The Washington times., 1912-08-21
Naplanders Drop Two Con-
tests to Griffith's
Climbers.
BY SENATOR" '

Walter Johnson's fifteenth straight
victory, a new record for the American
League. and no-hit game for Carl
Cashion were the features offered the
Capital City bugs yesterday in the get
away doubleheader between the Climb
ers and Naplanders. Oh. yes, few
other features were also mingled in the
afternoons exhibition, but these two
took the candy, the cake. and the
chocolate eclairs. The first battle end
ed in our favor, 4 to 2, and the second
was a whitewash, 2 to 0.
Before Johnson got away on his ff-
teenth successive win the fans were
treated to a little baseball jockeyinS o.
the part of Messrs. Griffith and Davis.
AS soon as Vean Gregg was announced
as the Maps twirler, Grin announced
that young Schegg, the former paleface
southpaw with the Nebraska Indians,
would work against him. 1t was just
Griff's little joke, for he sent Johnson
out.
Car T. Connolly, the half-pint UNI
pire, butted into the argument, though.
and ruled that Schegg would have to
dispose of the first batter before the
kansas Cyclone" could commence
got his name into big league box
score for forcing Buddy" Ryan to line
to Ray Morgan.
Steen Replaces Gregg.
And so it came to pass that Gregg
started the game for the Naplanders,
but he remained on the job just long
enough to walk Milan when he quit in
favor of Bill Steen. Harry Davis didn t
want to waste his crack southpaw in a
contest with the peerless twirler of all
leagues, big and little.
Steen held his opponents hitless for
four innings. Then the boys punched
few on him and piled up four runs
In three innings, Willie Mitchell rushinS
to the rescue.
Johnson was in perfect condition but,
as soon as he saw that he was likely to
win. he loafed, allowing bingles through
sheer inattention to work However,
barring one inning, the Naplanders
were unable to do any scoring, and the
Coffeyville critter had little trouble in
hanging up his new record.
When Vean Gregg trotted out in the
second battle and was opposed by Carl
| Cashion, 1t promised to be some sturdy
mixup. And 1t was. too. Gregg was
going like a house afre. poor luck,
coupled with "Massa John" Henry 8
timely two-base knock in the second
Cashion never looked better since he
terrific, his control good. With those
two runs behind him the big fellow
worked hard, and the Naplanders never
had a chance. 1t was a brief game,
going only six innings because the Nap
landers had to catch the Federal for
Boston,. and not one hit was regis
tered off the big Moose" Two runners
reached first on errors by Mcbride and
! Gregg drew a pass. These were the
| only lads to get to the first station, and
they stayed right where they were.
Gandil Nips Low Throws.
! Chick" Gandil gave brilliant exhi.
bition of picking up low-thrown balls
| having no fewer than Ave of these tc
his credit during the afternoon. The
tall first baseman looked like a million
dollars.
| With Steen pitching a remarkably
smooth article of ball, shutting out his
| opponents without a bingle for foul
| innings. il was with considerable sud
denness that Shanks scratched a hi
| past Peckinpaugh in the fifth and gal
! loped over to second on the Naplander'i
lurid heave to the pavilion. A wilc
pitch advanced him to third, and h,
tailed on McBrides clout to right.
The sixth, though, saw the home boyi
get to Mr.. Steen heavily. Foste
| strolled and chased himself all arounC
| when Dan Moeller scratched the pain
off the scoTeboard ads with a double
| from second when Gandil dropped
Mcbride opened the seventh b,