The Washington times., 1914-05-07
GRIFFMEN.
By THOMAS KIRBY.
Game at $3.50 p. n.

Clyde Milan will start against the
Athletics this afternoon, although he
is an aIIing athlete.
This morning the center neldSr VAS
unable 10 put on q uniform 10 take
part in the practice, but he is insist
ent upon starting IN the game, and he
has received the PERMISSION of mis- man.
ager TO get into his accustomed pCsI-
ton.
In going after fly bail in the first in
ming yesterday. Milan ran Lfoul of
Shanks, and while II appeared fTCm
the stand mat Milan's injury came from
stumbling. the real damage was done
py the spikes of Shanks, who caught
the other outfielder just above the right
knee and caused a cash that h9s been
most painful.
For a while il Was thought that per
maps it was a return of the injury re-
Ceived in the ankle in the rough bas-
ketball game at Charlottesville. To-
day, however, il was evident that the
whole trouble was in the knee.
Griffith today issued dat denial that
he has signed a pitcher named Barron
from the University OF West Virginia.
incidentally, Mike Kahoe, the scout,
was asking about the one ne was sup
posed to have recommended.
The fear has often been expressed in
these columns that if the young pitch
ers selected from the whole collection
that went to Charlottesville failed to
come through in approved style 1t would
simply be through lneAperiencc asert-
ing itself most forcibly at times when
there were men on the bases
At times yesterday Jim Shaw looked
like a million dollar bequest; on several
occasions he looked like Mexican cur
rency. Ard all the bad things he nid
showed that ii was because he has not
r,rVn, =,
situations as he WIS forced TO face m
the SOUR Of tie luomcnt Yesterday.
But despite all his transgresslons and
sins Shaw won the crowd b. the way he
kept eNerlastingly at Il. He would
pitch himself into jams from which it
would appear it would be impossible TO
emerge without being murdered and
then he would get down OF the Job
ana come through IN great shape.
AS L rough diamond Jim Shaw is one
of the most impressive youthful pitchers
who ever crashed into This league. and
IL the hard places can be Srooothed and
the Lroper degree of refinement reached
in fielding. this Swapping hS athlete
should become a great right bower for
Walter johnson.
Eight hits were made OFF Shaw but
most of these came after proper fielding
would have retired the side.
Puck Barton was last night sent TO
he Newport News club of the Virginia
league.
Cube Arosta was in yestcrdl:s
game lust long enough TO make the best
running catch of the gam. -ettiEe ?
fv of PcCkInpauEh that looked as
rnough it was labeled for double
Yesterday was the frsi time rnsr
"a. CalGy ell appeared here since tie
reform. wave struck him ana he thor
oughly justified all Iht -,oOd things
that have been SAID about him this
sIring. In fact, il IS doubtful IL The
Nationals have fac-d a pitcher TINS
'Ie let this club have only three hits I
and the total might have necr even /
less had Caldwell not have rad such 4
d comfortable lead in the matter Of /
runs.
jim O'Doy was on the Oh and pull .
- oLt one mdividua! Who seemed 10
think that within the oUnlI.cs of a bel. d
park one is supposed 10 forget about
all restrain so far as language is con 4
Cerned
Rav Caldwell has not been scored
upon this year The nearest the Ma
iiOnaIg came yeste rday was when Clyde .
Milan trlp!ed in the sXth with two out. (
The Athletics will Ia nor this afternoon .
under the handicap Of tho absence Of
lack Barr. who Is sriIl suffering from
the spkiug he received from Dam
M"c,ler's steels. BIly or VIII I'll in al
short for the champions.
Connolly and Dincen remain over a. &
the umpires for the Philadelphia series. .
tn" average work Of this pair during !
the New York set Was quite high. ,
THE ROX SCpRL.