The Washington times., 1914-05-20

| that has more consistent or rellaole
| quartet than these four. three of whom
! have been developed since Griffith be-
| came manager here. Barring possibly
| Chicago, no club has anything on the
| contingent here.
Tor the first time since being injuyed
| Ed Arnsmith was in uniform Yesterday.
IL win be al least two weeks before he
| is able to work. He had a new cast
placed on the fractured arm yesterday.
Wfilc he was not hard hit, Willie
Mitchell was too Ravering for Birming-
ham and in the closing innings he
and Passler into the game. Bowman.
Wh0 was picked up in the West, does
| not look like a bad pitcher.
In the general excitement over the
iftl successive victory. some of our
leadirg people seem 20 have overlooked
the fact that the Nationals injected a
triple steal into the game of yesterday.
In the first inning with Gandil on third,
Sls kc on second AMI Morgan on frs,
tIr: fist named dashed safely home.
after two were out and Mcbride was
UP. while the other two each moved up
d tose
CLYDE Milan and Howard Shanks put
cv=r L perfect squeeze play in the fifth.
Wien MitC hell started TO wind up.
Milan broke for the plate. Shanks
posed out his bat, bumped the ball to-
ward fiSst and Milan crossed the plate
whi;' the Maps stood ht lpless and hope
'ess.
Yesterday was the fist lime during
the series Joe Jack.:n made a hit. IN
was "A lucky infield bounder.
If these doings continue it would not
BE- surprising to see President Wilson
take a look Tor himself. AS it is Secre-
tary Tumulty and Assistant Secretary
Pranary carry the glad tidings back
to Ie0j Pennsylvania avenue every
time lhey get a chance 10 get away
fcon Cfficial worries and cares.
In the seventh inning the Nationals
would have put over triple play II
there had not been one out when the
ball was hit. A double play had been
completed, but Joe Jackson, forgetting
/! how many were out, dashed for the
plate and Gandil heaved to Henry IN
time to stop the Carolinian at the plate.
But the effort was useless except 10
show the crowd that the Nationals de-
fensive machine was well oiled and
ready for every emergency.
RAY Morgan made spark-emltting
play on Memo Liebold IN the sixth
il ming. The second baster came I'm at
EUp speed, Skipped boundcr, that looked
good for hit. and ferTicd IL over TO
Gandil without hesitating to recover his
balance. Best fielding play of the game.
Yeeah no!
While no longer able to show the form
that once made him the greatest of the
great, Larry Lajoie's popularity has
never waned. Every day when he
makes his hrst appearance at the plsts
he is freely applauded by the more in
telligent baseball patrons who admired
the work and style of the well-liked
Clevelander.
Edward Gwinner. president of the
Pittsburgh Feds, says he knows moth
ing of the report that Johnson. Milan
and Ainsmith jumping to the outlaws
next season. That's candid and just
about makes II unanimous
In the rIXth inning Joe Jackson got
a round Of applause by crossing the
foul line and grabbing a fly from
Moeller's bat with one hand. He should
have been arrested for not trying to
make the play with two hands. but then
that would have eliminated the grand
stand feature of the stunt
In the sixth inning Ray Morgan had
two OF the rutouts and made the assist
On the thiId. Two sessions later Shaw
struck out all three men. although lie
started the inning by signing pass.