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ft" -Tv "x "1 -jvyr -T- aryTf 8 ' THE WASHINGTON TIMES,' MONDAY, JULY 20.-1015. Ball Club Is Home and Will Open Series With Indians Here Tomorrow GRIFFMEN TO BEGIN SERIES AT GEORGIA AVENUE TOMORROW By LOUIS A. DOUGHEK. Tomorrow tho Griffmen open a three-dny scries here with the Fohlies of 1915 and the Old Fox predicts n clean sweep of the visitors. He dis counts those six straight over the Mackmen in the Sixth City and points to the success of the Nationals on their recent trip. . Five out of six victories went the way of tho Griffmen at Somers Park, and so Griff believes that it will be three straight here this week. Jim Shaw, who did not appear at all in the Detroit ssrieB, is carded to perform for the Griffmen tomorrow. Willie Mitchell or Guy Morton may do the honors for Lee Fohl's outfit. Shaw is usually effective against the Fohlies, and Griff counts upon this winning habit to land the honors in the opener. The Griffmen arrived here shortly before noon today, coming through from Detroit by way of Buffalo. Though their excursion around the circuit started poorly, it wound up very well, indeed. Fourteen vic tories were gained and seventeen games went the wrong way for the Nationals. The sextet of defeats in Boston took away some of the boys' courage, but their five win3 in Cleveland did much toward equal izing the situation. They are now ready for all comers. GRIFFS ARE IN- AND-OUTERS. That the G riffs arc In-and-outcrs is tftown conclusively by their work on this trip ending In Detroit yesterday. Of eleven games played In the East, in New York and Boston, Just twj were victories. Tho Yankees ver! trimmed twice, but the Red Sox grabbed ail six played. Striking tho West, the OrJffs got together and managed to win twelve out of sixteen played, a very respectable piece of work. Their Winning percentage for the entire trip was ,455. Heic Is the entire trip tab ulated:. V. L. New York 2 3 Boston j 0 C Chicago 2 1 St. Louis 3 3 Cleveland 5 1 Detroit 2 2 Totals 14 17 The" Griffs made 103 runs against 121 for their opponents on the trip. They did that on 2(51 hits, as against 217 for the enemv. They stole 4j bases, as against 40 for tho foe. They fell down badly, though. In the field, with 57 errors, as against T8 for all opponents. Six times the Griffmen were shut out. while they failed to shut out the enemy once. They copped six victories by lone runs. In thirteen games the enemy made no misplays whatever, but tho Griffs came through only six times without booting tho ball at least once. Iho Griffmen will now entertain home fans until August 12, meeting all the Western clubs In that time, opening with Cleveland and closing with tho Tigers. The Griffmen are added some what by having tho Cleveland and St. Louis clubs open this short home .Uay. Tho Yankees will be opposed to the tc-bgher Tigers and White Sox, whilo the Nationals are taking the tall-cnders. By the time the TUers and White Sox como hero tho Nationals may havo started a harder streak of clouting and may do here what they have dono In Detroit and Chicago, splitting ovtm. Manager Griffith is satisfied that his team will corr.e in ahead of the Yan kees, and he says thit the Yanks will have their troubles finUhlng as high as fifth. "Donovan hasn't got tho pitching necessary to beat 113 out," Is trie way tho Old Fox explains his lewpoInt. "Our pitching with carry us tltroush. and, if we can got a little hitting, wo may be close" on the heels of the third place outfit." That getawav clash with tho Tigers was a victory for the Griffmen, 3 to 2. Almost 10.000 fans turned out and sat in the rain for the !ast three innlng3 to see the scrap. Hank Shanks' double gave his team the percentage in the eighth. riuu running cheated the Griffs out of a run In the second. Gandll being knifed at the plate. The big first sacker walked, went up on Henrv's sacrifice, and stole third. MoBrlde whiffed and then Connolly drew an other free ticket. The two Griffmen tried a double steal. Stnnage bluffed a peg to second and Gandll was caught flat-footed between third and home. The Jungaleers got their first hit off the Virginia sawbones in the second, a splendid drive to center by Burns. There was one gono at tho time, and It was all over when Bush chopped into a double play. Ayers steamed along like a cham TODAY'S SPORTORIAL By LOUIS A. With the closing yesterday in Detroit of the second long tour of the circuit by the Griffmen of 1915, it becomes more and more apparent to the clnro wa-tcher that the team lacks the offensive power necessary to bring f'nal victory in