Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-11

| both Engel and Cashion to perfection and
| seemed to get everything out of them
| that could be asked for.
+. DOME Bush made the first home run OF
| the season on the local park and the bali
| did not go out Of the grounds. either In
| the seventh inning, after Mulln had
| singled. he drove line drive to right
| center which rolled to the bleachers and
! he made the circuit easily. Milan was
playing left center for Bush and it is inn
possible to cut the hit off in the opposite
direction. or it could have been held to
single.
Detroit critics are marveling on the re-
| markabe speed with which Shanks han
| dies hits into his territory. Balls hit
| along the left field foul line which ordi-
narilv assure the batter of two bases are
repeatedly held to singles by Shanks. He
did it several times yesterday. The rea-
=, son for this is that he is almost perfect
! on ground balls. and possesses arm so
strong that he can shoot the ball without
| any motion from most any position. In
/ this way Shanks has been of the greatest
| help 10 his team. for he has held any
| number of ordinary two-base hits to sin
giles. and Il is easily figured how much
| help that IS to team.
Joe Engel looked lot better Yesterday
| than he ord on either of his other two pre-
| riouS starts. There was not single inning
| that he did not have men on the Ia ses.
/ but ii was under these conditions that he
was al his best. and pitched himself out
! of numerous holes. That Detroit team is
| made up OF a lot of dangerous hitters. but
| Joe held them in check and gave so i'm
pressive an exhibition that when he was
| taken out the crowd applauded him. That.
| by the way. is rather a strange condition.
People in other cities seem TO be pleased
| with the good showing the Nationals are
making. The team has been down SO
| long that every one seems to feel it is
/ entitled TO good year. and its victories
seem 10 have pleased even the partisan
fans in rival cities
There has also been a wonderful differ
ence during the last two weeks in the
drawing proclivities of the team. 1t is
now a real attraction. and good crowds
are witnessing all the games they play.
The chances are that this trip will prove
the biggest financial success in the his
tory of the Washington club. nOtwith
standing that four games were played in
St. Louis where the Browns are drawing
poorly.
If rain does not interfere with any of
the four games scheduled for Cleveland
the final game will be payed there on
Sunday and the team. viii have an of
day at home Monday. preparatory 10
pla wing me worlds champions on Tues
day. Should ii rain in any OF the games,
however II is very likely that Monday
vented
Give me another seasoned pitcher and
the team which beats out Washington VIII
W N the pennant' pl.ophesied Clark Grit
fifth this morning. Il would pay most any
price for pitcher of experience, and II
get him | don't believe that there IS
team in the race which can beat us
Johnson. Groom and Hughes are really
tne only reliable pitchers that the Ma
Ensel have displayed enough 10 warrant
the prediction that they viii be SUCCESS
full. but for Il team that * making
fight they lack experience They are un-
steady at times and il Noa!d be most re-
/ ma rkable if they should come through
and hold M their end. Petty Of st. LOUIS
Il the pitcher Griffith i anxious Ia Sc
cure and he would pay stiff price for
Hedges viii let him come 20 the Ma
tionals.
If Dixie Walker had grain of
brains and realized the importance OF MS
taking care Of himself Griffith would he
well fortified with pitchers. for there never
was any doubt To Walkers ability II
he had kept himself in condition. RealiZ-
ing this fact the nitmbers Of the team
nave no kindly feeling Tor Dixie. and
there ar. no cheers from them now that
Walker is pitching winning bail for Balti-
more.
Though he has not taken part in
game for several weeks ScAaefer de
serves lot IL credit for tie victories
which Ia " been gained There IS not
the slightest doubt that his antics on the
Goa ching lines do much TO dlsconcert the
PLAYERS on the opposing team Here IN
Detroit the Tigers. most OF whom are
former teammates Of the Dutch come
dian. ray more attention 10 what Sthae-
fer is doing than they do 10 the game.
And he is really funny and the umpires
seem 10 give him spec.ai privileges 10
make q clown Of himself. Gr1ith realizes
the value OF Schaeftr Goa cher and he
proposes 10 draft Nick A!troCk this fan
for the special purpose Of having him act
as Schaefers running mate on the coach
ing lines. He figures that this pair would
drive most any pitcher to distraction.
Jus; TO what extent tile players are in
;erested in the team shown by an
incident which took place in Chicago the
other day.
..Fatima' Foster. after making a two
base hit. allowed himself 10 be caught
mapping off second al critical part of
the game Foster walked into the bench
and with his face toward the wall stood
i'm the corner. Griffith wanted to know
what the trouble was ard Foster replied:
"Fatima has been bad boy. He got
caught off second and he must he pun
ished BY standing III the corner.
There never has been ball team which
works together better than the Nationals.
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no swell heads in the party. To IA large
extent Waite: Johnson is responsible for
this encoura aing condition, for though
an acknowledged star, johnson is mod
estv perso.lifed. and he thereby sets a
good example for his teammates. espe-
cia,lv the youngsters who have been play
ing good ball
Both teams scored in the first inning
Yesterday, but the Nationals took the
lead in the third and We're never headed
MOeller opened the game with q three
base hit and scored when Foster singled
but the latter was caught trying to steal
and the next two batters We're retired.
In the Tigers half Ergel walked Bush.
bur retired Jones. Cobb's grounder to
Gandil moved Bush to second and he
scored when Crawford hit to left for a
base.
In the third hits by Moelier. Foster and
Gandi, gave the Nationals the lead ana
they virtually cinciIed The game in the
nth, when Moeller and Milan walked and
Gandil hit to the left field wall for twoi
bases, scoring both men.
Noelle, got a life when Muliin dropped
Gandil's assist OF his :rounder, but Dan
died trying TO steal
Foster got a life when Mo-iarty threw
wild and then came SINGLES by Milan.
Gandil and Shanks. which Melted three
runs Those We're the Nationals final
runs.
In the seventh Ensel falteged. He got
poor start when Mullins grounder took
with a home drive and then Jones
got hit When Ensei walked Cobb he
was taken out and Cashion Wen: in.
Crawford hit a short ny to left which