Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-06
BY ]. ED GRILL0.

In the hope Of breaking the losing
streak Manager Griffith will pitch
Walter Johnson against the White Sox
today. Ordinarily this announcement
would assure victory, but il Johnson's
teammates give him no better support
than Joe Boehling received yesterday
his chances for victory will be no bet
ter than those of the young southpaw.
There were all sorts Of blunders made
in Boehling's game. The Sox should
not have scored a run of him, errors
giving them both Of the TALES they
secured while he was officiating on the
slab. But errors are part Of the game.
and even with them prevalent the
game should have been won, had bet
ter judgment been displayed at certain
stages.
cupy third base in the ninth when
run was needed to tie is hard to under
stand. A more experienced base runner
would have scored on Williams line
drive to center. Cashion started off OF
the bag when the ball was hit, then
had to return and thus spoiled his
chances of coming home. After this
mistake had been made Acosta was put
on the base in his stead, but the chance
had been lost. In the fifth inning. with
extreme left-field corner. 1t was good
for the circuit, but Ainsmith was held
at third base, where he died.
Thanks to some weird pitching by the
visitors slabmen VITO runs were forced
over the plate in the NINTH which allow
ed the locals to tie the score. But the
unlucky Bob Groom was chosen to fin
ish the game, with the result that the
Sox chased a couple of runs over the
plate in the tenth and won out.
Griffith announced some time ago that
he intended to develop Carl Cashion into
an outfielder. but 1t was supposed that
such experiments would be made after
the team had cinched some sort OF a
position or was out of the running.
Cashion had not been in ball game
for more than three months when he
broke in yesterday. Laporte. on the day
previous, had shown his best form at the
bat, getting three clean hits. Cashion
made a mess Of the rally in the ninth.
when he failed TO score on Williams
long drive. Had he stood on the bag
when the ball was caught he could have
scored with ease.
Boehling should not have been scored
upon Ever since his winning streak was
broken by st. Louis. Boehling has not
had his share of luck. and he got de-
cidedly the worst of the breaks yester-
day, when two errors by Mcbride gave
the Sox their two runs. But for these
Boehling would have had another shut
out to his credit. He displayed splendid
form yesterday and should have won his
game in a canter.
The game was replete with double
plays, the Nationals making three or
the fastest seen here this season, while
the visitors figured in two. The best
play of the day came in the tenth and
was made by Mcbride. With a man on
first and third and one out the runner
was caught off first. Mcbride ran him
down, touched him and then got the
ball to the plate in time to get the run
ner there trying to score. 1t was a per-
feet play on both ends and required speed
and Judgment to make it possible.
Benz got away nicely until the NINTH
when he was forced to retire. Morgan
started the ninth with q hit and Cashion
followed suit. Mcbride worked Benz for
a pass, filling the bases. and he was
yanked, Scott taking his place. He, too,
was wild and walked Ainsmith, forcing
Morgan home. Williams was sent to bat
for Boehling, and he drove liner to