Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16
GRIFFITH NEARLY LOSES
BY CHANGING PITCHERS
Johnson Could Have Finished Yesterday s
Game Without Exerting Himself
Foster Makes Brilliant Play.

with it: Yesterday he had Cobb up
under these conditions and Cobb was
| lucky to drop q little fly over second
which the fielders could not reach. Then
| an even break from the umpire. and had
| himself in another hole If Harper Is
given chance one of these days to start
! a game. he may show better form than
! some of the youngsters.
Bert Gallia does not deserve any
criticism for his failure to come
through in yesterdays game. Gallia
practice and it was a real hot day. SO
that he could not possibly have been
good when he went into the game in
the eighth.
Milan had a perfect day. He got
three hits in as many times at the
bat. walking once and getting sac
rifice fly on another occasion. He
life out Of Lake in the seventh inning.
which he started with a hit Lake
threw to first base seven times trying
to catch Milan. who always got back
in safety. Lake finally pitched to
Gandil. who caught the opposition by
surprise when he hunted. and Mckee.
who handled the ball. let it go into
right field when he tried to throw to
Nationals their final two runs. and as
thing turned out they needed them.
Howard Shanks will be out Of the
game for some days yet. While he
apparently walks and runs well in
practice. he cannot put any strain on
the injured member without suffering
a relapse, and this happened yester-
day when, in the first inning. he made
hit and then had to retire from the
game after reaching first base. La
porte will be utilized in the outfield
until such time as Shanks may be
able to hold his own.
Detroit crowds come to the game early
to see the infleld practice of the Bug
infield, composed of Williams at third.
Schaefer at short. Gedeon at second and
Altrock at first. This quartet has new
stunt. In addition to making all sorts
Of plays with the ball they go through
| the motions without a ball-a sort OF
a motion practice, and 1T has been big
| hit here. You can't beat this town Tor
drawing crowds. but. of course. the Ma
| tionals are big attraction here. Yes
| terday there were 5.21S paid admissions
| in the Enclosure, and that is going some
| for a team which is down in the second
| division.
Moeller seemed to look more like him
| self yesterday than he has in some time
| 1t will be noticed that he got three hits.
and one of these was a three-bagger Tne
two others were safe hunts. which he
| cleverly beat out.
Yesterday was also the first time in
months that Moeller and Foster played
| the hit-and-run game successfully. IN
| the eighth, when Moeller was on, he
| started down to second, and as Bauman
went over to cover, Foster drove the ball
| through the spot he had just vacated,
| and Moeller went all the way TO thlrd.
/ 1t was this play which did so much Tor
| the Nationals offensive work last season
| and has been much missed this. But. per
haps, it will work successfully from this
| out.
| It did not take the Nationals long to
get under way yesterday. Moelier started
with triple and scored after Veach
Milan walked and Gandil hit safely. Nor
gan tripled and Shanks came through
with base hit. only to be followed by
| double by Mcbride: all OF which net
| ted four runs. In the second they added
| two more on Moeller's safe bunt, Fos-
| ter's out and hits by Milan and Gandil
They rested for three innings and then
( jumped on Lake in the seventh. when
doubled and Laporte hit for sacrifice
1 fly. Moeller and Foster brought home
another run in the eighth on their hit
and-run play and Milans long sacrifice
fly. The Tigers scored but twice off
Johnson. Lake hit over the left field
| fence-some DRIVEN the third, and a
walk to Bauman and Cobb's triple in
the sixth gave them another. Here is
what happened in the ninth. Galiia struck
Gainor out Mckee, however, hit safely.
and them while no one was paying at
tention to him. stole second and third.
Moriarty opened up. but High. sent in to
bat for House. walked. So did Bush,
and, what is more, Bauman also took
a pass, forcing in run. Then Craw-
ford hit safely and Gallia was yanked,
Harper taking his place. Cobb singled
and then Veach was walked but Hughes
came to the rescue and struck out Gainor.
II ha he
baseman had famed in the inning.
(, The score: