Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
|BOEH[|NG TO TRY
TODOWN TIGERS
Griffith Will Send Richmond
Southpaw Against Jennings
Team Today.
TED SULLIVAN GOING TO
EUROPE TO FOSTER GAME
Ty Cobb May Not Break Into Line
Up Until Monday.
Gossip.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Joe Eoehlinc is slated to pitch against
the Detroit Tigers this afternoon. Jen-
ninss and his play ers. who gave the Ath-
ietics severe setback in their series
in Quakertown. are full of confidence and
while the genial leader of the team is
not making any claims he believes that
his team will continue in the flag fight
right down to the finish. George Dauss
Is expected to oppose Boehlng. There is
hut one chance for the Nationals to pass
into third place today and that is for
them to heat the Tigers and have the
New York Yankees take a fall out of
the Chicago Sox. Though in fourth place
the Nationals are hut three and a half
games behind the Athletics, who are lead
ing. and it would not take long to over
come that advantage. Mack's team will
he up against the st. Louis Browns to-
day and if their pitchers show good form
there is chance for the Hickey team
10 give the leaders a few more upsets.
Today's game will he called at : O'clock
Ty Cobb occupied seat on the Wash
Ington bench during yesterdays game
with the Browns. He said that he did
not expect to break into the Tiger
line-up today. hut that he would posi-
lively be found in the game Monday.
The return of Cobb to the Tigers means
much to that team which has held its
own with it's greatest PLAYER idle
Cobb. who was playing the best ball of
his career at the time that he was in
jured. is sure to make a big difference
in Jennings team. which must he con-
ceded to have good chance to win
the pennant this year.
Had some of the Nationals hits which
We're wasted in the first and final games
of the st. Louis series been dropped into
tha nrh ga he Crif urni
have made a clean sweep of the series.
As it was they got an even break. and in
two of the games outplayed their OPP
ponents. but base hit at the right time
in either of the other games would have
turned them into victories. That. ST.
Louis team did not look very impressive
here. 1t is club which will always be
troublesome because of its pitching
strength. but it cannot be figured as hav-
ing chance to win the flag for some
time yet
Clarence Walkers batting average suf-
fered severe setback during the
Browns stay here. Walker got but two
hits in twelve trips to the plate. which
will shrink his general average some.
But ne is natural hitter. for all that.
and is sure to be among the top-notcher
batters of the league at the end of the
season.
Walter Johnsons proves pitcher
was never better demonstrated than in
the third inning Yesterday. Having a
seven-run lead. Walter Ioafed and Agnew.
Leverenz and Shotten singled in rapid
succession. filling the bases. Then Walter
let out a link and the next three batters
had a hard time seeing the bali. Pratt
COPIED up to Shanks. Williams struck
out and Walker hit a little fly to Shanks.
No runs were scored and the three hit
tiers were left stranded on the bags
As pointed out in these columns
t,x. horI
to heat if he retains his present form
DC has al, that terrific speed now which
,.da b,n, famous and If his teammates
n,a'e i,'' wv, r,r or TWO in his games
~ vii co long while without being
defeated
Harry Harper SHOWS ifip'oH eiiei.. WIN
every game he works IN yesterday ne
held the Browns IN cneck ana wouid
probably not have been scored on had his
team tried to play real nan instead OF
of stuff He. of course, lacks experience.
but gives promise of learning rapidly
and should he of much help to the team
hv next season
This rr.ctice of making hut little eff
for, ~ James in which they have a bie
80, ~ -. o,a,o,aoh,o ~ ~. %,+;on
it"" - NO. - ~. ~ a,.,a. ~.
aiS II - no. Ia ra..s ~ III 49, 49, ~, ~.
10 put iorth redi enc Is an tIie ',"e' re.
CARELESS OF what the score may ne- IN
several games here this season IN winch
/ the locals have had a comfortable lead
i the playing has been farce.
! Ten hits IN two INNINGS is undoubtedly
a record mat is what the Nationals ac-
| compllshed IN the nrSt ana second INNINGS
YESTERDAY and four pltcners IN the siaush-
ter TaNlor started. nut oio not idSt lohS:
netnS MI saielS Iour t'Ines II, 'iIira OF
! ar inning. Nellmah came next nut ne
Jared little better ana vas taken out
: because Hickey wants 10 use MIN against