The Washington times., 1915-05-08

Minneapolis, his original plan.
u am willing to 60 to Minneapolis. II
Ortiz Gays the word" said Harper to-
day. but think can hang on here,
II get enough practice. It's hard work
getting control when YOU sit on the
bench all the time. I have no COM
plant to make. though. and II Griff
wants me to 60 back for a while, III
co.
The youngster was tickled at being
ordered to accompany the team West
tonight. He did not try to hide his sat-
isfactton.
Charlie Pick will go back to Washing
ton with Jack Ryan and put through
course Of sprouts calculated to make
him i good infielder. If he fails to i'm
prove, he will probably be sent back to
the minors. Picks hitting and base
running would come in very handy to
the Griffmen now, but his sloppy field
ing makes it impossible to put him in
the lineup.
The Griffmen leave for Detroit after
tbs game today and are not due In
Jungletown until q short time before
scheduled to face the Tigers. The team
will jump right out to Chicago tomor-
row night. having a day of on Monday.
Weather conditions for the Anal clash
mere WeT0 tdI lTOHl 6OOu. Slosc, oeAShy
atmosphere threatening a shower at
any moment. was In order.
John Henry blew that second ball
Eams in the very first inning. but he
driffmen by Bob shawkey and his
fellow conspirators. The answer Is
simply cannot hit hard enough to get
anywhere against good pitching. I'm
til they acquire some strength with
the fail. they will take the back
is offered by the opposing outht.
Henry is a massive man. From the
press stand he looks like a Philadel-
phia Jftney easing away from curb
Ing for a. long 'aunt s,S for nlskel Ha shca Ne
I'd that yesterday. Twice he hurled
i..e H. ..o.~--..-u ou. Into tne s.een
grass in front of Milan. once was
Jack bentley. but John believes in
haute stunt That first frame was
cutie enough to hang the tin can on
the Griffmen. They, promptly curled
work OF Bob Shawkey.
Jimmy Walsh cracked a single TO
center for beglnner, and when he stole
tskins him for r' an Sa'i inaelder. A Eddie
fell down badly. Gandil couldn't pick
the punk peg out of the dirt in tina to
jack Bentley: long fly to Shanks and
welsh Tailed. and the Schang singled.
working . double steal with Oldring.
Henry tossed high in the air to Morgan.
who was unable to get 1t back to the
plate In time to cut off Oldring, as had
been his intention. Good throwing by
Henry would have got Walsh at second,
and half decent fling to Morgan would
have choked of Oldring on his double
steal. But
A pair of doubles by Kopf and Shaw
key scored the former in the second be-
fore Joe Engel could rush to the rescue,
and q couple of hponey hits in the NTH
OF Engel accounted for another. With
two down Schang managed to reach
frss os,o on pop fly ia falling too short for
lea9sier~ then stole under high peg
and come In when Larry Letole
scratched q single Just out OF McBrde's
reach. There you have all four runs
chalked up for the Athletics.
George McBrdes hot shot OF Kopfs
fingers In the third, followed by Engel's
death and Moeller's safety to right.
brought over the lone tally for the Capt.
tolians. In every other frame they
were helpless.
BENTLEY failed to shine largely because
nd had little. The Mackmen had no
troubie in hitting him and then, too.
he was, given the rankest kind Of sup
pSrt. Joe Engel, who followed him.
ISoked good enough to stay had 1t not
Heen that Clark Griffith wanted to have
Acosta pinch hit for him. Booth Hop
ber In his first start in Washington
uniform, looked like winner. Harry
Harper escaped damage in the eighth.
After that opening session. It was quite
useless for the Griffmen to try any
thing.
Pinch hitters 70 rthe Nationals looked
n sick lot yesterday. After Henry had
scratched a hit past McInnis In the
eishtf, faippy Williams came up for Nc
Bride and all he did was to raise one
n Walsh. Then Rondeau came up for
Hopper and shot one up for Jack Barry.
walsh made a wonderful running catch
of Moellerfs liner and Henry was left
stranded. As pinch hitters, the Ma
ten, to speak harshly.
The attendance here continues worse
than poor. Hardly 1000 fans turned
out to see the game. though several
newspapers announced that Walter
johnson would pitch for tho Griffmen
Philly fans have soured most complete
iy on the men of Mack and refuse 70
Pay money to see them In action. Now
and then cheers were heard for the
home boys, but most OF their work was
watched IN silence, IT the Mackmen
aAnnot do any better on the road this