Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30
NATIONALS WIN EVERY SERIES
BUT ONE IN STAY AT HOME
Grifmen Take Fourteen Out of Last Twen-
ty-Two Games Played Detroit
Gets Long End.

divided between the three outielders.
SnahKS got the first one in the fourth,
Milan the second one in the sixth and
Connolly the last one in the ninth.
it would not be at all surprising if
Schang developed into a high-class third
baseman- He is not only playing the
position well, but he likes it, and he con-
fessed to Connie Mack yesterday that he
did not want to play any other position
any more unless it was absolutely neces-
sary- Mack argues that Schang is really
too good a ball player to be catching
He figures that as catcher he would
be in the game only about fifty times a
year, and that as n third baseman he
could play many more games land all of
them If he did not meet with accidents.
Joe Bookings pitching was a surprise.
Because of the poor work this pitcher
has done during the entire season it was
not believed that he was anywhere near
ready to show his real form, and the
announcement that he would be pitched
fans who gathered.
But Boehling proved a surprise. He
really pitched a clever article of ball.
probably because for the first time in
constantly get himself in a hole on nearly
every batsman who faced him, as has
been the case so many times this spring.
r1mors which are being started by Phila-
delphia papers regarding which of the
players he is going to get rid of.
% These reports are started for no
other purpose than to find out what
players 1 am figuring on retaining for
next year. They pick out some one of
my players and make it appear that he
is to be sold regardless of whether
have any such intentions. Only a week
or so ago they sold Murphy on me, and
M ic Ia ha aof NF hn ffny-
is that Barry has been out of the game
with an injury and l have heard from
him and he will be in our lineup in
Boston tomorrow, where We are sched-
uled to play two games in the after
Zeb Milan is showing to better ad-
vantage with almost every game. He
looks more like the player of old of
late instead of having slowed up and
not being able to hit. Yesterday he
laid two perfect bunts down the third
base line and beat them both out with
out much trouble, showing a flash of
good speed. Incidentally, Zeb stole a
If Nefr had not interfered with base
hit.
Wyckoff was not very effective in the
two games he pitched here. Gallia beat
him in the opener and yesterday Boeh-
ling took his measure after he had
gone three innings. For all that. Wyck-
off appears to be one of the most prom
Using of Mack's young pitchers. though
he is not at his best just now. Davis,
who succeeded him. is trying to make
la pitcher out of himself, but he need
not be disappointed If he Tails In this
position, for he has the making of a
great outfielder. being decidedly fast
and a competent and consistent hitter
against right-handed pitchers.
Scout Mike Kahoe went south last
night. He will visit number Of
leagues in that section in the hope Of
discovering a "phenom" or two. But
Mikes task this year is a hard one,
for the reason that he finds all the
good-looking youngsters are the prop
erty of some major league club which
has farmed them out. Most of the big
league scouts are making this COM
plant, and the recall of players in the
fall who have been out on optional
agreements will be--greater than ever
before in the history of organized base
bal.