Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-03
BY j. ED GRILLo.

+. 0ASA1ASS'
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. September 2-What
Boehling and johnson, Grifhths two
pitching stars. failed in Monday, Joe
= Engel. the youngest member OF the t"lri-
ing staff succeeded in accomplishing yes
terday when he scored to ! victory
over the Athletics.
Engels pitching was a revelation HIS
only falling was wildness during some OF
the early innings, but he managed to get
through these without any harm being
done, and, from that out, pitched as good
and steady a game Of ball as would be
expected from any twirler. He allowed
put five hits. These were widely scat
tercd. and the one run the locals scored
was purely gift. 1t being made possible
f~hen Milan mufred an easy fly in the
rnird That this misplsy did not rAslh |
10 several runs for the Athletics was !
-ee 10 a marvellous play by Gendl.; Who, |
citn two and two out, leaped hisn
in the air and pulled down a line drive
from Bakers bat, which had all the ear
marks of three-base hit. and would
have, put the game on ice; ina. pay
saved the day. but it would never nave
come up had Milan held the fly referred
to- After Engel had gone half the route
he improved materially. Wildness was
getting MIN tNtO many HOt6S dCt!!tS l-te
early Innings. " TIE fourth. for instance. |
..e vailed three ...e- - -oW, oCt, IS
Zee wee two oct. 20 49,. vas .o--e.
IS EL.:2.', u..o ace. 81 lie c.I-e-.
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s..sle: I..aI .~-..-.s &c va..eC two oi.e:s:
bit w..e. they t..:eate-.e! &c Seemed
able to steady dow. ard become -..asts-
90 TIE situation.
In the third inning of yesterdays
game a serious argument took place be-
tween Manager Griffith and Umpire Billy
Evans which, for few minutes, threat
ened to bring these two to blows. Evans
has had lot of close decisions In the
series here, and, strangely enough, all
Of them have favored the Athletics. In
the third inning yesterday when Milan
muffed Murphy's fly he picked the bal
up and made a quick throw to second.
where the ball seemed to have beaten
Schang. but Evans declared him safe.
After the inning was over Griffith re-
Aefnarked, so that Evans could near,
We'll, / suppose you are assuring your
job in the worlds series by your de-
cisions here" Quick as a flash. Evans
surned and started toward the bench
where Griffith was sitting. His face was
flushed with anger and his fists were
Senched Get out of the grounds he
commanded. and Griffith got up and
Halked toward him. Umpire and man
ager walked toward the gate which
opens behind the stand. Both were in
angry conversation and decidedly ex-
cited. Griffith left the field and returned
in about twenty minutes in citizens
clothes. Mcbride went over to consult
him. but Evans stopped the game and
ordered Mcbride to the bench
Whether any official action will be
taken by President Johnson in the mat
ter remains to be seen, though Evans |
has the reputation of never bearing a
grudge against player. and 1t is likely !
that he will pass the matter up. though |
IL has told several of the players that |
be would never speak to Griffith again.
opposed Engel. pitched a brilliant game
of ball. He was bit steadier than his |
rival, but he made the serious mis- |
take of allowing his opponents to bunch |
"A couple OF hits with pass in the |
sseventh, and that inning Melted enough |
runs to give the Nationals the game.
If present prospects are reliable, Crit |
nth will have a pitching staff next sea- |
.,son which will be one of the best in the
scsrcuit. To begin with he will have the |
,star of them all in johnson, and there
Is no question but that both Engel and
.Boehling will show Improvement after a
sWinter's rest. while Groom, when he has
81 good year, is a cracking good man.
There Is also good chance for Gallia
% round into form: so that the present
staff. without a change being made. |
looks pretty good. But it is the recruits
that are expected to round il out into
one of the best. Shaw. who has been the !
sensation of the Tri-State League, has
the making of great pitcher. He is
built along the Walter johnson lines and
is hardly twenty years of age.
Love. the Atlanta southpaw. is doing
sensational work. and the fact; that he is
six feet seven inches gives him adj
Dsantage. Hedgepeth, the Petersburg
skouthpaw, Is, according TO reports COM
4 sing from those who have seen him work
y finished article. and, besides there is
nt ha will
In for a trial. But il only one two of
these recruits make good the Nationals
I will be better fortified than any team in
the American League, and that is saying
a good deal
Even those who keep familiar with the
doinSs of the Nationals by pursuing the
box scores must have become convinced
of the fact that John Henry has deve-
|. oped a lot of hitting strength which he
did not possess heretofore. Henry is
know of the best htters in the line
up. He not only hits often, but he has
the knack of doing it at the right time.
John has changed his style of batting.
He is taking a better swing and stand
ing right on top OF the plate There has
not been game recently in which he
has caught where he has failed to do his
share with the bat. yet there was a time
not long ago when little was to be ex-
\ pected of him when he came to the plate.
But for Gandirs remarkable spearing of
Bakers line drive Joe Engel would have
gone down TO defeat when he probably
should have won. Ii was in the third
/ inning that Engel was both put in bad
and saved He walked Schang. the first
man up. and then struck out Shawkey.
| Murphy hit little fly TO center and Milan
muffed it, Oldring forced Murphy and
then Collins came through with base
hit to left, which sent Schang home.
Baker was next up and he hit the first
ball pitched line toward right. 1t
| was over GandiTs head. but he leaped
INTO the air and came down with the ball
planted in his mitt, and the inning was
over. That was the first and last chance
| that the Athletics had to score.
Shawkey was decidedly effective in all
innings but the seventh The Nationals
could do but little with him in any but
| the inning referred to, but in that round
they got enough runs to win the game
| Foster started the rally by drawing a
pass in this round. He and Gandl played
the hit and run and 1t proved success
| full in that Gandifs out put Foster on
| second. from where he scored when Nor
| gan hit to center for a base. Walsh made
throw to the plate that went wide of
the mark and Morgan reached third in
safety, from where he scored when Henry
came through with his second hit of the