Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-19
TOSTART SERIES
WITH MAPS TODAY
Games With Cleveland Among
Most important Nationals
Have to Play.
BIRMINGHAM'S TEAM
SHOWING GOOD FORM
Griffith's Men Apt to Encounter
Stiff Observation-Disclosures
Adds Another Victory.
BY J. ED GRu1o.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

L SERIES IUe Nationals VIII nave 10 DidN III
| some time will be opened here toda.
when Griffith's men get their first glimpse
of the fast-fying Cleveland team On
what the Maps have shown to date the
team must be considered factor in the
present pennant race. All the strong
! teams have found 1t a hard nut to
crack, and it is not likely that the Ma
tionals will have as easy sailing here as
they have had in years gone by.
! Not only is Cleveland hitting well, but
1 it's pitchers have been showing unusual
| form, SO that it will require the Nationals
! best efforts to get an even break in the
four games they are scheduled to play.
The chances are that Griffith will send
Cashion or Engle to the rubber today. 1t
is his only alternative. though he may de-
| eide to allow George Mullin to make his
debut. But it is more likely that he will
| give Mullin a chance to get several days
more rest. something that it is believed
he needs to get him on edge.
Engle might get away with the game be-
| cause he is going well. Cashion. however.
| of control
Walter Johnson won another game yes
terday. but it was not an easy matter. The
| tories. when he should really be entitled
to ten. The game which he finished
against Boston in Washington is for some
| unaccountable reason given to Boehling,
though when Boehling left the game the
Nationals were three runs behind Boeh-
Ing was not responsible for this state
OF affairs. because the runs We're made
of Gallia. but it was Schaefer who bat
ted for BOehling, and started the rally
which eventually gave the game to
n n vnh fy1tc tSaI
and held Boston in check, yet according
to the official records Boehling, who was
not even in the line-up when the game
was won. is given credit for the victory.
But Johnson. nevertheless, has nine
games to his credit and still stands un-
defeated. though he had no easy job on
his hands yesterday. The big fellow was
| far from being at his best. He did not
feel his best. and was wild. something
that he seldom Is. But he got away with
out had it not been for an error and
Cobb's steal Of home, which was the SEN
sational feature of the d..
Cobb got OH in the seventh inning on
his hit to left field, the ball skimming
safely. over third base. Walter tried to
catch him mapping, and the ball got away
from Gandil. Cobb going to third. 1t was
while Neach was at bat that Cobb sud-
denly made dash for the plate, and,
by brilliant slide, he avoided Ainsmiths
efforts to touch him, and was declared
safe. That was the only run the Tigers
secured. but they were threatening sew
eral times after that. Veach walked on
the ball on which Cobb stole, and that
made matters worse. Gamer was hit by
a pitched ball. Moriarty hit short fly
to Moeller, who threw wild to second
trying to double up Veach, and both
runners advanced. but Mckee fortunate
~ hit to Laporte and was thrown out at
first.
johnson was in a tight hole in the
eighth when he walked High, who was
sert up to bat for Zamloch. Bush and
and this brought the troublesome Cobb
up He was retired, though. by Laporte
and Gandil, and the danger was over.
In the ninth Gainor got Hs second
double off johnson with one oue, but Mo-
riarty flied out to Shanks and Dubuc.
who was sent up TO bat for Mckee, hit
little grounder to Johnson, which end
ed the game.
1t was the brilliant work of Dan NOEL
| Ter on the bases which made the victory
possible. The one run he scored in the
third inning proved to be the margin the
| Nationals needed TO win the game
Shanks had reached second in this in
ming on his hit and CObb's poor handling
| of the ball Ainsmith struck out. but
Johnson's out placed Shanks on third.
| Moeller got scratch hit on high
bounder TO Gainor, which Zamloch could
not handle on the bag in time 10 make
| the play. and Shanks scored. Moelier
promptly stole second and then made a
dash for third. Mckee's throw was low
and got away from Moriarity. and Noel
! Ter trotted home with the run which
4 eventually landed the victory.
| Zamloch is a tall youngster from Mis-
soula Mont. and he gives promise OF be-
! ing a really good pitcher. lad lie had
anything like alright support yesterday
he would mos. likely have had the dis
tinction OF shutting out the Nationals with
Johnson pitching. Both Of the runs the
Nationals made were results of misplays.
safe drives charged against him being OF
the scratchy variety. Besides speed and
+; good control Zamloch has knuckle ball
which had the Nationals guessing. and
with clean support he would have gone
through the game without allowing the
I. visitors run.
Gandil got back in the game Yesterday
but he shows plainly that IL will be some
time before he regains the form he
showed earlier in the season His great
est weakness is at the bat. and his field
ing is still slow because of the pain his
injured toe gives him. But as he Is able
10 play he Will soon round to form again
win
| Yesterdays crowd beat all records a,
Navin Field. There were -. 455 paid adj
missions i'm the Enclosure, while the for
mer record was 24.3S2. made in game
last season. There is not the slightes,
doubt that the fac that Walter johnson
was To pitch brought a majority OF the
spectators. and they came not SO much
from Detroit as from neiGhboring towns
Johnson Is right now the best attraction
in base ball. Whenever he pitches the at.
tendance increases tenfold. for now that
his shut-out record has been broken. the
enthusiastic fans come to see IL some
team can stop his winning streak.
Since the Nationals left home they have
won ten games and lost seven. q fact
which asSured them of making good
showing on the trip regardless OF what
the outcome of the series here may be
II is, Of course, expected that they Will
win at least one game Of the four they