Evening star., 1916-09-13
BY J. ED GRILLo.

BY J. ED GR1LLO.
Manager Griffith took twenty-one men
on the Nationals trip west, twenty
players and Nick Altrock.
{ Pitchers johnson. Shaw, Ayers Gallia,
Harper and Craft. Infieders Leonard, Nc
Bride. Foster, Judge, Morgan and Saw
yer. Outfielders Milan. Shanks, Smith and
Rice and Catchers Henry. Charity and
Williams.
Ainsmith, Flaherty and Goodwin were
left home.
Goodwin was to have been taken on the
trip but in taking a workout MondaE
he tore the nail off of the index finger OF
his right hand. 1t will take some time
for this to heal. and Goodwin IS IN
etructed to join the team at Philadelphia
September %. Griffith intends to use
Goodwin in one of these games. and also
in one of the New York games, to get a
line on him for next spring.
Goodwin pitched remarkable ban tor
Martinsburg. and last Sunday beat cum
berland, which had beaten Martinsburg
in a double header Saturday. TO ., ana
held them to four scattered infeid hlts.
By beating the Bostons yesterday the
Nationals placed the Detroit team within
eix points of the leaders.
and if the Tigers do not have an of day
they are apt to score victory
St Louis which scored a victory over
Chicago yesterday, will finish its series
there with another game today, while the
Mackmen start their western trip with a
game at Cleveland.
The Griffmen reach Chicago this aft
ernoon at O'Clock and play games
with the White Sox Thursday and FIJI
day then go to st. Louis Tor three
games. Saturday. Sunday and Monday
Harper will pitch the game against
the White Sox tomorrow and Gallia
FRIDAY. that will give Johnson the
necessary rest to pitch the saturday
or Sunday game at st. Louis. JIM
Shaw is apt to pitch the olsener against
the Browns.
After St. Louis the Nationals go to
Cleveland for three games and then
wind up their western trip with 1ouf-
game series at Detroit
Griffith will work Johnson IN Two Oh
these games, just as he did against
Boston here
1t was a game exhibition which the
Nationals put up yesterday. proving
that Manager Griffith has set OF
players who are never beaten until the
last man is retired.
v When the ninth inning rolled around
;the score stood to in favor of the
Red Sox and there was gloom in the
Stands. But when Milan started the
i1nning with a single hope prevailed,
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fShanks flied out to right.
q. Williams was sent to bat for Judge
and drew pass, Ruth seeming to fear
him. Then Mcbride was walked and
sthe bases were filled, bCt there We're
two out and the situation did not look
sany too bright, for Ruth had struck
sout John Henry on two previous occa-
,Sions-
stfon in his stand at the plate. 1t finally
narrowed down to three and two and
then John fouled a couple. Ruth many
sRrooved one and Henry MT crasn!fs
sblow into left field for two bases, which
.sent Milan and Ainsmith. who ran Tor
sWiIliams, over the plate with the tying
runs. who
gave the locals a chance when Lewis
sscored in the tenth, on his clean single
and two infield hits and Thomas long
sacrifice fly to Milan But Scott was
doubled up at third trying TO reach that
station, and after Mays, who took
Ruth's place in the ninth, sneaked IN
an infield hit Hooper hit hy to
Shanks.
.dadence in Mays. for when Leonard
>started the tenth with single to
right. he yanked Mays and sent for
Shore. Fosters out advanced Leonard
to second and then Milan beat out y
-xrounder to Janvrin. Smith came
Through with a sharp single to center
and Leonard scored.
Carrigan feared Shanks and ordered
him walked. and Milan scored when
Charity bounded to Scott, who made
wild throw to the plate, ending the
game
The Washington club was greatly
strengthened by the acquisition of Joe
Leonard and Elmer Smith. The former
has done much to win games Tor the
Grinmen and strengthen its offensive
-etrenth. Smith, too, deserves a great
IDEAL of credit, for when he has hit it
has been on most timely occasions, and
he has several victories to his credit
He has learned to hit against left
-handed pitching.
: Smith is going to prove valuable
man to the team, for he is a hitter of
the cleanup variety. and last spring
was largely responsible for keeping the
ting near the four-hundred mark
There is peculiar coincidence in the
fact that the two games which the
Gffhmen won from Boston, giving them
an even break with the champions,
were both of ten innings duration, and
were won by identicaIly the same
score. The second game last Saturday
was won in the tenth inning, to 3,
and that was the score of yesterday in
the same number of innings.
Quite a number of fans left the ball
park yesterday when. after Milan
reached first on his hit in the ninth and
Smith famed and Shanks flied out to
right, figured that the game was all
ever and that Boston had gained 20
victory. In fact. in several instances
this incorrect information was peddied
about and several folks got themselves