Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
P|TCH|NGSTAFF
APPEARS WEAK
Seems Only a Waste of Time
to Consider Further Some
of Its Members.
SCHAEFER OF VALUE
AS A PINCH HITTER
He Has Made Good on His Last
Three Trips to Bat in
That Capacity.
BY j. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

day FOR him, while the work of Gallia
Boehlng and Cashion was SO far below
the major league standard that there
was nothing about them to warrant the
belief that they should shine in amateur
circles
From what the tw;rlers have shown
this spring. it is to he concluded that
the Nationals must rely on Johnson,
Groom, Hughes and perhaps Engel for
the effective pitching. for none of the
others in the several trials they have had
have demonstrated tina: there is Il chance
for them to make good.
The teams only hope SO far as the pen
nant is concerned. lies in the trust mat
the estimation paced on the greater por-
tion vi the stan is erroneous, Tor IL Is
not possible mat the pitchers who have
shown merit are plentiful enough To
carr! the team through the season at
the Iasi pace IL VIII nave 10 travei.
In several instances 1t seems only d
waste OF time TO 1901 with some OF the
candidate; any longer. Ii any of them
are 10 make pitchers II Will be Only after
several more years uf experience, ana
they arc not settnS II Win the Nation
as. Groom, Oh couiso, like most pi,chers,
mas an occasional on uas, and tat was
ms trouble yesterday. re had absolutely
nothing, and II was source OF surprise
that he got away as well he did and
vas allowed to stay i'll the game as long
as he did. There Is, however, hope that
he Viii return to form, and he is pretty
sure TO be given the opportunity Satur-
day, il Johnson is worked today
Tex Russell who D tched for the White
SoN. stands a chance OF making a very
valuable pitcher. though Just now he is
still d green land. lie is a left-hander
with good control and q lot of speed, who
needs nothing nnt experience to MAKE
him certain winner. ior hc seems well
suppned with nerve. which in pitching
counts for much. For five innings yestcr-
day nothing that rescmDicd 4 base hit
was made off HIM. but IN the sixth the
Nationals gave q splendid exhibition OF
hitting. which nettcd them four runs
McBrioe was the hrst one to hit safely
and Schacfer. batting for Galiia. followed
suit. MOe1.er also got a hit which filled
tina bases. and then Milans cleanup
but after that Russell regained his cf-
iectivencss, and only one more run was
scored.
Scnacfer's value TO the team can ne
longer be questioned. as he stands out
of the season. On three different occa-
sions Schaefer has been sent N as .
substitute hitter when a rally was need
Cd. and he has yet to fail to make good
Twice against Boston lie started rallies
which won the game, and yesterday he
added his share 10 tho inn.ng in which
the Nationals scored their TOUR runs
hitting safely When he batted for Gallia
after Mcbride had opened with hit
incidentally. he got ano her hit the next
time up, placing him at the head of all
batterS. with an average of 1.HU.
The sooner the Nationals get out OF
Chicago the better it VII be for the
teams condition. Under the system in
vogue here. some of the players are not
getting proper nourishinent The club
furnishes the rooms at the hotel and
gives each PLAYER so per day to feed
himself on. Only small percentage OF
the players are getting their meals in
the hotel, where, incidentally. $50 does
not go a long way to satisfying the or
binary appetite, while the others are
spending Their meal tickets sitting OH
high stools in front of lunch counters
thus saving real money every day at the
expense of the gastrouoinic organs
Strangely enough the average bali player
is never satisfied with The meals served
by hotels when the club furn shes them
and yet when he is givea tho privilege
| of buying his own msas he goes to dair,
lunches.
1t is officially announced that Walter
Johnson has won seven games of ball this
season. President Ban Johnson made
this fact known this morning. Under a
new system Of Judging pitchers values
only tho earned runs secured off them
lowed but q single run this season there
can be no question about his record being
clean.
George Stovan mana ger of the st
Louis club. had conference with Presi
, dent Johnson yesterday morning. the out
come of which was that Johnson decided
10 take up the managers case with tho
directors of the ST. Louis club within
| the next few days. I'm tine meantim,
Il StOXllTS EESncnS:on
| Either Joe EnceI or Walter johnson
will pitch for the Nationals today. Will,
! the chances favor Johnson il is not ln
/ likely that Engel will be showed into tn,
| lineup so that Johnson can work the las
day here. Saturday. But as Johnson ha:
4 worked but little OF late he is ready Il
J go at his best any time he is called upop
and Griffith naturally likes to have tn,
| balance of victories on his side during $
| series. IL Johnson is pitched today tn,
chances are that Groom. who was fal
! from right yesterday. will be worked RICH
back Saturday. and he is very apt t,
make much better showing
| Chick Gandil was sent to bat for Boeh
ling yesterday in the eighth inning he
cause as Boehling had taken Henry:
place in tho lineup he would have hae
to bat third. and that against left-hand
ed pitcher. Gandil offered an easy chanc.
| TO the infield and showed plainly that ht
4 Is 12r from peinS SplP 10 play. IL is the
| intention to nave Gandirs injured toe ex
| amined by the N-ray. for there is ;
| chance of his having fractured one o.
the bones of his foot.
Iaporte continues to show unexpected
| form at third base, making plays which
| would do credit to most any third base
! man. but he is not hitting anywhere neal
his gait for some unaccountable reason.
| Connie Mack's team is gradually gain.
| ing what looks to be comfortable leaC
| in the race. While his pitching staff i.
| undoubtedly weakened by the illness OF
\ Jack Coombs. the wiley leader seems &c
| have fortified himself with enough cana
! BILE youngsters to carry the team along
| and unless a break comes there is Z
| chance for the Athletics to make a run
| away race of it.
! st. Louis. team which il was gen
| orally believed would prove n stumblins
block to some of the pennant aspirants
has not shown anything in the late game.
/ against the former champions which
! may. to certain extent, be due to tn,