The Washington times., 1915-07-18
Taking -Four More Is
Expected of Nationals
Indians Play Lazy Baseball and Present Soft Pitch
ing, So Record on Road May Be Improved by
Griffs in Sweeping Up Series.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

CLEVELAND. July 1s.-There are
four games remaining with Lee Fohfs s
minor league Indians. and yesterdays
double win brought the Nationals to
nine wins and fourteen defeats, so that
. sweep Of the series will mean a cred
table record on the road UP to meeting
the Tigers.
Graney and Chapman we're the only
major leaguers playing In that double
bill yesterday for the Indians. and IL
the pitching in the remaining games Is
as soft as that Of yesterday the Ma
tionals will come out on top.
The Indians looked as bad against the
Griffs as the latter looked against the
Red sox. and 1t 10 generally thought
that the Nationals should take at least
four kames Of the series. Indeed. they
should take all six. IL the Indians con-
tinue their present style Of lazy play
Ing. They don't deserve to win game
from anv team that will keep up on
its toes and has good pitching.
The Griffs won both games of the
opening double-header because they htt
the softest kind Of twirling, had the
best OF pitching for themselves. and
kept on their toes. Joe Boehling was re-
turned winner. to 2. because Sam
Jones was given poor support In one
Jim Shaw coppcd because his mates
slaughtered the bush league twirlers
sent to the hill by Lee Fohl. The score
of 10 to / doesn't begin to show the
difference in the two teams.
After two were gone in the second
frame Of the first clash. Henry was hit,
Mcbride doubled. Boehling walked. and
Moeller singled. counting pair of
eighth. and he passed Milan for a be-
slap back at Jones, beat the peg to
third. Ray Chapman seized Gandil's
bounce and chose to get Milan at the
plate. but the Tennessean beat the
throw. That proved the winning run.
Chapman walked in the sixth. reached
third on Kirke's single sto center. and
scored while Kirke was being forced.
Hoffman's drive past Mcbride scored
for the Indians final tally.
You don't want a description of the
tedious second game. 1t was one pro-
Of them scored. and seven were left
stranded. Harstad. Coumbe. Jones, and
J Hill were all Jokes in the box. and
toward the close Of the game the Griff-
men were being retired ,purposely.
Sure. the Griffs were getting hungry.
In the very first session Moeller's
double up against the right field screen
Fosters single. Milan's walk, a fielder 4
choice. and sacrifice fly gave the
Griffs two. tallies. These looked small
when Doc Ayers was bumped for fouI
in the last half Of the frame. but when
Jim Shaw replaced the Hillsville hurler
the Indians just naturally quit. Shaw
was going at top speed to the very end.
Ayers passed Southworth and Graney
in the first and Kirke's single filled
the corners, which Smith cleared with
a three Dagger to the bleachers In
centerfield. However. those RUNS were
all coming to the home boys. while the
Griffs went wild.
In the second Harstad was driven
from the slab and Coumbe. his sue.
cessor, failed to appear in the third
McBride's crashing triple to deep left
opened the attack on Harstad. Will
liams. for Ayers, looked at the third
strike. but Moeller walked and Foster
singled In came Coumbe and Milan
slamed a single as a greeting. Shanks
forced Milan. but Gandil doubled tc