Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-06

citation. He has offers from both which
he is considering.
Today it will most likely be Groom
pitted against Bender. The battle vii
start at 4 o'clock.
Not only is Bob Unglaub in a batting
slump, but, as is usually the case wher
things are breaking poorly for player
Re is not having the slightest luck with
is usually right at some one. or one OF
the fielders makes q circus play at Tn.
slaub's exEerse. While Bob is in this
slump he is. of course, not of much heir
get out % the rut he has been In goes
without saying. but it might be policy
to let the slump wear off on the bench
and in the meantime give John Henry a
chance to show how he can behave
around first tase.
Just why Walter Johnson should weak
en- after pitching brilliantly for six in
ningS is hard to understand. Because OF
his effectiveness in the first six rounds
he was not forced to work hard He did
ret have 20 pitch many balls to the bats
men in order to dispose Of them and il
can. therefore. not be figured that there
was any physical weakening, at least
there SEOuion: be at this season Of the
year.
Up u the tlIlc tlldt t1artSei raced n11
In the seTCnth he had perfect control
but he walked Topsy in both the seventh
and eighth, and then did not get goo6
break. for two of the hits made off him
were rather scratchy. Johnson is COINS
to help his effectiveness materially -Wher
he masters the slow ball. He seems un.
able to control this delivery now, bu
'0heD he does he will not only save his
arm, but be all the more puzzling to the
batterS.
There is perhaps no team in the league
on which the players consult each other
as much as the Athletics. On most ball
teams players get instructions from one
man, who Is either captain or manager
and while this is perhaps true with the
Athletics. yet the players get advice from
one another. and it is noticeable that
they do lot Of consulting before going
to the plate.
What gem Connie Mack picked up in
Eddie Collins. Not only is the youngster
great fielder and hitter, but he is ar
intelligent player who knows the game
and plays it. 1t was his hitting which
caused the undoing Of the Nationals yes
terday. and incidentally he made few
plays around the bag which won him ap-
plause.
Even with twO-run lead, which hello
good for six innings, the Nationals coulC
not win yesterday. Eddie Plank'S wild
ness gave the locals their two TALES IN
the fourth. He hit Milan, and when
Lapp threw poorly to second on Leii'
velt's bunt two men were on. Elberfeic
died trying to bunt and Gessler was hit
by pitched ball, filing the bases.
Pinch Mcbride came along with single
which scored two runs, but Gessler fool
ishly remained on second while the bal
was being thrown home. when he shoulo
have been at third. He was caught try
ing to steal and Collins ate up Schaefer's
hard grounder.
In the meantime Johnson was retiring
the Athletics in order, only eighteen mer
facing him in. six innings, nine Of whom
he struck out.
Then in the seventh he walked Hartsel
who scored on Collins two-bagger. Ir
the eighth Murphy singled, was advanced
by Unglaub's error on Barry's bunt
showed around to third on Lapp's sacri.
flee and came home on Plank's grounder
to Schaefer, which the latter fumbled
long enough to make play at the plate
impossible.
The winning run came in the ninth,
which Collins opened with a hit OF the
scratchiest kind, the ball bounding high
In front Of the plate. Baker sacrificed
and Hauser brought Collins home with a
clean single to center.
That ended the game. so far as the Ma
tfonals were concerned. The score: