Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-04
GRIFFITH TO USE
JOHNSON IN FINAL
Nationals Manager Desires to
Make a Clean Sweep of
Series With Yankees.
MCBRIDE DOES SPLENDID
WORK HANDLING THROWS
Held Questionable if He Has Ever
Had Superior in That De-
partment of Play.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

seems determined to keep his team righ
upon the heels of the cha mpions, in the
hope that the breaks will come in his
i, favor sooner or later. Right now, Phila
delphia. Washington and Detroit are sc
closely punched that game or two
would enable any one of the three to
change from first to third place. and
Griffith wants to be at the top or near it.
I 1t is decidedly unusual for Griffith to
use Walter Johnson out of regular turn
In the past he has always allowed him
/ to rest three or four days, and often
more than that. But this year Walter is
slated TO do more work than usual He
pitched two of the Boston games, the
anal one with but two days rest, and
| tfat is what he is expected to do today.
! work in this frequent manner is not be-
lieved to be detriment to johnson. In
! TACT. there are those who argue that he
would do better work il put into the
/ Salne oIlener. In the days OF Joe Can
I tiiion, johnson rested but little, and on
one occasion he was used three days in
| succession. when made the WONDER
IuI record OF shutting out the New York
! team three times.
/ There was some brilliant playing in
both games, but there were two plays in
particular that marked the work OF the
Nationals In the second contest. The
! nrSt OF these came in the second inning,
and undoubtedly helped Engel out OF Il
hole. He started by walking Walsh, but
/ Williams threw the latter out when he
attempted to steal. GoSsett also was
walked, and Pecklnpaugh dropped the
ball in front of the plate Williams
throw to first was wide and got away
/ from Gandi but Moeller had come in to
back up, and his throw to Morgan was
perfect and nailed Peckinpaugh when he
tried to reach there. In the fourth In
ming Gandil pulled a play which has been
seldom duplicated ON the bali heid.
Hartzell had started this inning with
hit and then stole second. Cook hit
sharp grounder to Gandil. and he threw
, Hartzell out at third. making perfect
heave to Foster, thus again saving Engel,
who followed by walking Walsh.
Engel walked five men in the first three
innings, but not one Of them reached
second base. The Yankees made the
serious mistake of figuring Alva Williams
a mark to run on, and this fact really
was responsible for their not getting runs
earlier in the struggle. In the first in
ming, for instance, Hartzell and Cook were
both walked, after Maisel had been re-
tired and both died stealing.
Walsh tried it in the second. and Will
liams also threw him out. Cook made
an effort to pilfer In the fourth and
again Williams peg geat MIN 10 'ne
bag in every instance McBrfde nan
ding of the throws being remarkable.
After that the Yankees were convinced
that Williams Is not suffering with
lame arm and they made no further ef-
forts to steal
To have beaten both Caldwell and keat-
ing. by far the best pair of pitchers
Chance can boast of, is quite an ach1eve-
ment and speaks well for the Nationals
hitting. which has constantly improved OF
&c q m
is getting its hits at the right time.
Jim Shaw pitched great game OF ball
in the opener. For three innings not
man reached first base. and not until the
fourth was a hit charged against him.
Jim's control was not of the best. how
ever He was in the hole on many pats
men, but under such circumstances usual
ly managed to get the ball over and was
not hit Shaw has all the earmarks of
a great performer He needs experience,
of course, but he is improving rapidly.
His fielding is better now than 1t has
ever been. On two occasions he made
splendid plays at first base, covering the
bag on balls hit to Gandil. and he
; handled everything that came within
reach.
Raw Morgan seems at last to have re-
gained his batting eye, and II such is
the case, it is sure to make Dig d11-
ference in the Nationals strength UP TO
this spring Morgan has always been one
of the timely batters on the team 10
| date he has failed to come through up
to his usual standard. however, but
he got started well yesterday when ne
| doubled in the first game and hit safely
twice in the second. and, IN aooltlon
scored two runs himself In the field MOT
gan is doing nicely, and if he starts to
hit his fielding. too. Is sure to improve.
The Nationals are now In the lead in
nd
their present trip, five games having
been won and four lost. Griffith is conn
, dent that he will increase this percent
age by the time the team reaches nome
again. He does not expect easy SAILING
| in the west, but Is confident that he Will
win a majority of the games there.
shaw's home run in the third inning of
| left field Hartzell went to the wall and
! waited for it to come down, but II fell
far up into the seats. Left and right
| fields are not very deep on the Polo
quent Shanks and Shaw have each
| gotten one in this series.
| When the Yankees took the lead in the
! fifth inning of the second game by scor-
| ing two runs. there was a general awak-
| ening among the Grinmen. who imme-
diately got busy to regain their advan-
ta9e, which they did in a finished man
| neF.- Sh4lk6 WIZ WOO Lie al d w.
was out at first. but Morgan and Nc
| Bride drew passes from Heating and
| "Rippy'' Williams. who. in the third in
| ming was responsible for the Nationals
| run. again came through with hit, scor-
ing Morgan "Wally" Smith. who batted
| for Engel, forced Mcbride with a ground
| err to MaiseI. But Moeller came through
| with hit, sending Smith home. Foster
| also singled and there was three runs
| over the plate. Fosters single, his steal
and Shanks' hit gave the visitors their
\ final run In the ninth.
It was perhaps decidedly fortunate for
! Doc" Ayers that Peckinpaugh's liner
| in the ninth was within Fosters reach.
Had the ball gone safe there would have
been a lot of trouble for the Nationals.
First and second were occupied at the
time with none out. and a run over the
plate. Peclinpaugh's hit would have
been good for two and perhaps three
! bases. and would at least have tied the
score But the ball was right at Foster
and, in his characteristi. way. he had II
over in Gandirs mitt before Nunamaker
could return to the bag.
Yesterday was the first day that How.
ard Shanks has not distinguished himself
in one way or another. He was unable
/ to get anything that resembled a hi,
OF Caldwell in the first, and 1t was moi
until the ninth inning Of the second bat
tie that be got his only bingle Of the day
Then hA singled. bringing home Foster