Evening star., 1914-07-14
Ayers VIII Strengthen Nationals Hold Second Place oda
line and then heat the runner to nrst

Douglas Nen. the Virginia College in
I'll few days ago. when he was taken
i'll and sent to Charlottesville, Is still
confined to the University Hospital
there. but it is evidently not certain
would be indicated by the following
special dispatch from The Stars Char
lottesville correspondent.
CHARLOTTESVILLE July II
Friends Of Douglas Neff are still hop
ing that he may escape a spell of ty-
phoid. The specimen Of blood taken
yesterday failed to give typhoid re-
action: He is receiving typhoid treat
ment, however.
The Nationals showing at home this
season has been better than in any
previous year since Griffith has had
charge. Heretofore the locals have done
most Of their winning on the road, and
hardly ever did better than break even
at home. This year conditions have been
reversed. On it's first trip west the team
encountered a disastrous slump, but has
been winning consistently at home. The
chances are that 1t will regain its road
form on the next trip, when it is not
apt to have an experience similar to
centage on the road is brought up to
last years standard it is not going to
be an easy matter for any of the clubs
to beat the Nationals to the wire
Barron. the left-handed pitcher re-
Gently obtained from the University of
West Virginia. has been sent to the
Newport News team of the Virginia
League. Barron may be developed into
q pitcher in time. but he was found a
bit too inexperienced to be carried here.
Grihth has string on him.
Clyde Milan is hitting better right
now than he has at any time this sea :
son. Not only is he getting more than
his share Of hits. but many of them
are coming at the right time and bring
ing runs to his team.
1t looks very much now as if the Ma
tionals could not do worse than get
three out of four from the Tigers. in
which event they will be in a good posi-
ton to strengthen theier hold during
the stay Of the Cleveland Maps here the
latter par Of this week. Cleveland always
has proved easy picking for the Griffmen
here but that should not allow the play
ers to become overconfident and not put
forth their best efforts against the Bir-
mingham crew. The last time the team
was here the Nationals made a clean
sweep OF the series, but they were treated
IN a similar manner in Cleveland when
the locals were in that slump
After the Cleveland series the western
invasion ceases with a four-game series
with chicago. Callahan's team has been
on remarkable squirt of late and Is sure
to prove troublesome.
The first time that Coveleskie pitched
against the Nationals was in Detroit
couple of weeks ago, on which occasion
ne mad the satisfaction of beating Doc
Ayers in to o game If Ayers works
against the big Pole today he will try
hard to reverse the verdict Ayers held
the Tigers to four hits on that occasion
and Coveleskie had a similar record
against the Nationals. But a triple bv
crawford In the seventh gave the Tigers
the one run they needed to make victory
possible
~ Cobb worked out with the Tigers
De1ore yesterdays game. but found that
ms injured hand did not allow him to
get the proper hold on his bat. so he
decided to lay off another day or so he
fore trying to play. 1t is possible he win
get IN the lineup today Cobb has been
out OF the game for nearly a month now
as as result Of the injury to his hand. That
the Tigers would be much nearer the top
y not in the lead. if Cobb had been in
ing. o0' say
Hugh High. who filled Cobb's place in
center, found it no easy matter to see the
oall Johnson offered him. He struck ont
the first three times he faced the local
star, and on the fourth trip to the plate
MT little grounder to Morgan on which
BUSH was forced at second