a thev come a nd AS wild as a. native
.nf Rorneo hut Stoutly maintains he
HAS great possibilities for develop
hrent W neither Carroll will join the
sNatlonalS when the Little Rock club
,diShau uds next month or wait to re-
,,rl at the Tamna training camp next
1rrrius has not vet heen decided.
Eennv April. who has proved a hui
~ ~ hack or the bat for the 'Rialtos
md knickerhockers and slusGed his
WAY 10 f. me with the University Of
Virginia freshmen nine last Spring,
he's decided to forego a college eiiu.
c.rion and planned to leave to-day for
columbus, Ohio. to Join President joe
Carr's American Association team
Nnrii sought to affiliate with the GRIM
rnen. but WAS adjudged not quite ripe
fNl a hin leaclle trial.