Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-07

Boehling, pitching yesterday, was in
! vincible He got poor start. but
after the first inning he was the mas
ter of the Browns and held them in
check to the finish, though he had but
a one-run lead to work on. Boehllne
now looks to have the style which will
make him a consistent winner, and
with him going at his best there again
is hope of the pitching staff of the
locals bringing the team up to re-
spectacle position in the race.
| Walter Johnson was slated to pitch
the game this afternoon. If the big
| fellow shows as well as he did
Fourth of July afternoon. when he was
beaten, l to 0. he is likely to win his
game from the Browns Jones in
tends to pitch Eddie Plank against
Johnson.
| tomorrow. and there is, therefore.
good chance of the Griffmen making
clean sweep Of the three-game series
with the Browns.
Alva Williams yesterday had one of
the best days with the bat he has ever
| enjoyed since he became member of
| the local team. The big catcher made
| four trips to the plate and made as
| many base hits. all clean-cut singles.
| batting form.
There would have been different
story to tell of yesterdays game if
Fielder Jones had gotten it into his
think tank to work Dave Davenport
instead of Weilman. Davenport
pitched great ball after he got on the
mound and the Nationals failed to
score on him.
| Weilman was the easiest kind of
he 10
| nings. during which period the Ma
/ tionals hit him for five safeties and
| scored the runs which won the game
| for them.
| John Henry has developed into one
| OF the best hitters among the American
| League catchers. That the big fellow is
| feared by visiting players was proved
yesterday, when with Williams on sec
ohd Jones ordered that Henry be in
| tentlonally walked 1t was quite
compliment to the timely hitting of the
IrlHmen's leading catcher, and it made
| MN smile a he proceeded to first ba Sc
| Jones judgment proved good for the
Griffmen did not score in this inning
| Henry's pickup of Sawyer's low throw
| to the plate in the fifth was a sterling
| piece OF work and prevented the tying
| Of the score. With Miller on third Mar
san hit to Sawyer, who threw to the
| plate too low, and the ball came to
| Henry al most difficult angle. But he
| scooped ii up and got it on Miller in
time enough to prevent his scoring.
| With Manager Griffith, who was re-
| instated just before the game yester-
| day. on the bench the Nationals look
| Cd IKE an entirely different team. Grif-
! nth keeps his players on the move He
| is quick to see an opening and his sys-
tenn Of play is decidedly keen. What is
! more the players have the utmost con-
l O .rNf .rtf L,
| reel their chances are increased when
| he is on the bench and directing them
| The absence of Judge and the fact
| that Howard Shanks' arm is in bar
| way forced Griffith to MAXI some
| changes in the lineup of his team.
He sent Foster back to his old place at
| third, placed Sawyer at second and
turned Judges job over to Williams.
while Barber was stationed in left. The
| com bination worked well
Turney Barber is to have the trial he
is entitled to- There are reasons for
| believing that within the next few
weeks the young southerner will prove
he has ma TOR league ability, something
there was not much chance of his prov
ing while kept a bench warmer.
| Barber has lot of natural ability.
He can hit, is fast on his feet, fields
| we'll and is a splendid thrower.
| Eddie Plank. who was slated to pitch
| against Walter Johnson this afternoon
has been most effective against the
| Griffmen. though he lost tho two game:
| he has pitched against them. Both
! were ] to defeats. He was beaten
here by that score at the time of the
| Browns first appearance, and Joe
Boehlng duplicated this performance
in ST. Louis on the last trip.
| This would indicate that the veteran
southpaW is not going to be easy pick
ing for Johnson today. Plank Is eff
fective against the locals because he
knows every batter and pitches accord
ingly
Davenport, who. according to Man
aver Jones now is in perfect form
! morrow when Harry Harper is slated
! to pitch against the Browns. Jones
looks for Davenport to win a ma jority
of his games hereafter. He started
his good pitching in Cleveland last
week and has shown a lot OF stuff
since.
Word was received this morning from
President Ban Johnson of the American
F., League saying that the trade of Ron
| deau for Acosta was strictly within the
| base ball laws and giving 1t his sane
| ton. Manager Griffith Will ship Rom
| deau west as soon as possible and
| Acosta should be here by Monday at
| the outside. Manager Griffith said this
| morning that Acosta will be played
| regularly as soon he reports to him.
| Fielder Jones Is one of those veterans
who thinks the game is not played as
| intelligently as il formerly was
/ Il have not seen many of the plays
| which formerly were used by winning
/, major League teams. They seem to have
( been forgotten or relegated by the
| order of things. But we worked the old
| sacrifice killer at Cleveland success
| fully twice simply because the Indians
| were not wise to the play. Why it is
| not in general use is not clear to me-