Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-19
GR|FF|TH'S TEAM
STILL CLIMBING
Cleveland Now Keeps Nation
ais Out of Second Place by
Very Small Margin.
ENGEL WILL PITCH
IN T0DAY'S GAME
Youngster Will Be Used Again,
With Little Rest, to Save
Johnson and BoehIing.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July l9.Clevelan
and second place are but game and
half away. Just twenty-one decima
points separate the Nationals from tn
position In which they finished last sea
son. Another victory today and a de
feat for the Maps would put them within
A few points of the Birmingham charges
But to annex the final game here mean
10 defeat Earl Hamilton. the star lief
handler OF the league, who has been sue
cessful against all teams during the pas
i've or six weeks
II will be up to Joe Engel to stop the
Browns for a second time in three day.
today. Engel Is slated to pitch the fna.
game Though he will have had but one
days rest, he and his manager have
every confidence that ne can turn the
trick. 1t is asking good deal, but it is
possible. If Engel is anywhere near as
good today as he was Thursday, he
should not experience any trouble against
Hamilton, for IL Is not likely that ne will
be much more successful than his team
mate. Weilman, Thursday.
Griffith wants to make a clean sweep
here. He has been cheated out of the
chance to use Johnson in the final game
mere. because IL was necessary to call
has been worked, and Boehling has not
had rest enough to warrant his return.
furthermore, he is needed in Chicago.
Hughes might be able to to turn the
trick. but Engel did so well Thursday
that Griffith is confident he can repeat.
Yesterday morning Engel asked Griffith
who would be worked in the final game
and the Old Fox replied that he had
not made up his mind as to that. Use
me, Griff," pleaded Engel II am sure
1 can repeat .All right If you feel
that way about ii, you may work again
Saturday" was the reply, and Engel
walked away with his face wreathed In
smiles. Now that the youngster thinks
make up for the ground lost earlier in
The season, and win be worked a good
dead.
Nationals record, a showing on the road
which is only beaten by the winning
streak of the team on its first western
"trip last season. Five more games re-
turns home, one here today and four in
Chicago. just what the outcome of to-
days game will be only time can tell.
Hamilton Is a wonderful pitcher, and he
possibly be much more effective than
have his teammates who preceded him
in the series here.
II EH8cf Repeats Ills performance OF
Thursday he ought to win, and then the
Nationals will be well fortified for the
series in Chicago, which Johnson is to
open Sunday and finish Wednesday.
they may be upset Johnson and Boeh-
ling left here last night for Chicago.
Griffith wants them to be rested for their
games there. so sent them ahead, that
train ride Saturday night. He figures
on taking three out of four from the
White Sox by this method, and II he sue
ceeds he is sure to be much nearer the
TOP than he is at present. for 1t goes
without saying that the Athletics will
not have easy sailing in st. Louis, where
the pitchers are doing great work.
IL was found necessary yesterday to
call on Walter Johnson to finish, and,
in fact, to make victory possible.
johnson worked the final four innings
and did not allow anything that looked
like base hit He was once again
the absolute master of the situation.
In fact Ii is now that the moment
ne is announced as the pitcher the
opposing teams are virtually cOnceding
victory Bob Groom pitched a good
game of ball. but he went bit bad in
The eighth; yet would have gotten out
of this round with whole hide had
il not been that Moeller made an I'M
fortunate muff which proved costly.
In the previous innings Groom dis
played all his old form and he did not
have much of "A margin to work upon
either. for but one run had been
scored. This lead was tied in the
eighth. but Groom pitched himself out
Of tight place for all that. But the
coming into the game of Johnson viz
tually decided the result, though il
took some time to solve Baumgardner' 5
delivery, which was done in the
twelfth. when four runs were scored.
Chick Gandil had great day. Not
only did he play his usually brilliant
game in the field, but he kept up his
wonderful batting streak. With any
thing like an even break of luck Gan
dill should have had four hits to his
credit and two OF them would have
been triples. AS IL vas he got three
in four times up. with one triple His
bad luck came in the ninth. when, with
Milan on second as a result of his dou-
BILE, he hit the first ball pitched on a
line TO right field. 1t was right at
out.
Ii was Gandils triple in the fourth
which gave the Nationals their original
lead of one run. II came when, after
two were out Milan got a hit and was
sent all the way home from first when
Candil hit to deep left center.
George Mcbride made his second error
of the trip in the twelfth inning yester-
day after the game had been won. wher
he fumbled an easy grounder from Sto
vail The boot, of course. cost nothing.
Carelessness on the bases prevented thu
Nationals from scoring earlier In thu
game In the very first inning wher
Morgan walked. he was nipped of frs
by Agnew's quick throw to Brief. Gan
oil suffered a similar fate when he start
ed the second inning with a hit, only tina
Raumgardner made the play to first
Morgan, however, evened matters witt
Agnew in the sixth when he reached
first on his hit. Agnew again threw Il
Brief TO catch him mapping. but Nor
gan went to second on the play.
Milan played a wonderful game OF
ball in the field for Groom and John
son. making a couple of catches which
had they gone safe. might have hat
some effect on the result of the game
In the sixth inning he covered re
markable amount of ground and pulled
down Briefs line drive. He made ar
even more marvellous catch of o.
Pratt In the eleventh inning when tn,
latter caught one of Johnson's fas
ter field. 1t looked for all the worlt
like home run which would hav,
ended the game. but Milan set after i
and after q run of many yards pulled
IL down. Though this catch leat st
Louis. the thousand or more faithful
applauded
Baumgardner weakened perceptibl,
IN the twelfth and yet would have got
ten through the inning without being
scored upon but for foolish play By
Pratt. With two on and one GU
shanks hit grounder to Pratt
II looked like q ctnch for dou
Die play. but Pratt instead threw i