The Washington times., 1914-09-05
ATLANTA CRACKER
PASSES UP CHANCE
viii Take Up Position as College
Coach Rather Than Take
Trial With Ball Club.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

DIV i HOMAS hlNDI.
NEW YORK. Sept Bill Morley,
ne Of the Atlanta infielders. no was eX-
-ected to report al Washington in two
veeks TO be inspected by Griffith is
.0st to the Nationals. According to word
nat reached here today. Morley. whose
sal name is Jennings. has accepted q
5osition as athletic director in college
IN Arkansas and preferred to report
here at once rather than be given
rial IN the major leagues
Griffith has discovered that a double
reader with the Athletics on Tuesday,
flowing the two games on Monday
18th the same team, Will cause tur'her
-ockeying Of his pitchers. Today ne SAID
hat, unless there was an upset. II would
hr Ayers and Bentley Monday, and
Iohnson and Shaw on Tuesday. he hg-
IS that johnson. always good caro-,
, orderful game here yesterday, VIII De
{ oout the best he can oner folio"lhs
7e holiday.
The New York papers today are unan-
nous in declaring that Jim Sha" !eS-
.zrday gave one of the grandest en-
sbjtions of the art and craft of ming
* q baseball seen at the Polo Grouhos
IS wear. And they are probably cor
ct.
Not since the time ne NdIlt " ~ ocii-
.- Cton. a crude product from the Pitts
.,.Trsh ColleCians. has this young man
= or performed so brilliantly as yes
.a-day. when he crushed every ettort OF
.-4 New Workers and wrecked ever
nbition of the men he was sent
,Eainst to stay the defeats that Of late
I'd become almost continuous Tor MS
am AS STEADY as TeutoniC ad-
, snce and receiving practically no as
stance from his allies IN the NATE ma1rer
- oftense, Shaw mastered ms chroniC
yeakness-lack of control Ihat tells
le story of his triumph
showing as much speed as he ever
r,ossessed and, under the direction OF
John Henry, interchanslng IL VIII
srarp-breaking curve. which ne seeiheI
shIe to command to perfection, Shh"
owed down the enemy until his oppo-
ents were almost helpless. But l"iSe
lid the Yankees succeed in hitting inc
all into unprotected territory. and
an this brace of singles came in as
rrsny innings So successful was the
heroic figure in the battle In his cam
paign OF progressive destruction mat
fourteen. almost half the total retire
ments for The day came through. New
Workers being set back by being struck
out by the one whose recent appearance
would hardly warrant the belief that le
= as suddenly to appear in such role
he did yesterday.
Despite ali his cleverness, Shaw was
.hree times in a position where a hit .
hight have given New York the run
le crowd was pulling so hard for. In
1e first inning TWO bases on balls al
wed the Yanks to get = man AS far
third. In the fourth they had an
"'her on second. and in the eighth one
esched the keystone post. But OF zach !
these occasions Shaw proved he vas /
Iaster. and a desert OF nine ciphers !
ell that the Chancenen have to show !
or their days toll in trying to pene- /
ate the defense which Shaw offered.
OPPOSING Shaw was Ray Fisher. VINO I:
tched a game that would win nine
mes in ten starts. He was ricked
I'D but nine strikeouts TO check !
Eainst Shaw's fourteen. But al that 3.
lsher pitched great ball game. II ,
as a question Of one outlastinG, and /
Eaw showed that he was better for the
stance, for II was in the final inning ;
0at the Nationals made the Ion" run |
al properly climaXcd what was in !
ed, tense struggle Of slabm"n.
Not satisfied with his magnificent
tchinG engagement. Shaw went ,
.rther and established the single oasis
tn" Washington desert of zeroes
'fe vas the first man W in the ninth ,
nt lost no time in crashing out a .
ugle over Mul!cn's head. Fisher was
owing the resGl, o. the strain to
sly hanging on, and a wild pitcn put
-Haw on second.
IN the fourth inning Washinstou had !
best chance. until the n nth for /
n. when Noeller had singled and had /
4de second when Foster lined
-. fcty. But the former was raugh;
..rfooted. He was SOuudiy fiayed for
is almost objectionable indiscretio1.
Z When his chance cane in tn" last {
ss!on ne more than TeQuited for the !
t-Iier mistake Fisher served him a
al inside and Moelle- smashed il along
% right neid foul line. against the
and and Shaw scored what was des-
ucd to be the only tally Of the after
ION.
The fielding Of the Nationals was
r-uItIess Shaw's h-rornetic style Of
"IrIng WAS holding the Yanks So close
a the other Wash.ngt0n!aus we're not
busy a. usual Bat the chances that
ere offered them were all handled in
thOdOX style.
To George McBrid" went the DAYS
"Lors in fielding and. inr,denraIlv. had
slipped it might have broken the ro-
;ltiOn Of the pliers which Shaw va
'aIIng out. I'm the eighth with Men
% first and second for New York and
0 out. Mullen smashed on" Of ShaW.~
ferings in front Of the box and it
Opped over the head "f the pitcher and
Is set. all speed ahead. for center
Id. Mcbride was over fast and. as
ball was about To- bound oler the
x. the captain grabbed # with on"
and and. without attempting to stop
. steady himself shot il over 10 rrst
hero GaudiI. far CutstTc' ched. snaggcd ,
? for III" hnal out as MalsCi was dash
~ past third on his way home. Eycn
h. biased Manhattauitcs could no, re
rain from applaudI.g the piay that
i"tually dashed their hopes
For the first time since the rule was
fssed. giving players protection from
6use from spectators. Griffith Yesterday
rotested to the ump!res for relief from !
- verbal assaults Of a man in the box
no had Shaw as his target.
lit up Ike a Christmas tree an indi-
dual appeared just at the start Of tho
- aine and seated himself near the New
crk bench. He started his TRADE at
nee and for a while the crowd seemed !
20 enjoy Il. But finally he went beyond
ne bounds IF reason and Griffith ap-
rcaIed to Chill 10 get him off Shaw.
Ia his characteristic manner. this um- /
lire refused to act. Ther Griffith COM
rlsined to Connolly but this arbiter said
hat Chill was behind the bat and. un-
Ger the rules. in charge. So no action
Ould be obtained
Half a dozen passes were charged
r gaipst Shaw. but these were more than
sheckmated by his fourteen strikeouts.