Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-15
SHAW WILL FACE
SOX IN THE FINAL
Vean Gregg Likely to Oppose
Him on Mound This Afternoon.
NATloNALS-START WEST
WHEN THE GAME IS OVER
Williams, Atlanta Recruit, to Be
Tried Out by Griffith
While Teams Away.
BY J. ED eR1L1o.

By j. ED GR1LLO.
Jim, Shaw, whose last three games
have been victories and have shown
him to be much improved pitcher, will
work in the final against Boston today
The game Will start at 3 o'clock in
order to give both teams = chance to
get early trains for the west. The
Nationals leave at CHS for st. Louis
while the Red Sox will open in Cleve-
land. Today's game will be the last
here for about two weeks. In fact,
there are but two more scheduled for
the local grounds, the Athletics coming
here for two games September 80 and
October 1.
It is not. unlikely that Manager Carri-
gan will send Vean Gregg, the former
Cleveland star, to the mound against
Shaw. Gregg has pitched some good
and some poor games for the sox, but
he is believed to have Shown mis- best
form recently.
Mutt Williams. the tall right-nander
whom Griffith sent to Atlanta last
spring, is to make the trip with the
Nationals through the west. Griffith is
| Williams, SO that he can determine
whether he can be figured on for next
season. Williams record with Atlanta
Is splendid one. He won fourteen
took part in five tie games. Williams
says he is in good condition. and ex-
poets to make Griffith figure on him as
one OF next gears regulars.
| Ever since Walter johnson Jumped
into prominence. as the games greatest
| speed merchant there have been sew
eral occasions when young pitchers
f.atr srtN h I,,,,
| heralded as having the speed Of John
son.
| Ernest Shore of the Red Sox was one
Of these. but judged on his performance
| here yesterday there is no comparison
| In the speed Of johnson when he broke
in and that of Shore.
The tall Boston twirier may make {:
pitcher in time, but It is a safe pre-
con in anyt:lins. A year or SO ago
Bau:ngardner Of the Browns was her
aided aa having more sun than John
, so1,, but that has strce been disp-oved.
1t mas been some time since any visit
ms, pitcher has received :. par4nieiilg
such as was inflicted Oh Shore yesier-
day. The !CuiiESter was hit safely
. nine times Ill fou: innings, during
which eight runs We're scored. It may,
OF course. have been an off day for
Shore.
No other pitcher in the American
League has been SO consistently sue
cessfu! against a team as has Ray
Collins against the Nationals during
the past three OF four years. The
number OF times that the locals have
scored victories ovel. the Red Sox south
paw during that period are few and
far between, and haze been made pos
sible by the smallest of margins
Collins seems to have but little in the
way OF speed and curves. bat he knows
LOT about pitching and keeps his op~
ponents hitting at bad balls. y-siic:. is
responsible for the many popaps made
OF him.
For the first time in three games
Jacl. Bentley lacked control yes,er-
day, falling which was directly re-
Sponsible for his defeat When a pitch
er lacks control and has to let up to
get the ball over the plate he is usually
hit hard. Bentley was hit safely seven
times during the eight innings he
pitched, and five of these drives We're
two-bagger. Ordinarily. Bentley might
have won his game. regardless of the
fact that he was not In his best form.
but 1t was his misfortune to be pitted
against. Collins, who on but few occa-
sions has allowed the Nationals to
score on hir1,.
The hitting of the Griffnaen in the
far the best stick work the locals have
done IN some time. Shore seemed to
have just what the Griffmen can hit. |
Bedient. called to. finish the game did |
much better. holding the locals down
to three hits and no runs.
Joe Engel finished both games. He
relieved johnson in the first game |
doubt. and worked In the final inning |
Of the second game when Schaefer had |
been sent in to bat for Bentley In the /
eighth, and when it looked as il there !
was i chance for Collins being scored I
on.
iris Speaker went through both |
games without getting a hit, which is !
rather, unusual performance. He was, |
however. of some. assistance to his |
team in an offensive way by driving |
out two long sacrifice flies.
Dick Hoblitzei, the discarded first |
basesnan Of the Cincinnati team, made |
was not impressive with the stick in
the first game, he found Bentley to his |
liking in the second. when he drove |
out two hard triples. Hoblitzell handles
lfmself well around first base. and 1t |
is one Of the most remarkable instances |
in base ball history that a player of |
his ability should be allowed to get out !,
Of a league. !,
Milan was the only member of the |
Nationals who seemed to have Collins |
sized up properly. getting three hits i
in as many times at bat. Two of |
these were infield pokes, which he beat |
out. but his drive in the sixth was a
clean cut clout to right field, which |,
bounded against the wall.
When the Red Sox started into the
present campaign minus the services
of Heinie Wagner it was generally
believed the team would. cut q small
figure in the race. 1t was not be-
lieved that a youth like Scott could
I'LL his shoes, but Scott has not only
accomplished that, but much more, for
he appears to he better hitter than
Wagner ever was.
Scott is now classed among the most
virtually his first year in fast. company.
Scott for two seasons was on the re-
serve list Of the V shington club. but
he was never asked to report. During
the Mc-Aleer regime Scott was secured