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continued in the game. 1t is possible that
the injury will not keep him out of har-
ness at all

the injury will not keep him out of har
ness at ALL
The terrific heat told on Mack's players.
Barry and Oldring both retired before
the second game was very old. while
Mack was forced to use four of his pitch
ers in the two games. The Athletics did
not arrive here until after 1 o'clock. and
then went direct to the ball park and
donned their uniforms, which were still
wet with perspiration from the previous
day. when the team played an exhibition
game against the Cubs in Toledo. Had
the team attended strictly to lis regular
schedule it could have been here the night
before and would then not hive nandi-
capped itself by the long trip trom t.
ledo. Just why major league teams are
allowed to play exhibition games during
the regular season is unexplained.
Umpire Chills decision in the first in
ming, when he called Milan out on
strikes after first having declared that
no out had been made resulted from a
consultation with Umpire Sheridan. Chill
was not in a position to see whether
Lapp caught the foul tip on a fly or
scooped it. Sheridan. who was standing
out in the infield, could see this, how
ever. and ruled accordingly.
Chill may not be the best umpire in
the circuit, but for some uEaccount-
able reason he is being worked harder
the season opened he has been paired
with the veteran Sheridan. and Sheri-
dan does not work behind the bat.
Chill, therefore. has been behind the
plate in every game he has officiated
in, and is now suffering from a lot of
injuries resulting from foul tips which
have struck him.
consistent left field hitter, has changed
his style and is very apt now to drive
the ball into right field any time he
faces the pitcher.
It used to be that the opposing teams
would throw their entire defensive
strength toward left field when Nc
Innis was at bat. Shanks, for in
stance. would play right on the line
Milan would go to left and Moeller
virtually in center whenever McInnis
was up, and many a hard drive this
condition robbed him of. Now the
f1elders play more nearly in their regu-
lar positions when McInnis comes up
because he has acquired the art of hit
this in the fourth inning of the first
game. when he drove a triple over
Gandils head
It would furnish some interesting
figures il it could be accurately de-
termined just how high Chick Gandil
can reach when it is necessary for him
to do so. In the fifth inning yester-
day walsh. who batted for shawkey,
made high throw to first which
seemed destined for the stand, but Can
dill by remarkably high leap pulled
the ball down with his gloved hand and
recorded the out. 1t is questioned if
| there Is another first baseman who
could have made this play. and it is a
| certainty that McInnis regarded as
one Of the best men in that position.
would have fallen a foot or SO short
Of the ball had it been thrown at him.
The Nationals were unusually sue
cessful on the bases against the Ath
letics' catchers yesterday. In the first
game Foster stole second in the sixth
inning off Schang. and In the second
pilfered at Lapps expense.
Carl Cashion has been loaned to the
Montreal club of the international
night to join that club at Jersey City
and will be worked regularly. The
agreement whereby Montreal obtains
Cashion Is such that it gives Griffith
Griffith figures that when Cashion is
worked regularly he will improve
his control and he figures on having a
serviceable pitcher developed for the
team in very short while.
Cashion was much pleased with the
chance he is given to work regularly
and he predicts that he will be back
in due time to take his regular turn
on the rubber.
Manager Griffith will pitch either
Jim Shaw or Jack Bentley in the game
today. Just which one of Mack's
twirlers will be used could not be
learned. as Mack seems to be in some
what of quandary as to his pitchers.
Whether two games will be played
in Philadelphia tomorrow or Saturday
has not yet been decided. Manager
Mack has not yet notified Manager
Griffith as to his intention, but with
good weather prevailing, the double
header will be played on one of the
two days that the Nationals sojourn
lin Quakertown. The Nationals leave
for Philadelphia tonight at 7:O5.