The Washington herald., 1912-08-04

| flying over the Concrete Coliseum at Sew
| enth and Florida Avenue. The Carolina
lad Is now ready to take his turn in the
| box. and with such men as Johnson and
Groom for pitching mates, will win a lot
of ball games for U.s." And the shrewd
the sensation OF the race, is right in his
claim regarding his latest triumph In
developing Cashion.
In the seasons record the Nationals
have the edge on every club In the league
with the single exception OF the Athletics.
Connie Mack's two-time champions have
met the locals sixteen times, and have
eleven wins to their credit. But every
member OF the Climbers. as they have
been properly nicknamed, Is confident
that the tide will turn, and that they will
win majority Of the games, which still
remain to be played with the Athletics.
First Place by September.
washington will be IN first place by
the middle of September" is another
comment OF the Old Fox. Boston is not
going to win every time 1t plays. and
are. according to all preceding dope, due
for a slump. sooner or later. When they
get in the rut, then We will climb
When the Old Fox secured Gandil from
the Montreal club he put the finishing
lbuCH W CIQp. IOT IlIsI DdSe ndu petn
the weak spot in the club, and Gandil put
the Nationals in the race for the PEN
nant.
Gandil is at the present time one Of the
stars of the American League. He is
as good a fielder as Hal Chase. and is
hitting better than the Yankee star. Not
only Is Gandil a good hitter and fielder,
but he is still a youngster. and works
for Griff with all his heart. Gandil has
N, Inf n life in, he t,fa
and he will be even a bigger help next
season
There is but one veteran in the infield,
Capt. George Mcbride, admitted TO be
the best fielding shortstop in Ban John
sons circuit. When it comes to putting
a ball on runner. Mac is in a class by
himself. and It Is this star. who has done
much to help keep the Climbers In the
first division.
As for the outheld, Grit has a trio
OF youngsters. who will be In the big
show some little time, and they are all
good hftters, although Shanks has not
struck his stride as yet The kid hits
the ball hard. but always at an oppos-
ing player, with the result that he Is
nipped. Clyde Milan. the speedy center
fielder. is the leading base stealer of
the country to-day. and from present in
dications he will be the leader at the
conclusion Of the season. Never before
has Milan showed so much speed on the
bases, and II Is due to the fact that he
is working for a man who wants to see
his players take chances. Milan Is
natural runner. and is second to none in
the art OF sliding
1t Is not hard to see why the Nationals
are fighting the Red Sox for the pennant
A bunch of kids scrapping all the time,
and not knowing the meaning Of the
word quit. would make good anywhere.
and that Is what the Washington club
is. The boys have been drilled by Grif-
fifth not to mind a lead of few runs,
and as consequence are winning ball
games by scoring runs in the last few
innings of play, when before a Washing
ton club would have played the game out
simply to get 1t over
The day of the old Seventh Place"
team is past, for with the present ag-
gregation, Washington is sure to be a
contender. In the American League race
for at least three years to come.