a six months' campaign. Furthermore, it is practically impossible for the Old Fox to do much experimenting from now to the end of tho season. In the first place, it is unlikely that he can get many now players to use. In the second, he must expend all his energy to finish r.s high as he can. Washington would never endure hin quitting and beginning all over so long as he stands as high in the race as he does today. Wore the Nationals nesting quietly in last place, the. fans could endure any move at all looking toward a bettering of the position. Even if it failed, as many do, the team could not drop any lower. It is this very fact that makes the task of Clark Griffith all the more d'-fiicult. That it is incieasingly difficult to obtain players is shown by Grif fith's failure to havo Harry Holland report. Holland is going to have a trial at second base, probably before the American League season ends, but he cannot be spared by Joe Cantillon just now and so he will con tinue his .308 swatting for the Millers instead of trying to equal it for the Griffs. No minor league club, no matter what arrangements it may have with a major league club, can well afford to part with valuable players in the midst of a campaign. Such tactics gained thousands of enemies for Jack Di.nn in Baltimore. Civic pride is too strong for it. Therefore, few, if any, new faces will appear in the ranks of the Griff men before the ia'st of September and it is unlikely that the Old Fox will have much of a chance to see what the new men can do in ten days or two weeks. From now on down to the bitter end the Griffs will have to fight for flret division honors handicapped by the lightest of light hittlnu. Only i irtlpht pitching can ever hope to win and no pitcher can guaran tee an airtight game every timo he steps Into the box. That's what tho Washington twlrlers must endure through the season. They don't com plain, at least audibly, but they do a lot of deep thinking, that Is, thoko able to thlnlc. The hit-and-run play, long a favorite with the Old Kox, sel dom works ritccessfully now through a lack of men able to go through with It. Only n couple of the men may be depended upon to lay down a perlect bunt, advancing a runner. The hit In a pinch Is seldom seen. The more one looks at tho undoubted attacking strength of the Ited Sox, Tigers and Wh'te Sox, the weaker scema that of the Griffmen and one wonders that last winter Washington was considered to have an excellent chance to win the pennant of 1915. When Griff begins cleaning house, he should 4fc a most busy man for many day&. The job Is a big one. pion until ho hit Cobb with a pitched ball In tho fourth. The 10,000 fans all began cheering in a mighty chorui, and Sam Crawford responded with & single to right, putting Cobb on third. The Peach had Ayers up In an aeroplane Immediately, dancing around and making lalso starts for the plate, Veach bounded the ball over Ayen' head for a safety, and Cobb raced over with the first tally. Burns' pass filled tho corners, and then Bush whaled a singlo to center. Crawford scored, but Milan's pegi nailed Veach at the plate. A double steal worked because Con nolly failed to tag Burns, although Henry's" throw was perfect. MeBrldo made a fino stop of Stallage's roller to ward third and got his man, ending the frame. McBrlde opened the fifth with a fine three-base drive to right center, and he kept on going when Young tossed the ball Into the Tigers' dugout. The next three were helpless, and so the Griffs remained in the rcur. After two had died In the sixth Shanks singled to left. Gandll followed with another to the same spot, but was killed trying to .reach second on the drive. All the Griffs gathered around Umpire Nellin und kickod at the decision, but It stuck, as It al ways does. Tho Grists made a desperate attempt to tie the score In the .seventh. It was lalning, and Dauss had trouble with the greasy ball. Henry opened with an Infield single, and stole while Dauss hold tho ball. McBrlde lined to Bush. (. onnolly grounded to Vltt, and Henry slid safely into third. Vltt muffed Ruins' throw, and Henry dug for tho plate, hut Bush recovered tho ball and threw him out at the dish. Moeller and Foster singled in the eighth, with one gone, and then came Shanks' husky double to tho left field wall scoring them both and putting tho Griffs ahead for the first tlmo dur ing the day. After Gallia passed Veach In tho ninth, Johnson relieved him and fin ished the contest. He fanned two ilger.i In a row. Then Kavanaugh singled to center. McKee, for Dauss, Tanned. THE BOX SCORE. NATIONALS. AH.H.O.A.E DETROIT. ,H.H.O.A.E 4 2 0 3 0 Moeller.rf 4 10 0 0 Vltt,3l. .. Younc.2b. Foster.Ib. 1 ( 8 0 1 2 0 0 Mllan.cf . Shanks. If. Uandll.lt). Henry.c M'Krlde.fs Cnn'ly.Sli. Avers, p. .. Gallia, p. .. Acnuta... Johnaon.p. 0 0 I 0! Cobb.rf.... 0 1 1 1 : 4 1 IS 0 OkTr'ford.rf. Veach, If.. Uums.lb.. 1 0 1 1 11 1 0 Hush, in. . litanage.c Daurx.p... 13 11 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 Kavim .. tMeKee... Totals.. ji 7 27 16 3 Totals.. 