Evening star., 1914-08-07
NATIONALS T00PEN
IN CHICAGO TODAY
Jim Shaw May Work in the
First Game Against
White Sox.
JOHNSON is GIVEN $50
FOR PITCHING AN INNING
Walter Receives That Sum for Show
ing His Prowess to Decatur
Fans Five Minutes.
BY ]. ED GR1LLo.

CHICAGO. August Jim Shaw
will, in all probability. be the pitcher
to face the White Sox in today's s
game, while Joe Engel will be
kept in reserve in the event that relief
is required. Just which of his pitchers
Callahan will use could not be learned.
the sage of Comiskey believing that 1t
places his team at a disadvantage to
tell beforehand what 1t proposes to do
in the way of pitching.
notwithstanding the fact that the Sox
are virtually out of the running as lar
as the pennant is concerned, the fans
here are still loyal and are supporting
the team well. While the attendance has
not been what it was in more successful
seasons in view of the fact that the
Federals are In the field, the turnstlies
have registered a satisfactory business
Harry Harper gave a splendid exhibit
ton at Decatur yesterday. when he held
the Three-Eye League team to two hits
and did not allow a run In seven In
nings. Incidentally, he struck out seven
and walked four and also helped his
team to a couple Of runs with a two
base hit.
Johnson pitched the eighth inning
and Altrock the ninth 1t was while
Nick was cutting monkeyshines for
the amusement of the crowd that the
Decaturs scored their three runs. The
firal count was to g.
It will not be decided until some
time before the game today whether
Mike Mitchell will be able to re-
Jane back has been giving him lot
of bother, but he figures that he can
work himself out of the trouble. and
at any rate he proposes to give it
trial. In the event that Mike does not
play Acosta will be used in his place.
The little Cuban has given a very sat
isfactory account of himself in the few
games he has played, though 1T Is not
to be expected that he will be able to
maintain the pace that Mitchell has
been setting since he Joined the team.
Johnson made $50 in very short
time yesterday afternoon. At the end
of the seventh inning the promoter of
the game wanted to know If johnson
was going to pitch. Schaefer volun-
teered the information that he would
not, as he had worked the day before.
The promoter volunteered to pay John
son $50 to pitch an inning, SO Johnson
warmed up and worked in the seventh.
1t required just about five minutes to
complete the work. and he was handed
the cash.
1t would not be at all surprising if
within the next few days several names
of promising youngsters were added to
the Nationals list to report later this
month. Griffith is said to have a line
on some Youngsters who show promise
and has sent Scout kahoe out to make
the deals.
Nearly 1000 fans witnessed the game
in Decatur yesterday, and 1t vas sur
prisins to note the familiarity of these
enthusiasts with the work of the MEM
bers of the Washington team. 1t was
evident that the Griffmen had been close
ly followed during the present campaign
and some of the incidents of the present
season were recalled in loud tone of
voice. OF course, when Johnson went
out to pitch the eighth inning there We're
those who expected to see him strike
out every man who faced him. But he
only famed one and no doubt there were
those who Were disappointed as a result.
1t is estimated that Boehling will have
to rest for about ten days in the hope
of having his injured knee mend, and, in
the meantime it is not unlikely that
either Bentley or Harper will be given
a chance to fill his shoes on the pitching
staff.
self in the game at Decatur yesterday
and there is not the slightest doubt that
he will eventually develop into star
southpaw. Harper is not yet out of his
teens, has lots of stuff and Is gradually
getting the control which he has lacked.
When he overcomes this one weakness
he can be relied upon to be one of the
best left-handars in the league. There
also is apt to be big change in Boehl-
ing'S work when his knee is cured That
this trouble has proved a great handicap p
to the pitcher stands to reason. for he
has been unable to put any weight on his
injured leg without it causing him con
siderable pain.