Evening star., 1914-08-21
BY J. ED aR1LLo.


whether the Nationals are to win
three out Of four from the Browns
or break even on the series depends en-
tirely on the outcome Of today's game.
the final of the series.
Griffith has selected Walter Johnson
to do the slab work, and II he is In
form the Browns are not apt to add
victory to their airing. hickey may
send Hamilton right back against the
Nationals, though there also is a chance
Of his using Roy Mitchell. The Browns
are a hustling lot, and because OF their
ability to land a punch at most any
time they are a dangerous aggregation
from start to finish.
Following the Browns the Detroit
Tigers come here for their final series
tomorrow.
In the event that Walter johnson
does not warm up well previous to the
game today, Joe EngeI will be used In
his stead, and Walter held for the
Tigers tomorrow. Engel pitched the
opening game against the Browns. but
was relieved after the seventh inning,
and two days is considered sufficient
rest for him.
Quite a lengthy dispute, which re-
suited in Mcbride being put out of the
game, resulted from Gus Williams
home run in the seventh inning. The
ball was hit along the right field foul
line, and after hitting the wall bounded
behind the right field pavilion. where
Moeller gave pursuit. In so doing he
disappeared from view of the specta-
tors and umpires, and while the Dali
was relayed to the inf1eld in time to
hClI 1iorr hi ird 1IYraY, n q
waved him home, iE accordance with
the rule that when a ball is hit so
that 1t is out of view of the umpire 1t
is home run.
both protested. but Evans finally or
dered that play be resumed. which was
done. After the inning was finished
Griffith and Mcbride stood talking to
dered them to the bench. whereupon
Mcbride protested, with the result that
he was banished from the game.
Evans was correct in his ruling on
casion for protest.
Doc Ayers pitched really brilliant
game of ball after the first inning yester-
day, and while Williams home run gave
the Browns their second run in the sew
enth. they should not have scored again.
The tying runs in the eighth came after
chance to retire the side had been Of
fered. Acosta's ruff of Clarence Walk
er's long high fly paved the way for this
rally But there was no complaint to
make about Ayers pitching. He un-
doubtedly is proving himself the most
consistent performer on Grifhth's stan,
and goodly percentage of the games he
has lost this season have resulted from
his teams failure to score runs for him.
Mike Mitchell was the victim of a
painful accident in the seventh inning,
which for time laid him low. Mitchell
had made his third hit of the game-a
sharp grounder which Wallace could
not reach. but which Lavan picked up
back on the grass. He had no time to
heave from an awkward position, with
the result that it hit Mitchell in the tenn
pie just as he was nearing the bag. He
was rendered unconscious, but recovered
after little while and Is expected to
play in todays game.
Mitchell is in the midst of remark
able batting streak. In the three games
with st. Louis he has made nine safe hits
and Is charged with thirteen times at
bat
Even the player who hits the ball
squarely must have luck to get base hits
Things are not breaking well for Eddie
Foster. for instance. Ever since the team
in the stick work Of the Nationals third
baseman so far as getting safeties Is
concerned, and yet Foster has hit the
ball as well in these games as at any
time this season, but he has failed to get
it safe. Yesterday. for instance. he was
robbed of at least two clean hits. In the
third, with two on. he sent a sharp liner
to right center of which Gus Williams
made remarkably good catch. and in
the ninth he started off with another line
drive which looked good for three Bases
but Pratt leaped high in the air and
came down with the ball in his gloved
hand. This was the second offense Of
the kind that Pratt has been guilty of in
two days.
Walter Johnson pitched the final inning
against the Browns, and he seemed to
be in perfect form. e. Walker, the first
man to face him. hit a grounder to Gan
dill, and Johnson then struck out Will
liams and Lavan.
1t was a disastrous day for Acosta. He
was put in to run for Mitchell in the
seventh and was out stealing. He mufYed
c. Walkers fly in the eighth and paved
the way for the tying runs, and in the
ninth he struck out.
John Henry had quite day at the
bat. He hit safely the first three times
up and walked on the final occasion, 1t
was his single in the fourth which paved
the way for the four runs the Nationals
scored in this inning. 1t is to be hoped
that Henry's exhibition marks begin