The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-18
By Louis A. Dougher


~.mss off the schedule for Wash
fnrton fans. II today's double
header cannot be staged because
81 a downpour such as prevented
vaaterday's lone contest between
fha Detroit Tigers and the cham.
pion Griffmen, the games Will
have to be transferred to Detroit.
The Tigers are here today Tor the
last time, this season and, while
tomorrow is an open date for the
Washington club, Detroit Is scned-
uIed for a game in Philadelphia.
On Wednesday, September To-
the champions are due to open a
five-day visit in Detroit. If to-
days games cannot be played:
they will go to make couple OF
doubleheaders for the motor city.
seven games in five days will
keen the Griffs right busy.
Every effort will be made to.
day to get in at least one game.
II the first game cannot be
staged, the cover will be kept on
the diamond in the hope that
the second contest may get under
way at the usual time. $3.50 o'clock.
s'SmiIer" George Murray, who
held the Yankees to three, hits
on his last journey to the hill.
and Walter johnson are due to
oppose the Tigers today. Ty
Cobb is expected to send "Jum-
WhitehiII or Art Johns against
the Griffmen, thinking to stop
Washington southpaw batsmen,
Sam Rice, Buddy Myer, Goose.
.GOslin and Benny Tate.
Once more Clark Griffith has
plucked a pitcher from the South
ern Association. The latest is
Carroll, now with Joe Cantillion's
Little Rock club. Carroll is a
youngster and is not starring in
his circuit. However, Scout Joe
Engel, who was here yesterday
for a conference with his boss
before departing on a long trip,
insists that the kid will develop.
Carroll D. almost as big as Wal
ter johnson, yet is only 10 years
old. This is his first year in pro-
fessional baseball and Joe Cantil.
Ion says he has the nlakings of
big Lacquer.
The newest Griffman lost his
last two games, both to Birmins-
ham. Emilio Palmero opposed him
in one, winning by a score of 5
to 2. In the other Cunningham
beat him, 10 to 2. In the first
game Carroll walked four men and
famed four. In the second he
issued seven passes and struck out
two. Seven hits came off his
stuff in the first game and IL
IA the second.
Carroll is Highlander, big as
o house and loose in his action.
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from Joe Cantillon for an early
though whether or not this will
happen is problematical. Little
Rock is in the cellar in the South
ern Association pennant race and
can hardly spare any player worth
much.
There viii be no baseball here
tomorrow. Friday. though, brings
the Cleveland Indians for three
battles ending with Sundays at.
traction. The Griffmen are four
games behind the Indians today
and, IL they can succeed in taking
all three victories ending this
week, they will hop right up
among the elect.
Provided today's games are
played, Bucly Harris will prob.
ably open the Cleveland series
with Stanley Coveleskie who
tortured Speakers lads the last
time he faced them In Cleveland,
following with Ruether and either
Marberry or Crowder. However,
with idleness today, either MUIR
ray or johnson will open the
series. with COveIeskie pitching
the second game.
Manager Harris has benefited
greatly from his brief rest. The
pain has left his ailing leg and
ne feels able to hop right into the
lineup. Whether he does 50,
though, Is something else again.
He doesn't care to shift his lineup
with the team going as well as it
Is, having players natural super
0tition along that line.
''Stuffy's going great. isn't he?"
rays Harris. THAT bird can fly
when he begins. I'd love to have
his legs"
The Indians lost an excellent OPP
portunity yesterday when they took
two socks on the Jaw from the
AS while the White Sox were
whipping the Yanks in an abbre-
Waited contest. The Indians can
not afford to lose many more games
II they are to finish close Eehind
the Yankees. Indeed, yesterdays
double defeat leaves them but 9half
q game ahead of the AS. who are
beginning to show signs of want
ing to finish in second place.