The Washington herald., 1914-07-18
milan INJURED;
OUT FOR MONTH
Out6elder Sustains Broken
Jaw as Result Of Collision
with Danny Moeller.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
Aeosta Probably Will Be in Lineup
Today-Doc Ayers Slated
to Pitch.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT

Clyde Milan, who for two years has led
the big leagues IN stolen bases viii be
out Of the Washington lineup for at
least a month. according to DR.. P. Ed
ward Larkin, the club physician.
When Moeller and Milan collided in
the eighth inning yesterday. while going
after Chapman's fly. Moeller's knee ram
med Milan In the jaw, breaking the low
er maxillary bone in two places, at the
chin and under the left ear. In addition
Milan has a badly sprained shoulder.
It seems that when both players start
ed full tilt after the flying sphere Milan
did not see Moeller coming until 1t was
too late TO avoid a collision. Milan ducked
at the instant Moeller made the catch
Danny did a high and lofty tumbllng
act, turning complete fiip-hop, but
holding tight to the ball He was unin-
jured but the force OF the impact rem
dered Milan unconscious and he had to be
assisted from the field.
An X-ray photograph, taken late last
night. disclosed the two fractures as
stated in the foregoing, and DR.. Larkin
believes that Il will be a month or more
before Milan will be able to again don
a uniform
Needless to say the loss Of Milan at
this stage Of the race Is going to prove
a fearful handicap to the Nationals pen
nant chances as Grin will be forced to
play either Acosta or Smith in the out
field. neither OF whom is in a class with
the Tennessee Flyer.
Acosta will probably be sent to right
field this afternoon, and Moeller shifted
to center.
A decision by Umpire Hildebrand rob-
bed the Nationals of a run in the fourth
when Shanks drove the ball to right
field and pulled up on second base. From
the press box IL looked as IL the ball had
landed squarely on the chalk mark. but
Hildebrand called II a foul and Shanks
was brought back only to strike out.
Had a two-bagger been allowed Shanks
would have crossed the plate later. as
Ray Morgan. the next batter, shot
single to left
For the third game of the series this
afternoon, which starts promptly at )
o'clock. Manager Birmingham will pitch
Morton, his latest recruit phenom, OBJ
tanned from the Waterbury. Conn. club
Of the Eastern Association. Doc Ayers
lis slated to work for the Griffmen.
W. johnson pitched three balls to
Chapman in first. little Indian club
exercise was all that Chap got out OF II.
Walter johnson threw TO first to catch
Johnston in second. The latter would
have been easily caught had not the ball
whacked Gandil in the solar plexus or
somewhere in the immediate vicinity.
Shanks and HIldebrand gave a did
and-didn't" dialogue in the fourth when
Shanks claimed the pitched ball hit him.
and the arbitrator said it did not Howard
was peeved and grieved.
Mcbride smashed a liner about a yard
above Summers head in the seventh. but
chains and robbed Mcbride Of what
looSed to be a sure single.
For the first time this season. yester-
day, / have had a ball club in there that
looks like a good team" said Manager
Joe Birmingham. OF the Maps. last
night but II looks as II l would have to
make a change, for Doc Johnston hurt
himself yesterday. pulling a Charley
game on Saturday.
Jack Graney. OF the Maps, was taken
Ill last night. and a physician was hasti-
ly summoned. Cancer Of the stomach Is
feared. and an operation may be neces-
ssry.
1t seems that for the past three days
Graney has been unable to eat any solid
food and made no complaint until to-
night.
Birmingham is plainly worried. He
states that Graneys loss right now
could not be replaced. and is hoping
against hope that the physicians dag
nosis Is the wrong dope.
WILLIAM PEET.
wiIbert Robinson has been fired and