Evening star., 1915-06-19
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Walter johnson will pitch against the
Tigers in the last game of the series to-
dev Just which one of Jennings pitch
ers will oppose him has not been decided.
hut it is likely that Dauss. always a
troublesome fellow for the Grfffmen. will
oppose him
Johnson has been pitching splendid ball
Of late, and though he will have had but
two days. rest since his last game, Man
seer Griffith expects him to be capable
10 win the final game from the Detroit
erE.
The game will be called at O'Clock.
and the field should be in better condi-
ton than it has been for several Gays
II was Alva Williams zealousness and
desire TO help his team which cost 1ne
Nationals yesterdays game. John helHy
was not sufficiently injured to Warrant
his retireuent from the game. Cobb split
his finger nail when he stole home IN tne
first inning. and John went down 10 tne
clubhouse to have 1t washed out, an
nol,nCing that he would be back IN
minnie and continue in the game. Alva
Williams, however, donned his protector
and guards and walked out behind the
plate Just before the game was resumed
Henry came up out of the clubhouse ana
saw Williams ready for work.
Hey. Rippy, I am all right to catch
Get out of there yelled Henry. But
Williams gave Boehling the sign Tor
the next pitch. and the game went on
lust why Henry should have been
replaced by Williams when there was
no necessity for such a switch is hard
to understand. 1t cost the locals the
game. for Williams had very d1sas-
trous day behind the bat and was per.
sonally responsible for the scoring OF
three of the Tigers five runs
Ty Cobb was responsible for Joe
VII in
ming Cobb has but to laugh at Soeh-
ling, and he forgets whether he is
afoot or horseback. This Cohb d1d
yesterday. When he faced him the
then kidded him after he got on the
bases Joe so far forget himself that
he wound up when Cobb was Inlly
twenty feet up the base line from
third base. and. of course. he had no
trouble stealing home. Boehling just
prior to this had forced run over the
plate by walking Neach and Burns
after Kavanagh and Cobb had hit
safely.
Had the Nationals played any kind of
ball in the two games with Detroit
they could not have lost either The
erratic work of the pitchers in these
games was the principal trouble. Yes
terday's game would in all probability
have been won had not W1iliams neen
go anxious to break into the game.
chances are that the Tigers would have
had to be contented with the two runs
they obtained in the first inning
For some unaccountable reason the
Nationals never play good ball on
moist. soft playing field. At no time
this season have the Griffmen handled
themselves like a ball team of class
when the field has been slow as the re-
suit of rains, and yesterday was not an
exception. The faster the playing field
the better the locals appear.
Bill Steen seemed to have created the
impression among the Detroit players.
including Manager Jennings. that the
Washington team was always a sort
proposition for him. 1t is true that on
occasions Steen has beaten the Ma
tionals, but there have been many more
times when he has been driven from
the rubber by the Griffmen. Yesterday
was one of these coca sions. Jennings
undoubtedly saved the day when he
yanked Steen and sent Coveleskie to
the mound. Had Steen remained the
chances are the locals would have
scored enough runs in the seventh in
ming to win the ball game. Coveleskie
is a most successful twirler against the
Nationals. He has been a stumbling
block for the past two seasons. but IT
is to be hoped that Jennings will con-
tinue to believe that Steen has some
thing on the locals.
Both Gallia and Hopper seemed eff
fective in the innings they pitched.
Hopper, in fact. has held the Tigers in
check in both of the games in which
he faced them. Just how valuable a
twirler Hopper is probably will be de-
termined soon when the double headers
are on the slate, when Griffith will
have to use all his available pitching
talent.
The Nationals are going to have
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