Evening star., 1912-09-11


| feet bunts and beat the throws to first.
| Lajo'e hit safely the first four times he
| faced Cashion, but only -wo of them were
| clean hits. One was a little pop fly to
| short left which Shanks could not reach.
J and the other was a safe bunt which he
made in the seventh inning with three on
| and two out. Naturally he was expected
to hit. and Foster played back. so he
pulled the unexpected and laid the ball
| down the third-base line, beating 1t easily
and scoring the Maps first run. 1t was.
| of course, poor base ball for the score
| stood eight to nothing at the time. but
I.ajoie evidently did not care about the
| fame and saw chance to increase his
| batting average.
/ The hitting of the Nationals in the first.
| third and eighth was about as clean cut
and consecutive as one ever sees in a
ball game. Lajoie's error on Moeller
| gave the opening, as Foster. Milan, Can
| dill. Laporte and Shaniss followed with
base hits. Gandil's being for three bases.
In the third Foster opened with a hit
and, after Milan had flied out, Gandil
| Laporte. Shanks and Mcbride hit safely
| in rapid succession, sending Steen to the
bench and bringing forth Wolfe. In the
eighth Wolfe was sau shtered, Moeller
Foster. Milan and Gandil hitting safely
consecutiveiy. There was nothing fiuky
| about any of these drives, they Soine
through the nfield on a line mostly.
! If the seasoned pitchers show good
form it is not likely that Griffith will
| get much of a chance to look his young.
sters over this fall. He is naturally
anxious to finish second in the race. and
| he does not propose to do much expert
menting SO long as there is chance to
| beat out the Athletics and become the
runner-up in the pennant race. occasion
ally one of the youngsters may get
| chance, but it is not apt to be often un-
less the situation should SO change that
the Nationals will have to be satisfied
with third place.
! John Henry was the only member of the
team In yesterdays game who failed to
get one or more hits. John walked twice,
| however, and in this way made up for
his failure to hit safely. His handling
| of Cashion, however, vas by lar tne
best exhibition that any Of the Grimth
catchers have shown when coupled with
the big fellow from South Carolina.
Eddie Ainsmith made the trip here with
| the team. He was much improved this
| morning and his illness has finally Deen
| diagnosed as a severe case or Dlnous
poisoning resulting from indiscretion at
lunch time before the games
| 1t was but a few minutes after the
| game had started when the Nationals
| had enough runs to win it. Lajole made
mess of Moeller's grounder as start
er, and Foster singled to left. sending
Moeller to third. Lajoie made poor
throw to first to catch Foster and Noel
| Ter scored. Milan sent Foster home with
a hit. but was caught trying to steal,
and then Gandil hit to left for three
bases Laporte scored him with single.
and Blanding was taken out and Steen
substituted Shanks hit safely, but NC
Bride hit into a double play.
! The Maps also filled the bases after two
were out in their half on Jacks0N's hit
| followed by Lajoie's single and . walk
to Birmingham, but Graney flied to Can
| dill, ending the inning.
| In the third singles by Foster. Gandil
Laporte. Shanks and Mcbride. walk to
| Henry and Cashon's hit sent home nve
runs, but Moeller's line drive to Turner
was turned into double play, ending
| the round.
In the eighth hits by Moelier, Foster.
Milan and Gandil gave them their final
! three runs.
| 1t was in the seventh that the Maps
made their tallies. One was out when
| Cashion hit Kibble and walked Chapman
Jackson's out moved both men up. and
Lajoie's safe bunt scored Kibble, where
upon Hendryx hit safe.y. sending Chap
| man home. The score: