Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-28

Nationals asserted MS itinerary was
TO browse around i'll Michigan. 70
Shiery. the Hagerstown pitcher. wh'
club which IS being run by g. Harri
he also has his eye on shortstop
through his work with the Grand X;
Griff had to make full use of his
persuasive powers to induce Bill
snyder to accept his transfer TO
Toronto as part of the deal whereby
the Nationals will get Shortstpp
Frank O'Rourke in the fall. Snyder
at first fatty declined to go 10 the
International League. asserting he
would rather play Independent ball
around Akron snyder finally agreed
TO report to owner McCafferty of the
Leafs for the remainder of the sea-
son. Griff asserted that @ Rourhe
lacks only a strong throw ing am to
make him a wonderful player. He
is not a youAgster. being up around
twenty eight. but he has fine pair
Of hands, is ii fast runner and hits at
$40 clip.
Griff will not have to send an in
fielder to Toronto in addition to
Pitchers snyder and Mollie Craft. and
has decided not to recall First Base
University player. whom he placed
with Minnea polls last year.
JOhnson's Arm Much Improved.
return to the mound during the series
here. while it is assured that Jose
Acosta, the Jliminutive Rochester re-
cruit. will see service. Johnson
warmed up yesterday and reported
his arm felt better than for many
days. Ellerbe still is little shaky
on his injured leg. and O'Neills bum
thumb prevents him from properly
J., irJ, hot
George Mcbride probably will con-
tinue at short for time.
If there was any doubt as to the
Nationals being the champion in-and-
cutters of the American League il was
settled yesterday in Clevela nd. when
they permitted a game to ooze out
of their grasp by a count of D to a
through some bushy base ball that
gave the Indians early lead and
discounted an exciting rally in the
ninth. and then turned and whaled
the eternal daylights out of quartet
of huriers to amass total of TWEEN
ty-two safeties and register a victory
over the league leaders by the lop-
sided count of 10 to g.
In further exemplifcation of their
Jekyll-Hyde characteristics it may
be expected that Schacht will be ac-
corded sound drubbing in the open
ing set-to of the series here today.
AL having held the Tigers TO three
runs and beaten them with ease on
the occasion of his last start in
Washington. AT that Schacht's lame
back may prevent him from working
today, although he is due.
Jameson Fields Sensationally.
Zachary was a victim of circum
stances and his teammates short
comings in the initial encounter yes
terday. when he pitched we'll enough
to earn a shut-out. And this is with
S,r% Ii, ~ ,lots
ly effectiveness of the fly-chasing
exhibition given by Washington
cast -off, Charley Jameson. who twice
robbed both Charity and Rice of
extra base blows by the most sensa-
tional kind of fielding.
The closing contest was nothing more
than romp for George Erickson. all
doubt as to the outcome being settled
when, after compiling trio of runs off
Slim Caldwell in the first inning, they
hoped on the erstwhile telegrapher and
Uhle. his successor. in the following
frame for total of nine markers.
But while it is regrettable that faulty
work afield prevented the Nationals
from cleaning up both ends of the dou-
BILE bill. considerable satisfaction may be
derived from the fact that Roth verified
in an emphatic manner the impression
that he has completely emerged from a
batting slump. Bob's resumption of
target work should mean much to the
he did during the afternoon was to grab
half dozen hits for himself good for
as many runs.
Others Fatten Averages.
But Roth wasn't the only Griff who
caused lot of ruction with his shil-
lalah. Stanley Harris and Sam Rice
both fattened their averages consider
able, and Joe Judge. back in the game
after ten-day course at a clinic, pick
ed UP right where he left off when
spiked by Eddie Ainsmith Josephus
connected for triple and single in the
first fray, for an average of 500, and
dubbed at 1000 clip in the nightcap,
when he pumped out three safeties and
drew four walks.
Milan and Zachary were the princi-
pal offenders in the contest that was
presented to the Speakerites Zeb
contributed a nifty bit of running
when he scored from second base in
the opener. following hits by him
self and Rice. while Sam was being
forced by Roth, but he gummed
things later, when he manhaDdled a
Zach's fielding deficiencies cropped
out in round 3, when, after Jameson
singled, Chapman got a hit he didn't
deserve. because of the manner in
which his bunt was handled. SPEAK
er also laid one down and Zach's bum
peg permitted Jamy to score and
Chapman to reach third, from where
he Tailed when Charity dropped a
peg from Rice, after Sam had shared
Gardner's fly.
In the sixth Gardner got real sin
gle, and with oneaway Milan mufed
Johnston's liner, although the chart
table Cleveland scorers did not pc
O'NeilPs short hit, which went for
fun baSaS Gardner scoring and John