Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-28

FIGHT FOR POSITION COMES
WITH ATHLETICS SERIES
Champions Are Close on Heels Of Nationals
and Must Be Shaken OH-Vaughn
May Get Trial Today.

being up to the standard, and there should
have been no runs scored In the fourth,
when Boston chased three over the plate.
Title" Walkers inability to negotiate
| the heavy going in right caused all the
trouble for Hughes. Walker slipped and
skafed around in the mire, and several
balls that should have been easy outs fell
safe Hughes really pitched splendid
that he had q wet ball to handle most Of
the time.
It was field day for clyde Milan A
given by the Nationals centerfelder yes
terday has never been duplicated on any
ball field. He started his wonderful days
work by throwing out Henncksen when
the latter tried to go from second to third
on Speakers long fly in the first. He
followed this by making a double to the
right field fence and wound up the inning
by stealing home. After that he made
double. which put the game on Ice for his
team. Incidentally he made one Of the
greatest catches ever seen on the local
field when he pulled down Hen1clSsen's
Milan. who did not get any too good q
start with the bat this spring. Is steadily
improving and has gradually worked his
way up among the 800 hitters.
Duffy Lewis. who until he reached here
was hitting like q flend, making three
home runs in q double header In New
York. found the local pitchers q different
played here Lewis failed to get anything
that resenbled a base hit, which had
much to do with the Nationals breaking
even. Lewis has always been one OF the
| most dangerous hitters on the Boston
team and his slump against the local
twirlers speaks we'll for their judgment
Milan is on a fair way to establish a
demonstrating record this season. He al
ready has performed the feat twice this
spring. and unless opposing pitchers take
more precautions in their w1nd-ups when
| he is on third he Is very apt to pull the
| trick few more times before the season
| is over. Milan's steal Of home yesterday
| was clean cut He waited for Hall to
take long wind-up. with which he start
ed for the plate. He slid into the rubber
before Catcher Cady seemed to realize
| what had happened, and Umpire Evans
promptly called him safe, which he was
by feet
Boston was really never In the final
| game Of the series. though the situation
at the finish was such that IL Cady had
been able to make a home run the score
| would have been tied. The Nationals got
| under way in the very opening inning.
After Schaefer had been retired Foster
drew pass and Milan sent him to third
| with a double to right. Gandils out al
| lowed Foster to score and sent Milan to
third. from where he stole home while
Walker was up.
In the third Hall was numerically
pounded and nothing but luck prevented
| more runs from coming over the plate.
Schaefer started the inning by beating
out an inf1eld hit. Foster struck out but
Milan hit safely, Schaefer being held on
second. Gandil then came along with q
screeching three-bagger to right center,
which sent Schaefer and Milan home.
| Gandil scored himself on Walkers hit.
| Then Henricksen made a one-handed cir
| Gus catch of Shanks' line drive In right
center, while Speaker picked up Nc
Brides line drive In center. ending the
| inning.
| In the fourth the Sox got busy Yerkes
hit safely to start with, and Speaker
drove a liner to right, which Walker
| muffed. Speaker going to second. Gard
| ner dropped another safe one into right.
and Wagner also got hit, all of which
| netted three runs.
There was no scoring again until the
seventh, when the Nationals cinched the
game. Henry hit safely and Hughes
| bunt was thrown to second too late to
get Henry. Schaefer struck out. but
Foster singled, scoring Henry. aud then
! Milan hit to center for two bases. bring
| ing Hughes and Foster home. Milan
| died trying to reach third on his hit.
In the eighth hits by Yerkes Gardner,
Bradley and Wagner sent one Red Sox
home, and filled the bases with two out.
when Hughes famed Cady. The score: