Evening star., 1915-06-06

Aiva Williams has been filing Ch1c
Gandils shoes at first for the past
"eek or so. Until yesterday he seemed
to do fairly well. but on two occasions
Yesterday he spilled the beans. because
he could not make up his mind as to
where 10 throw the ball on plays which
ne should have anticipated. The re-
suit was that the vigiting team got
not entitled.
Whatever chance there was TO tie
the score in the ninth was eliminated
when Griffith decided 70 allow Ainsmith
TO bat for johnson. Why Johnson,
player who frequently has been used
to nit for ore Of t;le regulars. should
be withdrs wn FOR a substitute of Ain
smiths weak batting ability is not
plain unless Ainsmith, by reason of his
speed, was expected to steal first base
Ainsmith struck out, waiting patiently
while Jones put two over the plate,
and then swung at the las, one. which
was so wide that it could not have
been reached with d cellar door.
Johnson might have performed no
better than did Ainsmith, but there
have been occasions when he has hit
the ball out Of the inclosure, and, in
cldentallS. ne mas q rev IoHR -ulstanCe
hitting records to his credit.
Just about three years ago il was
established that Merito Acosta could
not play the sun field. but. fortified
with pai' OF smoked glasses. he was
sent to perform miracles in that posi-
ton yesterday. Several balls were hit
into that territory. but the Cuban did
not see any Of them until they had
rolled along the ground, by which time
it was too late for him to take any
sort of action but return the ball to
the nfield. But it was not until after
ducking two flies earlier in the game
that he got his hands on one in the
third and muffed it, then it was thought
advisable to replace Acosta with
tation as sun fielder. He readily
demonstrated that IL he had been in the
game in the first inning the Indians
would most likely have gone scoreless.
It seems Impossible for the Nationals
to win more than two games in a row.
This feat they have accomplished three
times this spring, but while numerous
opportunities to raise their consecu-
tive wins to three have heen offered
Il remains to be accomplished There
Is nothing very consistent about the
GrifYmen this spring.
Guy Morton faced the Nationals for
two innings, the third and fourth. with
out allowing the locals hit. He was
tbeu taken out and Harstad substi-
tuted. This probably was done to save
Morton for the game Monday. as he
10 Agmred as sure winner any time
he displays the form he did yester-
day.
THO sort of support Johnson received
in the first inning yesterday must be
aac;dediy discoura ging to twirler.
- incidentally. wearing on the arm,
e ha had to do a lot of work in
.,,is ;nninR which availed him but lit
~ Many Of the hits charged against
1enr.nn should have been outs and il
Sons not require a long stretch of the
uoe ..s,e o,e,ination to figure how he might
aasiIy have another shut-out to his
credit
Too Jackson broke into the line up
,,asrerday only az pinch hitter. He
~ s.id TO be suffering from a lame arm
nd asked to be excused from playing
ans+ base Roy Wood took his place
'nI allied it very well. jackson will no
dnubt be back in harness Monday.
Tommy Connolly witnessed The game
.rnTn the grandstand. His ankle is
healing rapidly and he hopes 70 be
ble to play in the game Monday.
gunting and hitting practice near the
seats on any major league ball park
is absolutely against the rules and
players indul4ing in this sort of prao-
tice are apt to be fined.
It is now rule that one OF the two