The Washington herald., 1914-06-28

the tact that ne was pitching inegallys
III he was Then. with the bases full,
looks as II Sheridan has been teaching
Chill q few things
When Walter johnson Joined the party
last night, he was congratulated on all
sides It appears that the last stunt
Walter engineered as a bachelor. was TO
hand Germany schaefer a beautiful dou-
bic cross. Here's the story: Schaefer,
pleased after the Nationals had taken
a twin bill from the Mackmsn, invited
Walter out TO supper. johnson accepted
the invitation. and Schaefer walked out
side the clubhouse to wait for him. After
waiting close TO an hour. Schaefer dis
covered that johnson had gone. He was
on his way TO the wedding. and Schaefer
was forced to dine alone.
With the possible exception Of Milan,
not a member Of the club knew that
johnson was to be married that night
Jim Shaw needs only to get down to
real work to become one of the greatest
pitchers in the game today. remarked
Manager Grifith. SHAW Is nothing but
a big kid. and IL he settles down to work
In earnest will be the pitching sensation
OF the American League. He is another
Walter johnson. with the proper hand
ling. and / only hope he soon gets start
ed"
Danny Moeller's hitting Friday was
timely again. The Rochester Rambler In
the first contest drove two line drives
to Strunk. which the neet-tooted center
fielder nabed only after long blows. one
a ringing double to right center field.
which paved the way for a rally. Noel
ler's hitting has been improving OF late,
and the speed demon threatens to regain
his old-time form with the willow.
Speaking Of umpires last night. Bust
ness Manager Billy Fowler remarked:
II have been connected with profession
al baseball for some time. but I have
never witnessed a worse exhibition Of UNI
piring than that Of Chill He is abso-
lutely incompetent"
Umpires in general, and Chill in par
ticular. was the subject off Grif-s talk
to the players this morning. Grin out
lined a plan TO the players whereby the
Nationals can benefit little by the poor
umpiring. and not lose, as has been the
case In the past
The Philadelphia fans were all pulling
for the Nationals after Chill had for
feited the game Friday. The fans jeered-
and hooted Chill time and again. as his
decisions were manifestiy unfair.
II Washington fans will lay on Joe
Engel. the Capital boy will pitch much
better ball. He worked well against
the Mackmen here yesterday. although
Handicapped by having Chill call balls on
him throughout the game Engel can
pitch much better ball than he has shown |
at home. and but for the continual
roasting he gets from the fans. would
come through with some good games.
Barry missed a perfect throw from
Schang in the FIRST inning. with Moeller
on second, Danny getting back after
Barry had dropped the ball.
Frenchy, the real royal rooter. made
the trip from New York here this morn |
ing. He could not stand the strain, |
Frenchy kept up a continual chatter at |
Umpire Chill throughout the contest.
Eddie Collins contributed another Of !
his famous stops on shanks' slow roller |
in the FIRST inning. but could not throw !
to first in time
Baker caught line drive OF Ainsmfth's |
bat in the fourth inning which was |
headed for the stands.
The Griffmen tried hard to avoid play I
ing four and one-half innings but Chill |
made them keep going until one man,
was out in the Athletics half OF the
nth.
Morgan came to life with a smashing I
blow in the eighth inning. the Baltimore |
boy clouting the ball hard.
AMERICAN WOMAN WINS.