The Washington times., 1914-08-15
Though Signing More Stars, Griff
Won't Disclose Their Identity
Old Fox Believes This Plan Will Prove Most Puzzng to Federal
Leaguers Now After Payers-Manager Needs to Study
Course in Journalistic Ethics.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

| of the center and right field walls and
at every step he was cheered madly.
Then the Nationals went out and
added another in the sixth on Gandirs
double and MorRan's single. At this
| point it looked like the greatest of
pitchers who achieve that ambition of
all twirlers-prevent the worlds cham
pions of scoring.
some gauzy fielding robbed Johnson of
what was rightfully his. With one
gone, Mc!nnes crashed liner into left
| that Mitchell did not field any too fast.
Abippe5 AfteE stF%nk ons drstv had famed Barry
Shanks came in all speed ahead and II
looked like he would heave out Nc
!nnes at the plate. but the centerfielder
| did not handle the ball entirely clean,
and MeInnes proved to be the only
| Philadelphian to come from third base
during the day and spike the rubber.
While Johnson pitched q grand game.
all the praiR is not his. His oefep-
sive support could hardly have been
better. In the first inning Foster came
dashing in and grabbed a roller off
oldring's bat of the foul line and peg
geo 1t across fast enough to get the
runner Just as the scorers were about
10 mark IL hit. In the second inning
Mcbride reached out with his ungloyed
hand, as he Travelled toward third, and
nailed a grounder from Strunk. The
throw was from deep short and missed
the man. but the crowd was quick to
appreciate the art in McBride's play
and he was cheered. In the seventh
the captain duplicated the play, and
once more lost out on the closest sort
protests that two Grirfmen were chased
OF the field.
In the eighth the Mackmen led off
with single. but before anyone seemed
TO appreciate that this might lead to a
tying run Morgan. Mcbride. and Gandil
had put over a sizzling double play that
wrecked the home hopes.
But the play that really seemed to
save the game came in the ninth, and
was the most brilliant of them ali.
Schang, hitting for the pitcher, poled
between Mitchell and Shanks to the
wall. 1t looked like anything from a
double to home run. Shanks was the
first to reach it. and he made a mad
TO turn in the relay. Mcbride could not
quite get to the leather. and II bounded
by TO Morgan. who was shouting 10 the
field director TO get II TO third. Nor
gan jumped to his right. and, completely
of his balance. slammed to Foster. who
dove and tuched out Schang within
inches OF the base.
From the start it was the most des-
perate sort of relay, but the only
play Of the sort TO make at that juno
ton in safety all that would have been
needed TO get him in would have been
a fly.
Ed Ainsmith was behind the bat for
the fist time in two weeks, the length
of punishment that wos meted out ror
giving way to pugilistic propensities the
dav Sheridan hit Morgan at Detroit
He held johnson up admirably and
chucked In a two-bagger as his roatri-
bit on 10 the hitting end OF the game.
Just before the game Griffith made
a shift in his order of batting Morgan
and Shanks exchanging places. 1t may
gan came through with the hit that
drcHe ir the deciding run.
There weer two strikes on the latter
and Schaefer was waving his hands TO
Strunk to get back, when Johnsoa got
hclG OF that home run. 1t did .lot so
into the bleachers on the fly Tut tuck
ono hop and was among the spectators
before Strunk or Oldring had gotten
within yards of II.
Gendil gave his best exhibition OF the
present tour Not only vas he all over
single and drew pass.
Frank Baker, that dreaded slugger,
3
son yesterday. The first time he came
l.? Collins was on second, but he rolled
u Morgan. The next two times he led
OF hy easy lnfield chances ali on his
ltst tril' he ingloriously struck o'.t while
th2!c was comrade On second ready
10 cash around on any sort OF IL safety. !
Many pitchers try to stop Baker by
shooting the ball low and outside, but
for the most part yesterday W. ]. was
crossing the fence-clearer by getting
them inside about waist high. II work
ed 10 Perfection.
Three Of the Athletics hits were in
field affairs.
Billy Evans did not hesitate long to |
assert his authority in the seventh in
ming. Mcbride made a lightning play
on Oldring. but the umpire called him !
safe. The crowd roared. and so did the /
Washington players. Evans did not
hesitate. On half trot he went to the |
bench, and singing out Jack Ryan and |
Alya Williams, drove them off the field. |
From the stand IL looked as though /,
OldrinS was out but when II came to