Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-08

| two bases for a batsman who is hit
| lin the head but that undoubtedly is
! an error, for batsmen who are hit in
the head usually are unable to take ad-
| vantage of this rule, and what John
| son probably said was that any bats
! man who was Intentionally hit by a
pitcher should have this two base prop
| osition handed him.
| That the head of the American
League eventually would find way by
which the abominable practice of en-
! danEering the future of a player by
the pitcher purposely pitching to hit
! aim. was certain, and his present sug-
! gestIon is an excellent one, and if
| promulgated into a rule will make the
| pitchers more careful not to get an
| advantage of the batter by endanger-
ing him.
| Manager Griffith hopes that the pro-
| posed rule of Ban Johnson that a bat
! ter who. in the judgment of the umpire,
| is Intentionally hit by a pitched ball
! should be allowed to take two bases. will
! be adopted.
! Something should be done to stop this
/ sort of trickery, because it is not only
/ dangerous. but it gives INSCRIPTIONS
pitchers a chance to win games by
| methods that cannot be considered Iegi-
! innate. said Griffith. Il believe Presi-
| dent Johnson has the right to instruct
i his umpires to this effect without con-
| sultins any one. and | have not the
| slightest doubt that this rule would
meet with the approval of all the men
! IN the American League who are in
charge of the clubs
Not one of my pitchers can be in
| duced to hit batter Intentionally. I
am told that under former manager
| Walter Johnson was asked to drive the
batters who hit him away from the
! plate and he fatty refused to do such
thing, with the result that he prob
ably is hit more than he would be if
the natters had reason to fear his con-
troll"
Joe Engel is making a splendid rec
ord with the Buffalo club of the In
| ternational League. The former mem
| her OF the local team belongs to the
! Boston Red Sox, who purchased him
tTG'- Minneapolis a few weeks ago
| ~ner Lannin also is the owner of
the bufaio franchise. and for this rea-
| son Manager Carrigan sent Engel to
that club to be worked regularly.
Manager Griffith told Engel that if
| he would pitch to the batters before
/ the game every day he. was expected
| to pitch he would master control and
become a successful pitcher.
Engei now has pitched four games
and won all of them. Only three runs
| have been scored off his delivery in
that time and he has displayed almost
perfect control, with an average of a
pass per game.
pionship ball and are therefore also
getting more than their share of the
breaks is generally conceded Dono-
van mas been particularly fortunate
TINS season in having his pinch hitters
come through with timely waIlops,
Mullen. the substitute first baseman
VINO was not supposed to be a good bat
ter has come through with hits in
ABOUT Tour pinches, each of which
turned the tide and gave the Yankees
game which apparently was lost.
He did this against the White Sox yes
terday in the twelfth inning and A
team which has this sort of luck is
not apt to be beaten if it lasts long
enough.
walters. the young catcher who has
made his debut in the major leagues
TINS spring, is remarkable find Not
only is walters great catcher, but
| he is one of the most timely batters
/ that Donovan can boast of and he
/ is showing that he improves with work
| donovan is allowing him to alternate
with Nunamaker, also a good hitter
| walters reminds one of Schalk Of the
! White Sox when he is behind the bat.
| He is hustler and an energetic
coachcr OF the pitchers he works with
| and he is not afraid to use a snappy
| throw at any time to get man nan
| ping off one of the bases. Walters has
! done much to make the Yankees a
| winner.
! II was not Umpire ODay who Danish
/ cd Benny kauff for throwing his hat
after third strike had been called on
! MN, but IL was at McC;raw's orders
! that kauf went to the clubhouse
| oDay was in the act of Furnishing
! kaun when McGraw sent him off the
! field. and the umpire then. took no
action A rule in the National League
that umpires must not be criticised
| is being rigidIy enforced and heavy
! tines are to be inflicted by President
Tener's order whenever a player show
his dissatisfaction by throwing "A bat