Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
R. Johnson Seems to Have 'In-
dian Sign on Them With
W. Johnson Pitching.
BOEHLING SCHEDULED TO
WORK IN GAME TODAY
With Athletics at Boston, Griff
Hopes to Make Up Ground
Through Yanks.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Walter johnson. This has happened three
! times this spring. and Rankin has scored
! two shutouts over his celebrated name
| sake, while only on one occasion. and
/ that was in the game last Friday. has
| Walter gained victory over him.
| Strangely enough Rankin johnson has
not only been unable to beat any other
! team, but he has not even finished the
| games, being knocked out of the box in
an inning or two When he works against
| the Nationals he looks to be about the
| best pitcher Boston can boast Of
Yesterday Rankin had all the breaks
having hard hit balls go right at of
| the waiting fielders. On two occasions
| Speaker. after long chases, pulled down
| hits which would have made quite a diff
| ference in the result of the game had
they struck safe territory. while Nor
| ganS drive to Gardner. with Shanks
| on third in the fifth. would have scored
! him nine times out of ten. for the ball
| was hit hard, but right at Gardner who
| made a blind stab and came up with the
! ball Scott went over and picked up
drive from Fosters bat with one hand
| in the fourth. which had all the ear
| marks of base hit and. of course, in
| game where there was so little scoring
| all the plays counted for whole lot.
i While it was expected that two games
would be scheduled for today, only one
will be played. The Yankees have been
| forced to play six games in three days,
and they need rest. The chances are
that a double-header will take place to-
morrow. Griffith says that Joe BoehlinS
will be used in the game today.
| Harry Hooper undoubtedly is one of the
greatest throwing outfielders in the game
today. In the series at Boston Hooper
made two perfect throws to the plate,
either of which would have changed the
result of a game had a less competent
man had the ball to handle. Not only
does he have world of speed on the
| sphere when he cuts it loose, but it is
| thrown right to the spot. His heave to
the plate yesterday, in which Snanka
was doubled up, was a splendid effort.
In no game this season has Walter
johnson had more stuff than he displayed
yesterday. 1t was the first time this
spring that he struck out as many bat
ters and he seemed invincible at times.
The hits of Cady and Hooper which re-
suited in the scoring of the one ru.
the Sox needed to win the game, were
both more or less scratches. For the
first time this season johnson seemed to
have all his former speed and that. too,
in view of the fact that he had only two
days rest. Johnson looked so good that
it might be a tip to Griffith to work him
oftener if he is expected to do his best
work
The SoX had three men on the bases in
the fourth with two out. when the size |
should have been retired on strikes. Lew /
is double and a walk to Speaker, given |
purposely, had put two on when Walter |
proceeded to fan Janvrin. He got two
strikes on the second baseman and then |
Williams signaled for a curve. Walter |
seemed to have forgotten the sign, and /
shot fast one over the plate. Williams |
was set for a curve. and the ball struck |
him in the chest protector and rolled |
toward third. allowing Janvrin to reach |
first, filling the bases. Gardner. however. ;
grounded to Morgan, retiring the side.
Whether the Nationals are to regain |
first place before they start on their /
western trip depends entirely on what |
sort of a showing they make while in
New York. and just how good ball Boston
will play against the Athletics during |
the five games the champions have in
three days at Boston. If the Red SoN
can hold the Athletics in check, and they |
ought to have the best of the pitching |
proposition. there is chance for the Ma
tionals, provided the Yankees don't prove |
a surprise. Chances team is by no
means an easy proposition. 1t is not a !
team which will be prominent in the race |
but is always hustling, and has some
pitchers that are hard to beat Griffith |
has been trying to impress his players
with the necessity of hustling their hard
est against the New York aggregation. ]
for he realizes that it will require real
base bali to beat them.
Rankin Johnson did not score a strike
out against the Nationals. He seemed to
have little to fool the batters yet he got !
away and will be given credit for having
pitched a great game of ball. If r. John
son had no team but the Nationals to |
work against, he would probably class
with the best in the league, but to date
he has been the easiest kind of picking
for the other teams he has faced.
to start the eighth inning. but he did i
not differ from his teammates. far as
being able to solve r. Johnson was con-
cerned, and his best was a little fly to |
Gardner, which was caught on foul ter
ritory
1t is to be sincerely hoped that the |
umpires schedule will be such that Chill
and Sheridan will not follow the Ma
tionals to New York. This pair is doing !
miserable work, the one because of in
competency and the other because of ,
his failing eyes. There is little chance |
for this pair of officials to give satisfac-
ton, and Chill might even be charged
with being a home umpire on his work
in the series in Boston.
Milans mistake in allowing himself to
be caught mapping, after he had singled |
in the ninth, robbed the Nationals of !
whatever chance there was to tie the |
score Gandil was up and ChlcK Is apt
tn drive out a long hit most any tlme |
He had taken one desperate swing at
Johnson's offering, and fouled it, but
there was a chance for something bet
ter had not Milan been caught Off the
bag. Is
Howard Shanks continued to do MS i
share of the hitting. He went through |
the game with a clean batting record,
getting a sacrifice in the second. Wnen
he advanced Gandil, who had singled
and he hit safely twice thereafter.
though his double was strictly scratch
Contribution to the base-hit column.
For the past week man named ten-
inc who claims to represent the BuHaio
FEDERAL League club has been noundlns
lin Shaw with offers to jump. THESE
attentions have naturally been annoying
To the youngster, who reported them 10
As a result, Manager Griffith wired |
Shaw's mother to come to New YORK at
once for the purpose of entering INTO
Contract for Jim for next season. Shaw.
not being of age, must have his mother
SIGN his contract and, as Griffith does
not want him annoyed by Federal League
scouts he proposes to sign contract for
l"i5
While these offers from the outlaws |
may be bluffs, they have a tendency to
disconcert young players. and Griffith has
hit upon the plan of signing his players
for another year to put a stop to Federal
Offers j
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