The Washington herald., 1912-08-29
DEFEAT BY BROWNS
PUTS NATIONALS
OUT OF The RACE
Unless Boston Goes to Pieces in Next
Three Weeks They Will Be
Sure to Land Flag.

By losing to the st. Louis Browns yes
terday while the Boston Red Sox were
taking two gamesNSrom Chicago. the Ma
tionsls virtually eliminated themselves
as pennant contenders.-
Unless the Boston team goes all to
pieces during the next three weeks the
Beaneaters will represent the American
League in the worlds series.
Washington Is now ten full games be-
hind Boston and the club lost a golden
opportunity to gain en- the leaders by
dropping three out Of four from St.
Louis.
When Chicago walloped the Red Sox
Monday and played them to tie game
Tuesday. 1t looked as IL possibly the
long-expected\ slump had arrived. but
Stahrs gang comes right back strong
end wins a double-header from the white
hcsed crowd. This does not hint Of much
Of a slump.
1t Is quite true that Boston and Phil
adelphia hook up for a series starting
to-day, but it is hardly possible that
the Athletics will give the Red Sox much
Of an argument
The truth is that Boston is playing con-
sistent ball, has been putting up con-
sistent game ever since the season OPEN
ed, and will probably keep UP this gait
until they are so far ahead that they
cannot be beaten out for the nag.
The Nationals are going to be up
against a stifr proposition the next few
days. New York for three games and
the Athletics for a like number. The
Highlanders are different club from the
joke outfit which appeared here last July
and Washington will be mighty lucky
&c pull down two games out of three.
The Athletics are also going to cause
us q lot of trouble.
As ST. Louis was supposed to be the
soft picking and refused to be plucked
II is hard to see where the Nationals
can hope to gain much ground agains,
Boston playing New York and Philadel.
phia. and the writer Is OF the opinion
that Griff's plucky bunch of youngster,
are out OF the race so far as the pen.
nan: is concerned.
II seems a bit strange that the Browns
should try out their youngsters against
Boston and the minute they hit the Capt.
tai the best team the Browns can mus
ter is put in the field.
Where was Bobby Wallace in the re-
cent Boston series? II memory serves
bush Lacquer was holding down short
stop. Not so in the series just closed
against the Nationals. Wallace was In
every game, and 1t was his great work
more than anything else that landed
two out of the three victories for
Stovall's club.
Had a bush league shortstop been or
the job. a different story might have
been told.
Joe Engel will pitch against the New
York Highlanders this afternoon. as the
youngster has been coming along fast
lately. and Griff believes that he will be
able to give a good account OF himself.
As the New Workers do not arrive until
noon to-day, It was impossible to learn
who would do the twirling.
Thanks to the Detroit Tigers, the
Nationals are still In second place. A
victory for the Athletics yesterday would
have showed the Nationals down a notch.
Bill Kenworthy arrived yesterday from
Denver and was Immediately sent into
the game. Kenworthy Is fast and has
4 fine arm. He also stands up to the
plate we'll, but until he has been around
the [circuit 1t will be impossible to tell
just >how good he happens to be.
Washington fans will greet an old
friend this Afternoon when Jack Le,Ivelt
steps up to the bat for the first time
in a New York uniform. Lelivelt was
sent to Rochester with Wild Conroy for
Moeller and Foster and he quickly es-
tablished himself as the leading slugger
of the International League New--York
grabbed him and since joining the High
landers he has made good with a ven
geance. -
OF the local amateurs who have tried
cut with the Nationals. Grir likes the
looks Of Catcher Munich and Pitcher
Barton both of whom will be signed