The Washington times., 1914-05-30
But They All Agree That Mack
men Will Not Go Home at the
Head of Procession.
MCBRIDE CRATES A LITTLE
Players Busy Doping Out Pos
sibiIities Of Defeat and VIC
tory at FenWay Park.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

BOSTON. Mass. May S0-The GrItf-
men are slightly downcast at seeing
the worlds champions once more back
IN first place today, but they all insist
that the Capitalism forces again will
lead the procession before they return
home.
We should have won that second
Fame. anyway" says Captain Mcbride,
and that defeat only serves to make
the boys fight the harder. Connie
Mack may be- leading today, but he
won't stay Up these long"
The players working under Clark
Griffith were busy today doping out
their standing following possible VIC
tories and defeats in thu holiday bill
with the Red Sox. Bill Carrigan has
an earnest band of players here. who
believe they have a chance TO win the
pennant. and not one Of the games
billed for Fenway Park will be easily
won.
Rankin Johnson was beaten by his
famous namesake, but, in sitting in
the reflected glory of the greatest
PITCHER that baseball knows, he was in
deed fortunate. For four innings the
was OF a base hit. In the fifth. Gamer
smashed out a single to center. but be-
fore he caught his balance he was cut
down by single throw from Williams
TO Mcbride.
In the eighth, with one out. Gairer
doubled to right, but he never survived
to reach third corner, because the
boUnder from the batter was taken care
If by the pitcher to third base
The second game yesterday was one
Of the most intensely interesting games
that has been staged in Fenway Park.
There was every combination that
should make a contest on the diamond
slIu-ing to the men who consider base
ball the greatest magnet of all ont
door sports.
The Washington defense, that has 81
steadily set back pitchers who thought
that they had a chance 10 turn back
cruHbled in the first game. 1t all but
messed that point in the second game,
in which the Griffthians hung on to
the last moment and were robbed CT
possible victory and a probable even
score in the lowering shadows of the
afternoon when the umpire called Lewis
safe on a play to first base that ap-
paren:ly had the runner out by stride
or a half stride on a bounder to Nc
Bride. Ordinarily the Washington ball
club is willing to endure almost any,
thing that is handed out. to it by an
umpire. but yesterday there seemed TO
be an unanimous opinion that rhe
srbiter had errer in his Judgment.
No matter how you may stand, or
from what angle you may view the
aspirations Of this good looking young
fielder of the Washington baseball team,
you have TO give 1t to him for the mar
velous and wonderful way in which he
has entered into the equasion of driving,
forcing. and storming the Washington
baseball team into the position into
which IL has not only been figured upon
but decided. Shanks has done ii repeat
edly through his fielding, and has re-
asserted through his batting.
Tim Murnane. president OF the New
England League. declared today. after
having seen the Nationals in action that
Moeller and Foster paired up with the
best hit and run combination that has
ever been seen since the expansion of
the American League.
There i z pretty well authenticated
story among the ball players here that
Howard Ehmke. Los Angles pitcher.
will ioin the Nationals as soon as his
season on the Coast is finished.
When the Nationals attempted 10
play up here in the spring they found
that the weather was such that no
Individual VINO had conditioned himself
in the near South could figure how ne
could come back here in shape. But
now the Nationals are crowding and
TTFClnE. DdlNllTC dllO SltIhllIS IIlt NtSt
teams in the universe for the upper
most clubs over which they can COM
nsnd control.
When the schedule Of the American
League was arranged. il was not
thought that the Nationals would be
compelled 10 compete against such op-
position as has been offered. or course,
tne coming Of the Washington ball club
vas looked upon as one Of the biggest
events in these parts, and the attrac-
ton was shown yesterday by the fact
that the two clubs were paid for S.572.
SECOND GAME