Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-27
NATIONALS END THEIR MOST
SUCCESSFUL WESTERN TRIP
Eight Games Won and -Four Lost While
Away, Not Series Being
Dropped to Any Club.

chances once his team has a lead. When
| the SoX scored their three runs In the
fifth he did not propose to ALLOW his lead
| to be cut down any further, and sent
johnson out to warm up. johnson was
| ready to go in after moments notice.
but as Boehling settled down and got
down to business again Johnson was
| not needed. 1t is not believed that the
| short warm-up that the great pitcher
took will interfere with his opening the
series in Boston Thursday, which is part
of Griffith's original program.
short of sensational. Every one of his
chances was difficult and one of them
proved to be the fielding feature of the
day. 1t happened in the third inning
when Schalk, the first man up, hit a
sharp liner toward left. The ball was
travelling between Morgan and Foster
but the former leaped into the air. grab
bed the ball with his gloved hand, and,
though in a rather awkward position,
held on to it and retired the batter.
After that he made several pretty stops
and throws and did much to prevent the
Sox from making Boehling any trouble.
When it comes to covering ground and
getting under long flies, there is not an
outtield that compares with that of the
Nationals. Shanks, Milan and Moeller
did some astounding work in the series
which closed yesterday, and Chicago en-
thusiasts are loud in their praise of their
fielding ability. Milans work in the field
has been particularly brilliant of late, and
it seems next to impossible to get any
thing past him.
If ever there were two ball players who
only year or SO ago We're considered
| among the stars of the game and who
are slated to spend but few more days in
fast company. they are Lord and Chase
of the White Sox. Unless this is just an
off year and they will recover their form
by next spring, neither of these players
is apt to spend much more of his time in
fast company. Both seem to have gone
back greatly, and appear to be on the
| down grade. Not only are they not hit
ting. but their fielding work has slowed
up. and unless there is great change in
their work neither is going to help the
White SOX next spring.
Williams. the Hawaiian pitcher. who
IS starring with Sacramento of the
Pacific Coast League. will not be Sold
Griffith made an offer for him a few
days ago, was stated in these col
umns. but he received a wire from the
/ head of that club today saying that
but would take a chance of letting him
needless to say that Grifith will put
a draft in for Williams. but that will
probably be the position of most of
the major league clubs. for Williams
gives promise of becoming a high class
!: pitcher.
How the five runs were made in the
! first inning by the Nationals has been
| told. and there were but few other
/ chances for runs in the succeeding
| innings. The three scored by the Sox
came in the fifth, and this is how it
happened Bodie opened the inning
with a hit to left. the first to be made
off Boehling. But Bodie was forced
/ by Collins at second after .Chappell
had flied out. Then Boehling walked
both Schalk and Cicotte, and the bases
were full. 1t was after he had two
and three on Weaver that the short
stop caught a fast one and drove 1t
over Shanks' head for two bases, send
ling all three runners home. Berger
however. was taken care of by Gandil
, when he pulled down his line drive
with one hand. After that but three
Sox reached first. Lord on a scratch
| hit in the sixth. Schalk on a drive in
| the seventh, and Berger, who walked,
| in the eighth. The Nationals. too. had
chances occasionally. but could not get
the necessary hit in the pinches. The
| score