Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-11
NAtLN'S DECISIONS
Is START NEAR RIOT
Give Indians 80 Victory and
4 Cause Pop Bottle Bar
p rage-McBride Cut.
By DENMAN THoNrsoH.

Il By DENMAN THoMPson.
y The highly important question Of
awho will do the pitching IN the sec
.ond tilt between Griffmen and Indians
to-day is very much unsettled. Man
-faser Fohl having announced 1t will
Me either Uhle. Phillips or Coveleskie.
while Pilot Griffith is equally definite
with his choice lying between Ayers.
Harper and Thompson.
IL probably will matter little. how
ever, as Umpire Dick Nallin again
!will be present in an official guessing
acapacity. This being the case the best
Eefforts Of the hurlers, whoever they
9may be. may be set at naught II the
Then he spoiled a per-
Edectly good game of ball by missing
1.-TWO or three plays at crucial periods
Athat knocked the Griffs out of
5chance for victory, banished Manager
SGrifiith for protesting and started
kyoung riot that precipitated a bar
tfa6e Of pop bottles and seat cushions
Aaimed at the arbiter and caused one
arate fan to waylay that dignitary as
She was leaving the field after the
game and take punch at him.
= The Captain Is Wounded.
! Incidentally George Mcbride was
slightly cut on the face by flying
glass from a bottle that fell short OF
its mark and smashed upon striking
the top of the Washington dugout.
Nallin was officiating on the bases
yesterday. This afternoon he will be
back at the bat, where his opportuni-
ties to miss 'em will be much greater.
Umpires are human. and, therefore,
make mistakes, but the average NOR
tafs blunders do not all result to
the disadvantage of any one particu-
lar person or aggregation. They even
up. SO to speak. Not SO with Nallin's.
he stole second in the opening round,
and then pulled two in succession in
the seventh that just about cost the
Griffs the ball game.
With Shaw hurting in fine form the
INDIANS had been able to garner only
one hit. until, with two down in the
sixth, Speaker whacked a drive nearly
to the right field wall that Rice barely
was able to reach with one hand,
but could not hold. Shanks made
end. speaker overran third just
enough to induce q throw from
Ehanks and when the peg Travelled
over Fosters head Spoke Tailed with
the first run Of the game.
The Griffs came right back. Milan's
: In the seventh wamby's safety.
Johnson's sacrifice. a walk to ONeill
and the tanning of Bagby brought
to Mcbride. With a forced play at
second for the final out staring him
Snthe face the captain fumbled and
the bases were loaded. Chapman then
dropped lazy looper into short right
. just too far out for shanks to reach
hot "ovnhv and snNain
and sent Graney to third. Chapman
died stealing.
:. Then NalHn Does It.
Then came the pair of decisions
that set OF the fireworks. Mcbride
got life on Gardeners high throw
and Asnesky: batting for Shaw; sin
p pise.d 70 bun. Appeared o so have 'I nsss.s
him q hit. Nallin ruled Bagby's toss
to wamby had beaten him to the
bag. This one was at least close.
but there was no question about Fos-
lowed. The third sacker hit to Chap
man, in deep short. and beat his peg
to first by a full stride, only to have
Nallin wave him out, Mcbride scoring
In the meanwhile. Then started the
laysd the game ten minutes. Menosky
had taken third. With a correct ruling
ON Foster the Nationals would have
had runners on third and first with
only one out, but, as 1t was. Milan's
ny to Graney ended the round and
all chance Of knotting the count. as
none Of the Griffs in the two remain
ing rounds was able to get on the
bases, despite the Injection Of a pair
Of pinch hitters.
Bagby Well Supported.
Bagby pitched his usual heady
game and was well supported, one
Instance cropping up in the opener
when Judge crashed to the score
board for two bases and tried to
stretch the drive, only to be cut down
by Wamby's perfect relay to Gard.
ner of Speakers peg.
Again. in the third. after Mcbride
and Shaw had been set down on six
successive strikes. Chapman saved
him some trouble. Judge had reach
ed third on his safety through Wamby
and Fosters bingle in the same d.
rection. when Milan knocked
bounder over second. Chappie trav-
eled as only he can, and. getting the
ball on the other side of the sack,
fired 1t to Johnston ahead of the Sena-
torial speedster.
In the NTH, after Shanks had reach.
ed second on his safety past Chapman
and McRrfdea aacrifce IA 1hy fappaA