The Washington times., 1914-08-05
MOELLER DAY WILL BE
CELEBRATEDTOMORROW
BY ALL DECATUR FANS
Eddie Foster Acts Manager of Exhibition Team, Playing
Town Where Outfeder Atteded CoNege-Harry Har-
per and Jack Bentley viii Do the Pitching.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 5.-Tomorrow
Will be 'Moeller day" in Decatur, LII.
The Griffmen's speedy right fielder at
tended Milliken University, in Decatur,
and the entire countryside will flock
to the ball park to welcome home the
college boy who has reached the PIN
nacle of fame, place on big league
team
Immediately after today's game tie
Washington baseball colony viii split
in two divisions-one going 20 Deca-
tuIr, H., and the other moving on to
Chicago, to rest before the opening
conflict with the White Sox Friday.
The team at Decatur for the exhibit
ton game will be in charge of Ed Eos
ter, as acting manager, while the Chi
cago delegation will be under the di-
rection of Captain Mcbride, Griffith
taking a day off to visit a sister in
Ranvillc.
The men who will be shipped through
70 Chicago are Mcbride, Henry. Ryan,
shaw, BoehIing,. Ayers, and Mitchell
harper is slated to start tomorrow's
game, and Bentley TO finish it
Acosta is expected in left field, while
smith will go to short and Morgan
and Ainsmith are to be back at their
old places, according to Griffith. Blair. |
the outfielder. will break into the line
up the latter part CT the exhibition.
Ed Ainsmith has received word from |
ban Johnson acknowledging the letter |
The player wrote after the trouble at
Detroit. johnson said the explanation |
would be taken under adviSement, but !
failed to intimate when the bar against |
the Washington catcher would be
raised. !
While the Nationals today adorn sec
ond place in the league battle by the
smallest sort of a margin, having sup
planted the Boston Red Sox who fell
before st. Louis, the difference in the
team standing is no less than what they
had TO spare when they COPIED that
game from Cleveland yesterday.
When the Griffmen went into the
eighth inning they had lead Of five
runs but when they made their last re-
tirement in the ninth, they were but
one score TO the good, the Maps had the
bases choked and even the slightest !
sort of a slip would have meant dis !
sster.
Guy Morton, whose sensational work |
with the Waterbury club took scouts |
scurrying TO Connecticut. opposed Zoe |
Poehling. The newcomer die not suf-
fer in the slightest in comparison with |
the dean OF the Washington southpaws. |
Had Morton received the fielding sup
port which was afforded his antagonist, |
the balance at the finish might have
been on the other side.
In the matter Of lack of control il waE !
almost a toss VI, neither OF the mounds !
men being master of the ball. but Nor
TOE was so effective at times that he |
struck out eleven men, while but two of !
the Maps were completely fooled by |
Griffith's pitching nominee.
Three times double plays turned back
the CIeVelanders when liberties with !
Boehling's delivery had made runs seem
possible. Still, two plays by Wally
Smith really caused the greatest amount
OF worry on the Washington bench. In |
the eighth with a man on third, smith |
argued with the umpires concerning a |
decision al second and the man from
third dashed home, and in the ninth |
with two out he booted a chance that |
led the way to the rush that the Maps |
the commanding hold on the game which !
the Nationals had earlier obtained.
Ndn addition to BoehIing's wIIdness.
Cleveland may thank Jack Sheridan for !
being able TO come UP SO close TO the
Nationals. 1t Was because Sheridan
saw fit to start the battle at Detroit
which resulted in the suspension of Nor
gan and the exoneration Of the umpire
that kept the regular eXiled in the stand
and put Smith in the contest.
II the Nationals win today they will
nave won three out of four in every
series they have played. AS matters
now stand the count is eight victories
to three defeats since the team took to
the trail. The upward fSht has car
ried the Griffs into the second highest
place and the players still seem to
nurse the feeling that they will be able
20 overhaul the fleeting Athletics before
October II Ban Johnson viii give them
back their full force by raising the ban
on Morgan and A.nsmith
Mike Mitchell further enhances his
record OF hitting every day since join