Evening star., 1912-08-30
BY ]. ED GRILLo.


promising young pitchers in the league in
Joe F.nge was demonstrated Yesterday
when the Youthful twirlcr gave clever
.xhibition against tho Yankees winning
his game = 20 l..
Engel pitched like a veteran. lie had
good control was always steady. and
barring a double against the score poard
hy Paddock in the ninth did not have
single ball hit hard off his delivery
There was nothing suggestive of raw
recruit about Engel's pitching. He has
perfect motion, seemed cool under the
most trying circumstances. and conduct
ed himself like a pitcher who had been
on the slab for several years. rive Woe
" scattered his We're the extent of the
visitors efforts at the bat. while Ehsei
walked but two men. one Of them inten-
ticral,y He will be worked regularly
from this out. and by next season NJ
ought 10 be one of the best pitchers on
Griffith staff.
paul Musser, another recruit. who has
really not had chance tins season, Wiz
also be given an opportunity soon. ana IL
is predicted that he will prove Just as sue
cessful as did Engel. Griffith has eXerciss
ed the greatest care In the developiHs VI
these young pitchers. He used them ou'
seldom during the present campalsh
though both showed form when they
were called upon. But Griff figured ina,
they both required more schoollhe. anu
they got plenty of it. though being seen
but seldom in a game. Now noth aie
ready for regular work.
With Engel and Musser making good.
the Nationals pitching staff LOOKS more
formidable than ever before tngei Is
still in his teens and Musscr Is haruiy ou.
OF them Both will be able TO DO 4 iot vi
work for years to come and are sure 70
no regulars in next years Hne-up.
n was perhaps fortunate for the Ma
tionals that Griffith made a, change IN ms
lineup Yesterday, playing Laporte AT sec
ond base. which, with kenworthy in lett
in place of Shanks. a change Whlch was
made the day before. brought apoul
combination which won YESTERDAY game
The two runs which the Nationals scored
were made possible by Laporte and Ken
worthy who got four of their team : nNe
hits. With one down in the seventh La
porte hit past third for two bases TOOK
third on a wild pitch and scored When
Kenworthy singled to center The Den
yer recruit stole second and scored "heh
Mcbride shot a single to center.
There was one rea of luck which fa-
vored the Nationals yesterday. but for
which the two runs they scored would
not have been sufficient to win the game
In the sixth inning Daniels got scratch
hit through Laporte and promptly stole
second. Paddock was walked. ana 1nen
Lelivelt~ hit to left for base Danieis
would have scored easily, but he slipped
and fell after rounding third base ana
Kenworthy's weak throw rolled to Aim
smith in time to catch Daniels by feet
retiring the side.
Eddie Foster did his share to beat the
Yankees His fielding around third base
was of the sensational order. His stop
and throw Of Simmons hard grounder on
which the last man was retired In the
ninth undoubtedly saved the game for
Paddock was on third and had the ball
gotten away the score would have been
tied It was hit almost directly over the
bag. Foster got it on difficult bound
and then made a really wonderful throw
to GandiI which ended the game.
Frank Laporte demonstrated yesterday
that he is anything but weak fielder at
second base. He had SIX difficult chances
III that position yesterday and handled
them all well. That his presence on the
team will help to strengthen IL stands 10
reason. even though he should not prove
the finished fielder that is Morgan. But
I.aporte Is sure to make good with the
stick lie will have at least four chances
al the bat every day and he may not
. have tiiat many in the field. Hitting is
what the Nationals need, and Laporte can
hit.
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on kenworthy. though he has made good
in the two games he has played. He looks
to be fairly fast and appears TO hit
well. He has had no difficult fielding to
do as vet and made but one throw.
which did not indicate that he has
very strong arm. He will undoubtedly be
played in left until the close of the sea-
SON. and by that time Griffith should have
| a good line on his ability.
The Yankees are a much better looking
| ball club this trip than they We're last.
Manager Wolverton has greatly strength
ened his team since it made its last ap-
pearance here. and there is a chance for 1t
! to be higher up in the race next season.
| Mcmillan at short and Paddock at third
have bolstered the infield not little,
| while Daniels. Lelivelt and Hartzell make
| fast hard hitting outfield In Sweeney
and Sterrett he has a pair Of mighty good
| catchers and that pitching staff will COM
| pare favorably with several in the league.
| Bob Groom will most likely pitch today
| and will be opposed by Russell Ford, the
\ Yankees star slabman.
| The top OF Griffith's batting order is not
going good with the stick. 1t has been
sumpng for some time, but one Of these
DAYS il will cut loose and then some
| pitcher will suffer Barring Gandil, who
walked the first time up, not one OF the
| first four reached first base Yesterday,
which Of course. is great handicap TO
a team which must rely on its frst four
or five batters to get its runs.
| Jack Lelivelt is a much changed ball
| PLAYER in appearance since he was with
/ the Nationals. Jack is much lighter and