Evening star., 1914-10-01
BASE BALL SEASON
ENDS HERE TODAY
Nationals to Make Final Ap-
pearance of Year on
Local Field.
BENTLEY OR CASHION TO
FACE MACK SUBSTITUTES
Team Has But Five More Games on
Its Schedule-May Not
Finish Third.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

The Nationals will make their last ap-
pearance of the season on the local
playing field today. The Philadelphia
rockies, who inflicted a defeat on the
Griffmen yesterday, making it possible
for the Tigers to tie them for third
place, will be the attraction again to-
day.
Just which one of his pitchers he will
use in the last game here is matter
of conjecture, but it is likely that
Griffith will send Carl cashion to the
rubber. Cashion returned to the team
yesterday, after spending the season
with the Montreal club. He is anxious
to show that his pitching has improved,
and may be given the chance. Bentley
also is a possibility.
After today's game but five remain to
be played by the Nationals-two in
Philadelphia and three in Boston. The
chance OF the locals winning major
ity of these games and thus making it
possible for them to finish in third
place are rather slim, though Griffith
mas not given up hope of finishing in
front of Detroit.
Eddie Foster had a perfect day at the
bat yesterday. He walked the first
time up and hit safely the next four
times he faced Pennoch. and one of his
drives was a triple. Incidentally, Eos
ter stole a couple of bases.
Mitchell retired after sliding into the
home plate in the first inning. He got
q bad shaking up in making the slide
into Lapp, and Moelier took his place.
Earl Mack. who is playing first base
for the Athletics, is son Of Connie
Mack, the teams manager. Young
fa.1 md
the bag and he also got timely hit
which gave his team its first run in
the second inning.
Eddie Foster and Rippy Williams
will go on a two-week hunting trip
Immediately after the season is over.
They are to go to Williams home at
Carthage. ILL.,. after which Foster will
return to Washington to spend the
winter.
Jim Shaw is thinking seriously Of
Mont, to spend the winter.
That game yesterday just goes to
show how uncertain base ball is. In
seasons campaign the Nationals
could beat crew such as the Ath-
letics presented yesterday so far that
it would require spyglass to see
them, yet in the game of yesterday
the locals were beaten.
Inc appointment OF Dlneen ana dli-
debrand to umpire in the worlds Sc
ries came as a surprise to the fans.
These two umpires are far from being
among the most competent of the two
leagues, and it was believed that a spe-
cial effort would be made to have the
best officials possible in charge of the
series. The National League again ap-
pointed KLEIN, who has the reputation
of being by far the best umpire in the
Did league.
OBrien. who officiated behind the
bat yesterday. had trial in the Ameri-
can League several years ago. He
worked in the American Association
this year and has just been recalled by
President johnson, who will give him
trial during the remainder of the
season. O'Brien made a good impress
sion yesterday.
Charley Pick may break into the
lineup today. He ran for Shaw in
the game yesterday, stealing a base
in the ninth, but he did not get a
chance to appear at the bat.