Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-06
riffith S Men Show Wonderful Cameness in Winning

A
out of fast company Manager Callahan
yesterday sold him to the Kansas City
club Of the American Association, to
Whe he Walls. r s qs20r su 1t on's
was one Of the worlds champion
ship team OF 1908 who was left here. and
| Sullivan from ali accounts Is the next one
| to be let out, while Doc White Is by no
means assured Of his Job.
! The batting strength OF the Nationals
pitchers was Of Importance yesterday.
lGroom struck out the only time he was
up, but Cashion hit safely three times.
| and johnson got a hit the only time he
was up, and that hit brought In the run
which won the game. On the whole.
Griffith has some good hitting pltcners,
for Johnson. Cashion. Vaughn and Hughes
are apt to do damage with the stick any
| time they are up.
| 1t was a great game of ball to win and
will do much to help the Nationals
pennantward. Not only did the victory
give the team chance to gain on both
| of its rivals. but it will do much 10 give
| the PLAYERS stimulated confidence, which.
under the existing conditions. with a close
| race on. is of the greatest value. There
5! is hardly chance for the team TO lose
a game here now. unless Walsh should
come back and prove troublesome. and
| the chances are that the game which
Walsh pitches will find Johnson opposing
him. and, everything being even with these
| two twirlers working, Johnson stands an
excellent chance of being the winner The
big fellow is in his very best form right
now. having completely recovered from
his recent illness.
John Henry will join the Nationals here
today. He wired Griffith that he was
, ready to report and get in shape to catch
regularly again, and he was instructed
to come on at once. Williams showed
yesterday that he is fit to take his turn
behind the bat Notwithstanding his
spiked hand. but Griffith does not want
to take any chances and feels that it will
be best to have Henry on hand
Morgan played brilliant game in the
field. but he failed to connect safely with
any of the offerings of the three pitchers
Callahan used. He covered an acre
of ground around second and made stops
at critical stages which did much to help
Grifiiths pitchers out.
Chick Gandil is hitting again. He got
a single and a triple yesterday and his
triple was responsible for the two runs
his team scored IN the sixth inning. Moth
ing pleases. Gandil more than to hit
that there are some members of the local
team who were not his best friends dur
ing his stay here.
Manager Callahan gave his lineup a
shaking up BEFORE Yesterdays game. He
benched Zeider and sent Mattick to CEN
ter field, bringing Collins in to first, He
also sent Weaver to the bench and play
ed Johnson. a local semi-pro, at short
field. The yOungster made a brilliant de-
but. fielding finely and getting two clean
hits. which did much to help the Sox to
their runs.
Cicotte retired the Nationals in order in
got rid of the first man up. but Mattlck
hit safely. In trying to catch him off ct
first. Groom threw badly and Mattick
took second. A put-out showed him over
to third and he scored on wild pitch.
1t looked In the third as If the Nationals
were doomed to defeat, for the Sox scored
six runs in this inning before they were
retired. Groom started by walking Ci-
cote. Mcbride erred on Raths grounder
and then Groom held Mattick:s bunt long
enough to fill the bases. Lord hit for
two bases. and Bodie was walked and
Callahan hit safely. This finished Groom
and CashiOn was brought in. Johnson
followed with hit and then Foster threw
wild on Kuhn's grounder, six runs results
ing.
The Nationals first run came in the
first half of this inning, when Mcbride
hit safely, and Shanks followed with a
get through his legs, Mcbride scoring all
the way from first. Then there was a
lull. but in the sixth couple more runs
were scored. Foster hit safely in this
dill hit for three bases down the first
base line. He scored when Williams hit
safely. Another run came in the seventh,
which Cashion opened with a double to
left center. scoring when Milan hit safe
ly, and then came the eighth, in which
the score was tied.
Morgan was out easily enough, but
Williams hit to left for two bases Nc
Bride. too. went out. but Shanks hit
safely, scoring Williams This wound
up CicOtte and Benz was called In.
Cashion promptly hit to center for
base. sending Shanhs to third. and here
came Moeller with his long triple to right
center which sent Shanks and Cashion
home with the tying runs. Foster, how
ever, struck out against White.
Cashion got rid Of the first two men
who faced him in the Sox half. but he
walked Kuhn. and Zeider, who ran for
him. stole second. Griffith considered
ers. and Johnson was called in while
Cashion was pitching to White and White
flied out to Shanks.
Johnson got rid of the Sox in order in
the ninth and SO did White, but In the
tenth the break came. With one out,
Mattick and Rath overran and it was
good for two bases. Shanks sent Mat
! tick on a long journey after his fly to
center and Mcbride went to third after
the ball was caught Johnson brought
him home with a single.
In the SOx half Johnson walked Bodie,
the first man up. But he struck out
Collins. while Callahan grounded to Gan
dill. Then Johnson hit a grounder to
Foster. who ran up the line and touched
Weaver. who was running for Bodie, and
the game was over. The score:
CHICAGO ABB II. H. SO. BIB sB 20 A. f..
Rath: 2b. o y