-- n.v -- . ? CT. .. "w J JF'"B3i i 12 . - THE WASHINGTON TDIES; THURSDAY: JUNE 25; 1914. K.-- 'V. ' Trf- LIVE SPORTS JSggXi Waiter Johnson May Forsake Honeymoon''f!:to Assist Team , Johnson's Honeymoon May End If CARL THONER GRABS SOME MORE LIVE PICTURES FOR FANS Griffmen Need Him on the Mound sck Bentley and Harry Harper, Being Southpaw Big League Biffers of a Twirlers, May.Be Used to Start Tomorrow's Day. Double-Head- er Against Athletics in AB.H.TB.PCT. Vitt, Tigers 1.000 Think- Philadelphia, Old Fox Grant, Giants... .2222 1.000 ing They Will Win. Miller, Browns.. 1 3, 1.000 Donlin, Giants.. 1 3 1.000 4 Clarke, Reds.... 1 1 1.000 ' " By THOMAS KIRBY. ' " Williams, Cubs. 1 1 1.000 If the Grlfflthlan moundmen falter In Newark, where he has reported to the Weilman, Browns 1 1 1 1.000 Montreal club, of the International he Impending series with the Athletics Deal, Braves.... 4 3 G .750 is League. there a likelihood that Walter John The deal Is so arranged if Cash- Blackbume.W. S. 3 5 .7P0 son will call to duty be that hear the and ion masters control he will be subject Snyderj 3 1 .750 forced to abbreviate .his honeymoon. to recall season. Cards... at the end of the Breton, S. 3 3 Griffith said today that he has de Cashion was a heritage from McAIcer, White .750 but, despite all efforts. Griffith could j Hartzell, Yanks.. 2 5 .667 t cided to allow Harry Srper and Jack get Bentley games not the pitcher into a condition that - Austin, Browns.. 2 5 .657 to start without further would warrant starting him as a regu- o delay This Is taken to mean that these lar. Realizing the dire necessity of the Whaling, Braves. 4 .CC7 be- o rs may be used against the pitcher receiving wprk if he was to Henry, Griffmen. 4 .667 Philadelphia come valuable, waivers were asked sev- Mackmen at tomorrow. eral times, but each time Cashion's trip Bodie, White Sox 3 2 4 .607 If they come through according to ex- to the minors was blocked through one Yerkes, Red Sox. 3 2 3 .667 pectations it will leave Ayers or Engel or more clubs putting in claims. Luderus, Phillies 3 2 3 .667 may for Saturday. Otherwise, Griffith con- Daubert, Robins. 3 2 3 .667 be forced to the rule of work- To Mr and airs. W. P. Johnson fracture 1 Daley, 3 2 2 ing only gratulations Yankees.. .667 Johnson on fourth days. Tho unpretentious marlage ceremony Moellcr, Griffmen 3 v .667 It Is the belief of the leader that was characteristic of the man. Through southpaws are more effective against game tttng all his successes in the of which the Athletics than pitchers who ho is one of the most distinguished ex- Just above his right knee In the third from the other side, and this will have' ponents Johnson's mental balance has Inning of the starter. no in sending Bentley ss end of influence never been affected. He is a high-cla- With a man on first" and third Henry and Harper to the front tomorrow, al- put though he has ri&i been forced to use American citlxen, and he carries with and McBride over their copyright- past week or ten days. him the felicitations and best wishes of ed short throw and return. McBrlde's tela pair for the his friends and admirers, who are le- heave back was perfect, and as Henry President Calloway, of the Atlanta gion. blocked the plate to stop Murphy, the club, nas a caller at baseball head- runner's steel tore through flannel and quarters today. He said his visit had The Griffmen leave early this ovenlng flesh. For a while It appeared as though no significance from a baseball stand- for Fhiladtlphla, where they double up Henry was badly injured, but he re- point, as he Is here on another business with the Athletics tomorrow and play covered under the ministrations of Dr. matter, and simply called to pay his re- a slrgle game Saturday, returning to Martin and finished, although he pull- spect "Washington Monday, to have as thelr ed up considerably lame. "W6 are having Just the sort of guests the New York Tanks before the race in the Southern as you people regular Intersectlonal strife starts. The heat rot to Rube Oldrin the are havlnc in the American League, afternoon wore on, and finally the he told Griffith. "The other day we Any tlmo you can hold the Athletics veteran gave way to "Shag" Thompson, ( were out In front and when jve lost to seven hits In successive games your whose principal claim to glory was his I a donbleheader that nlgnt round us pitchers are. going along nicely. That's worK in tne intercollegiate ranks be- fifth. Yesterday