Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22
PITCHING DUELS
ARE EXPECTED
Johnson and Groom Will Face
Walsh and LANCE in Double
Header Today.
BAN ON GRIFF AND
SCHAEFER Is LIFTED
The Two Will Be Allowed to Go
Back on Coaching
Lines Again.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

CHICAGO, September 21-What should
prove two of the greatest pitching bat
ties Of the season will be staged at
Comiskey Park tomorrow afternoon,
when the Nationals and White Sox meet
in a uble-header in the final games to
be played here this season.
\ steady rain which greeted the play
ers when they arose this morning con-
tiuued long enough into the afternoon
10 make play today impossible. and. as is
the usual custom, a dual bill will be Of
fered as an attraction tomorrow.
Griffith will send Johnson and Groom
to the firing line, while Callahan is sure
to use Walsh i'll one of the games and
either f.anse or. White in the other.
White. though he has reached that stage
OF his career where lie has nothing, as
they say in base lall. has always proved
\ stumbling block for the Nationals. and
on this account he may be the selection,
although LANCE has shown the form OF
late which made him famous, and he
may be picked to oppose one of Grlthtb S
stars.
1t has been six days since Walter
Johnson worked in Il game, and II IS
figured that after so much rest he ought
To be at his best, though there have been
occasions when an overdose OF ldleness
mas pTON6u " co
pitcher.
Groom. on the other hand. has been
showing the best form OF his career OF
ate. He has won eight straight and is
particularly anxious TO go through the
remainder of the season without having
another defeat charged against him.
With the fingers mentioned working the
games are sure to be close and hard
fought.
l,r-1 bod q
of bringing a scolding down on Capt. Nc
Bride and his charges. Griffith. who had
been suspended sat up in the stand dur
ing the exhibition and he did not mlnce
words when he met the players at the
hotel after the game. He gave them 10
understand that he did not propose to
put with that sort of playing. and that
Notwithstanding the fact that there was
no chance for Washington to win the PEN
nant he wanted every man to hustle to
the utmost during the remainder of the
season. 1t was the first time this season
that Griffith has had occasion to com
plain. and the effect of the upbraiding Is
sure to brinG about desirable results.
Chicago is making a fight for position
in the race. Callahan wants to finish in
the first division, while 1t Is needless TO
say that Griffith would rather lose an
arm than be beaten out of second place.
So there should be lot of aggressiveness
displayed in the games tomorrow.
Philadelphia fell farther away from the
Nationals by losing to the Browns to-
DAY. and dual victory tomorrow
would virtually cinch the Nationals hold
on second place, unless they should 90
al to pieces during the remaining games
- the season. Griffith has his players
interested in the fight for second place
and the chances aye that there will be nc
further reason for complaint of theil
conduct on the field.
Incidentally. Griffith and Schaefer, who
lave always furnished the stuff that
stimulates a team on the coaching lines
haze been IciuStated Griffith called on
President Ban Johnson this morning and
after long conference word was sent
uEt that tue suspension under which both
Griffith and Schaefer have been suffering
MAS lifted This means new life on the
base lines, aud. incidentally. means that
there VIII be no more tagging in the
game. for Griffith will he on the field &c
keep his players aggressive.
In Johnson and Groom. Griffith has a
nave proved most effective against the
White Sox. while on the other hand
LANCE has yet To win ii game from the
Nationals. This has been the most
unsuccessful season Walsh has ever
lad against the Washing ton team though
u Is reported that the big fellow is In
hotter form now than lac has been at
any time iris season.