Evening star., 1917-05-12
.GR|FF may GIVE SHAW
REGULAR PITCHING Job
-.
Big Highlander Has Been Doing
Well in Recent Games-Team
Loses Again.
By DENMAN THOMPSON.

AUSCS 0A0A0s
By DENMAN THOMPSON.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELANb, May 12.-Jim Shaw's
rscently displayed ability to win ball
shift mt his. S plans % for % the pitchine assign
msnts. Although the big-game hunter
worked last Wednesday. the boss this
morning was considering sending him to
the mound again today. whereas Harper
Du Mont winding up the series tomorrow.
According to Griff, If Shaw does not do
box duty this afternoon Gallia or Har-
per Will. and Jim will get the call to-
troit series Monday. Whoever the pair
may be that is called upon to twirl the
remaining two games here 1t is assured
they will have their work cut out for
them, as Lee Fohl has both Jim Bagby
and Stanley Coveleskie primed. How.
ever, Griff cares not a rap who is sent
in against his team. He has reached
the point now after dropping two games
to mediocre twirlers. where he figures
his club may beat a real good pitcher.
Shaw has been putting up the best brand
of twirl1ng of any OF the Washington
moundsmen. and, therefore. stands a bet
ter chance to win. Grin reasons. and be
ing big and strong. Jim could stand the
ordeal without feeling any i'll effects.
Shaw is ready and willing, and If he gets
the call today can be counted upon to
put forth his best efforts.
The Grirmen. for some reason or
other, cannot get going. They don't
seem to be able to do anything right,
and, What Is more, are not getting the
loser. Both Of the two pop flies which
went as hits in the Indians big inning
yesterday, the fourth. should have been
caught, and. il they had. a double play
the Same round Umpire Mccormick.
who had = genuinely bad eye guess
ing balls and strikes, missed one of the
latter on Roth, putting johnson in
chance to clean up with a two-basger.
Rice lost. a chIsnce to score q run in
the seventh inning BY failure to grasp
O'Neill Sam was on second. and, with
Leonard at bat. O'Neil let one Of Nor
tons shoots get away from him The
ball bounded some dfteen feet away
ing it. but Rice, instead Of darting for
third, held his base. Leonard followed
with a rap, on which Morgan was
forced at second Rice could easily
Joe Leonard looked fairly good at
short. where he subbed yesterday
MCBRIDE Is nursing his sore finger, al
though he had very little to do. He
met the ball hard on two OF his four
trips to the plate. but failed to get it
safe
Yesterday was ladies' day at League
Par,. and fully $500 Of the fair sex
were on hand to see the sport In ad,
dition, there were more than 5000 paid
admissions, y good showing considering
the fact that i. was cloudy and grew
quite chilly by game time The weather
today gives NO promise OF being peter
than that Of yesterday, but hopes are
entertained that tomorrow will be fair
and warmer, as Cleveland is great
Sunday ball town and should furnish
the largest crowd the Grinmen have
played to this year Il the weather is at
all good
Little Is said or printed about Jack
Graney, the left fielder Of the local
team. but the Canadian is a worthy
to fielding his position, and Is one OF
the best walters in base ball Graney
seldom offers at bad ball II It isn't
over the plate he let's 1t go, and as
started all the trouble in the fourth
inning yesterday. The first two balls
johnson pitched to him were strikes.
but the next four were tribe wide
and he walked, to later score when
Roth cleaned up with double.
Guy Morton, former star pitcher OF
tho Cleveland club, but who this year
has been knocked out Of the box every
time he started. picked yesterday for
tho result that Washington lost Its sec
ond straight game to the Indians. the
score being the same as that Of Thurs
day, to 3. Incidentally Joe Bush held
and won for the Athletics to 0.
wherefore the Grinmen today find
themselves once more occupying the
cellar position in the race.
some luck, that is true, but SO did Wal
ter johnson and his supporters. 1t was
not evenly divided. however, being ap-
portioned on about 60-to-4O basis,
with the Indians on the long run.
y johnson was unhittable for three in
nings. but passed Graney to open the
fourth, the Cleveland gardener waiting
for four wide ones after having two
the game" made their appearance.
Chapman's weak pop fly fell untouched
before Morgan could get up for it, and
when Speaker lifted tantalizing low
filled. Eddie falling to turn in time to.
nab 1t. There was nothing lucky about
Roth's, double to right center. how
ever, as 1t rolled clear to the fence,
third on a useless relay to the plate:
but was left there. as Johnson made
wamby, Guisto and Turner all look bad.
Roth demonstrated in the seventh
that his first hit was not a fuke by
punching a line single to left, but 1t
was not until two were out in the
eighth that the Dunnmen manufactured
what proved to be the winning run.
Turner scratched hit through Leon
ard and stole second. being aided by
passed ball O'Neill promptly scored
him with single to center.
The Griffmen got only one hit of
Morton until the seventh, when two
were made without result, but in the
. eighth the visitors made their trio of
tA1lies. Johnson hit a liner to center
as starter. Speaker came in fast, but
failed to trap the ball. which bounded
past him. giving Johnson a double
ONeill captured; Judges foul fly. On
Fosters hard rap to Guisto Morton
failed to get over to first in time,
johnson scoring when Guisto's toss
rolled to the stand. Only Speaker
could have caught the line drive Milan
sent to left center, but Speaker was
there and he caught 1t. Rice's double
down the left foul line put Foster on
third. and both came in when Elmer
Smith rammed a two-baReer to the ex-
treme corner in right. With the tying
run on second Morgan popped to Guisto
Elmer Smith got two safe blows yes
terday in four times up. his second
safety being a terrific drive down the
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