Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE,


sion that John Henry is best fitted to
handle the young pitchers on the staff.
All the youngsters are now turned over
to Henry when they are pitching. and
they are showing much better form than
they have with any of the other back
stops working with them. Ainsmith. of
course. is used almost exclusively with
Johnson. because Griffith figures that this
pair makes the most ideal battery in base
ball, but Henry will handle the young
sters as well as Groom and Hughes when
they are called upon to work.
AS matters now stand Il is not likely
that Harry Harper will be given chance
to start a game until the team reaches
st. Louis. If all goes well he Is not to
break into the lineup at Cleveland. be-
cause Griffith has assigned Groom, john
son and BoehMng to face the Maps. but
with all the best pitchers disposed OF
Griffith is sure to work Harper against
the Browns, and 1t would not be at all
surprising if he came through with
good game, for he has all the ear-marks
of being a really good prospect
Neither side scored In the opening in
ming, though Morgan got all the way to
second when Witt made poor throw OF
his grounder the first time up. The
Nationals got under way in the second
and started the scoring. Calvo drew
great stop by Witt in this inning. After
Shanks had fouled out Mcbride drew
pass and John Henry came through with
a single to left which sent Calvo nome,
thanks to a good sprint on his part Inc
two base runners moved up on the throw
to the plate but Boehling went out on a
grounder to Willett
In the next half Of this round the
score was tied. Veach. the first man up.
was hit by a pitched ball only to be
g. he ntn xr-hn however scored
when Stanage hit into right center for
triple Stanage was left. for Boehling re-
fused to yield to either High or Louden.
In the very next inning. the third, Will
lett was driven out of the box. Morgan
started his downfall when he walked
Foster singled to center and then Milan
placed bunt down the third base line
which he beat out. and Whlett incident
gan and Foster scoring and Milan landing
on third Gandil was again victim OF
Witt stop and then Calvo was hit by a
pitched ball, sending Willett to the bench
and bringing House to the rubber On
Shanks' out Milan scored, but no more
runs were to be had.
The final run came in the fifth when
Gandil hit safely, and scored on Witt $
error on Shanks' grounder Mcbride then
singled, but when he and Shanks tried to
work a double steal Shanks was run
down between third and the plate.
Boehling was scored on again in the
fifth. Stanage opened this round with a
hit Boehling walked High and then
O'LoughIin walked Louden. filling the
bases. Cobb batted for House and struck
out, but on Bush's long line drive to left
of which CalvO made a splendid catch,
Stanage scored from third. But he return
ed the ball in time to prevent the base
runners from advancing. and when Witt
got an inheld hit to Morgan the bases
were filled again. with Crawford up. He
ended the danger by flying to Shanks.
In the sixth Shanks muffed Veach's
difficult line drive. Foster erred on
Gamer, but Boehling took care of the
next three batters, without allowing the
base runners to advance. He was in
danger again in the eighth when Craw-
ford and Stanage singled Third and
first were occupied. with two out, but
Foster took care of High, and ended the
round The side went out in order in
the ninth. The score: