The Washington times., 1914-07-08

Suspension on schaefer and your
salf raised"
This sentence signed by Ban John
6 epn, is the only thing that Clark Grtf-
IN has received from Chicago anent
the forfeiture of a wek ago last Fri
ay at Shibe Park. While there were
6ire predictions that the president OF
ne league intended to continue the bar
J ier that has held back the manager OF
the Nationals, 1t was expected that
when he dir raise the suspension there
would be at least a public reprimand
for Griffith.
AS the matter now stands the trouble
~ Philadelphia appears to be closed
incident. AS we pointed out in these
columns at the time any belated pro-
test about Chill making a mistake in
calling balls on Engel when 1t should
have been 'balks." woud no prevail.
Compaints of this sort must be made
AT the time the aeged offense takes
race, so it woud seem that johnson mas
cen consistent in the stand he has
raken in declining tU honor the OBJ
Jaction that was forwarded from here
fter four days of deliberation.
The forfeited game will, In al PROB
= oility, endure, leaving the Washington
Philadelphia count stand I to in favor
q the Athletics for the season, thus
:or.
In the ninth inning of yesterdays
same Leary punched a grounder to-
VI ards second which Ray Morgan
Eathered in with apparently plenty
C. time to throw out the runner. When
did not make the play to Gandil
-he second bassman astonished the
-pprd and there end of dis
,ussion Of why he faltered when he
lad such a chance to complete the
cut.
The explanation came today when it
was learne dthat Morgan was not pre-
ared to make the play for when he
Eot the ball in his glove it rolled
O round and he could not get a grasp
IN II with his right hand to make
the throw. l should have been
scored as an error.
Joe Sugden. who is to the Browns
what Jack Ryan is to the Griffs, is
now touring the Middle West to in
spect a couple of young catchers who
have been recommended to Branch
hickey.
Through the interference of rain yes
terday, stopping every game scheduled
except the one here. the tension in the
American League race is today greater
than ever. The Nationals are now but
hals game behind Detroit, the Tigers
are but forty-four points in the ruck OF
the Athletics. Chicago is but thirteen
Lehind Washington. while but seven
points separate Boston and St Louis in
he struggle for the leadership of the
second section of the maddening strug-
gie on the Johnsonian loop.
II the Grifmen can win today and
the Philadelphians are able to set hac6
Detroit. this evening will find Washing
ton in the runner up position.
With their chief released from his
prison and once more in good stand
with renewed confidence and gave the
ST. Louis Browns one of the worst
trouncings of the season here The
Ecore of I to 2 does not actually dem
onstrate what a trimming was handed
out 10 the men from the state OF visible
demonstration. for there was not a
time after the opening inning that the
Nationals were not monarchs OF all
they surveyed
They jumped on Bill James in the
second. and by simply slaughtering the
ball, drove themselves to the front
through the medium of a four run
Lead. This bombardment was too much
20 James was yanked out and Walter
Leyerenz was sent in in the hope Of
heeping the Griffs in check. Lever
enz got his in the fourth inning. when
ne was pounded all over the field for
three more runs, but he was allowed to
when the substitution of a hitter forced
q change in the box and young Taylor
pitched the final session.
While the ST. Louis slabbIsts were
having their troubles, Yancey Wyatt
Ayers was going along in a manner
befitting the present excellent condition
of the Washington pitchers. The Vir-
ginia physician never looked better
since he has worn Gr1rnthian spangles.
gotten to first and both of these were
on gifts. Neither survived long
enough to break the succession OF
blanks that Ayers was piling up, and il
was not until two were out in the sew
enth. when Leary showed a single in
TO right that ST. Louis got what even
looked like a hit Up to that time
but thrice had the Browns been able
TO get the ball beyond the inner defense
of the Griffmen and these were equal
ly divided among shanks. Milan and
Moeller.
AS a matter Of fact Ayers was such
q dominent figure that he robbed the
game of practically all Of its excite
mcnt and the principal interest of the
crowd was centered in the grand per-
formance of the twirler.
Ayers had done so well that as soon
as he was hit in the seventh Griffith
allowed him to finish that inning, and
then sent Johnny Bentley to the front.
The game by this time was sewed up
and, while Bentley was hit four times
and the Browns made two runs, his
performance was good enough to hold
the victory that had been started
through the combination Of the pitch
ing. Of Ayers and the slugging of the
other members Of the team.
Aside from the actual play there were
two incidents that drew forth from the
crowd sincere applause. 1t is most un-
usual for baseball fanatics to make a
friendly demonstration for umpires. but
when Billy Evans and Jack Egan walk
ed on that field yesterday the people
in the stand cheered them as no other
empires have ever befroe been received
here. The idea of the Nationals working
without the restraint Of Chill and Sheri-
dan was a relief.
The next cheering of real moment
came when Clark Griffith and Herman
Schaefer went to the coaching lines.
il was a fine tribute to these two and
showed the confidence that Etin eX
lists in the two since the forfeiture Of