we won and hopped what Boehling and Johnson did yester- fore being grabbed up by Connie Mack. back to second place. There are tnree day, under torrid weather conditions The collegian had four chances during or four clubs that have good chances that were enough to sap the ambition his short service In left field. on our circuit and the league Is en- of any athlete. joying a successful campaign, all 4 Probably a hundred times during the things considered." And stUI the Athletics are going along day there were Inquiries as to the silent day after day without being able to Philadelphia coaclier on the first base The turnstiles at National Park yes- produce a pitcher who Is able to stand lines. It was none other than Jack terday showed the attendance was the gaff for the full distance. Shawkey, Coombs, whose days as one of the slightly more than. 13,000, counting was pounded out before half the roctc game's greatest pitchers was cut short all hands. was covered In tho first game ysJcer-da- y, through an Injury to his side. Coombs and Bush. finished; in the second is now a member of the Philadelphia Surprising even their most ardent conflict 1t was Wyckoff who gave way. board of strategy, although Connie and devoted admirers by the stub- and Brown went the rest of the way. Mack has not yet given up hope that bornness of their defense and the me pucner may once more Do or real vicious timeliness of their attack, For the first time since April, the Na- service In contest. those Nationals yesterday accom- - tional played under ground rules, the piisnea sometmng tney have never overflow from the main stand compell The complete account and full box hefore done, within the memory of ing the umpires to limit the bases on score of the first game appeared In the the younger generation of baseball balls thrown into the crowd on tempor- B:S0 edition of this paper yesterday. fanatics, when they captured both ary benches back of first and third This plan will be followed for all dou- halves of the double-head- er from the bases. ble headers in the East In the future. redoubtable Athletics. - The .Nationals won because they de- - So persistent has been the adverse The two runs that spelled victory for Natlonal Commission Decides to Batter Detroit Southpaw From eervea to win. tTom every angle. In criticism of the work of the umpires the Nationals in the second game came VV.; every department, this season that both Chill and Sheridan In the third. With one and In nractlcallr pre- dead, Foster Buy Baltimore and Buffalo the Mound and Defeat Jen- every Inning the Griffmen excelled the suffered from the reports that walked and stole. Milan whipped out a ': possessors of the world's title. Had ceded them. double that put Foster over ML' the and Milan ml Nationals, while on the road, even ap- . They both got along fairly well until followed In when Shanks singled to Clubs From League. nings' Tigers,. proached yester- the second game, whwn Chill ordered t$m&& their performances of center. ; day they would todar be far in the Milan to first on balls. The Athletics After Lapp's double had been wasted van. In the rush to American League promptly protested that the last pltcn-e- d In the fifth, the Athletics ball tipped the bat. scored in the Honors. had batters' seventh. Baker walked, but was forced 23.-- CHICAGO, Harry CovtfeeM In the opener Athletics, admitted They appealed to Sheridan who prompt- by got NEW TORK. June The National June S. the Mclnnes. Mclnnes as far as Baseball kle's scoreless record stopped at thirty-fiv- e to be mighty sluggers, made three hits, ly reversed his comrade. third when Strunk hit and registered Commission haa decided to I while the Nationals missed tripling that This started the crowd "riding" Chill, when Strunk was being forced second. purchase the Buffalo and Baltimore for this season, the White Sox one; meet-- were when the at u number by but in the second and the roasts' increased WASHINGTON' ATHLETICS. clubs, in the International League, from hopped upon hint In the third tram of ng the hitting margin was once more same arbiter called a line drive by ABHOAE ABHOAE their present yesterday's contest and shoved two rns Morgan line foul. 4 0 owners, according to held by the Griffs. Both teams fielded down the third base a Moeller.rf.. 10 0 Murohr.rf.. 3 0 2 0 a wen a over They-- went even far-- rteadlly. and at times brilliantly and In the latter decision it appeared as Forter.Sfc..