Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-02

mean a sure victory for the visitors. for
Detroit fans have seen the Tigers
tumbed over so often with Johnson
working, even when Washington had a
tail-end team. that they cannot figure a
possible chance for their team now that
the Nationals are pennant contenders.
Jennings is not going TO send his star
tWiTler Dubuc against johnson if he can
help it. that il will likely be either
Willett Works who will oppose the
Nationals star twirler.
There has been no discrimination of
the morning meetings in which the men,
bers of the team have been forced to in
duiSe in all season. These are still held
every morning, and yesterday, after the
defeat of the day previous, il was d
good preacher on such occasions. He
goes into detail and shows where the
game was lost and where chances to win
it were overlooked. These meetings
have become decidedly popular with the
members of the team, especially the
youngsters who find that they learn a
lot out of these talks There is never
kick on having TO go to one of these
sessions. 1t is regular thing for 1890,
and frequently lasts more than an hour,
but the players do not grumble about
having to go. for they realize that they
are held for their own benefit.
As a ase-running team the Nation
league. They do not make their pill
fers on any certain catchers. either,
for they take just many chances
with star as they would with "A dub.
Stanage, for instance, is regarded as
one Of the best catchers in The coun-
try. yet he has been unable TO stoI.
the Nationals from running bases.
Four steals were made yesterday.
Milan getting two. Foster one and
"'rillie" Walker another. This speed
team lacks in hitting strength and ex-
plains why a team which does not
loom up high with the batters should
actually be fighting for the flag.
The most encouraging feature of the
Nationals is the fact that defeat doe )
not discourage them. They go at their
opponents with increased vigor the
next day. and this explains 20 a great
extent why few games have been lost
in d row.
Griffith is becoming very much i'm
pressed with his pitching staff. He
has nothing but praise for il, and even
after Cashion lost his game on We'd
nesday he was there with boost for
the youngsters. He held tina. Cashion
had pitched a great game OF ball. Ona
which he would have won under ordi
nary conditions He says that he secs
constant Improvement in the big fol
low and that it will only be = question
OF time When lie Will be running neck
and neck. with Walter johnson for
pitching honors. Griffith mas taken
Vaughn under his wing. too. he is put
ting in considerable time every day
trying to teach the big soutn,,c v his
methods of twirling.
Altrock and Schaeter have made a big
hit hege. Critics contend that they are
far better than any knocka bout comedians
that the vaudeville stage furnishes. AL
trock did daring falls initiating Scha efer's
slack wire act on the coaching lines. In
cidentaliy he gave an imitation OF Hughey
Jennings which made hit with the
crowd.
Neither side got near the plate yester-
day until the third. when the Nationals
gained winning lead Groom had been
touched up in the second. but got away
without being scored on. Crawford open
ed the round with hit. but was forced
by Louden. who died a moment later try
ing to steal. Then Moriarty doubled, but
he was left.
In the third the runs began to come.
Shanks was hit by pitched ball and
Mulln made "A poor throw of Groom $
bunt Moeller walked, and Foster sent
long fly to center which allowed Walker,
running for Shanks. to score. Milan
picked the first ball pitched for double
to left on which Groom and Moeller trot-
ted home. but Milan was left.
Moellers triple and put-out brought an
other run in the fifth, but the Tigers also
got busy In this inning, when Foster $
poor throw Of Louden's scratch hit al