Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
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HANDBAGS BALL PLAYERS
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here because they slaughtered all the
other pitchers Griffith sent against them.
These games We're won by Plank and
Bender. None of the several young
with anything. All of them We're hit
hard or taken out when they were threat
ened. Mack s pitching staff is weak for
the Very good reason that he has but two
is questionable if that is pitching strength
enough TO carry him through the sea-
sen.
There was some clever playing behind
Boehlng. which undoubtedly helped to
save him the game. The defensive work in
the fifth inning was petfect and showed
the Nationals TO their best advantage.
Boehlng had hit Barry in this inning
and then walked Schang before he had a
man retired. 1t was ticklish situation.
but he got ont of II without allowing a
score. He aided himself by throwing
Barry out at third. when Houck hunted
to him. This brought Schang to second
base. Mcbride gave Henry the signal.
Henry asked Boehling for pitch out and
when he wound up Mcbride ran for the
bag. Henry spanned the ball to him
and when Schang woke up, Mcbride had
touched him out. Oldring up next, hit
an ugly bounding grounder to Foster.
Eddie knocked 1t down with one hand
and recovered 1t in time to throw out
Houck at second and the inning was over.
Again in the seventh Boehling saved
himself This time Strunk started out
with single. but Boehling cleverly
caught him mapping, and Barry's hit,
which followed, amounted to nothing for
Schang popped up little fly to Boehing
on the hit and run play and he doubled
up Barry at first.
The game had a rather peculiar wind
up. Barry had scored in the ninth with
two out, when Moeller muffed Oldring' S
fly. and the latter had gone to second
base. Boehlipg was pitching to walsh h
ball was called on Walsh Mcbride walk
ed over to Boehling and made some sort
of a protest to Connolly on his decisions
and when McGreevy ordered him back
10 his position Oldring left second base
and walked over to take a hand in the
argument, whereupon Morgan got the
ball and touched him out ending the
game. Most of the crowd did not under
stand what happened. and Oldring, of
course. protested. as he and Mcbride and
McGreevy We're leaving the held. Much
of the crowd Swarmed out on the field and
ii was with difficulty that the players
made their way to the clubhouse. Chief
Bender seemed to be particularly peeved.
and in making his way through the
crowd took occasion to take a swing at
some 105-pound boy, after which he hur-
ried into the dressing room
Without wanting to reflect on the abil-
ity of Cmpires Connolly and McGreevy,
it must be said. however. that there has
not been series played here in some
time in which the officials have had so
many close plays to decide and in which
so large a majority of these rulings have
been against the home team. There is
no doubt that in many games plays
como up which could be given either way,
and when things are breaking good for
team il is very apt to get its share of
such decisions. In the series with the
Athletics, however. most of the close de-
cisions have gone TO the visitors
For the first time in his career as a
major league player, Howard Shanks was
put out of the game yesterday by the
umpire. The last time Howard was up
Umpire Connolly called third strike on
Shanks which he thought was low and
outside. He protested vigorously and
Connolly promptly put him out of the
game. Calvo took his place in left
Beginning with the game at Boston
Monday the Nationals will play twenty
three games away from home before re-
turning here. Just what sort of posi-
ton the team will occupy when it re-
turns here July p depends entirely on
its showing on the trip. Heretofore,
Griffith has had splendid road team
1t has Won a majority of its games on
the road, and ii is probably better forti-
fed now than IL was when IT made its
first trip. The team is intact once more
and if it gets anything like good pitching
and Boehing are the most reliable OF
Grifiths pitchers. but some of the Others
may regain their form. and If they do
there is a chance for the team ia
make good showing on this trip.
But for the excellent work of Boehlins
and his support which prevented the
Athletics from tying the score during