Evening star., 1919-08-30
GILL DUE TO PITCH
OPENERAT BOSTON
Former Holy Cross Man viii
Get Chance to Show
Wares Before Friends.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BOSTON. August 30.-Eddie Gill,
whose sensational work in the box
this spring and early summer for
Holy Cross College caused him TO be
dubbed the idol of Worcester and the
pride of New England. will get
chance today to show his friends III
the Hub. who are legion. what he can
do in d major league ball game. Play
ing four games in Two days at the
Polo Grounds which resulted in
clean sweep for the Yankees when
they took both ends of the bargain
bill Yesterday, Al and 81. used up
most of Clark Griffith's pitching tai
ent- Erickson and Shaw got theirs
yesterday, the veteran Jack Quinn
outpitching the Swede in the opener
and Thormahlen duplicating the trick
at the expense of James Aloysius IN
the niEhtcap. Johnson and Harper
were taken into camp the day before
With this quartet removed from
consideration. only Zachary and tI!l
remain. The former worked one
round Thursday and is billed to 90
the fiinging against the Red SoX to-
morrow in Washington. so Giil is Il
forced choice for this afternoon. HIS
too. for, with his supply of twlrlers
reduced to a minimum, Criff probably
will be compelled to send Gill for the
route regardless of what happens to
him. The youngSter is racing the
issue with confidence. He is anxious
in order to figure in his calculations
for next season and welcomes the Op-
portunity presented for doing it IN
Boston. where he is assured of verbal
T. -,e-ta1A
Five hits scattered over as many in
ninSS were the sum total of the dam
age done by the Nationals to the de-
livery of the ancient and creaking
Jack Quinn in the opener of the bar
gain show that marked the Nationals
farewell appearance at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. They were banked
serve to score then, the tally being
brought about through the medium of
the only pass Quinn issued. pair of
steals that Rice was permitted to ne
gotiate unmolested and dinky single
by Leonard. Erickson hurled in Ster
ling style save for one round. the
fifth. when pair of walks, singles
by Quinn and FewSter and two
hagger by Baker netted the Yanks
four runs Griff gave his lineup an
other shift in this contest. benching
Foster in favor of Leonard, using
Menosky in left and moving Milan
and Rice up peg IN the DSttlnS
order The helmsman made another
switch in the closing encounter. when
he sent Foster back to the hot cor
ner and assigned ShankS to left in
View of the fact that Thormahlen.
southpaw. was working for the enemy.
: The juggling did no good, so far as
She result was concerned. for Judge
alone, of the first four Griffthian hit
ter,s was able to get the ball safe
net Th<r oh Il
lerbe and Harris, collaborating for
the safeties that averted shutout for
the visitors.
This was done in the second round.
when Ellerbe singled to second, took
third on Harris double to left and
tailed on Gharrity's long sacrifice fly.
Thereafter the Griffs had just two
zchanceS to score in the sixth, when
Thormahlen loaded the bases with
walks, and in the seventh, when
But the necessary hit was not forth
coming The Yankees earned a run
10 tie the score in the fourth. when
singles by Pratt and Lewis were fol-
lowed by Bodies long fly. They were
presented with tally in the sixth
Milan slipped when about to catch
,Pipp's drive. Rice managed to get his
hands on the ball. but stumbled over
Zeb's PROSTATE form, and the ball
rolled for three bases, Pipp counting
on an infield out. The Yanks picked
up two more in the seventh without
scored all the way from first when Fos-
ter fired Thormahlen's sacrifice to the
stands. Harris received the ball. and
when his peg to head Thormahlen off
at third got away from Foster the
Yankee twirler also toed the rubber.
PippS double ana pair of sacrifices
gave the Yanks their fifth counter in
the eighth,
Neither Ellerbe nor Harris was able
to solve Quinns delivery in the open
er. In fact, Picinich, who got three
blows, was the only Griff not mysti-
fed by the veterans spit ball Both
the youngsters manufactured singles
in the wind-up battle. Ellerbe got no
farther than first on his second rap, in
the ninth.
Shanks' hitting streak was ended at
SNfteen straight games. when he failed
ito get the ball safe against Thormah-
len. but it took fancy work by Pratt
and Bodie to hold him in subjection
on two occasions.
The pitcher that went TO the we'll
once too often had nothing on Nick
Altrock yesterday. The comedian en-
tertained, as usual, between games
and got big hand for his efforts.
which wound up with an exhibition OF
Frank Gotch'S wrestling tactics. A
self-imposed toe hold proved his un-
doing. however. He strained tendon
in his right shoulder and passed
away on the bench, the efforts of
a physician being necessary to revive
him. He is around today with his arm
in a sling
Clyde Milan returned to Washington
last night when the Nationals en-
trained for Boston. He has been all
ing ever since his attack with appen-
dicitis and will be given layoff
to recover his strength. Foster also is
in poor health and probably Will give
way to Leonard at third base until
Davidson, the New Haven player. re-
ports at Philadelphia next Tuesday
Menosky will substitute for MilaT
today Tomorrow Twombly Will be
assigned to the garden, and if his
showing warrants il will be KEEP
g. r. ~,