Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-12
BY J. ED GR1LLo.

The bottom has fallen out of the
Maps. Birmingham's team gives every
indication of being badly demoralized.
and 1t will be surprising. indeed, II 1T
RECEIVERS sufficiently during the re-
mainder of the season to remain a real
contender in the race.
The four straight upsets the team
has suffered here have taken all it's
ambition from it. and the chances are
that it will continue to slide from this
out.
Yesterdays exhibition plainly showed
that the Maps have lost confidence in
themselves. Just as soon as the Ma
tionals threatened in the seventh the
team went skyward. Birmingham did
not display confidence when he yanked
Steen and substituted Cullop. Steen
might have gotten himself out of the
hole Cullop, who is at his best err
ratio, never had a chance. 1t Is ques-
tionable If the game recalled q more
erratic lot of pitching crowded into
one inning. Every one of the three
pitchers used in this round was in the
air. Not one of them appeared to
know what he was on the rubber for.
Nothing but an accident can pre-
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straight today. With Johnson dis
playing good form he ought to win,
though Falkenberg, the only one of
Blrmingham's pitchers who has not
been shown In the present series, may
be troublesome Another victory to-
day will put the Nationals within one
game OF second place. and while the
locals are hooked up with Chicago to-
morrow, Monday and Tuesday. the
| Maps will be playing against the Ath-
lettcs.
| Birmingham has been forced to use all
| his pitchers excepting Falkenberg in the
| four games he has dropped here and the
| elongated pitcher will be in harness to.
day.
| Most Of the others had two chances to
| stop the Nationals. but failed on both Oc-
casions. Blanding was in two games.
as were Cullop, James and Gregg, while
Mitchell broke into but one struggle. But
| these switches of pitchers were not sue
cessful in any instance. Every time the
Maps have been threatened the pitcher has
! been taken out. but the succeeding Twill
ers have only added to the Maps misery.
! It was surely a remarkable inning in
which the Nationals scored their seven
runs. Morgan. the first man up. was re-
got hit to left. Shanks and Mcbride
were walked. and when Steen got two
balls on Williams, who batted for Gallia,
he was taken out and Cullop substituted.
| He finished by walking Williams, forcing
! in a. run. Cullop also walked Moeller.
! and another run came home. He had
| three balls on Milan when Blanding was
sent in. He walked Milan, forcing in
another run. Foster also was walked.
| bringing in another run. Gandil hit a
slow bounder in front Of the plate, which
Banding failed to handle, and another
run came home. and then Morgan sin
gled to left, bringing the total up to
seven. Henry struck out, and Morgan
| was caught at second while trying to
make double steal with Gandl.
| Bert Gallia gave a very good account
| Of himself during the seven innings that
he pitched. The Maps should have had
i but one run of his delivery, but
| had three at the time that he retired,
errors giving them their first runs In
/ the fourth Gallia helped matters along
in this round when he failed to touch
] first base after catching. Gandils assist
of Jacksons grounder. Foster followed
with a wild throw on Lajoies .grounder.
/ and a passed ball followed. Then after
two were out Graney singled and Moelier
fumbled, two runs resulting. A couple
| OF passes and a hit by Leibold gave the
| Maps their final run.
Gallia went In In the first inning, after
! Leibold had singled and Chapman had
sacrificed. Engel then retired because he