Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-20
BY J. ED GRILLO.

A half behind Detroit and half a game
bebind philadeln,ia- it is possible for
the Gr1ffmen to take the lead III ehe
race before the present week Is out Be
ginning tomorrow, the Tigers and Ath-
Ia+;o. hoo,, u, in , tbree-game series,
~ =, ,.au.o,;,
while the Nationals VIII oe eii'ei .s''nil'e
the ST. Louis Browns. If the locals can
keep up their present clip they are sure
to coi, n, tho leaders and perhaps
nsss thar ho,b ,bouph the chances are
pass 'Heii oo'h' tiio"e'' '
that the st. LOUIS aggregation VIII prove
harder nut to crack than has either
Chicago or Cleveland. Detroit is to be
s,. ..D,,.at,, 7 oo,.ra in Ros+on
up against " -
today and if that clever southpaW IS IN
form the llsers chahces Oh "',iliins ny
slim. A defeat for the Tigers and
clean sweep over Cleveland by the Ma
tionals would put the Griffmen within
whispering distance OF the leaders pS
tonight, and while the Athletlcs ana
Tigers are hooked up FOR me REMAINDER
OF the week one or the other Is sure ~
suffer. and it remains for the Nationals
to beat the Browns to gain ground. =,
Nor is it cinch that the Athletics VIII
win the hnai game from the hite SoA,
jim Scott is stated 10 WORK dSdiitst .'is'''
today, ana II he pltches IN the io,,,t Ills ne
displayed mere IN the game III W!Ioil
AYERS beat nm j TO IN ten iniilnss
there is good chance Tor the sox VIII
nne announcer game.
Wilt, -,, 49,. ,,oor+.;,
Wnlie oase pan IS Iiuch 100 u me- e1,,i
10 iiahe dhH p,eui..loiie % " ~
. .oiie u s,,a speel nf oon. clean
liondIs liahces ~ i,anhS So ria,,al
nms1p VI ~. d ~ hri.t.ar for tho res-
anu az. a,e WIt 1870 :. o s,ated to
son 'hat Nai,el ooii'ls sui. 10 80, for,,
pe'In anu as ne aars,, sio~ W. i, What
" -, ra,e ne ti eeu t;e5s 60 ~. ,,;ns hisb
- @ 80 i',ii, 49, 80 Tha taam
= au 1,;+t;'.o 90 - Iii Int II is mo ng
up for It's shortcomings IN .h,s respect ps
lh.eilieen. lHs!ue nai Gnu ,o.nr.o 80
Iense. slA'n , s.aaish. fuo,+ -
nay put .ns "tln LILLY, Ia IA . lie bshind
A;. anu game anu d ''"'i 'e''''
Detroit.
r,, .o.;dar.hI. diss.+;sf.c
:; s In. go, 81 ~ s,,sc
r rion eApi ,.astad ~ aay,s wban after
G 1a.oas a. ~ 80 ,o,e,ad !, tn nintb
Hlanes hau pe ~, .ann,d a,,G
ne was aiioWed TO s.eal seconu M, arI
.niiu, .s va 81 T,,1.1r i.onar'
sHouSa q s M.:u ~ ' IN
oizgu INC -x s go c.;ai+h ..
M!.n a l4 ;.,a IN ~ INV r.+hs1
winning 70 siSe 'se e.aps IN ,a hod
IMAM Weahen ms ueiess hI me nS L. 70"
ms lnneio pay PACK anu aiioweo I'm IN
shaw 10 Wiho up. oranes was oii ..ii -.
When JACKSON sot swlnstus pui,. -,
thrown jackson out at nIst anu a.
to trap Graney coming nome, ana thus
delayed the throw TO nrst long enough
to allow jackson TO reach theIe.
Graney scored ana Jackson was on Tue
bases with none out, When' IL tue play
had been made on jackson WITHOUT
giving any attention TO Graney' one
run would have been over the piate
and the bases would nave oeen cleaf
After 1t had Deen arranged 10 give lu0
Maps the one run no efrort TO prevent
it should have been made.
With little more. experience jim SHAW
is sure to prove capaDle running naee
for Walter Johnson. me husky Youns
ster has the AFFINITY 70 MAKE s.ea.
pitcher, and considering sne ~, 5aet ,hd ~
ne is only Mn me s+ years ~ oiu a d'h h.ss
ball his work TINS spring marks nun as
Deins one OF the mas ol tng seasoh.
shaw IS naturai pItcnei' ne ,i ma a
world OF speed ana a curve pan which -
1ect controi ana learns nt.ie nioie
about the pltching arr ne rs sure 70 De
SENSATION. HIS WORK IN me game YES
teroay was noth'ns shorl oi pfi.Ilan'. ine
scoring OF the Two runs IN .he Ia!i. ~.
was not ms iault, ior the oali was nol
MT out OF the lnneid- SnaW mas inc
physlque TO warrant ms DONG lot OF
WORK. IN every one % ms games ne mas
oeen dl ms oese uulnS .he eiosths III
hihss' WHICH SPEAKS wen ior his seaniiha-
.;'a NV ehs s.ors 'nae Aiis.Li e
.. ah9 .o LIE p,..S au Sen I,.i
I,.es ~ Ioia .ne LUZ ~ tn
:, iai 2eas III .Is a.su
- my SER. W sialii mat ane new I
orsahizatioIl mas ever ihaoe IS more az
suIo anu Tue M 20 INA. w ai'ei , !oiiii
son mas oeeh ulssalislleo WIN colultlohs
mere as wen as ms pay cooiu hot e1na-
nate ironi any source ~ touen VIII
cohoielohs. walter 'onHsoh mas always
commanded ms own sdiary since ne mas
peeh Win t.e iocdi eiup. Even from
.he outset ol ms career as Natiohai
ne mas proven hinsel shreWd Dusl-
ness man. Last year ne wound up
.nree-year contract Whlch called Tor
SsloOo ana winch, incidentally, was the
highest salary a mayor league pitcher
ever drew Last Iall ne slSneu con-
tract calling for sl2.OoO, at which price
ne IS pltchlns TINS season
Johnson has had no reason to be dis
satisfied. and he is not character who
would resort to any underhand methods.
well pleased with. their berth here and
have never had any idea OF joining the
helping its position in the public eye by
resorting to the circulation of such
ridiculous yarns. and Manager Griffith
seems to have hit the nail on the head
when he said that the new league is
for the advertising it got out of them.
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There were two brilliant plays pulled
by the Nationals yesterday which IN