Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-03
BY J. ED GRILLO.

If either Boehling or Shaw can win
his game today second place will be
assured for the Nationals. There is only
one way for Cleveland to beat out the
locals, and that is for it to win every
one of the three remaining games, Whlie
the Nationals must lose the three they
still have to play.
The chances are that both Boehling and
Shaw will give the Red Sox conslderapie
trouble in the double-header TO-DAY.
Roehling displayed good form the last
time out. and while Shaw has not pitched
q full championship game as yet, ne
demonstrated lot of ability in the game
at Newark last Sunday when he Tanned
fourteen and won by a score of : to l.
The final game of the season mere VIII
he nlayed tomorrow, and it is not I'M
:kely that Walter Johnson will make his
farewell appearance of the year. One
more victory would give Johnson thirty
seven wins on the season, and would IN
crease his lead over all MAJOR league
pitchers in this respect.
BOSTON will have to continue to fight 70
retain fourth place in the race. Chicago
is but two games behind, and sun mas
chance to pass the champions. Last
wear at this time the Sox had the pen
nant cinched, and followed THIS Ieat ny
winning the worlds championship. But
a change has taken place since then, and
now the titleholders are husthns TO keep
from being showed into the second d.
vision.
Local fans will watch Shaw per-
Torrance today with considerable IN ,
terest This young man Is beinS touteu
,l,< Ii pDD nf
ter Johnson, and Griffith is on record
as saving that Shaw is the best young
pitcher he ever saw break into Iast
company Barring a few innings IN
which Shaw pltched mere some weeks
ago he has not been seen In action on
the local grounds and his efforts today
| are sure to be closely watched. II
Shaw comes up to expectations IL VIII
mean much to the Nationals, for PAIR
| of pitchers like Johnson would be
/ pretty sure to land d pennant for a
team even though it lacked some
strength in other departments.
| The signing of Walter johnson elimi-
mates lot of speculation during the
winter months. If Griffith had not
signed his star before the season closed
| the dopest ers would have done lot of
guessing this winter. Johnson is now
/, the highest salaried pitcher in the
| game, in fact, it is doubtful if any
player in the country will draw as
large salary as he. With Johnson in
line there is nothing for Griffith to
| worry about this winter. The chances
are that he will have every one of his
players signed before they leave this
city for their respective homes.
also doing some experimenting this fall
| using several youngsters in his lineup
whenever the opportunity TO do SO pre-
sents itself Rehg, an outfielder, who
! cost McAleer $4,000 is being played reg
| ularly now. He halls from St Paul, but
| a year or so ago had a trial with Pitts
| burgh. Rehg has the reputation of be-
ing the most original youngster that ever
| broke into the game in the matter of
| making wise remarks.
1t is perhaps a lucky thing for the Ath-
| letios that Ray Caldwell is not a member
most effective pitcher in the league
| against the champions. A few weeks ago
he shut them out with a few hits and
yesterday he held them in check for four
innings when the rain stopped the game.
The hitting of the Athletics yesterday
was disappointment, and the chances
are that Mack realizes that his team will
have to get a hump on 1t before it tackles
the Giants ii it expects to have a chance
The Nationals ought to pick UP some
easy money between the time that the
season closes and the worlds series
| opens. Sunday the locals will play an
exhibition game with an independent
fteam in New York, and Monday they sc
to Hartford to meet the Brooklyn Ma
| tional Leaguers. The receipts of these
games will be divided among the players
iris Speaker of the Boston Red So1
predicts that Joe Bush will emulate
Babe" Adams and Hugh Bedient an(
prove the big surprise of the coming
worlds series. The star outfielder o
the Red Sox says:
II think that Bush looks more Nks
lWalter Johnson in the box than an.