The Washington herald., 1914-07-23
Washington Club Leaves for
Second Western Trip
Tonight.
ALL BUT MILAN TO co


tract with the Nationals yesterday, and
will be taken West with the club when
Il leaves tonight.
Blair is an outfselder. built very much
like Howard Sharks. He was obtained
from the Msrtinsburg. W. Va. club Of
the Tr-City League. where he has been
playing the past month. hitting over .5oo
and putting up whale Of game In
the field.
Until two months ago Blair was an
enlisted man In the Engineer Corps, sta
toned at Washington Barracks. where
he played football, basket ball, and base
ball.
The Martinsburg club had influence
enough ito get him out OF the service.
and now the Nationals have grabbed
him. because Griff Is short Of outielders
on account Of Milan's injury.
Blair Is a Iefthand hitter. but throws
righthanded. He Is fast as q streak and
made such q fne impression upon Mana
ger Grifith yesterday that the Old Fox
lost no time in signing him to WASH
inSton contract
Two International League teams want led
Bi1u and offered him fine inducements.
out he jumped at the chance to try Ort
with the Grinmen, and was in uniform
Yesterday. where be practiced in the neid
and at the bat.
1t would not be surprising IL Blair was
cont In to hold down one Of the outfie!d
positions during q number Of games on
the coming Western trip as his speed has
greatly impressed the Old FIX.
Yesterday's defeat failed to put the
Nationals ento the second division. Bos-
ton. by its dual victory over the Browns.
slipped into second place, and the Detroit
Tigers drop below the Grinmen.
Fer the rnaI game OF the White SIX
series here this afternoon Joe Boehling Is
slated to work for the Nationals and he
will be opposed by either Jim Scott Or
Rebel Russell
TUday's game starts promptly at ]
O'Clock as the members OF both the wasr-
ington and Chicago clubs leave on an ear
~ train for the West
Grifith stated last night that he wou:I
carry every member Of his present team
m this trip.
outfelder Mike Mitchell. recently pur-
chased from the Pittsburgh Pirates. will
not join the Nationals in Washington.
telegraphed Grin that he would
90 direct to st. Louis and report IN the
Mound City ready to work.
Fournier's bounder to right field in the
second inning had wings on II. and only
clever handling Of the ball by Danny
prevented the hit being turned
into a two-bagger.
Demm-itt! Demmitt made a Ihree-bag-
ger on Engel in the third.
Not the fault Of the wisenheimers in
the stand that ''our poy Chloe" is not
batting In the 100 class, but each NJ
have a different idea or suggestion than
the other fellow. !
That Cuban kid handily retired schalk
At the plate by a eerfect throw when
he Sox backstop tried TO score on Bre-
IONS smack to left in the fourth inning
Just our luck. Baseball strike sched-
lled for yesterday called on. But for
hat we would not have lost.
II Cuba will give US another player
Ike Acosta. we'll fight the Spanish
war all over again.
Cicotte succeeded in overcoming
gravity on his first entrance in the fifth. !
giving two bases on balls and fumbling !
infield grass-chaSer- After his !
ascension he proved much steadier. re-
iring the side with all bases populated. |
Doc Ayres was swimming in the grass |
when he threw Breton out at first in the |
'ixth. Little things like slipping down
ion't interfere with Docs fielding.
Finest assortment OF midsummer ties
we've seen were displayed at end OF 1
Severel innings. In spite OF this we did !
,ot see the one wanted in our half Of
he ninth.
Our dandy captain snaartiy spanked the |
1arn globule for a three-bag tour In the |
,ighth, but even before the echo Of ap-
,lause had ceased he got pocketed be-
ween third and home and was touched
,ut.
Comparisons are odious and the practice
81 several fans whos call for Williams
when Henry Is at the bat does not help
he game or improve Henry's batting
Soon as John RECEIVERS his hitting lamp
he tune will be different
WILLIAM PEET.