Evening star., 1916-07-22
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Manuel Cueto. a Cuban, is the name
of the outfielder with the .352 batting
average whom Nick Aitrock was sent
to look over. Cueto is a member of the
Portsmouth club of the Virginia
League, and he will not be brought
here for trial Altrock saw him in
action in game yesterday. and he evil
IDENTIFY was rot impressed with the
-. Cuban, and wired Griffith that he
would not advise his purchase. which
vas to be a $4,000.
The tip on Cueto was decidedly
strong, and his record in siXty-one
games seemed to Justify looking him
up. but as Manager Griffith has the
utmost confidence in Altrock's judg
nlent in sizing up player, Cueto will
not break into fast company wearing
Washington uniform.
Either Bert Gallia or Walter John
son will be pitsed against the White
Sex in the final game of the series to-
da-. Johnson has a blistered finger.
and If ii has not improved he will
hardly be asked to pitch. Gallia show
cd himself to be in perfect form the last
tirse out against Cleveland, but has not
pitched since.
But for the miserable fielding which
the Griffmen irdulsed in yesterday. the
fourth game OF the series with the Sox
would have been rather easy picking
for the locals.
Errors, of course, are part of the
game. but it was the bad luck of the
Grifmen to make them at times when
they were all costly.
Six of the seven runs which the
White Sox obtained were the result of
nisplays- In fact: the only run the
visitors were entitled to came at the
, outset of the fourth inning. when
.Fournier hit to right for three bases
'aad scored when Felsch singled. The
other four runs OF this inning were
gifts.
Every one of the boots was of the
ridiculous variety. All were made on
comparatively easy chances. Milan, for
instance, in the first inning allowed the
single which Jackson made, to get
through his legs. and this cost the first
run. Foster had the easiest kind of
chance offered by Murphy, which would
have ended the fourth inning without
allowing the Sox more than one run.
instead of five Milan in this inning
muffed an easy chance offered by
jackson.
Sam Rice added four hits in five times
up to his batting record Yesterday.
Three of these four safe blows were
drives to the outfield. while the last hit
was made possible by Rice's speed, it
being a high bounder to Weavers left.
which he could not get to first in time
to head off Rice.
Rice now is hitting well over 400. In
the games up to Yesterday he was on
equal terms with iris Speaker. leading
the league. both having an average of
.3s5 in the figures which are published
every Sunday in The Star. but, of
course, the four hits yesterday will !
place Rice in the lead.
Just what difference there would
be In the Nationals standing if he had
been showed into the outheld at the
beginning of the season Il would be in
teresting 20 know But at that time
Rice was considered only for his pitch
ing. though he had demonstrated bat
ting ability in practice and in the few
games in which he took part during the
fall before.
Last year, while with the Minnea polls
club. Charity demonstrated that he
was far more than an ordinary hitter.
In eighty-six games, Charity wound
up the season with average of .3OS.
He had twenty-five doubles, twelve
triples and one home run.
1T would seem that catcher who
could do that sort of hitting was en-