Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-02
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Jack Bentley is slated to pitch the
wind-up game of the series with New
York today. 1t will be the first game
the Sandy Spring southpaw has been
asked to start this season, and his work
will be watched with interest. Bentley
has shown effectiveness on most occa-
sions that he has been used to finish
games this spring. In fact, he went more
than twenty innings in this way without
being scored on, and he is very apt to
give good account of himself against
the Yankees.
The double-header with Boston tomor-
row will find Boehling and johnson on
the rub -er. and il this pair perform as
well against the Red Sox as they did
against the Athletics a week or so ago,
when they scored victories over the
champions, the Sox stand good chance
of being beaten twice on the same day.
Having a double-header to play with
the Athletics today, the Red Sox are very
apt TO be at a disadvantage in the two
games here tomorrow. Not only will
their pitching staff be fairly well used
up, but the strain of playing six games
in three days may have telling effect.
Not word of any kind has been re-
ceived from President Ban Johnson rela-
tive to the forfeited game protest or
touching on the suspensions of Griffith.
Schaefer and Gandil. 1t was taken for
granted that Gandil's punishment would
be for but three days and that his rein
statement would be made today. Up to
the time that the players reported for
todays game, however, no word had
been received from Johnson.
1t also is surmised that Chill and Sher-
idan will depart for some other city
after the game today. though there is
nothing to base this on
Milan's steal of home in the seventh
was a we'll planned bit of base running.
King Cole has habit of taking long
wind-up with a man on third, which
Milan studied on the first ball pitched.
On the very next wind-up Milan started
with Coles arm and made a dash for
the plate, which he really reached before
Sweeney could catch the ball. Sweeney,
however, muffed the pitch and there was
no play. Sweeney's muf was caused by
Cole crossing him. He had signed for a
curve bali, but when Cole saw Milan
dashing for the plate he inadvertently
changed it to fast one, and of course
Sweeney was not looking for that sort OF
a ball and could not handle it.
There should be no pitcher more ef-
fective than Jim Shaw. judged on the
amount of deceptive stuff he can put on
a bali. He has world of speed and a
cracking good curve ball, but he needs a
ished pitcher Shaw's principal trouble
right now is his lack Of control. He
might improve this II he did not go
through all the senseless antics just be-
fore delivering the ball. He has acquired
habit of walking several steps behind
the pitching rubber after receiving the
ball from the catcher and swinging his
arm about before he takes his position.
This Is not only a waste of energy, but
it seems to affect his control, for 1t is
noticeable that when men are on the
bases he steadies himself on the slab and
his control shows material improvement
A young pitcher of Shaw's natural ability
should in time become star of the first
class II he will devote his time to learn
ing the fine points of the art.
Considering the fact that first base is
new position for Wally Smith he has
yet to be charged with an error and
SENS to know a whole lot about
handling. thrown balls, though it must
be said for the other infielders that they
seem to have been very careful and ac-
curate in their pegging ever since Gandi
has been under suspension. Smith. like
Gandil. has an unusually long reach and
he seems able to get wide throws without
much difficulty
Shaw is clever at watching the bases
and he has a way of deceiving the base
runners which seems to meet with the
| approval of the umpires. for he has YET
| to be called for violation of the rules
covering this point. Yesterday Shaw
| caught three runners mapping. In the
| first inning he had walked Maisel and
| then picked him off of first by SO LONG
a margin that no argument resulted.
In the fifth Truesdale got on on pass
and quick as flash Shaw picked him
of of the bag. Just to show that first