31 S 27 13 01 Batted for Ayers In the eighth. tBatteii for Stanage in the ninth. ;ilatted for Dauss In the ninth. Nationals 0 0 0 0 10 Detroit 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-3 0-2 Runs Moeller, Foster, McBrlde, Cobb, and Crawford. To-base hit Shanks. Three Imre hit McBrlde. Stolen bases Gandll, Burns. Bush. Earned runs Detroit, 2: Na tionals, 2. Snerlllcc hits Henry, Young. Double plays Foster to McBrlde to Gandll; Vltt to Burns to Bush to Stanage. Lett on bases Detroit. 7; Nationals, 6. First bast on error Nationals, 1. First base on balls 0(1 Dauss. 3; off Ayers, 1; off Gallia. 1. Hits Off Ayers, 5 In 7 Innings: off Gallia, 1 In 1 Innlnc (none out In ninth); off Johnson, 1 in 1 limine: Hit by pitcher By Ayers, (Cobb); by Daurs (Gandll), Struck out By Dauss, 0; by Ayers, 3; by Johnson, 3. Umpires Messrs. Dlneen and Mullln. Time of Kume 1 hour and 60 minutes. DOUQHER. KNOTHOLE IS GETTING PittmKkve been raglHf crack. HariHk "" m race. I would repr seo it crack, as usual. frequent inquiries. i There is an interesting story as to how Moran developed this new 'fighting, harmonious spirit. When Baker, the president of the club, de cided to get a new manager for the Phillies, he put it up to the players j to select the man. It lay between Lobert and Moran, and the vote showed the boyB on the club were almost unanimous in favor of Pat. Of course, it was then necessary to let Lobert go, and the Giants got a grand ' third baseman as a result. j The players on the Philadelphia club , were naturally anxious for their eclec- , tlon to' make g-ood, and they have all ibeen pulllnir their htnds off beh nd i Moran. The team Ib showing the spirit , which wins pennants and, if they can hold anything like their present pace, ' they are liable to be up there In the ' tight to the finish. Moran has had grand pitching, and he knows how to keep his twlrlers working along at their best He is one of the greatest men In the country to handle twlrlers from the I experience he had as a catcher. I Tho best showing of the week has i been made by the Philadelphia club I which has fought Its way back Into ! first place again after having been oust- 1 ed by the Chicago Cubs. As n rule In i the past, when a Philadelphia team has I been once pushed out of rirst place, the boss has never been able to get the sand on the rails in time to slop it sllp- 1 ping on the soaped ones before It hit the second division. Hut tho fact It pulled back this time Indicates the spirit . Is doing wonders for the team. It lias the fight In it combined with some good ball players ana very nign cmes pm.ii ing, as I have said. y Am I have predicted, the Cubs are slumping. The team had nover looked to me like a championship contender In tho series it has played with the Giants so far, and I could not figure it as such. It has not the speed nor tho power to drive It through, oven In a race In which I the clubs are as weak as they aro in this seasons going. In the next few weeks, Stalllngs will I climb with his Boston Braves, fo? there jU no doubt the team carries the punch. Somebody has come to tne rront wnn thVremark that the Braves swore their way into a world's championship last -JrL v.... ..iki.. ,.i,i i,A fai-iiutr from the truth as far as my experience SP-'S. . JMjAUtt! withV,V i.in; Sm. lard word silo. there is comparatively little said on "nnJ" very strong. ague r is 1 able t . diamond, even in the stress of a hard.be In and out of the game and. when SV Ar" n0t hC fU fr a """- nBBrul,SuS0uUai.yhCmreateT.?erCB,;'nr later to hear, Whnt tho Braves did do last season was to "ride" opposing palyera pretty hard, but they did this by picking out their weaknesses and personal vanities and keeping after them about these. ''Eddie Collins was kidded about some thing In the World's Series and so was "Kube" Oldrlng, but these deficiencies wpre put up to them without being gar nished by words which would have to be printed on asbestos paper. "Bob" Kmalle can hear about as well as any umpire, nnd he has had his share of experience on the Big League dlamrnd. He was assigned to call them the deciding gnme of the series be tween Vale and Princeton one day