Evening star., 1914-07-23
MITCHELL To JOIN
TEAM IN ST, LOUIS
New Fielder Disappoints by
Not Putting in Appear
ance Here.
BOEHLIMG AND WILLIAMS
TO WORK IN FINAL GAME
Blair Is Said to Be a Speed Mar
vel-Team Leaves on Trip
After Today's Contest.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

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st. Louis. He wired Manager Griffith to
this effect this morning. Mitchells fail
ure to report here was a disappointment
to Manager Griffith, for he expected to
use the veteran in left fed in the event
that Reb Russell. a left-haEder. should
work against the Nationals today. Acosta
and Blair. the new outtieider, are both
left-handcd hitters and, of course, handi-
capped when facing a southJaw.
Joe Boehlins, 81 slated to pitch the final
| game the Nationals are scheduled to play
here for nearly a month today. 1t is
| likely that Russell will oppose him. While
it was not definitely decided this NOM
ing it is more than likely that Williams
will do the catching. This would add
! partment in which the team is none too
| strong.
| John l. Blair. an outfelder who made
quite Il reputation as a member OF the
| MartinsbuiS. club of the Tri-City League,
| joined the Nationals mere yesterday after
noon and worked out with the players
| before the game. Blair has the earmarks
| OF a ball player if the manner in which
| he handles himself in practice can be
| taken as Il criterion. He was q much
sousht-after young man and had it not
| been that he is a lad of his word he
would probably now be member of Jack
Dunns Ba timore team. Dunn tried to
| persuade Blair to come with him even
| after he had reached the station in this
| city and made an inducement of double
the salary he had signed for here. But
Blalr stood by his word and reported to
Manager Griffith. He will be taken on
| the trip and may be given "a chance to
show what he can do.
For the present it is not going to be
an easy matter for any outfielder to
displace Merito Acosta The Cuban is
improving with every game. He hit
safely three times, again yesterday
and. in addition, made two throws to
the plate which nailed runners His
first peg was in the first inning, when
Demmitt tripled to left. Acosta got the
ball to Mcbride and his throw to the
plate nailed DemInitt. In the fourth
Acosta threw out Schalk when he tried
to score from second on Bretons hit to
left. The only time Acosta will be
taken out for a while will be when a
ie1t-handed pitcher is working against
the locals, Tor he has not yet learned
Patrons of the game here were rather
peeved after Yesterdays defeat Not so
much because the Sox rolled up four
runs in the final inning as because it
was figured that the Nationals should
have gone into the ninth with at least
one-run lead, which naturally would
have made a big difference in the play
ing of the final inning
Manager Griffith was roUndlv criticised
lot allowing John Henry to bat with the
bases full in the fifth and then again
with Mcbride Oh third and none out in
squeeze play in this inning but the ba
was pitched wide and as result Nc
Bride was run down. Then Henry struck
out.
After today's game with the White sox
the Nationals start on their second west
ern trip, playing in every one of the four
cities in that end of the circuit and then
come east and play two games in Phila-
delphia and one in New York The team
returns here August 1S
The first trip of the Griffmen to the
west was Il most disa astrous one. Few
games We're won and much ground was
lost on the trip. Griffith hopes to make a
better showing on the coming invasion
Boston gained second place yesterday
by a dual victory over the St. Louis
Browns. and. barring accidents Carri-
Sans team is not likely to be displaced
again for the remainder of the season.
Boston is the one team in the race which
is apt to give the Athletics a hard strug-
gle Carrigan has a splendid outfit and
if the team is helped by the acquisition
of Hoblitze!l, the Cincinnati first base
man, it Will have Il great chance. for no
team is better fortified with pitchers than
the SoX. Up to recently the clubs only
failing has been its inconsistent perform
ances, but it seems to have steadied down
now and is sure to play Il prominent part
in the race
Breton played IA magnificent game at
third base for the SoX. making some
splendid stops at critical stages His
best play was a onc-handed stop of a
hard-h ball from McBrides bat in the
fifth. by means of which he nailed Gandil
at the plate. Breton looks like mighty
good ball player. and he is apt to develop
into a hitter of more than ordinary
ability.
Demmitt. who was with Detroit early
n tne season. seems to have made a !
splendid man for Callahan. His hitting in |
the game yesterday was perfect getting |
two triples a single sacrifice and "a |
walk. Incidentally he displayed a good
throwing arm. when he got the ball to
the plate in time to head off Foster in
the first inning.
Mcbride is hitting exceptionally well of
late Many of his drives are for extra
bases. Yesterday he got three hits. and |
of them was a triple.