Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-27
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO August GA most sue
cessful western trip was brought to a
close here yesterday, when the Nation
ais won the final game of the series
from the White Sox. making II two vic
tories in three games Twelve games
have been played. and of these eight
have been won and only four lost. This
showing is merely keeping up the re-
markable road record of the Nationals,
who. for some unaccountable reason.
always play their best ball on foreign
grounds.
In Detroit the team broke even. win
ming two out of four. 1t made clean
sweep of the two games in Cleveland.
then won two out Of the three in both
st. Louis and Chicago. Had the team
made anything like this percentage
while at home it would now undoubt
eddy be lighting for first place with
the Athletics instead of being in third
place. and yet it Is believed to be only
q question of time when it will forge
ahead of Cleveland. This is Griffith's
ambition. and he is positive that it will
be realized.
The game yesterday was won in the
opening inning. Callahan decided that
he would give one of his recruits
youngster who pitches left-handed.
who halls from Hugo. Okla. He did not
last long, but paved the way for d
fve-run lead. which the Nationals
gained in this round Scroggins was re-
lieved by Cicotte before run had been
scored, but before Cicotte got properly
warmed up five tallies crossed the
plate. and these proved enough to win
the game. 1t was perhaps fortunate
that Scroggins started. for after the first
inning Cicotte proved an enigma. and
the Nationals never scored again.
Boehling. though he allowed but four
hits. was not at his best He had occa-
sional wild streaks. one of which placed
the game in jeopardy. yet the lead which
the visitors had gained in the opening
round proved sufficient to decide the day.
IT was in the fifth that Boehling had
his worst inning After retiring two
men in this round he filled the bases
with couple of walks and then allowed
Weaver to clean them with double
But from that out he held the Sox in
cheek and finished as strong as he started
Just before the game yesterday Umpire
Connolly gave Capt Mcbride written
notice that he had been indefinitely sus-
pended by President Johnson for his
run-in with Umpire McGreevy on the day
previous. Mcbride felt that he did not
deserve this punishment. and spying
President Johnson in the grandstand he
went to him and pleaded his case. with
the result that President Johnson assured
him that the suspension would be lifted
by the time the Nationals reached Bos-
ton. 1t was shown by the umpire's re-
port that Mcbride had not INDUCED in
offensive language to McGreevy, but
that he had delayed the game somewhat
This Mcbride said was due to the fact
that he and Griffith were undecided as to
who would play in McBride's place. and
Johnson accepted this excuse, and there
upon promised to raise Sthe suspension
against the Nationals field leader.
Y Morgan was shifted to short during the
game and gave very clever exhibition
That he has filed McBride's shoes, has
given evidence that he is every bit as
clever there as at second.
/. There does not appear to be the least
fanger of the Nationals losing Jim Shaw.
the clever young pitcher who has made
such. good showing for the York team
pr the Tri-State League. and who. ac-
EOrdlng TO the manager of that club. Is
q free agent. President Johnson, who is
familiar with the circumstances sur
rounding Shaw's case. has notified the
commission just how matters stand. and
IL Is not QuesttOneu Indt WNen the com
mission takes up the matter it will award
him to Griffith. Incidentally. il was
noted that no report of Shay's purchase
had been sent to American League head
quarters. which would have had to be
done by yesterday if any sale of the
player had been made. and Griffith takes
this to mean that the York club has
weakened on its stand and will not at
tempt to make a fight for the player.
Scroggins started by walking Moeller
and when Weaver made low throw OF
Fosters grounder he seemed to lose nerve
and pitched three straight balls to Milan
This ended his career for the day, for hi
was taken out and Cicotte sent In to re
lieve him. He finished by walking Milan
filling the bases. Gandil came through
with clean hit TO right. which SEN
two runners home and then Lord very
accommoda tingIy made a tumble of Nor
Ran's grounder. which allowed another Il
score. ShankS also came through with
hit which sent Morgan to third. Laport,
sacrificed. and when Henry forced Shank:
between second and third Morgan rar
home with the fifth run of the inning
but after that round Cicotte gave spen
did exhibition. He was hit safely nov
and then. but whenever there was
chance for runs he was absolute rnaste
of the situation, and held the visitors
rrlnless for. eight innings.
Griffith does not believe in taking any