Evening star., 1912-09-01


charged with a defeat. Any pitcher who
can hold a team down to four hits, two
OF which were made on the infield, de-
serves to win his game. This is what
Cashion did yesterday. yet he was beaten
| to Q. simply because the team behind
him was unable to get run off Of Cald-
| well. Cashion has developed into q
pitcher with much more than ordinary
| ability He gives promise Of being a con-
sistent winner next season, though his
record this season is very encouraging,
| notwithstanding the fact that he started
out as q green hand. Cashion's control
is not yet what it ought to be, and yet
1t IS so much improved that it compares
well with that of the average twirler
| in this league.
Now that Jack Lelivelt has proven
himself a most valuable man for fhe
New York team, because of his hit
tlng proclivities. 1t will probably be
pointed out that serious mistake was
made when he was included in the deal
wnich gave Washington Foster and
MoeIler. But there was no way to make
the deal which gave the Nationals
these two players unless Lelivelt went
to Rochester Furthermore. his con-
d1tion during the time that he was a
member of the team was such that
he could not do justice to himself. and
no one figured that he would be miss
ed If he was allowed to go to the
mipors.
The fact should not be overlooked
either that Foster and Moeller have to
a certain extent at least been respon-
sible for the Nationals present position
In the race. It is true that Moeller
has fallen down badly during the last
few weeks. but there was q time when
he played brilliantly and looked like
the find OF the season. There would
not have been any great display of
enthusiasm IL it had been announced
last fall that Lelfvelt would be retain
ed There was a clamor then for new
faces, and while Lelivelt has proven
himself a great hitter. and would fit in
well in the present aggregation, it
was not considered a mistake when
he was let out and while he is un-
doubtedly a much improved ball play
er. it looked like good policy to al
low him to go to Rochester in the
deal which gave the Nationals two
ball players who on the whole have
more than made good this season.
On what Lelivelt has shown since
joining the Yankees. he is undoubtedly
the best hitter on that team. He has
played In seven games with New York
and has not gone through a single
game without making hit. He got
but one yesterday, and yet that blow
was at the time when 1T gave the
Yankees the run they needed to win
the game. Had he made q single when
he made his double the hit would have
Dceu WASICU, LOT tn0 run WHICH WOA
the game could not have scored. But
he made a double, which was a drive
just long enough to allow Paddock to
score from first base with the only
run OF the game.
The three straight games which Boston
won from the Athletics virtually cinches
their hold on the pennant. There is, OF
course. a mathematical chance for them
still to be beaten out, but it is SO remote
that 1t is next to impossible for either the
Nationals or Athletics. the only two
teams in the race that can be Inquired to
have possible chance. to turn the trick.
Boston's ability TO beat the champions
in the present campaign has been of the
greatest value to Stahls men. There
have been no less than two periods in the
race when if the Athletics had been able
to win series from Boston their chances
would have looked bright. But they have
been unable to cope with the leaders at
any time during the season. and to this
as much as anything else must the sue
cess of the Red Sox be attributed. Connie
Mack has about given up the fight. He
seems to concede that Boston has the
pennant won. Not so Griffith, however.
He still believes that his team has
chance to beat out the Red Sox, and he
will not give in until 1t becomes mathe-
maticai impossibility to beat that team
out of the lead.
Charley Moran, the outfelder secured
from Chattanooga, did not report yester-
day. as was expected. He wired Manager
Griffith, however, that he would be here
today. and it is more than likely that he
will take Moeller's place In right field ii
he is here Monday. 1t is not just to
Moeller to keep him in the game while he
is in such q miserable slump. A rest
may make whole lot of difference in
him, and besides, Moran should have
chance to show what he can do this fall,
SO that he will not be much Of an ex-
pertinent next year Incidentally. the
team Will not be weakened by having
Moeler out of the game at this time.
Even If Moran should not prove a star
he is sure to do as well as has Moeller
Of late. and rest may make a wonder
full difference in the former Rochester
star.
Paddock, the young third sacl1er of the
Yankees, had a rather peculiar record
at the bat yesterday. OF the four hits
two, one a scratch and the other q leg1u-
mate base hit. Incidentally he walked
once and was hit by the pitcher another
time, and on that occasion scored what
proved to be the winning run on Leli-
vvelt's two-bagger to left field in the
seventh inning.
Grtfith's team played beautiful game
in the field. giving CaShion perfect sup
port. but it failed to get hits when hits
I
to finish. and it was his brilliant hand
ling of Henry's throws that prevented the
Yankees from stealing second on three
different occasions more than it was
Henry's throwing that stopped them.
Three attempts were made to steal
Cashion is mono too clever at holding
base runners at first and Henry was
forced to let tho ball go without having
time to steady himself. The result was
that none of his throws were accurate,
yet Mcbride handled three Of them per-
fectly and Laporte took the other one
good enough to catch the attempted ef
fort to pilfer.
Without any intention OF reflecting on
the ability Of Ainsnith and Williams,
there is no getting away from the fact
that John Henry is the best Of the local
catchers. Not only does he use good
judgment in working his pitchers, but he
developed into a mighty good hitter.
AS a fielder of his position Hal Chase
has no equal. When it comes to pick
ing up grounders and making plays at
one Of the other bases the star Of the
New York team is in class by himself.
He gave q beautiful exhibition in the
third inning Of yesterdays game. Henry
had been given life when Paddock muff-
ed his high fly. Cashion forced him at
second trying to sacrifice. and then Noel
ler. fast man, hit grounder between
second and first. Chase went over, pick
ed IN m and shot ii n Mcmillan at