Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-01
Boston Series VIII Give Line on Pennan Chances of Nationals
CLEAN SWEEP FROM YANKEES
MEANS MUCH TO NATIONALS
Five-Game Series With Boston, Which Opens Friday
Sure to Give Locals Hard Tussle-Shaw
Engel Today.

of these six teams to finish at the top by
October and the team which displays
the most gameneSS and is not handicap
ped by any serious accidents ought to
have a great advantage. Though the Ath-
letics will continue to be the favorites in
the race, 1t is by no means certain that
the champions will be able to repeat
Mack has wonderful offensive team,
but there is some doubt as to the ability
of his pitching staff to hold its own. The
Boston team. though it is now only at the
head of the second division. will bear
watching. Carrisan has a strong aggre-
cation. and if his pitchers hold up there
is a good chance for the Red Sox to make
a winning finish. Detroit. too, must be
considered but though the Chicago and
St. Louis teams may prove troublesome,
they cannot be seriously considered as
having a chance.
form now than he has been at any time
this season. There appears to be more
stuff on his delivery than earlier In the
season and his motion appears to be free
and unhampered. Johnson is going to be
mighty hard to beat if he Is fortunate
enough to have his team score run or
two for him In the games he works
There is all the difference in Ray keat-
ing's pitching when there is no one on
the bases and when they are occupied
Heating Is not near the pitcher when he
has to shorten his motion as when he
takes his regular wind-up. That is true
of a whole lot of pitchers, and the most
effective twirlers are those who have just
as much stuff on the ball when there are
men on the bases and they cannot take
their wind-up as when they are unham-
pered.
1t is a noticeable fact that a large
percentage of Eddie Fosters hits always
come when there are men on the bases
the most valuable inside men on the
local team
So long as George Mcbride is at short
field. the Nationals catchers should al
ways be able to show to good advan-
tage. The ability of Mcbride to handle
thrown balls on attempted steals is moth
ing short of marvellous. Day in and day
out he manages to handle throws that
the average infielder would not reach.
and he puts the ball on the runner with
accuracy and judgment All the catch
ers have to do on the local team when
Mcbride is covering second is to throw
the ball in that direction and he will do
the rest
Williams the Yankees first baseman,
probably played his last game for Chance
yesterday. Williams figured in trade
whereby the New York club obtalns
First Baseman Mullen of the Lincoln
CNeb) club, and Williams left this morn
ing to join that team. Mullen Is ex-
pected here sometime today. and in the
event of his not reporting, kinsman,
the young first baseman turned over TO
Chance by Griffith yesterday, may be
given a trial at the bag.
Chill was indirectly responsible for the
run the Yankees scored in the NTH m
ming. With DAILY and Sweeney on sec
ond and first. respectively, and one out.
Ayers had three balls and two strikes
on Williams Williams struck at the next
advancing. Henry shot the ball to
Foster. Who easily retired DAILY. but to
the surprise of every one in the inclosure.
Chill did not call the third strike on WI
liams, and gave him base on palls,
till;nr the bases. Then came Milan's
great catch of Keating's long fly. and
DAILY ran home.