Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-20
Nationals Stand Chance Improve Percentage During Yankees Stay
VICTORY GIVES NATIONALS
EVEN BREAK IN NAP SERIES
Boehling's Clever Pitching, Aided by Shanks'
Hitting, Puts Teams on
Even Terms.

! and Chance has several twirlers who
have not proven easy for other teams
| that have faced them.
| Groom and Gallia are slated to do the
| pitching against the Yankees today.
Heating and Schultz are apt to be
| Chances selection.
Larry Lajoie created the impression in
! the series here that he has greatly
slowed up since last season The veteran
| on his showing here is going back, and
that rapidly. There may be some excuse
for his failure to hit up to his standard,
for broken finger prevents him from
taking the proper grip on his bat. But
and his efforts to reach first base on balls
hit to the intield We're lametably weak.
When Chapman gets back in the game
and is placed at short the chances are
that Turner will resume his position at
second base and that La joie will be used
as pinch hitter only. 1t is known that
birmingham is not satisfied with the big
Frenchmans playing.
Luck is beginning to break for Howard
Shanks. There are no longer the great
number of hard-hit balls caught off of his
bat as formerly. He is getting the
sphere into safe territory. and as a re-
suit his batting is of the greatest value
to his team. When Shanks is hitting he
compares favorably with any outtelder
in the country. for as a fielder he is vir-
ludIy III d CLASS w HlInSelI, ana ne mas
also become wise base runner.
1t was Shanks' hitting yesterday which
sent Falkenberg to the clubhouse. He
started the rally in the second with
triple, and then drove in two runs with
his second triple in the third. In the
eighth be produced the Nationals final
run with a long sacrifice fly to center
which allowed Gandil who had led off
with triple, to score from third base.
Foster iS gradually int
again. His fielding and hitting are i'm
proving, and the Nationals inteld as a
result is again one of the fastest in the
league This was demonstrated yesterday
when couple of double plays were COM
pleted with lightning speed. Foster, Nc
Bride Morgan and Gandil make an ideal
quartet on the inf1eld.
Manager Griffith will most likely keep
roster on the bench today, or if he
works at all it will be in only one
game Grif gives as a reason thai
two games might injure "Fatima,"
especially on account of the hot
weather. Frank Laporte, of course,
will cover third in his usual clever
style when Foster is not playing.
1t is questionable if Manager Griffith
has man in his lineup who reaches
hrst base more often than Ray Morgan
In the three games with Cleveland Nor
gan was on the bases six times He
hit safely, twice in the first two gaines
and walked twice yesterday. 1t is the fact
that Morgan draws lot of passes when
he Is not hitting which makes him SO
valuable to his team He has a splendid
batting eye, and is one of the best men
in the lineup from an offensive stand
point
times up, and one Of these passes result
ed in run. His other turn at the
bat resulted In a fly to left field Boehl-
Ing filled the bases by walking Jackson
In the eighth in which he hit Blandins
and also walked Olson. 1t was a tick
lish situation, with L.ajoie up, under
these conditions, but Boehling got out
OF the hole when Lajoie sent long fly
to Shanks.
1t does not pay to use teams star
pitcher out Of turn. Too much work is
apt to throw a twirler out of FORM
where If he was worked in regular order
with the proper amount Of rest between
games he might be much more apt to do
consistent work Birmingham is making
2 mistake in forcing the pitchers who
have been winning for him. In his
anxiety to win games he has already
put Falkenbers out Of his stride, and
ne is apt to do the same thing with
Gregg. II he continues to shove him into
games without giving him chance to
rest.
Griffith could perhaps work Johnson
more often than he does, but he would
be taking long chances Of running him
II he did so, and he really gets better re-
suits from his star by giving him three
or four days rest between games. OF
course, II 1t ever came to a crucial sit
uatlon where game or two meant
position in the race johnson would be
used out Of turn, but just Tor the sake
of trying to win a game or so he does
not propose to put any extra strain on
Johnson.
Falkenberg did not last three innings
yesterday. In the very opening round
the Nationals scored on him. Moeller
walked, stealing second and taking third
on Fosters infield out He scored when
Milan hit to Lajoie, who played the bal!
poorly.
In the second Falkenberg was pounded
Shanks started matters with triple and
scored on McBride's double. Henry got
BOehling's grounder wild to the plate
Mcbride scored.
Milan was walked to start the third
and after Gandil had struck out Morgan
also drew a pass Both he and Milan
scored when Shanks drove the ball to the
jury box and Falkenberg retired, Bland
ing taking his place. g..
The run getting ceased until the fifth.
when Boehling had his only poor inning
He walked Jackson, and hits by Lajoie
Ryan and Banding followed, which net
ted three runs. The visitors had chances
in the sixth and eighth, but Boehling
pitched himself out of these holes with
out allowing a run. Gandil's triple and
Shanks' long sacrifice fly gave the Ma
tionals their final run in the eighth. The
score: