Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

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BOSTON, August manager Grif-
scouting mission. He has signed two
young ball players, one a first baseman
and the other. an outfielder, both left
handed hitters and throwers. The
names Of the, two are Joseph Judge.
first baseman, and Charles Jamison,
outfieIder. Both have signed Washing
ton contracts for part Of this and all
Of next season.
Grifith is eiated over the acquisition
Of the two youngsters, who, he says,
are the two best looking boys he has
seen in his career playing on minor
league team. Both are about finished
and need less than year to ripen
them and will report to the Nationals
September Is. Griffith's enthusiasm
knows no bounds about the two
youngsters. Judge. the first baseman,
is better man now than Hal Chase
was when he came to me at New York
some years back" said Griffith. 9nis
boy is fast. has a world OF determine
ton and can do about everything that
You would expect Of an infielder. He
10 sure to make one Of the greatest
players the game has ever developed
and have only seen him in action in
IWO SdLuC6, U0t lAdl vas ChOu6u ~
convince me that there are no better
youngsters to be found anywhere.
"Jamison was a pitcher until a year
ago. when they used him in the out
field, and he has developed remark
ably. He is twenty-five. little older
than Juage, and Is sure to make good
in fast company. l nave done wei in
getting this pair-of that 1 am con-
WINGED. Judge. was with the Red Sox
a couple Of years ago. but ne was too
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the minors. When Patsy Donovan took
charge OF the Buffalo club and saw
Judge he notified President Lannin
that Judge had developed greatly. but
he did not want first baseman and
gave Judge to Donovan, who, in turn,
has sold him to Griffith together with
Jamison. Griffith went to Rochester,
where Buffalo was playing, and looked
the two players over.
The Boston players let out a howl
when Umpire Wallace allowed Moeiler
to score on Speakers wild throw in the
third inning, though the decision was alb
solutely correct. Manager Griff1th, VINO
was standing near Wallace and heard
names that Carrigan and his players APP
piled to Wallace, says he proposes to mo-
tify Ban johnson of the affair. and tell
the league president that he will never
, tolerate suspension Of his players with
out q protest unless Wallace is forced
characterizes the most disgracefuls scene
he ever witnessed on a. ball field In all
his experience where an umpire did not
take action.
Gallia will most likely pitch the final
game Monday. The Nationals leav.e here
at $50 o'clock. Monday afternoon for
cleveland, where they arrive Wednesday
morning at 1850 O'Clock. This Is quite
q jump. Friday night the team leaves
Cleveland by boat for Detroit. where
games. are to be played Saturday and
Sunday, and then Chicago win i be
visited.
Chic Gandii has been the victim of
all sorts OF tough luck of late, so far
as having long drives captured, but
Duty Lewis made q catch on him in
the seventh inning today which prob
ably will go down in base ball HIS
tory as one of the greatest catches
ever made Gandil was the first man
to face Ruth In this timing. and he
landed q terrific swing on q fast ball
belt high and started 1t on sharp
line no higher than eight feet from
the ground for the extreme left field
fence. The hit was right along the
foul line and Lewis waS playing some
distance from the line; he set sail,
though there did not appear to be the
slightest chance to reach the ball.
suddenly when near the fence 10
plunged forward with a back- hand
movement IND protruded his gIoved