Evening star., 1916-07-20
GRIFFITH HAS EYES
ON YOUNG HITTER
Outfie|der, Now Batting 1852
in Minor League, Is to
Be Looked Over.
HAS RECORD OF II HITS,
40 RUNS, in 81 CONTESTS
Lefthanders Slated to Work in To-
days Double Header With
the White Sox.
BY J. ED GRILLO.


sixty -one games may join the Griffmen
within the next few days.
1t has been ascertained that the
player in question is on the market
and Manager Griffith will send rep
resentative to the city in which this
recruit is playing and have him pass
Judgment on how good the player real
~ is. 1t is known that the averages
which have been sent here are ar
ranged by the official scorer of the
league of which the club owning the
player is a member and that the fig
ures are accurate.
The player has walked thirtyt three
times, and has seventy-two hits to his
credit for total of LOG bases. He has
scored forty runs, and struck out but
eight times in the sixty-one games.
This record is so promising that Grit
fifth will make every effort to have the
player given a trial here.
There have been numerous instances
| in Walter Johnson's career when he
| has been asked to stop an enemy dur
| ing the latter innings and he mas DIS
| appointed by being hit hard
| This was the case yesterday. With
Johnson coming into the game after
! Gharritys hit had tied the score the
| fans applauded, for it seemed that a
| brilliant switch had been made and
| that victory practically was assured.
| Rowland, however. also got busy try
| ing to offset the johnson power. He
| substituted Eddie Murphy. who fire.
quently gets hits off Johnson. for
J. Collins, who seldom connects with
the speed king. This worked well. for
Murphy started the ninth with a sin
nh S1kn IL \, Fa1t ~
kolnitZ, who had taken McMullin' s
place at third, took one swing at a
fast one from Johnson. which was suf-
| fcient to convince Rowland that he
could not hit johnson, so he took him
out and substituted Leibold, whom
| Johnson hit, filling the bases. Weaver's $
sacrifice fly and Eddie Collins hit
| scored three runs.
AS usual. when a shift Of pitchers
proves disastrous, was the case yes
| terday, there was considerable COM
| ment on why Griffith did not allow Du-
| mont, who had been effective in the
| two innings ne pitched, to finish the
game. With Shanks on second and the
| tying run IN sight it was wise to let
Charity bat for Durnont and have
johnson warm up to finish the
| game. The change worked well. ior
| Charity came through and tied the
score. Griffith could not foresee that
! the Sox would make three runs off
| Johnson. the best pitcher in the league,
| in a single inning.
! Sam Rice did not get a hit in either
game yesterday. but he undoubtedly
| was responsible for Benz wild throw
which contributed two of the three
runs which the Nationals obtained in
| the opening inning of the second game.
Benz knew that Rice was fast, and
| when the ball bounded bit high. fear
! ing that Rice would beat it out, he
| hurried his throw, with the result that
the ball, after hitting the stand, rolled
| away out in right field. and both Milan
| and Rice scored. Rice hit the ball
every time up but did not get it safe.
| He walked once in the first game, and.
after forcing Milan in the third inning
! of the second game, he stole second
and again put the team in position
where hit would score a run In
! the field Rice played a perfect game,
| and he had to back up against the wall
| for one long drive into his territory,
| which he did without displa ying any
! nervousness.
! There would have been a different
/ story to tell Of the first game but for
| the blunder which Shanks made in the
second inning, when he ran down
| Schalk instead of throwing out Wolf
| gang at first. In the latter event there
/ would have been no runs scored by the
| visitors in this inning, and the locals
|
! eighth.
AT any rate. there was no excuse for
| Shanks blunder He is a brainy fellow
| IN everything he does in base ball, but
/ ne eVldehtiy DID not realize he would
| nt hahdins the Sox "A run if SchaIk
| could avoid him long enough to get +
| Collins over the rubber
| Mcbride played two remarkable
games Of BALI He made several bril-
| haht stops and In the second game
| fobhed jackson of a proba BILE three
! basger when he leaped in the air and
made back-handed catch of line
drlVe which the shoeless one had
| labeled for long journey.
| hharrity is much better hitter than
many Of the players who have been
| sent up TO hit in a pinch. and he should
be used for this purpose oftener tha
ne mas been up to date. This is par
ucuiariy true when left-handed pitch
srs are working, for Charity is
particularly fond of the southpaws' de-
! livery.
| IN the event of Rowland pitching his
| iefthancers Russell and Williams, to-
iaE, Charity, il was thought would
De found at first base for though
| hippy Williams donned a uniform in
eHs second contest he is not ready to
get back INTO the game. though he will
| not be out as long as was expected
| Joe Boehling, it was believed. would
work IN one of the games today and
/ Harper in the other. Both BoehIjnp
! ana Harper are ready to pitch Boeh
; ing VIII have had three days rest
since he pitched his team to victory
over Cleveland Sunday.
Eddie Murphy got away with an old
trek IN the final inning of the first
game because neither Umpire Hide
brand nor O'Loughlin was on the lob
ON Weavers short fly to right center
Murphy beat Milan's accurate throw to
the plate, an impossibiiity if he had
not started before the ball was caught
Thls was very apparent to those who
| sat opposite third base in the upper
tier, and they insisted that Murphy
started hs dash for the plate fully two
steps before the bali had struck
For some unaccourtable reason, both
IOIoughlin and Hildebrand were
| watching the ball and not the runner
1t is high time the league furnishes
some of the members of the stafr with
alarm clocks guaranteed to ring every
two minutes. They might bring abou,
a much needed awakening of some oI
the officials.
Clyde Milan. who has been in a pro-