The Washington times., 1914-09-16
sandy Spring SouthpaW Will Be
Worked in Turn on Invasion
lust Opening.
WILL LOOK AT WILLIAMS
Manager Griffith Intends Using
Atlanta HurIer at Very First
Opportunity.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Sept 16-Walter
: ohnson. Doc Ayers, Jim Shaw and
: ack Bentley are the men Griffith has
ecided to use as regular pitchers, un-
less the unforeseen develops, in the
West
Bentley won recognition by his great
-'ork against the Athletics on Labor
'ay, his good work against New York
I'D his fair work against Boston. With
) law it is principally a matter of
mastering control if he is to remain
p member of the select quartet on this
al invasion. Johnson and Ayers have
I en- the ones depended upon ever since
oehling was injured.
This leaves in the reserve Joe Engel.
J AIRY Harper and Dick Williams. Grif-
! n has always maintained that VIII
J ms has the making of a great pitcher
{ at the first opportunity he will be
E01t in in relief of a faltering pitcher
I give the manager opportunity to
: dge whether all the good reports that
[ ne from Atlanta concerning him were
: stifiable.
lark Griffith. always optimistic. hav-
i-g conceded that the pennant for which
, hoped for months, is beyond his
reach. declared today that he honestly
/. lieves that the Nationals will be able
u gain ground in the West.
is feeling is based on two facts. the
Z mitted weakness of two of the teams.
,.veland and st. Louis. on this side
o. the great divide. and the belief
at with Shaw and Bentlcs going
1ng at the form that was expected
c them earlier in the season he will
/ able to better than win half of his
s mes on the present tour. If he docs
J ut 1t means that he must sink lower
than the bottom Of the first division
which he now holds.
You know at Charlottesville every
orc was r1Ost enthusiastic about our
] tching staff. What it has done is a
matter now well known" quoth the
! sder today.
Candil has apparently come out Of
two weeks. and if H. will begin to hit
UP to the standard which he set last
' ear we will probably be- gTeatly Dcne-
fitted, as no matter how Well our
pitchers travel they must nave heIp
from the other side Of the game or
we can't win"
The party of more than thirty in the
\ ashington baseball collection 1s today
{ ng through States on the most tire
trrne trip of the whole year.
twenty-five hours is what is generally
{ culated to get from Washington to
: Louis, and the players find little
vary the monotony except an occa-
+ nal game of bridge.
he team is due to reach st. Louis
E cut supper time this evening, and the
q consolation that the players have
: ls far found has been that t Is
, .Ch cooler than the last time they
, ne this way and suffered conditions
Z A.: sapped all the life out OF the men
n the early part of the journey the
J yton Red Sox and Umpires OLoISh-
and Hildebr3nd Travelled on the
: ne train with the Griffmen. Boston
/. on the way to Cleveland.
To Jim Shaw's fielding most OF the
/ ..me is laid for the defeat in the
; me Of yesterday, which gave the Fed
) the advantage on the series.
9th Of Shaw's misplays were wild
! yes. In the third he let fly With
, % that gave the SOX the first run OF
: .. game, and again in the ninth ne
, ..ve them the game after it app~a:ed
though extra sessions were assIrad
! wing passed HobltZell. he slammed
! - center in trying to catch ths Tor
: r National Lacquer at second, am
; er Milan picked up the ball 2Ud
we'd into the Boston dugOut allow
? Hoblitzell to cross the plate W:th