Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-11
Nationals Must Win Today to Get Even Break With Deo-0er Cos

lineup. What Griffith really needs is one
or TWO more players who can hit the
ball. The present aggregation as rule
needs alright pitching to allow 1t TO
win. and that is not to be had every day.
After the first inning Hughes was only
in one more hole. That was in the
seventh. when he had the bases full and
two out. He filled them up himself when
he purposely walked Crawford. Cobb was
used to start this round when he batted
for Hennessey. He drew pass and was
sacrificed to second by Hall. Bushs OUT
put him on third and when Hughes acct
dentally hit Witt he was in bad way,
for Crawford was up. He walked wv a
hoo Sam" and took a chance on Veach
and he did not make a mistake in so DO
ing, for Veach hit little grounder on
which the side was retired. Hughes was
scored on in the eighth. but 1T was not
his fault. The side should have been
retired without scoring. Gamer opened
the round with scratch hit through the
box. Mckee fouled out and then when
High hit grounder to Mcbride. which
promised double play. Mcbride made
one of his rare errors and both men We're
safe. Louden followed by drawing a
pass and filing the bases and Hall came
through with fly to Milan on which
Gamer scored.
Jacinto Calvo broke into the game yes
terday. Moeller has a badly twisted
| foot. and the Cuban had to be played
His performance undoubtedly showed
that a mistake was made in not playing
him during the period when Moeller was
Slumping, for Calvo showed that he can
NIT He cracked out two singles the first
two trips to the plate and then hit the
pail hard on the two other occasions.
though he did not get safety. Not having
been In the game for more than a few
innings this season, he showed himself
inexperienced on the bases and he did
not have any chances in the field to show
what he can do as a fielder. but there is
no doubt about his hitting and that would
have come in handy while Moeler was
slumping.
IT is OF course splendid policy not to
shove too much work on Walter Johnson,
thus eliminating all chances Of injuring
the brilliant twirler. and yet there is no
doubt that the Nationals were thrown
off their stride by the long rest he was
given after pitching that fifteen-inning
game IN Boston. In the first place, John
son dld not work in the New York series,
TINS necessitating crowding work on the
other pitchers and throwing out the rou-
tine system of working them. OF course,
Johnson has won the only game the Ma
tlonals have annexed here, but his rest
ing has not helped the pitching staff by
any means incidentally the fact must be
pointed out that Johnson was far from
pelnS at his best in the game here. He
was not scored on, to be sure, but he was
wild and did not have his usual stuff
showing that he was not benefited by the
six days of idleness
The injury to Moeller necessitated the
changing of the batting order, Morgan
De1ng pulled up to lead off. and he proved
himself rather adept man in that posi-
tion, coming across on two different oc-
caslons with two-baggers and always
having the pitcher In the hole If Morgan
mad been batting in his regular position
AFTER Gandil there would have been a diff
70 toll
Two tWo-baegers would have scored
enough runs to give the Nationals a lead
early in the game.
the Tigers made three hits in the first
inning. which, together with a couple of
bases on balls, gave the home team three
runs From the first to the eighth in
nins, however. the locals made but two
hlts or Hughes, and both We're of the
scratch variety. For the first time this
troi was none too good. but with any
sort OF timely hitting behind him he
could not have lost his game even in
the face of the poor start he got
Hughes got rid of Bush, the first man
TO race him, without any trouble, but he
tailed to get them over for Witt and the
latter walked 1t was with him on first
base that Crawford hit a triple into
right field, which started all of Hughes
trouble. He also found it difficult to get
the ball oven for Veach, and then came
TWO rather weak-looking hits through
the 1nfield by Gainor and Mckee and
three runs were over the plate
Ihough Morgan opened the game with
a double against the right-field fence he
failed to score, for after Foster had
Tanned and he had stolen third Milan
caused him to be forced at the plate
on his grounder to Witt
CalvO opened the second with hit
only to be left, but in the fourth the
led off with a double to left in this
inning. and after Milan had been put
out at first and Foster advanced to
third Gandil walked. Calvo again came
through with single. sending Foster
home. but Shanks' grounder to Witt re-
suited in Gandil being caught at the
plate. Calvo went to third on the play,
and then Shanks tried to pull the de-
layed steal to give Calvo a chance to
score. The trick was all Greek to Calvo
and he made a mess of it, though he
managed to get back to his base and
Shanks reached second. but Mcbride
struck out, ending the inning.
Another run, in fact the last one to
come come to the Nationals. was scored in
the sixth. Milan scratched in a hit to
start the inning. Gandil struck out for
a second time, but wild pitch put Milan
on second from where he scored on
ShankS' hit to center after Calvo's line
drive to Veach had been caught. After
that Hall became more effective than
ever. and aside from the hit made by
Mcbride with two out in the ninth no
other man reached the bases.
The Tigers last run in the eighth
came as result of scratch hit by