Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-02
BY j. ED GRILLO.

In order to make their hold on second
place secure the Nationals must win one
of the three games which the Red Sox
are to play here beginning today, in the
| event that the Maps make a clean sweep
Of the four remaining games they are
scheduled to play.
In the hope that the question of second
place can be definitely settled at once.
Manager Griffith proposes to pitch Joe
Boehling against the Red Sox today
hoping to assure victory, for Boehling
has won every game he has worked
against the former champions this season
Anderson, a recently acquired recruit
will very likely do the twirling for the
visitors, and unless the locals do lot
better hitting against the Sox than they
did against Mack's Rockies Boehling Is
sure to have his hands full bringing home
the bacon today. But 1T would be just
like the Nationals not to score lot OF
runs against lot of youngsters, and
then pound out a batch of talles against
well balanced ball team.
Boston has been one of the easiest
teams the Nationals have had to contend
with this season. OF the nineteen games
the two have played the locals have won
fourteen, there only being five occasions
when the champions have been able TO
down the Griffmen Unless there Is
great reversal of form the Nationals may
take two of the three games to be played
here. which. of course, would clinch their
hold on second place
Though Mack's scrub team failed to
win a game herein fact did not score
q single run in the three games they
played-the effectiveness of the three
young pitchers he used was really re-
markable.
Wyckoff Broadman and Bohen were
not hit hard by the Nationals. In fact
had they received any runs from their
teammates every one OF them would have
won his game. Either the Nationals were
In bad batting slump or the work of
the young pitchers was far beyond ex-
pectations. Two Of the three games were
won by a 1-tO-O score, and the other
game 3 to o.
This lad Bohen who pitched yesterday
has all the earmarks of being a good
pitcher. He should not have been scored
on, a wild pitch giving the locals their
only tally. Bohen's best performance
was when he found himself in pinch
in the eighth. when Ainsmith singled and
Shanks doubled with none out Bohen
had something in reserve at this stage
and struck out Mcbride and Milan, who
pinch hit for Bentley, but he was un-
fortunate in making a wild pitch with
Acosta up which allowed Ainsmith to
score Win the only run u the udS
Jack Bentley's performance was a most
creditable one when the fact is consid-
cred that it was the first time in his life
that he had been asked to face team
wearing major league uniforms. The
Sandy Spring southpaw. not. only dis
played a lot of stuff. but he had good
control, and while, of course. he showed
plainly that he is in need of experience,
there is every reason for believing that
with PROPER handling he will develop into
a first-class pitcher.
There appears to be a real chance for
Acosta to develop into a most valuable
outhelderr He made two catches yesterday
of difficult flies and he did 1t in a man
ner which showed him rather finished at
this end of the game, and he again held
his own at the bat, getting the first hit
off Bohen and also drawing a pass
Acosta is naturally handicapped to some
extent by the fact that he has played in
very few games this season, and he is