The Washington times., 1914-09-11
May Be Shot Into Game as Soon
as He Comes. Griff'S Staff
Being Weak Now.
IRE BATTING WEAKNESS
Ayers, EngeI. and Harper Unable
to Overcome Team Mates
Inability to Hit.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

Dick Williams. the pitcher who was
Supposed 10 make real bid for the
segulsr place on the Nationals stan at
the commencement OF the season, is
uue to arrive heTe next Sunday.
n lHams showed we'll at Charlottes-
Vile and al III -Deginn!ng OF the eN-
ADition series he did well enough 10
.stIly tn" belief that he would be re-
tHlnei. BuI n" failed 10 show Suftl-
Ient class and he was sent back 10 At
ANA i'm the Southern league where
Oh made record that has justified q
lention in the majors.
"a n"n Griffith will start Williams ls a
.atter of conjecture, but the chances
that h. will be shot into the contest
= n relief for one of the pitchers who
art "A game.
Yesterday game was another demon
-rration of the puerlle Weakness Of the
Nationals with the bat. Ten men died
. n the paths during The course OF the
.fternoon. While they waited for as
stance from their comrades in the
after OF run-driNing-in hits. II was
. nard game to lose because the Ma
,onals. apparently, had a chance up
q the last minute. But the old timely
2. which has been 50 COnspicuousIN
bsent of late. Was once more lacking.
nd that tells the story OF the down
al.
The Yanks Jumped on Doc Ayers
srly, and after he had been touched
. for three runs he was Withdrawn and
ns Engel was injected. Then he was
.fken out and Harry Harper was sent
The tale was the same. II was
proposition of the pitchers holding
le opposition reasonably close, but the
Tense amounting to practically moth
The Detroit Tigers idied yesterday
ua as a result the defeat which the
s"tionals suffered did not have a de-
ded effect on their standing. There
Euli difference of five points be
. "een the position which the Griffmen
8 ill hold and the one which many are
edlcung they will stumble into before
- end OF the campaign.
record as an all-round athlete at MI
St Mary's College. the alma mater of
Joe Engel, has been signed by Grif-
nth. He was brought back from At
lantic City. where he has been playing
ummer baseball, by Herman Schaefer
and appeared yesterday in Washing
on uniform. Schaefer says the young
: er will do and Griffith intends to give
m complete trial before either re-
aiming him or shooting him to some
: linor league for further trial and ex-
'crienCe.
After having made a great stand
8 Sainst the Athletics the Boston Red
'-Ox VII reach Washington this even
g ready to try to further advance
I heir position by trimming the Griffs
7 p to the time they received their set
ack at Shibe park yesterday, the Bos-
z onese had been going along in great
lape and they had the penaant idea
vell planted in their bonnels when they
ell down yesterday and had the rgIn
tween themselves and first place
by a complete game.
Roston's advantage in the National
.cague was wid"ned again yesterday
trough the double victory over Ph-la-
'.Thia Stallings' gallant crew con-
rues to upset all the dope in regard
cracking by keeping eVerlastingly -
and low the impression is getting
al footing. even on biased Manhattan
md that The Braves are the men
.. arc 10 land that flag in the older
ag.r.
>n;hug better could happen for base-
. The fight that the Braves have
ar SINCE early in July, when they
red from tn" hOj10m "a NOV down
Jrelr Oppon' nts, has few parallel
orHs in baseball. and il they should
ally hold IN" position which they ar
= ing - hard now 10 defend il would
Que Of the greatest achievements in
'h' history ri the national pa astimo.
~" Yankees have one consultation in
-t' at Ih' f." end Of Il Tataor IN
rrssfll season. They SOC giiElpse~ Of
~ 81 with the Giants for the titl..
c.e metropolis. This would moan o.
Of r"a' money for both contestants.
go fHIIur" Of the National Lea-uers
keep going in their league As rh,.