Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

CANNOT LOSE
POSITION IN THIS SERIES
Impossible for St. Louis to Get Out of Eighth
Place if It Wins All -Four Games.
Becker to Get Chance.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 21.-Thanks to
the Nationals. the Browns are on a
winning streak of one. The tall
enders also have the distinction Of
| having won every game played with
season. But there is this consolation
for the men Of McAleer. the Browns
haven't chance Of willing the cellar
championship to the Nationals during
their present stay in ST. Louis.
1t is possible for the Wallace tribe to
win four games of the current series.
just as they did when the McAleerites
called here in May, but they will still
remain in last place. So the Wash
ingtonianS really have everything to
win and nothing to lose during their
present sojourn in the Mound city.
Although the seven-eight members OF
the league were performing, 1t looked
like regular ball game yesterday.
Dolly Gray pitched a good game. But
Joe Lakes showing was just bit
better and as a result the Browns went
over by the count of 20.
Tight playing and an even break in
battling to a 90 tally at the end Of
nine rounds. However. the Browns
got the break and crossed under the
wire first.
1t was really pitchers battle. as the
hits. four for the Browns and three
for the Nationals, will attest. How
ever two Of the Browns four base
knocks were scratches and were really
the ones that turned the trick.
The first run. which would have been
enough to win, came following a fluke
in the fourth session. Gray had passed
SchweitZer. who moved up on La Porte S
sacrifice. Then Hogan slammed the ball
hard. 1t went out on line to Conroy' S
left. The Widow chased over, stuck up
his hand and grabbed the sphere. Had
he held it he would have turned a
far off second base, and toss to the
middle bag would have made the dou-
BILE death.
Unfortunately the ball didn't stick in
Conroys nl1tt. but went for a base knock.
Then Stephens rolled one behind second
that Mcbride knocked down. but was in
no position to follow UP with a throw.
1t scored SchweitZer with the first run.
Another came in the eighth on Aus
tins single. steal, schweitzer's infieId de-
mise, moving Jimmy to third, and Gray's
wild pitch.
In an effort to even up the present series
today Manager McAleer will likely send
Tom Hughes to the firing line with
Groom in reserve.
Barney Petty has had the longest lay
off of any of the local twirlers and
will likely be nominated to do the hurting.
1t may sound strange. but Jay Justin,
better known as Mig Clarke, who is
the newest Browns first baseman. is the
tenth man who. has played the position
for Manager Wallace this season. The
initial sack is the biggest and most diff
ficult hole on the team to fill. Since
the disastrous series with the Cardinals
in the spring, Wallace has sent New
nam, Ohl-a former National pitcher, by
the way-McAuley, Criss, Hogan, Murray.
Black. Duggan and Rowan to the sack
in an effort to bolster up
Clarke's assignment to the position
came in an odd way. Before the game
in the clubhouse. Clarke, in a half-kid
ding way told Wallace that he thought
he would quit catching, as he feared
he might contract some illness through
the constant STOPPING to signal the pitch
er. To his surprise at game time Wal
lace told him to play first Mig" turned
an error, chiefly because he played with