The Washington times., 1914-09-15
I en- Final Invasion of Frontier
Thursday With Branch
RiCkey's Brownies.
.OEHLING GOES WITH TEAM
iffmen Close This Seasons
Campaign in Boston Against
Carrigan's Sox.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

ne IlUdl lIlNdSlOn VI lIlC w t4IS
J tionals will start this evening
" en- the squad leaves here for the two
& aen-hour trip to st. Louis.
Ohnson, Ayers. Engel. Shaw, Will
z us. Bentley. and Boehling as pitchers,
L three catchers. and seven regulars
y + Smith. Shanks. Acosta, Schaefer
al Altrock will make up the party.
7 club is due to arrive in st. Louis
=; rIy tomorrow evening.
Three days in st. Louis and the Gift
1ca hit the trail for three days at Chi
,aro. September % is an open date on
Il schedule, and then follows two days
Il Detroit, and then in Cleveland. This
y the tour of the other side of the
O ?. and the return East will be start
4 which will end in the wi1dup of the
q .npaign at Boston on October S.
the Braves should win in the >Ta-
j al League, il will make it pretty
J, for the Washington players. as
j will be on the scene of halt of
j worlds series.
5 a result of a defeat in a double en-
-ement the Nationals have toCay
!. Il driven slightly back from third
, e as Detroit made the most of the
nee 10 VIII llOlIl NItNSldbu
owever, the pastiming here had a
]. re vital effect unon the American
que race, as il virtually sounded the
i TO all Boston's hopes of finishing
he van, though a squirt by which the
+. 4 Sox still hoped might cut down
margin that separated them from
Athletics. While Boston was losing
the Griffmen in the first game the
= lletics had started in to win from
=. ~ York, meaning complete gain.
the Mackmen have practically
..0ched their hold on the top position.
srd Bill Carrigan and company will
.are to wait at least another year be-
o~e qualifying as entrants in the
. Drld's series.
Fy obtaining a single victory over
. 0oklyn while the Giants were winning
, losing at Philadelphia, the Boston
Braves increased the gap in the stirring
light in the National League.
Today the Braves give no indications
4 cracking, and the fact that they hold
tUo-and-a-half-gam lead, with but
hree more weeks to go, augurs we'll
Or success Crowning their efforts. which
'nmanded the admiration of the whole
seball sphere.
my doubt as to who the majority of
-cball followers here are pulling for
removed at the announcement of the
Conal League scores at Georgia
cnue. Every advantage for the
ayes is always wildly cheered here.
oday will be the final appearance of
Griffmen here until September 90.
nile the game will start at o'clock
ere should be sufficient time for the
sulation number of innings, as the
-tionals will not entrain for st. Louis
til after O'Clock.
ne of the largest crowds of the sea-
n saw Walter Johnson give one of his
attest exhibitions of the year in the
ening game yesterday, as told in the
b edition of The Times. In the second
Htest they saw Jack Bentley 60 down
, Sore Ray Collins, who all but dCpli-
led the performance of the Washing
d twirler of the first engagement.
- effective was Collins that the Griffs
only two men as far as the far
~ner Of the diamond. His Tork
hly deserved a victory.
Nildness and some gauzy fielding
a : not up to the form of his recent
me with the Athletics. Bentley did
Z pitch bad ball. excepting in giving
II a dozen bases on balls. But the
--ors and passes turned the Vc-dic:
Esinst the young sOuthpaw.
Ernie Shore. who had been pitching
1sational ball for the Red SnX be
re coming here. got his in punches In
first game. and was finally relieved
Hugh Bedient.
After the first game had been won
ID the second rbst. Joe Engel went in
pitch and did well, although Bos-
MS lone tally in the first was made
q the native son.
Il the time of the purchase Of Henri
-h. n-1fFjaliar Milwaukee
was announced that he would not
me here until next year. This has
wv been confirmed by Griffith.
Jack Dunn. the baltimore manager.
& me over yesterday TO see if he could
duce Griffith or Carrigan to part with
y of their surplus material in future
.als How much success he had was
: disclosed.
Dunn announced that he had signed
AN. Of last years Eastern High
hDoI team. who has just finished
ason with Martinsburg. W. Va Dean
a shortstop who Dunn thinks will do
ith q little more seasoning.
The last time the Nationals were IN
.eveland il was announced in these
aIumns there was a we'll grounded ru-
lor that Joe birmingham was 70 be
Eliminated as manager OF the Maps.
,ow comes the report that FRANK
hance and John Camel have been men
.oned for the place.
Either should make acceptable pilots
or Summers clan. Chance $ hands have,
pparently. been shackled at New York,
nd he might do better under the lib
raj support of Charley Summers at
leveland. AS manager of Rochester in
ne international League. Camel has
cen consistently successful.
THE BOX SCORE.
EATIONAfA. BOSTON