Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-30
.SHANKS' CATCH A
REMARKAbLEFEAT
Youngsters GiIt-Edge Work
in Sixth Inning Saves
Game for Nationals.
MULLIN MANAGES TO
HOLD RED SOX AT BAY
Griffith's Men Recover Their
Batting Eyes and Pound
Out Timely Hits.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

/ spur HdS dl SoIIt llIle OF OtueT NllIoSSeU
fielding feat which is pronounced the
| greatest ever. but if any outfielder ever
made a greater catch than did Howard
| Shanks in the sixth inning of yesterday 5
game there are thousands who witnessed
his feat who VIII take oath that it has
| never been duplicated
| 1t was this catch which saved the day
| for Mullin. The bases were full at the
| time and two men out. Mullin had him
| self in a hole on Wagner, when the latter
rather unexpectedly sent low liner to
| left field. The ball was travelling at a
| terrific pace. and as Shanks was playing
well over toward center it did not seem
| possible for him to reach the ball. But
| he started with the crack of the bat as
| fast as his legs could carry him. though it
appeared a futile effort. Suddenly he
| leaped straight forward grabbed the ball,
which was just about to strike the ground.
| and slid with it in his hands across the
| foul line and into the concrete wall which
| separates the pavilion from the playing
| field.
|, Nothing that has happened on the local
or any other field in many days created
| the outburst of appreciation that did this
| catch. The crowd stood and cheered the
| wonderful play, while even the Boston
players We're awestricken when they
| realized what had happened. 1t was a
| wonderful catch, the greatest that many
have seen. and undoubtedly one which
| has never been excelled.
That victory which George Mullin scored
! yesterday is worth lot more than the
| one game which was added to the Ma
! tionals' victory column. for IL probably
means that MuIln will be winner from
this out. All the big pitcher needed was
a start The announcement he got from
| the crowd Yesterday and the confidence
which victory always brings to a pitcher
are going to do much for Mullin, and in
cidentally for the team.
/ Mullin displayed good form yesterday.
| True he was i'm many tight places, and
had it not been for Shanks' wonderful
catch his work would have ended in that
inning for the day. But. nevertheless, he
pitched himself out of nearly every one
| of the holes he got into. Ills Change OF
pace and display of judgment gives as
surance that Mullin has not lost his cum
| ming In fact, George vas going better
at the finish than during the earlier in
/ nings. which is the best kind of an mol
| cation for a pitcher whose ability has
been considered doubtful. With Mullin
rounding into form Griftith's pitching staff
| will be helped whole lot.
Muln displayed real :ameness on sew
| eral Occa SonS. He had not been i'll much
| trouble until the sixth and then he got
| into a mess of it. for tile frs tman up,
Yeskes. hat safely, and in trying TO make
Speaker and Hcnricksen hit at bad balls
| he walked them both, filling the bases
| before d man was retired.
/ Janyrin, however, forced YcrkeS at the
| plate when he hit grounder to Gedeon
| Engel hit up little fly TO short left
| which Shanks caught and by good
throw to the plate held the runners on
| their bags Then Wagner hit that terrific
/! smash to left. which Shanks caught, and
| the inning was over.
| In the ninth three singles two of them
scratches again had Muflin in trouble,
| because there was d base on balls sand
| wiched in between them, but only one
| run resulted
| There was SO much improvement in the
| locals hitting yesterday that one coula
| hardly recognize the team after having
| watched il in the games al Philadelphia
| 1t has been a rare occasion of late Tor the
| team to get base hits when they are
| needed, but yesterday was an exception
| IL the team has started to hit up to its
| standard again there need be no worry
| as to the outcome of d majority of the
| games, for ii is sure to win. 1T has been
lack of hitting more than anything else
i which was responsible for the recent poor
showing of the team. but it seems that il
has at last recovered It's gait.
| If the game the Red Sox played yes
the worlds champions are playing they
should not prove very troublesome for
the Nationals this trip. The team. OF
course, is crippled but not more than are
the Nationals: The absence OF Stahl
Gardner and Lewis, of course, makes a
big difference in the team. and, what is
more, it appears that the champions have
lost much Of the confidence which marked
their playing last season. They appear
| 10 be satisfied that their chances to re
peat are decidedly SLIM and as result
they are not going through ball game
: with that vim and dash that marked
! their playing when they We're successful
1t is questionable il in the years that
iris Speaker, the greatest outhelder
has been in the game lie has had
so bad "A day i'll the field. Three
errors are charged against him and
| two of these came ON the same play
(, in the third when he first fumbled
Milan's grounder and then after recover
| ing the ball, made miserable throw tn
| the intield. which CAV" Milan another
extra base. In the final round Speaker
WAS guilty of dropping a little fly ball
| from Gedeon's bat, something that he
does not do more than once during a
! campaigns
, Shanks made another wonderful catch
| in the ninth inning when lie covered acres
| of ground and pulled down long fly
from Carrigans bat. This play. however,
was completely overshadowed by his re-
| markable play in the sixth inning.
Eddie Foster may be back in the game
much sooner than was expected Foster
has refused to spend few days at At
| lantic City to recuperate. believing that
he will he just as well off here. In fact
| he intends to begin taking batting prac-
tice every morning within the next few
DAYS and If all goes well ought to be
back in the game in ten days or so.
| THE only place ! don't feel strong is
in my legs. and they are sure to come
around" said he. My arms are just
as strong as ever and know l can
swing a bat After ] get a little work
every morning l will be ready much
quicker than was expected Foster
saw the game from a box. He sat be-
tween two of Griffith's cripples. Morgan
and Cashion, both of whom are on the
injured list.
schaefer is Of course. always consid-
cred one of the old guard OF players. He
is never referred to in any other way
than Old Schaefer. and yet there Is not
a man on the team who retains his
speed as does he or IL more dangerous
man at the bat. Aside from the aid he
gives his team by coaching Schaefer is
proving himself a most valuable utility
man, for he seems able to make good in
any position on the inheld. His playing
1t second yesterday. together with HID