Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-14
Johnson TO TRY FOR HIS
FOURTEENTH VICTORY TODAY
Nationals Star Twirler to Oppose White
Sox in Third Game Of Series-Mul-
lin Shows Marked Improvement.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

lust which one of Callahan pitcnerS
will oppose johnson has not been DECIDED
but 1t is apt to be either Russell or
Scott, though Doc White may be the Sc
lection.
johnson has won thirteen games and
lost three this season. He has SHOWN
his best form of late, not having peen
scored on i'm the last eighteen innings. IN
which he shut out both ST Louis ana
Detroit AS a rule Johnson is effective
against the Sox. and If he has retained
the form he displayed in his last two
games he is pretty certain to bring his
total victories up to fourteen this aft
ernoon.
The game today will be called at )
o'clock in order to give the Nationals
chance to catch an early train for Cleve-
land where they are to play tomorrow
Joe Boehling has been selected to pitch
this game, while Groom will be sent back
against the White SoX in the final game
Monday.
George Mullin displayed better form in
the six innings he worked yesterday than
he has at any time since he joined the
Nationals MulIin looked more like him
self tnan he has at any time this spring
and there is every indication that he
will eventually round into shape, which
will make him valuable pitcher for the
team
All that Mullin needed was rest he
was worked too often after joining the
locals, and the rest which he received
since pitching his last game has made
a wonderful Improvement in him.
Mullin not only had some OF his OLD
hYYs h n n ~ n
troll and held the visitors down to four
hits in six innings.
Big Ed Walsh is not the pitcher he
used to be. His exhibition yesterday
showed plainly that the big fellow has
not rounded into form, and the Won
der is that he lasted as long as he did.
The years of hard work that Walsh
has undergone since he has been a
member of the Sox seems to have told
on him. and he did not display any of
his former stuff. He was forced to re-
tire under fire in the seventh, when
Russell took up the task, and it must
be said for the young left-hander that
he was decidedly effective during the
remainder of the game.
President Ban Johnson is in the city.
He witnessed yesterdays game and
will be in the stand for today's strug
gle. Mr.. Johnson's visit has no par
q
of a tour he makes around the circuit
once or twice during a season. So far
as the threatened congressional lnVes-
tigation of the base ball trust is con-
cerned Mr.. Johnson invites such pro-
ceeding, He insists that organized base
ball has nothing to hide. and that the
sooner the game is investigated the
more he will be pleased.
John Henry has developed into about
Che hest nfnch hitter the Nationals
boast of. He has been driving in most
OF the teams runs OF late. and would
probably have beaten Walsh yesterday
but for the catch of his line drive by
out and Mcbride on first. That hit
would have been good for two bases.
but as 1t was Chase turned his catch
into an easy double play. For some
unaccountable reason, however, Henry
Is not throwing in good form. Bases
have been stolen on him with regu-
1arity Of late. There is nothing wrong
with his arm. but his aim appears to
be poor.
Outfielders would do we'll to follow the
example set by Howard Shanks in the
matter of backing up plays on the in
held. Shanks made remarkable play a
year ago. when he took part in double
play on the infield during one of the
mix-ups of base runners. and yesterday
he got a put-out a few feet from the
plate. In the eighth inning. with Mat
tick third and Weaver on second
Henry. by quick throw to Mcbride
caught Weaver off second. While he
was being run down Mattick started for
the plate, and he was caught between
bases. Shanks came in from left got the
ball at third. and then gave Mattick a
chase. hitting him hard blow with the
ball when within a few yards of the
plate.
At the rate that balls are being hit
over the right field fence on the local
grounds this spring, all records in this
respect are sure to be broken this sea-
son. Strangely enough, only one of these
home runs is credited TO the Nationals
-Ioeiler holding the distinction of 0riy-
ing the ball over the wall But visiting
cubs have reaped harvest in this re-
sQect. and three or four defeats can be
attributed to the fact that balls were
dropped over the right field fence. The
enlargement of right field is to take place
while the team is on its next trip. and it
1s expected that by the time the Ma
tonals return the buildings outside of the
right field will have been RACED and a
larger playing field will be completed
Hal Chase is doing some very effec.
tivehitting for the Sox. In the twr
games here Chase has made four hits
for an average of 800 and he is OF
course. playing his usual brilliant game
at first
Eddie Foster will resume his position a,
third base Monday. He is about ready te
do himself justice again and is showing
TO good advantage in practice. The return
OF Foster will give Griffith an intact tear
for the first time since the first week %,
the season.
The Sox victory yesterday put them
back into third place and dropped the
Nationals into the fourth hole 4 vic.
tory for the locals today would reverse
the standing of the two teams again. AND
when the Sox finish here they 20 &c
Philadelphia for series of four games
while Cleveland comes here for simiIa,
number of games.
The reproduction of the Nationals
game at Cleveland tomorrow will bt
shown at the National Theater at
o'clock in the afternoon. The electric
device for this purpose is undou bt edly
the most complete ever used.
Tom Hughes did not have the breaks
yesterday. Poor support and some lucky
hits put him at disadvantage right from
the outset and he retired with the score
TO against him in the third inning
Rath opened the game with a single &c
center and Milan once more allowed the
ball to get away from him, Rath going &c
third. He scored on Lord sacrifice fly tc
Milan.
In the third inning there was more
trouble for Hughes. He hit Rath to be-
gin with, and then Lord and Chase sin.
sled. Collins sacrificed. Bodie made a
long sacrifice fly. as did Mattick. and tber
Weaver hit afely and Hughes. ra,;raa