sever.U years ngo nnd came back very much surprised. "What's tho matter, Bob?" I asked him. "I thought those guys were amateurs plavlng for fun," he replied, "But the names they called one another made me believe they were playing for a million dollars each. I never heard such rough talking as long as I have been In the Big League." I still maintain the Boston club I the one which will finally fight for the flag against the Glante, with Philadel phia looking mora like a contender at every Jump. This next Wostern trip la going to be an important one and ypTVHl -1 So dioMVHIIHHHJIHIw I il should string the race out a little bit. The weather Is such that the clubs are Kcttlng In shape where tney can show their true torm. Tho ones that hav-3 been piling along under forced pres sure lll betjln to crack, and a wholo lot better basebull will bo played In the National I-etigue race from thin stage to the finish than has been exhibited so far. Of course, I cneertully admit there Is plenty of room tor this, promised Im provement. . - I count Cincinnati right out of tne going at this writing. The Ueds haven't a chance for the pennant, but there is not anotner club in the league wnicn is i not carrying an outside chance to looit In for the nag, at lenst. It is a great race for a dark horse to cross tno dopesters. If "Johnny" Evers should bo I hurt again, and that is not at alt un- , likely, IJoston would have a hard strugglo holding the pace which is bound to follow to the end of the , schedule. Some clubs have stayed up so j far because ot the false form In tho i league, l freely admit a couple or in- I Jurod regulars would cripple us badly. , especially in tho pitching department' where we are short of talent anyway, i On the outlook today, 1 would not say St. Louis had much of a chance to cop, but Muggins is liable to bring his club home In the first division. It Is a . team of lighten. Any club of Bcrappers ; has, at least, an outside chance in i such close competition. There Is not any too much class to the Cardinals. The Cubs have slipped, and the team ! " .BlPlnB.nearly, 'l weU. ns " v ''hHc the other clubs n the lea ! have improver The old boys on is not going nearly as wen a it was. cue the -- - I !." i and are not hustling as har li'd-e"hccr th,7 lnll11f1 gether 30 strong. It Is usi feel the heat hard as they uning to gether 3o strong. It Is usiMlly this wa' h votcrnns as the season wonts I ?SW toAke,ennthJeerboSgol!nga B,m3n ' I don't figure tho . Pittsburgh club to team Is still making good going, and trio plthctnrt :aff Is pressing that of Moran. Both Mnrm and KbTJInson are experts at handling twlrlers, and each has shown results. Robinson has Coombs to help him, and he has been teaching Big League Biffers Of a Day AB. H.TB. Av. Kavan'gh, Tigers 111 1.000 Von Kolnitz, Reds 111 1.000 Ruth, Red Sox.. 1 1 1 1.000 Gregg, Red Sox. 1 1 1 1.000 Austin, Browns.. 4 3 5 .750 Southworth, Ind. 4 3 5 .750 Pratt, Browns... 4 3 4 .750 Barry, Red Sox. 3 2 4 .667 Hooper, Red Sox. 3 2 3 .667 Thomas, Red Sox 3 2 3 .667 Brcsaler, Macks.. 3 2 2 .667 Wamby, Indians. 3 2 2 .667 SMALLER nf th" tricks of knows them, lire in the flnl'h tell on some pitching stair. ve me a ciu. to us tho ten. Syndt- kc rlrr and get out a fresh pipeful of U. S. Marine. Man, that's tobacco satisfaction for you ! Just like old times, ain't it when you used to work outside, before you took the inside job. And the old U, S. Marine habit is a mighty good habit, too. A sweet, juicy chew or rich, fragrant smoke of ripe Kentucky tobacco, aged for three to five years to bring out all the mellowness and smoothness that's US MARINE Cut Plug TVjQEjfarWfeyv ypyyfcj? tTmi.. r&i' III "MEsM National League Clubs Take Crucial Swing By KIRK C Peering Into that N. L. hunt with ono eye and allowing the other to glance carelcssjy at the menu prepared for It embracing tho coming two weeks during which It follows a distinctly westerly course, the conclusion Is naturnlly reached that as far as Phila delphia and Brooklyn arc concerned, to say naught of the Giants, they are Just getting Into tho turn which leads to tho straightaway. That trlto expression, "crucial," best describes the trip which the Kast Is taking Into the West, and If those three clubs can return home on August 13 In their present positions, the base ball world has one of the grnndest wind-ups awaiting Its scrutiny that either league will ever have presented. Philadelphia and Brooklyn particu larly withstood the attack of the West to tho entire satisfaction of their man agers and followers. If they can hold the same steady cadence until they are again