Evening star., 1916-07-19
onas Meet Chicago With Chance Jump Into First Division
''PATCHED-UP" NATIONALS
PLAYING BRILLIANT BALL
Four Victories Out of Five From Cleveland
Prove Surprise-Chance to Crawl
Back Into First Division.

for Turner's line drive in the eighth
when there were two on and two out
Because of Roth's loafing in running
to second when Gandil hit to center
the big first baseman was robbed OF a
base hit. Roth being forced at second
deprived Chic of a legitimate base mt,
because the play had to be scored Just
as if the ball had been hit to one OF the
infielders and Roth had been forced.
GaIlia while not as steady as ne
might have been. pitched a splendid
game of bali against the Indians ana
worked at his best when the visitors
were threatening Bert never did en-
ioy a comfortable lead. and when Henry
made the unfortunate heave which al
lowed Roth to score the second rum
Ga1lia had but a one-run margin TO
work on and Gould was going at ms
best during the latter innings OF the
game.
Gallia. however. was master in the
pinches. his curve and his spit ball haf-
fling his opponents.
Word came yesterday front Joe Can
tillon that Rondeau had wired him that
he would report at Columbus today, and
Joe informed Griffith that as soon as ne
did Acosta would be sent on here
1t is likely that Ray Morgan Will
break into the lineup during the stay
of the White SoN here. HIS injured
ankle is still a bit stiff and sore. but
Raw showed in his practice yesterday
that the member is rapidly healing and
that it will be only a question of few
DAYS when he will be ready to assume
his duties at the keystone station.
Dan Moeller has lost none of his
speed The first times up he hit SLOW
grounders into the Infeld ana easily
beat the throws to the bag. One of
these came in the first inning, and by
pf second
able to score on a put-out and that one
run was the margin by which the game
was won.
The White SoX. who are in fourth
place have but nineteen points ad-
vantage over the Griffmen, and "A few
victories would easily overcome this
advantage.
The Rowlond team. of course. real
ICES that it will not have as easy pick
ing here as it enjoyed over in Phila-
delphia where it made a clean sweep
of the five games 1t played there. The
going here is going to be a bit tougher.
Griffith is pretty well supplied with
pitchers for the six games the Sox are
to paly here. He has Johnson, Boeh-
ling. Harper. Dumont and Ayers all
ready.
Willie Mitchell, the southpaw, who
was obtained by the Tigers from the
best pitcher Hughey Jennings has.
Mitchell has the distinction of having
beaten the Yankees two games in the
series which closed yesterday, when he
shut out the leaders. The change of
clubs has made a big difference in
Mitchell, and he is going to be a lot
of help to the Tigers this season.
Manager Rowland of the White SoX
is not sure what pitchers he will use
in the double header today. but he is
certain that Wolfgang will work in
one of the games. Unofficial1y, it was
said that "Reb,' Russell would be the
other pitcher to be used in the games.
Rowland, in speaking of the games
his team won in Philadelphia, said: 1T
was not easy picking. Mack has a
hustling team which cannot be fooled
with. They gave US all we wanted TO
beat them and we had to have the
best of the breaks to win. I was sur
prised at the attendance we had. We
naturally did not expect to have many
because the Mackmen are taiIenders
and hopelessly buried. yet we had
good crowds. for the people seem to
be interested in the young players
Mack is using"
The members of four of Washington
Sunday schools are scheduled to be the
guests of Walter Johnson this after
noon. Just before the second game
which he is slated to pitch the bows
Will present him with flowers