Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20
MULL|N TO MAKE
HIS DEBUT TODAY
Value of Ex-Detroit Pitcher
May Re Gagged by Work
Against Maps.
CASHION LIKELY TO BE
DISABLED LONG TIME
Rest for Big Hur|er Necessary
Because of Injury to Arm.
Base Ball Gossip.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

BY j. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 2f George
Mullin, recently acquired from the Detroit
team, will make his debut as a National
today. when he will pitch the second
game of the series against the Maps. A
fairly good idea of how much Mullin will
help Griffith's pitching staff should be
had by his showing against the Cleve-
landers In the past Mullin has always
been very successful against the locals.
and fairly. good line. on his present
form should be obtained by his perform
ance today. Mullin will very likely be
paired with John Henry as a battery part
ner. Henry is now in his best form. His
throwing at Detroit was one of the fea-
lures of the games and Griffith proposes
to work him regularly from this out.
Henry's knee, though it occasionally hops
out of the socket, does not interfere with
his working. The joint slips out every
now and then, but there is no pain or in
f1ammatiOn as result. SO that from this
he and Ainsmith will alternate behind the
bat
Optimistic Mr. Griffith refuses to take
the Maps seriously. Though he was
the two teams have met in this season, he
gave it as his opinion after the game
that Birmingham had lot of morning
glories'' and that the team would not be
prominent once it started on the road.
There was a whole lot, too, which to
base this opinion. for, though the Maps
scored 4-to-1 victory. they did not look
impressive. Right now things are break
ing well for them. They get their hits
when they do the most damage but do
MT chorx I'M hn af n
or up-to-date base ball in their playing.
If Griffith gets any kind Of pitching he
expects to take the three remaining
games here. 1t virtually depends on what
sort of ball Mullin pitches today, for
Groom and Johnson are to follow him
and this pair are going as we'll as ever,
SO can be relied upon to deliver the goods.
The remarkable record which Falken-
berg has established having won his
eighth consecutive game yesterday, is
causing no end of surprise. The change
which year in the minors has made in
the elongated tWirler Is the topic of most
conversation among the players. Summed
up briefly, Falkenberg owes his improve
ment to the fact that he has at last mas
tered control of the ball. He seems able
to put the sphete wherever he sees fit
and when a pitcher can do that he does
not need much to get away with his
games. The Nationals hit him harder
than the score would indicate. There
were several line drives to the outfield.
which, IL they had been hit a few feet
either way. would have materially
changed the complexion OF the game.
With Laporte on second in the seventh.
for instance, Mcbride hit a short liner
over second. which had all the earmarks
of base hit, but by remarkable good
forward run Jackson reached the ball.
and succeeded in doubling up Laporte at
second.
In the eighth, after one run had been
scored and Moeller was on first Milan
stepped into one of Falkenbergs offer
ings and sent it on a line to right field.
jackson did not have to move out of his
tracks to make the catch. There were
other occasions when the breaks were
with Falkenberg.
1t will be some time before Cashion gets
another chance to pitch. In the first in
ming yesterday he strained ligament in
his pitching arm and had to be taken
from the game. Three runs had been
scored when he was replaced by Engel.
but, regardless of what might have hap
pened, Griffith intended to let him go the
entire route but for the injury. That is
exactly what Cashion needed. He has
been in so few games this spring that he
can hardly be expected to have control
or show good form and Griffith was will
ing to waste a game for the purpose of
giving him the work he needs. That now,
however, is out of the question, for it is
most likely that since he Is injured Crit
fifth will send him home to rest up, for
he is not of any service to the club in his
present condition.
Only one game will be played by the
Nationals in Philadelphia Saturday, but
both Monday and Tuesday of next
week.
Griffith got in communication with
Connie Mack for the purpose Of learn
ing just what his intentions were re-
garding the playing of double headers,
so that he could govern himself &C
cOrdingly, and he received the infor-
nation given above by wire.
A more peculiar play than the one
in which Cashion figured in the open
ing inning. and which. for a time,
promised to get him out of serious
position. has never been seen on any
ball field. Jackson was at bat with
plate when Cashion made a wild pitch.
The ball struck Ainsmith on the shin
guards and bounded back into the
diamond. where Cashion caught 1T on
the rebound and threw to the plate
In time to retire Chapman. who had
started for home. So wild pitch re-
suited in an assist for Cashion and a
man being retired at the plate.
Joe Engel relieved Cashion when he
hurt himself Three runs had been
scored at the time and there was man
on nrst base, yet the Maps did not
score run off Engel for the next
four and two-thirds innings The
Washington boy seems at last to have
gotten control. and did not walk q
man while he was on the rubber He
was hit safely on two different occa
sions, but the Maps could not hit him
Tor runs. Roehling, who succeeded him
also did fairly well. but weakened a
trihe I'm the eighth. when a couple q
hits. between which sacrifice was
sandwiched, netted the Maps their final
tally
Clark Griffith will block Ban Johnson's
edict which prevents Nick Altrock from
appearing on the ball field i'm uniform
issued yesterday because Nick's name
does not appear on the Washington club
reserve list. 1t was omitted because OF
the limit OF twenty-five players and
there were that number without Nick
until Drohan was let go to Columbus.
Nick Is now eligible because his pres
ence on the team makes exactly the pro-
vided number of players. Altrock's con-
tract Will be sent to Johnson at once
and he will again be allowed on the field
To certain extent the engagement of
AltrOck was charitable, though he earns
his salary I'm more ways than one. 1t
was because of the many services he did
for the American League that Griffith
signed him last fall, and he does not
propose to let him out.
The Cleveland club has refused to waive
on Tom Drohan. whom Griffith sent to
is pleased with the stand the Nap man
agement has taken, for 1t means that
he will get So 500 for Drohan instead OF
81. 200. Drohan Is of no value to major