meeting the enemy on their own grounds, tnen tno siraigmawiiy will have been reached and great will be tho finish thereof. , Unless the National League gonfalon Is to be acquired at a reduction this season, the winner thereof must travel consistently at a .667 pace. That means In plain words, the winning of two games out of each three played. Neither Philadelphia nor Brooklyn has done this at anv time this season, as their averages around the .Mo mark attest. So tliero Is a thorn in tho side of the dopesters who have already commenced to indicate their favorites in the mild manner of placing coin of the realm on a possible winner. This custom has al ready begun In N'cw York, where cus toms and the like usually originate. Wonderful pitching has been the chief factor in keeping the Phillies where they are today, for Moran'B men havo not been hitting up to their usual form, and many chances to win games havo been thrown away by Inability of tho plavers to hit In the pinches. The National League race Is not set tled by anv means, nnd tho leaders must keep right on moving to hold their nobltinn. Manager Put Moran Is watch ing the Brooklyn club closer than any other team In the league, for Robinson's rhnigi'ri have been maintaining a pace which. If sustained a little while longer, 1b sure to rarry them out In front. The Brooklyn Kuperbas refUFe to crack urder the strain. They continued to light along In the van last week and es tablished themselves In second place, only to Jump behind tho Phillies. Rob inson's men have tasted blood, and arc pl.'iMug with much of that same conrt il lice which counted so strongly In la voi of tho Boston Braves lust year. Pat Moran'B crew pot a good start on the frontier by doubling up the score on the Redlanders. Griffith muffed Becker's fly In the ninth inning The error Was followed by a double by Nlchoff and a triple by i bitted, netting tlie Pinnies two run.. J and the game by the score of 4 to 2. j The Browns nipped the Red Sox. 9 to f. In the fit st game at St. Louis ycater- Down in that Bottom Drawer Tobacco, U. S. MARINE is an honest, health ful pure tobacco for men who like their chewing or smoking to have a solid satisfaction to it. You get tobacco hungry k)ts of times, and no insipid "hash" will come anywhere near suiting you. You must have your U. S. MARINE. It's as satisfying as a square meal the standby of the he-boys with vigor and vim in them. A week's trial will prove that U. S. MARINE can keep right on satisfying you, day after day. Then you will keep right on using U. S. MARINE. Sold everywhere in 5c packages. THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY !. MILLER. day, and then played a 1-to-l dend heat ( ... in.; ncrnnii, wnicn was stopper! by darkness Nine doubles and three trlDles were poled In tho open.ilg show. In tno second Leonnrd fanned twelve In CilCnt Innlnir. It., .1.. ,iulvn.l ,.A . " tw. atne' batters. Austin struck l iuui nines against me soutnpaw. The Indians defeated the Athlet.ca In both ends of u twin bill. 3 to 1 and S to 4. making six straight wins. Five of these were at the expense of the Mack men, the other game being won frm the Griffmen early in the week. Walker pitched the first game and allowed only six lilts. In the second game Hnrstad, was very effective, while Bresslor and Davis were hit hard. League Standing AMERICAN LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs. r Today , Win. , Lose. .648 ,6 .133 .HX 61 S .607 & .484 .494 .4SI .414 .MiJ .3H3 r.si .045 J37 Won.Lont. Pet. Bo ton (X 31 .m Chicago B5 83 .629 Detroit tt 3 ,en WASHINGTON... 44 44 .MO New York . 44 ,m fft. Iui 53 .358 Cleveland 31 M .3M Philadelphia 30 58 .341 Tomorrow's Games. Cleveland at Waahlngtan. St. Louis at 1'lilladelphla. Chicago at Boston. Detroit at New York. Today's Games. None cchcduled. Yesterday's Results. Washington, 3; Detroit, 2. Cleitland. 3; Philadelphia. 1. Cleveland. S: Philadelphia, 4. Ht. 1-oulB. 9; Bohton, 8. i-t Louis, 1, Bosto-n, 1 (called; dark) New York-Chlcogo (both postponed). NATIONAL LEAGUE, Standing of the Clubs. , Today i Win. Lose. Woa.Lost. Pet. Philadelphia 45 CC .571 DronklMi 17 sj ,l7 Chicago 43 42 .605 New York 40 41 .491 Pittsburgh 42 43 .14 Boston 42 44 ,4M fit I.oulF 43 47 .478 Cincinnati 35 S .422 :i .C65 .552 .512 .M0 .500 .494 ,4S4 .429 .641 500 .4S3 .4&i .48) .471 .417 Tomorrow's Games. New York at Pittsburgh. Boston at Brooklyn. Today's Games. Phillies at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at New York. Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Yesterday's Results. Philadelphia. 4; Cincinnati. 2. n vftL. 'iKi flHV