Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-23
HARRY HARPER PUTS NATIONALS
IN LEAD BY BEATING WHITE SOX
Allows No Runs, Gives No Passes, Holds
Opponents to Three Hits and Fans Seven
in Showing Chicago Into Cellar.

ed down the third base line and Ron
deau beat the throw to second. giving
Judge his third hit Judge has been a
slow beginner. but now is hitting as he
should. and the result is that he is
proving himself the most valua BILE
member of the team. His fielding, too.
is up to par.
That White sox team does not look
like formidable aggregation. The
critics who are travelling with it are
convinced that there is little hope for
the SoX to be in this years race
though the season is only a little more
than a month old. There is some cues
ton as to the gamennss of the Rowland
aggregation. which has not shown the
proper spirit at any time since the sea-
son opened.
The fact that the players who are
supposed to be great hittcrs are not
hitting has had d discoura Sing effect
the majority of the members of the
team: hence. there is lacking that CON
fdence which makes winning ball
teams.
The Sox are not hitting, and while
they occasionally get vel! pitched
game, they have won few of them, for
the reason that the punch is not there
ana u" Fam cit" ic" txce pNcnS has
scored decidedly few runs.
Harper had Eddie Collins, John col
Inns and Joe jackson on his list None
of them got anything that looked like
a hit. jackson struck out once and
John Collins twice. In all, Harper fan
ned seven Of the visitors.
Ness. who now is playing first ba Sc
for the SoX. does not look impressive.
He is "A big. awkward-l looking chap.
who is not apt to clean UP with his
stick. Fournier. the Frenchman, who
was expected to play the bag this sea-
son instead of the outfeld, has been
benched. For some unaccounta BILE rea-
son he could not get into his batting
stride. Fournier's stick work was so
weak that he hardly got over the 200
mark. and Rowland, after giving him
plenty of time to find his batting eye,
finally benched him and put John Col
prove conditions, and so Ness, who had
been released to the Baltimore club. but
refused to report there. finally was put
on the bag and played his first game
there yesterday. He did nothing worth
while.
Peb Russell was decidedly lucky to
get away without being scored on In
every inning he worked he had two
men on the bases, and yet was not
scored on.
Schalk Is one of the best catchers in
the league. but he is the only one that
Rowland can boast of. 1t is essential
that he work in every game, in order
to give the team chance, and this
makes il hard task for the little
fellow. though he is game and has an
a bundance OF ability.
Manager Griffith announced this
morning that if the rain ceased by
noon there would he q game today.
The grounds are in excellent condi-
ton, and it would require but a couple
Of hours of sunshine to have them in
perfect shape.
Griffith. naturally. is anxious to play
today, as he does not want any more
postponements. and ngures that it is
hardship for his team to lay off
when it is going at its best. Hereto
fore the Nationals always have suf-
fered loss of form when rain held them
back day or so. and for this reason
every game possible will be played.