Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-04
BY j. ED GRILLO.

II will be all over after today. The final
game of the season on the local lot will
be with the Athletics, worlds champions
and winners of this years American
League pennant. The game will be called
at 2:45 in order to give the Nationals a
chance to catch a train for Boston, where
they finish the season. Bob Groom,
Morgan and Krause viii be the pitchers.
It will be the last opportunity to see
several of the players on the local team
In q Washington uniform Some of them
are not coming back here next spring In
several instances the major league career
Of some of the players will end with the
close OF the present season, and next
year will And them with the minors. This
seems certain, regardless of who Will
take Jim McAleer's place as manager
The double-header yesterday resulted In
An even break between the two teams
Cashion lost the first game because OF ms
vtIdness. and Walter johnson followed
by shutting out the champions but one
hit being made of his defVery' anu
that was a scratch by Plank.
Umpire Bill Dineen allowed himself to
be Influenced by the players when ne
called the second game stii, ueht
enough to continue Every player WHO
came to the plate complained or the hehl
and Dineen finally concluded that tne
game might as well END, as the resui.
would cut no figure anyway. 1t Is not
good policy, however. for an umpire 10
allow the players to lead him astray, and
Dineen will know better the next time
such a condition comes up.
1t is evident that it will take some time
before Carl Cashion will get control OF
the ball. and until such time he cannot
-. i,1tt
pitcher. 1t Will be we'll for Cashion to
practice control all winter. He can work
out every day for fifteen or twenty MN
utes and improve himself considerably
before next spring with control Casnion
would be a winner. He has plenty or
stuff, but gets himself in bad by con-
stantly being in hole on the batter.
II either Of the teams which will battle
In the worlds series had Walter Johnson
he would come pretty near to landing the
series single handed and alone. Johnson
In his present form could pitch three OF
the games and come pretty near winning
them ALL The big fellow is better now
than he has been In some time, and 1t Is
next to impossible to hit him. Further
more he would not require much rest be-
were at stake The Athletics will face no
such pitching as Johnson did yesterday
when they tackle the Giants. There Is
no pitcher with as much speed as john
son. and on a Gay Ike StSeeiudS' WHEN
there is not much light, the oatters can
not see the ball until 1t is right on top of
them, and hitting 1t safely is almost next
TO impossible.
Chief Bender expects to be in better
form for the big series than he has ever
been before. He is preparing himself for
these games by pitching a few innings
every few days. but in the series against
the All-Stars he will probably go the en-
tire route as final preparation for the
ordeal against the Giants. Bender showed
in the few innings he pitched yesterday
that he is In fine form, and he did not
exert himself. either.
Manager MoAleer Is at sea as to what
he Win do about his All-Star team, now