The Washington times., 1914-07-19
ONLY THREE GAMES
WITH CAL s OUTFIT
Nationals Are in Third Place,
Thanks to Red Sox Defeat by
the JungaIeers.
Sy THOMAS KIRBY.


With the count two to one In fav-
or Of the ohIoans. the Cleveland
Maps will tomorrow end their stay
in Washington and then come the
Chicago White Sox. one OF the con-
tenders in the marvellous race which
is being staged under the direction
~ Ban johnson. The schedule MAX
ers have decreed that once in each
season each team must oppose the
others in a three game series and
that will be the extent Of the stay
Of the White Sox in the capital of
the nation. They come here Tuesday.
and on Thursday evening, both out
fits depart for the West. the Griff-
men spending a day on the train and
opening at st. Louis. while the Sox
go home to begin an engagement with
the New York Highlanders.
The developments of yesterday placed
the Nationals in third place, the de-
feat Of Boston by Detroit turning the
trick. The advantage of the Griff-
men continues slight wnile right on
ne heels Of the Eed Sox are the
White Sox with st. Louis not far re-
moved.
The Mackian luck .nte=ceded again
Yesterday and as a result the Attn
,etics drew away from all compeu-
tors by a dual victory over Chicago.
The smuggling crew under the COM
nand of Mack made but one more
nit than the opposition in the first
game and in the second the batting
Of7f1 lnhf n
copped twice and the result is that
team today has a greater advantage
than at any other time for the past
couple of weeks.
That Ban johnson has finally awak-
ened to the fact that he has been doing
Ollie Chill a rank injustice in the mat
-er Of assigning him with Jack Sheri-
dan. who never goes behind the bat, Is
Indicated by the manner in which the
leagues president is now teaming his
umpires.
From the time he broke into the
ma jors, Chill was coupled with Sheri-
dan, but a late shift has driven the
much-riled umpire with Tommy Con-
nelly. This gives Chill a chance to
alternate between the plate and held-
able to umpire much more fairly than
he would under the arrangements as
they existed when Chill smashed all
recent precedents by forfeitine that
game at Philadelphia.
Sheridan goes over to Bill Dineen,
and, as the latter has been through FIRE,
he unpiring delegations should have
Jess trouble than under the old order.
DESPITE all pessimi site reports to the
contrary, Clark Griffith still maintains
that clyde Milan will be able to go into
The series at St. Louis if his services
IRE demanded.
The involuntary absence of Clyde
Milan forced Griffith to shift his line,
ID TO the extent of working Howard
Shsnks in center field. At Charlottes-
F-illc. Griffith said that Shanks was
ne greatest fielding outfielder in base
rail-. and on his new job Shanks looked
II good as he did in his regular place
n left field.
Shanks was all over the held' ana
rersisted in his attempts OF sneahng
IN 10 second base and attempting 10
51plicate his trick of May, when he ran
n at Boston and shifted Tris speaker:
one of the wisest men in baseball on
second base.
..Cube" Acosta celebrated his return
n the lineup by contributing run TO
ne general welfare of the 'Ir1its.
Rillv Martin who earned fame as a
general all-around athlete AT Georse
n
philadelphia Wednesday. II VIII De re-
caIle5 that the last trip of the Maps
10 Washington. birmingham hao IAN
With Martin. and II was generally un-
Terstood at that time Ihat sohie aei0'
-nent was reached. ..-
ON Decoration Day, at Princeton,
Martin fractured his ankle. but tnis
1ss SO far recovered that he will De
readv TO iumu into the lineup as soon
as his new chief saws the WORD. Whie
Martin is a shortstop he may oreak III
n any of the infeld positions should
IN, r,ishan overtake the men upon
..hor, cleveland is now depending.
Last week was not a particularly pros
rerous one for the Nationals, for OF the
- Games plaved but two were won.
ne vas q tie and the Griffmen will
~ afforded a later opportunity to en-
rsre the Detroit Tigers in contest TO
Gecide this issue.
n il expected that before the END OF
me week Doug Neff will be back from
no University of Virginia Hospital TO
report 10 Griffith.
Ioe EngeL. after long experience in
ne warming IN pit. has finally reach-
Cd the stage where he must be seriously
ronsidered as a regular memoer OF the
C,rifjthisn mound crew. In MS iast
three starts the smiling twlrler mas
given q most respectable account OF
himself. but never better than yester-
Gsv. when he held the Maps so tisht