The Washington herald., 1913-05-26
johnson and Groom
To Face the Athletics
Griffith VIII Send Hurting
Stars to the Mound IN
Double Bill Today in
Quaker City.
GRIFFMEN PRAISE MULLN
By WILLIAM PEET-


Philadelphia. May Elm frantic ef-
fort to regain lost ground and shove the
club back into third place Manager Grit
fifth announces that tomorrow he will put
in the best he has against Connie Mack's
Athletics, both Groom and Walter John
SON.
Griffith tonight gathered his baseball
family around him for short talk. What
he said was very much to the point. 1t
was substantially as follows: This bust
ness of losing games has got to stop. right
here 1 realize as do you boys that We
are somewhat crippled, but that makes
no difference. We are at the bottom Of
the first division. We should be on top
Five games are left of the present series
we are about that many games behind the
Athletics. Why not start another winning
streak? We can beat this ball club here
and return home leading the league.
There was blood in the eye of every
athlete when Griff had finished talking.
Opposed to Groom and johnson tomo--
row will in all probability be Connie
Mack's two best bets, Chief Bender and
south paw Plank Grin believes that with
these stars out OF the way the three re-
manning games will be easy. He figures
that Groom can beat the Indian and
johnson should stop Plank.
Sleepy old Quakertown is considerably
het up over the prospects of two bar
gain-day matinees in a row. This Is a
great doubleheader city, and Shibe Park
will be taxed to its capacity tomorrow
and Monday.
The injuries to Ray Morgan necessi-
tates a shift in the batting order. Ger
many Schaefer will probably be placed
third and Gedeon seventh. both Shanks
and Mcbride being showed up notch
Henry is slated to catch Groom, and Ed
die AinsTnith will be behind the bat when
johnson is in the box
Manager Griffith informed the news
papermen that he considered it more
than likely that Eddie Foster would be
able to put on the spangles in two weeks
time all of which Is good news, as
Danny Moeller has been lost without the
Midget following him in the batting
order.
I'D to date the Nationals have played
thirty games, and Moeller has been on
the bases an average of twice a game,
yet his record for scoring runs is de-
cidedly low. Milan is better hitter
than Foster, but Milan up to date has
not come into his best form. Frank La
porte, too has been putting up grand
fielding game at the far corner, but
neither Milan or Lsporte can operate the
hit and run with Moeller as successfully
as Eddie Foster, and with the Midget
back at third base good times are ex-
pected-
Il was learned tonight that Morgan's
injury was not as severe as was at
first suspected. and Griff has tele-
graphed Morgan TO join the club here
Laporte may also come on Tuesday.
Joe Gedeon is delighted with the OPP
portunity TO break into the game as
a regular. He is crazy to show Grih
and the others that he can hold his |
head above water in the big swim;
in fact he is overanxious, and over |
anxiousness undoubtedly lost US the |
ball game Saturday, for the grounder
which Lapp batted in the sixth and
which Gedeon allowed to shoot |
through his legs should have beeh
easily handled. Gedeon admits as
much himself.
As usual Sunday was a quiet day
for the Nationals. The majority of
the team attended church this morn
ing, while in the afternoon a dozen
or more visited Atlantic City
Walter Johnson, Clyde Milan, and
three others chartered an automobile
for the day. with the intention of
going to Atlantic City and back in the
machine All went well until the par
ty was within fourteen miles of the
famous summer resort, when the auto
broke down. After striving vainly for
nearly an hour to repair damages the
ball players proceeded to their desti-
nation via trolley, and returned to
Philadelphia on the train, reaching the
Quaker City in time for dinner.
Manager Grif this morning was closet
ed with Scout Mike Kahoe for more than
three hours, and the incident gave rise
TO several rumors. Kahoe has been on
the lookout for pitchers ever since the
college season opened. He already has
signed up one left-hander in the person
of Wilson. the ST. Johns star, and has
his eye on two others.
Kahoe saw Sisler, the Michigan Uni
versity finger, in action yesterday. Sis
Ter played right field, being in the line
up on account Of his hitting. The scout
would not say whether or not he has
talked with the Michigan star, but limited
that even should the Nationals want to |
sign him there was little chance, as Sis |
Ter was already tied up. ~
The Nationals to man stated today |
that from the exhibition by George Null |
lin yesterday. when he he'd the Ath- |
letics to six hits, there was little doubt |
sbut that the veteran Detroit Tiger would |
win a lot of games before the final bell |
rings. Mullin has already taken on a
little weight, and says he feels much |
better physically than when in Detroit |
Yesterdays defeat cannot be laid to Null |
Inns door. and he will pitch his first |