Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
TEAM HAS LOST 10
OUT OF IS GAMES
Western Trip Has Been Dis
astrous, With End Not
Yet in Sight.
ACOSTA PLAYS SPLENDID
GAME IN THE OUTFIELD
Little Cuban Fields Well and Con-
meets With the Ball
While at Bat.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

fE Ifpll MICH. June gN.-Ieli OF the
thirteen games the Nationals have
played ill the west have been defeats
The last SIX have been won by the OPP
posing teams and the break in the
losing streak appears to be no nearer
than 1t has been for several days Tn
less there is a general reversal of form
on the part of the Griffmen, there is lit
tie hope for them to win any one of
the three remaining games here a
team that cannot hit more timely than
do the Nationals does not stand much of
~ chance with a nine like Jennings
which right now has the pennant bee
buzzing at an alarming rate While
there may be other reasons than luck
which prevent the Nationals from
breaking their losing streak primarily
the trouble is with the stick work
Luck. however. is against them and,
of course. being a losing team, the
umpires are rubbing it in for all they
are worth
Just which one of his pitchers he will
use today Griffith will not determine I'M
I'll about time for the game. He has not
entirely given up the idea of using one
of his youngsters. Harper or Bentley |
though, of course it is Doc Ayers
turn. Anything that will break the los
Ing streak is now sought by Griffith. He |
beleves that his team will make forward |
strides once ii gets back into its true |,
FORM and this change. of course will |
have to be inaugurated with victory
Just why Jack Sheridan who four or
fye years ago was retired and pensioned
because of failing eyesight. is allowed to
ofhciate in American League champion
ship games is n question President john
son should solve. Sheridan yesterday was
indirectly responsible for the Nationals
ueIeat beca use he put Mcbride out of
The game without any reason. and Smith, !
VINO hlled the position. is not in Nc |
1sllde class as a shortStop
in the first inning. with Milan on sec /
Dad. smith hit high bourder to Burns |
who had to run far off the bag to reach
the ball. His throw TO Dauss who was COW !
ev1ns. was high and Dauss had to leap, |
apd in descending failed to touch the bag !
Sheridan called Smith out nevertheless |
thoush there was a protracted protest |
bS Griffith and the players Play was !
tu1illy resumed and the side retired but |
IL was while Mcbride was on his way to /;
his position that he told Sheridan that he !
ought to be more careful in making his
decisions, nothing more than that then
Sheridan ordered him out of the game
This brought Foster to third and Smith
ts~ short. In the NINTH Bush, the first
man up. was enabled subsequently to
Score the winning run because Smith was
slow in handling his grounder allowing
Rim to be safe at first.
Griffith had contemplated a change in
his lineup. and started with Smith at |
third and Acosta in right. When Nc |
Bride was banished he was forced to use |
Foster. though the latter was indisposed
badly bruised left shoulder as the result !
Of being hit by a pitched ball.
THE little Cuban batted in hard luck |
The first time up he drove liner straight |
al Moriarty. almost knocking him down |
with the force Of the blow, and the next |
time up with two on, he seemed to have
a two-bagger. but his liner was pulled
down by Veach In the field Acosta
Ilayed a brilliant game, handling the
three flies driven into his territory
siperbly, and making perfect throws,
which prevented base runners from adj
viancing. Acosta is very apt to be in the
game for some time to come.
.Boehling struck out eight of the Tigers,
but he seemed to weaken a trifle in the
closing innings. For all that, he would
have won handily enough had his teap-
mates been able to come through with
a base hit on any one of numerous occa-
sfons.
That propositions from the Federal
League have gotten some of the players
minds off their business goes without say
ing. and may in a way be responsible for
the teams miserable showing on this trip.
The latest player TO receive offer from
The Feds is Harry Harper. Fleming, the
Federal scout Griffith chased from the
hotel in New York has written Harper
making him a very fiattering proposition
TO join the Buffalo Feds at once. Harper.
who is sensible young man. reported
the fact to Manager Griffith and made it
plain that he has no intentions of being
lured away Griffith has given me every
chance to make pitcher of myself and
appreciate it, regardless of what the
Federals may Offer is the way he sized
IL UP.
Milan had exceptionally good day
lie hit safely three times. and on two
occasions made clean steals of second.
Had il not been for Cobb the Tigers
would not have had a chance. The
strength this player adds to his team is
nothing short of remarkable. Yesterday
he hit safely three times and walked
twice. besides stealing two bases. There
is TO more confident player in the game
than Cobb. He believes in himself and
has every reason to. for he comes pretty
near doing everything he desires
After Smiths slowness had given Bush
a~base in the final inning. Moriarty sac
rfficed him to second. He stole third,
then Boehling purposely walked Cobb and
Crawford, filling the bases, Griffith took
a chance that Boehling could fool Veach,
Init the latter came through with sharp
single past Morgan and the game was
at an end.