The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
DEFEAT TODAY
MEANS SHAKE.UP
Manager Griffith to Make
Wholesale Change N Ma
honals' Batting Order.
CAPT. M'BRDE IN SLUMP


Cleveland. Ohio. July 12-unless the
Nationals come through with victories to-
morrow and Monday Griff will probably
institute wholesale shakc-up In hts bat
ting order for the st. Louis series. and
several Of the regulars will warm the
bench.
The los Of today's game after the
Climbers had assembled a three-run lead
was the final straw. The club is hitting
only in spots. and with Gedeos. Laporte.
and Calvo available some sort of a shift
10 promised IL the present combination
continues In its slump.
Capt Mcbride Is suffering his worst
slump In two years, but he Is needed In
the inneld. George s sure TO get started
again soon. but In the meanwhile the
Climbers are not winning consistently
, and this Is one of the problems that
confronts the Old Fox.
Blanding should have been jostled loose
from his cap this afternoon. He was not
sending the Nationals back to the bench
via the strike-out route. but causing them
to pop up easy flies or infield rollers.
With ten games left to play in the
West. the task of pulling down the Maps
and returning home in second place does
not loom up with any degree Of bright
ness Grin has his heart set on accom-
plishing this stunt and declares that un-
less his present combination braces up
new faces will be seen in the lineup, or
rather the faces Of several substitutes.
The umpiring Of McGreevy behind
the plate this afternoon was SO poor
that even the crowd hooted him. Nc
Greevy is utterly incompetent when it
comes to judging balls and strikes. The
only thing in his favor 10 that he ap-
rcars to sting both teams alike.
McGreevy's umpiring had nothing to
do with the loss OF today's ball game.
but the fact remains that he appears
to be the weak member of Ban John
sons stan. and IL retained should work
on the bases. not behind the plate.
Walter Johnson goes against the
Maps tomorrow afternoon. and IL the
weather is fair q monster crowd will
turn out. The Maps have beaten John
son twice this season. stopping his SEN
sational winning streak last May and
putting him down for the count in the
Capital three weeks later.
Opposed to johnson will be either
Southpaw Mitchell or Kahler. and the
betting around town tonight Is even
money on the result. Walter has de-
clared himself. He is out for revenge.
and battle royal Is expected.
I1OWdTu SudHkS Wo8 dhOWcu 70 pay
his parents q short visit in Monaco,
Pa. tonight. He usually takes this trip
when the Nationals come to Cleveland.
II is not at all certain that Joe Boeh-
ling win be sent against the Maps on
Monday. Joe Engel has taken q sudden
brace. and the players say that he looks
better than ever before when he pitches
to them in practice. and as Boehlins
worked in Detroit on Friday Grif may
decide to start him against St. Louis next
Wednesday.
Grin might have sent up Aiva VIII
lams or Laporte to bat for George Nc
Bride in the ninth inning today when
two were down. Chick Gandin resting
on third base. Mcbride Is not hitting q
lick these days and a timely single
would have put the Climbers in the
lead. Walter Johnson could have worked
the last half Of the ninth making victory
almost q certainty.