The Washington herald., 1912-08-31
MORAN TO REPORT
AT PARK TO-DAY,
NAY PLAY RIGHT
Speed Merchant Of Southern League
Joins Nationals This Afternoon.
Shake-up Brings Results.
eAII1A TO FACE THE YASKs

Charley Moran, the speed merchant OF
the Southern League. whom Griff bought
from the Chattanooga club last month.
will be here to-day, and in uniform.
Word to this effect was received yes
terday afternoon.
II Is just possible that Moran will play
right field against the New York High
ianders. that of course will depend a
whole lot on the condition the young
outfielder happens TO be in. and whether
Grin will think II advisable to give
Danny Moeller a rest.
Moran comes here with the~endorse-
ment OF Billy Smith. the manager Of
the Chattanooga club. who is a personal
friend of Clark Grifiith's, and the play
er is rated as one Of the best outfielders
produced by the Southern League in
recent years. Moran Is fast. can hit.
and has dandy arm. just about all the
necessary requirements of an outfieider.
The writer saw Moran in action while
the Nationals were training in Atlanta
two years ago and he looked then as
II he would some day be heard from.
Although a green kid. Moran stood up
to the plate nicely and covered a lot of
ground in the outfeld.
Further evidence of Griffs wisdom in
shaking up his ball club to the extent
Of laying of Shanks at this stage of
the race was in evidence yesterday, for
Frank Laporte came through with a
couple OF hits, one Of them scoring a
run, and Kenworthy rolled a bunt out
of the reach of the New York pitcher,
beating the ball to first base.
The strenuous campaign now drawing
TO a close was beginning to tell on sew
eral of the Washington players, and the
~ hInn1 Int. tod hrAat .,
forth the desired results. 1t would not
be at all surprising to see both Morgan
and Shanks back in the lineup again
before the season closes, and they will
probably both play whirlwind ball after
their enforced vacations.
Pitcher Davis, the Williams College re-
cruit. and Catcher John Henry, of the
Nationals. are old rivals and have faced
Amherst before casting in his lot with
Washington.
Rivalry in sports just as keen as that
between Georgetown and Virginia exists
between Williams and Amherst, and
John Henry must have been reminded of
his college days when he faced Davis
yesterday. Incidentally IT might he men,
toned that Henry connected for two
perfectly good hits. one Of them scoring
GsIia. the pitcher obtained from the
Kansas City club of the American Asso-
ciation. will face the New York High
landers this afternoon and will likely be
opposed by Russell Ford. the famous
spitball finger.
Griff has expressed himself as pleased
with the .ooks of Gallia. who has worked
out in morning practice all this week.
and feels confident that the youngster
will give a good account Of himself.
The Athletics again failed to make
good when subjected to the test. Boston
beat them in the Hub yesterday to
knocking Iron Man" Jack Coombs out
of the box. Two in a row from the
former worlds champions Just about
settles things.
The Nationals are in a better position
right now to beat out the fiery hosed
gang for the pennant than is Philadel-
phia, but with the big lead under which
Boston Is travelling this feat appears to
bs almost impossible. WILLIAM PEEf-