Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-18
ARE IN WORST
BATTING SLUMP OF SEASON
Inability to Hit Is Causing Team to Lose
Its Games to Try His
Hand Today.

from the stand when Williams was
sent TO bat for Spencer in the seventh
| inning of the second game. \ ma
| jority of the spectators called for Spen-
| Ger. not realizing that the Petersburg
recruit was handicapped by facing
Williams, a left-hander, and that a long
| hitter like Williams stood better
chance of putting his team in the game
/ with = long wallop. Williams came
| through, too. with u line drive TO right,
but unfortunately it was right at
Crawford and went for an easy out.
But the change of batters should not
have been criticised. for 1t was appar-
| emily the proper play
BY their victory over Boston yester-
da: and the dual defeat Of the Ma
tionals the Maps again have a two-and-
a-half-galne lead for second place.
Falkenberg appears to be the only one
OF birmingham pitchers who can win.
having beaten the Athletics and Red
SoS since the locals beat his team five
straight games here. If the Nationals
VIII recover their batting stride they
| sun stand il chance to finish in front
OF cleveland, though there is little
chance for this To happen unless the
locals make more base hits
Williams, who pitched the second game
Tor Detroit. halls from Nashville He is
likely looking left-hander. and Jen-
| hln3S believes that he will prove :, win
ler. The Tigers have rot had a left
handler OF ability since the DAYS OF Ed
hIlllan. and II Williams makes good il
VIII make Dig difference III Jennings
pitching staff.
| Notwithstanding the fact that the ma :
! lIonal commission has set side the. ,ira +
Oh the ST Louis club on Pitcher jim
Shaw because it was shown that he is
the property of the Washington club.
| the owners of the York club accord
ing 10 reports. is still protesting agains.
ShaW pitching here. There is not the
j slightest question about Shaw's stand
/ ing. He is member of the local team
and no club has a claim on him. The
| FORK CLUB. however, is trying hard to
make II appear that Shaw is eligible 10
/ the draft 50 that il can collect the draff
/ pfice. There is 10 chance for, this how
i ever. "
! Bob Groom is 10 do the pitching TO-DAY
/ lie may be opposed by Dauss or WuIett.
| Spencer will be played in left field to-
| day, aad on every other day that a left
| nanaer IS not pitching. The younsster
| IS showing TO good advantage, and is en-
| titled 10 4 thorough trial
The Tigers did all their scoring in one
inning in each game. II was in the fourth
Q. the f1rst game that they fell on Gallia
ior cluster of hits. some of which were
rather fiuky. and before the inning was
| over five RIMS had been scored They
ala not score thereafter. but as Dubuc
aHowcd but two hits. one Of Which-a
double by Iove-scored Mcbride who
| rad walked. the one run the Nationals
| scored amounted to nothing
Hauman, Crawford and Cobh all got
! hits 10 Morgan territory. Then oiallia
| walked Ncach. but Gibson lit to GandiI
who forced Crawford at the plate. An
| other walk 10 Onslow forced in a run.
ana then Louden singled and on Dubuc $
| ih'ieid out another run came home bring
| ing the total up to five
Love pitched the latter part of the
game and was not scored on The score: