Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-01
MACK'S TEAM NOT
IN SHAPE TO PLAY
Athletics Manager SEXES a
FIimsy Excuse for Calling
Off Contest.
BOEHLING is SLATED TO
PITCH THE FINAL GAME
Nationals Open Up Long Stretch at
Home With New York
Tomorrow.
BY J. ED GR1LLo.

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terday the Nationals would not have
spent an idle day But simply because
the Champions pitchers are in a bad
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was put up so that a game would not
! be played
AS early as $50 yesterday morning
Mack had Griffith on th,. nhone This
is 'he conversation, "a reported:
1t looks bit cold. Grif; do you
think it advisable to pIay?'
..you ,re r,,,n;nr ~; r.,i .i,,r &c
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was Grifflth's reply.
Mack then said that he would let
Griffith know definitely nv noon hut at
half-past ten o'clock. when a few rain
drops we're falling a phone message
came that the game was off II did not
rain enough to settle the dust and the
afternoon while cloudy was not cold
This is not the first time that games
have been called off here which should
have been PLAYED Only two wears ago
the Nationals arrived here one morning
at II O'Clock. 1t was a bright dav. but
Mack's team was not in good shape
and the game was called off on the
excuse that the grounds were not in
condition.
scheduled for TODAY being prevented
/ however
Double headers are sure to be nuner-
Gus for the Nationals this summer. To
date not a single series has been fin
ished. and there are already four or
five double-lleaderS slated for later in
the season In every other instance the
reinforcement has been justified, but
/ there was really no excuse for not play
ing yesterday
Joe Boehing will do the pitching today.
Manager Griffith has no intention of
using Walter Johnson any more in this
series, now that but one game remains
nor will he pitch him Saturday against
the Yankees, which game is to be as
signed to Shaw or Cashion, with Walter
in reserve in the event of an emergency
arising. If it is necessary johnson Will
he used to finish one or two Of the New
York games. and then gradually be placed
1 in A position where il will be his turn
to work the last day of a series.
While Griffith fully appreciates the fact
4 that Chances team is by no means easy
II his Young pitchers in those games
He is anxious to get these young fellows
/ in action. so that he viii have some sort
Of a line on them when the double
header neriod rolls around and il will
! he necessary To call on all the pitching
helm TO work
!
I The srIendid showin:. which Detroit is
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oiass turirlers which IN addition to his
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