The Washington times., 1914-04-07

4 were the luckier. and copped both.
| When a pitcher whose control is so
| generally excellent. as has been Jim
| Shaw's will give nine bases on balls
| and Walter johnson commences to hit
| hatters there is something radically
| wrong. The Nationals. without look
| ing for excuses, unanimously blame the
/ conditions.
The University of Vermont presented
! less strength than would be expected
| from a team of one of the local amateur
| league clubs, while Yesterday the Vigi-
lants were easy picking by TO l. To-
should be disposed of without eXertion,
and, barring possibly Catholic Univer-
sity, in the first game tomorrow, no
serious opposition should be met until
I Friday.
The final two days of the week will
| find the Boston Nationals the guests at
! National Park. There should be some
class in these engagements, as the
Braves have been smoothed out into
q pretty formidable array, and, while
they, are not taken seriously as pen
nant cCntenders on the older circuit
i they have just the sort OF team that
will be eteInally mussing things up
Boston promises to be to some of the
other entrants in the National just the
sort OF a thorn the st. Louis Browns
have proven to the Griffnen during the
past couple of campaigns-down them
selves, but likely at any tirne to wreck
ana rum Inc OI lllCiL SUPER
CLARK Griffith cannot be forced to
shoulder the blame for the inferior ex-
hltition set. During the winter he
Planned TO bring here eeVry National
League club that trained Oh the South
ern seaboard. but one reason after an
other was given until he was forced
to deperd upon Washington teams to
fill the gaps. Ever since his advent
Griffith has done everything within his
local nnDnlar fancy
and has succeeded admirably, still he
would much prefer to have stronger
teams in the games that may so vital!
affect his club in the games that count
in the old percentage columns next Oc-
tober.
The failure of the Giants to come
through these parts on their return
from the land of Dixie broke in on
must now look to the Boston Nationals
and the Providence 1nternationals TO
prime his men in the few days that re-
main before the Griffs are flung chai-
lengiy into the forefront of the battle
for supremacy on the Johnsonian cir
cult
Several pairs of scouts eyes were
trained on Anderson, the LehiGh pitch
er, who worked against Catholic Uni
one OF the best OF the Eastern college
prospects. TO-DAY the diamond detec-
tVes will shift to Georgetown field to
pass judgment upon sonoc of the Holy
Cross. plaJers who are highly touted.
II looked good 20 see George Mcbride back
al shortstop at the ball yard yesterday. When
he had the strips removed from his upper
thigh on Sunday he had intended to -cst a
couple OF days before going into a contest
but the injured part felt 90 good yesterday
thai he got his managers consent 10 jump
into the game.
He did not go at things particularly hard.
FOR fear of a setback. still he was able to
DO his work satisfactorily. and served 10
steam up all the men around here.
As the majority Of the Nigilants had had
little work since last fall, they did not nave
q really serious offensive machine. Still. at
hat. Harry Harper and Paul mLsSrr did well
enough satisfy their CHIEF Neither ex-
tended himself. but at no time the pick
ed team from the amateur and scrri-pro.
lclds Of thiS city ;hTea teRinG. Olivcri's COM
poSitc team folded well enough l.ui they
showed pucrile weakness az the plate be
ing held TO lone hi: by two OF tho Young
pitchers VIII" were working under rcstra Ining
orders