Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-06
PI AYED REMARKABLE GAME
FROM WASHINGTON VIEWPOINT
Nationals Victory Yesterday, by Which
They Gained Full Game on Rivals,
Something to Enthuse Over.
Griffith After Laporte.

I the same pitcher they have seen in ac-
ton before. He has changed wonderfully
| and comes nearer to being a finished
| twirler now than ever before. He gave a
| tiful control and so much stuff that he
| had the Sox in the palm of his hand. from
| the fourth inning on. Incidentally. he
| helped his team a whole lot with the
| three hits he made In as many times up.
| Mark the prediction-the time is not far
| off when Cashion will be just as success
| full pitcher as is Johnson. He is no
longer holding back but having secured
+, control he is cutting loose with all his
might and the result is that he is very
| hard to hit.
| But for a miserable decision by I'M
pife OBrien in the seventh inning the
game would have been won much earlier
than 1t Was. In this round Cashion, who
had doubled. slid safely into third when
Foster hit sharp grounder to Johnson.
who threw to Lord in an effort to get
Sashion. But Lord dropped the ball and
incidentally failed TO touch CaShion.
O'Brien, however. called him out and
there was long protest registered. dur
ing which Griffith. was ordered off OF
the field
| SO raw was the decision that the peo-
pie in the stands protested against it and
howled as IL II was the home team which
was being affected 1t was most peculiar
here that the Nationals have all the sup
porters in the stands. a rally by Grit
| f1th's team brings forth all sorts Of cheer
tied In the eighth one might have been led
| to believe that 1t was the home team
which had rallied.
The blow in the head which Mullin gave
ShankS in Detroit the other day has left
no Ill effects or caused Shanks 10 grow
| more cautious at the plate. In fact. the
youngster Is hitting better now than he
has at any time on the trip, and IL any
| thing he is hugging the plate closer than
ever. He was lot of help yesterday
getting two hits, both of which helped in
the scoring.
Dan Moeller had been to the plate
but had failed to show anything with the
bat. But in the eighth. with Benz pitch
ing. he went there determined to do or
die. and the result was a dashing triple
to right center. which tied the score
That ended Benz and White was brought
into the game. He started by striking
out Foster and ending the inning.
Manager Griffith is dickering for Frank
Laporte. the hard hitting second baseman
OF the st Louis Browns. Negotiations for
LapOrte are on with Owner Hedges Of the
ST. Louis club. and there Is a fair chance
of the deal being contaminated before the
Nationals leave St. Louis for the east.
Griffith wants a hard hitter to follow
Gandil in the batting order. He is not
satisfied with the way Morgan is hitting
and thinks games would be much more
easily won IL he had Laporte around Sec
ond base. Laporte Is not a finished field
er. but he is a great hitter. and it Is for
this that Griffith wants him. Griffith.
however. Is not willing to give up any Of
his players for Laporte unless it be Clar-
ence Walker. but he will pay a good cash
price for the big fellow.
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fifth had conference this morning, but
neither would say what the talk was
about Hedges is negotiating for the
services of Catcher Schalk of the Mil
league clubs are angling and he Is con-
fident that he will secure the youngster,
though the price Is apt to be a stif one.
The credit for yesterdays victory goes
to Walter johnson because the score was
tied when he went into the game thus
bringing his record up to twenty-five VIC
tories and seven defeats, which makes
him lead the league. passinge Joe Wood
of the Red Sox. Johnson does not get
any credit for Sundays game, In which
he pitched the last inning. for the reason
that Hughes had q two-run lead when
he retired. Johnson's value as Grihith
| is using him Is being proved. He has
yet to pitch his own. which may not be
until Wednesday. If he is worked here
in full game at all. incidentally. he
came through with a hit yesterday In the
| tenth. which scored Mcbride, who had
! douoled after two hands were out.
! Manager Griffith tonight received a gold
enameled coat chain for every member
| of his team. with the inscription Wash
4 ington' on the button. George Decker,
the privilege man, is the donater.
| Umpire Perrine has quit the American
| League staff. He has gone to his home
/ in Oakland. Cal, suffering with locomo-
| tor ataxia. from which he is not apt to
! recover. The malady came upon Perrine
| suddenly. and il was against the advice
| of his physician that he undertook the
| long Journey to the coast.
/ Lee Tannehill. for years one OF the