The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-23
Engel or 7oehIing
Will Pitch TODAY
Local Boy Wants a Crack At
the White Sox- Southpaw
Is Anxious to Add Another
Victory to His String.
SHANKS UNABLE TO WALK
;psci.l to The washington Herale.

SIrclsi 10 Iue WasninStOu
Chicago. Ill, July 22.-Manager
Grihith Is in q quandary as to his
pitching selection for the final game of
the series here tomorrow. Had the
Climbers won today, Engel would have
started tomorrow's game and Joe
Boehling saved for the frst contest
at home on Friday with the st. Louis
Browns. Now the chances are that
Boehling will do the ,honors here In
the farewell combat Of the present
Western trip.
The Climbers were mad clean
through at the loss of today's game.
They do not take defeat gracefully
these days, and unless the White sox
play better ball tomorrow than has
been IN evidence during the present
series they are in for a sound drub-
t,ns.
Joe Engel is wild to pitch. He wants
to convince Griffith that he can hold
his own with any of the big league
hurlers, and Griff may finally decide
to start the Washington kid.
.'If the fellows would only make q few
runs behind me. know I would win more
games" moaned Engel at the dinner
table tonight. 1T seems as IL every time
/ go I'm the box our club Is up against Q
tough pitcber. and / am forced to shut
the opposing team out In order 70 VIII
my game"
Grin would really like to let Boehling
try and break the 1913 American League
record for consecutive victories on the
Florida Avenue ball park just to show
the home folks that Joe Is not flash IN
the pan, but a sure enough pitcher. Dull
IL IL becomes necessary to work Boehling
against the White Sox tomorrow Grin
will not hesitate to order him to the
mound.
II In perhaps too much criticism upon
young Calvo to directly charge him with
the loss OF today's game when Bob Groom
himself helped toss on the combat with
two bobs; but the fact remains That
Calvo made a mess of a grounder which
Shanks or any other fielder would have
handled cleanly. There was no excuse
for such a tumble and the wild throw
which sent over Chicago's winning tally
in the ninth inning. Calvo needs plenty
Of practice handling ground balls. ana
until he can field his position better Will
be of little use to the Washington ball
club.
Howard Shanks spent last night and
today in bed with his right foot propped
I'd on a pillow as the result OF his
fancy diving stunt last night when
sprained ankle was sustained
The foot Is 80 badly swollen that 1t
is impossible to determine whether or
not any of the bones are broken. and.
as soon as the Washington club returns
home Thursday. Shanks will be taken to
GEORGETOWN Hospital, where an X-ray
will be employed to determine the ex-
tent Of the injury, which at present Is
mighty painful to the young outfielder.
The Nationals will leave Chicago on
the o'clock express tomorrow night,
and are due in the Capital late Thursday
afternoon.
Tomorrow's game will not be started
earlier than the usual time. neither will
it be called at a specified hour. but
every effort will be made to hurry things
along in order to catch the train.
Weaver and Chase pulled of one Of the
most remarkable plays ever seen on a
ball field during the fourth inning II
today's game. Frank Laporte smashed
what would ordinarily have been a clean
single over second base. Weaver dashed
after the ball. picked It out Of the dirt
with one hand, and while on his balance
threw to Chase. The ball was scoopeo
up by the first baseman on the pickup
with his gloved hand and Laporte was
retired by half a step.
There Is a possibility that Milan may
be out of the game tomorrow. TIE
center fielder was hit in the right elbow
joint by one Of Russells shoots during
the third inning today, and tonight the
elbow started to swell Trainer Martin
believes that an ice bag application will
bring the Tennessee Flyer around all
right WILLIAM PEET.