Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-25
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

II the Nationals continue to play the
ball against Detroit the team put up
against Cleveland and Chicago there Is
no reason why fifth place should not be
gained during the present series. The
Tigers Afe. of course. a much harder
proSsosition than either Maps or Sox, but
<or all that the locals are putting up a
h!gh-grade article of base ball, and viii
he hard to beat.
Bob Groom is scheduled to do the
twirling for the Nationals, while Works
or Stroud will likely be on the rubber
for the Tigers.
Hugh Jennings and his team arrived
from New York this morning. Jennings
now virtually comedies the pennant to
the Athletics II has. OF course, been APP
parent TO every one that Mack's team
could not lose but Jennings has held out
so long as there was a chance.
we have a chance but it is a most
remote one said the Tigers leader this
morning. 1T looks as IL the Athletics
would go under the wire with much 10
spare. but so long as there Is hope we
will do the best We can TO beat them TO
it,
Lee Tannehill OF the White Sox made a
prediction yesterday which may be a
surprise to some fans and pleasing to ot1-
ers. Tannehill insists that the pitcher on
the Athletics staff 10 do the best work
against the Cubs in the world series will
be Cy Morgan. Il know that most peo-
pie will figure Bender. Plank and Coombs
10 stop the Cubs. but Morgan will be the
fellow to do IT. There never was team
which disliked a spit-ball pitcher as much
as the Cubs, and Morgan not only has a
splitter. but he bluffs il and curves them
over. I'll wager that he will have the
ut nnN 70 nd In
heads. He ought 10 win two OF the games
from the Cubs in the worlds series, and
three if he is worked that often
When Washington bought Ainsmith it
gained title TO one of the greatest young
catchers that ever broke into fast COM
pany. Judged on his performances since
he Joined the Nationals Ainsmith Is right
now head and shoulders over a large ma
jority of the catchers in the American
League. Not only does this youngster
possess a lot of natural ability. but he
gives evidence of being smart and know
ing the game much better than the aver
age youns ball player.
His catching was one of the features
of yesterdays game, as II has been on all
other days that he appeared behind the
plate; -Four attempts were made to steal
on him by the Chicago players and he
turned every one CT them back His
throwing is nothing short Of marvellous.
He gets the ball away quickly without
The slightest enort, ana IL Ialrly Ourns
the air as il goes TO second. His throw
ing is accurate and easily handled.
In addition to his ability as q catcher
Ainsmith has proven himself a most time
~ hitter. II was his single which tied
the score in the seventh inning. and but
for III luck his drive in the ninth. would
have wound up the game, but Zeider
speared il, ending the inning.
Red" Killifer was under the weather
Yesterday and Schaefer took his place at
second. Though he has been out of the
game recently. Germany was very much
i'm evidence. He handled everything he
ought to in the field, and ii was his sim
gle in the tenth. a sharp liner to right
center, which allowed Gray TO score the
winning run. Any one figuring that
Schaefer's days as a ball player are over
Is making a serious mistake. There is
lots of good ball left in the Dutchman.
Dolly Gray is one of those pitchers that
an opposing twirler cannot take chances
with. No inning is over when Gray is at
the bat, for he is a hitter much above the
ordinary. Olmsted took liberties with him
In the tenth yesterday when he stuck a
straight. fast one over the center Of the
plate. Gray sent II to center field over
Collins head and pulled up at second,
though he could easily have made third.
And the Maps are out TWO points away.