The Washington times., 1914-06-30
Browns Manager Claiming No
Pennants, But Looks Back
Into Cellar.
ST. LOUIS NEARING TOP
Turn Trick With But Trio of
Newcomers Added to Old
Trailers.
By CLARENCE r. LLOYD.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 30.-Branch
Hickey threatens to outleap the leaps
of Hugh Jennings with his Tigers in
1907 and Clark Griffith with his Ma
tionals in 1912. Jennings took team
that had finished sixth in 1906 and
won a pennant with it the year fol-
lowing. In 1912, Griff, with the ad-
dition of five first-year men. finished
second, after the team had finished
seventh the year before.
Many baseball fans marveled that
Grif should be able to unearth five
youngsters and mold 3 pennant con-
tender in one season. Hickey is turn
ing the trick with only three new
men.
Hickey today has the Browns two
games behind the worlds champion
Athletics with the same team, barring
three positions. that finished a bad last
under George Stovall in 1913. These
new men are Clarence Walker. Jack
Leary. and Clyde Wares.
The Browns are going like a house
afire. They have won seven more
games than the have lost, their best
percentage OF the season, with pros
poets OF continuing or bettering the
place.
Hickey refuses to listen to any pen
nant talk for his team. When friends
congratulate him and inform him that
the Browns are brushing elbows with
ha Dhor
back Is: How many games are We on:
of last placer"
Hickey said before the season opened
that he would be pleased to finish any
where above eighth place. The Browns
landed. last a year ago, and any posi-
ton above that would be looked upon
as successful campaign by the new
manager.
not gioating over the success. The
Browns themselves look upon it diff
ferently than their boss. who Is more
conservative.
should be. getting more breaks, from
now on, than they had during the
earlier part of the season. At no time
during the campaign has every memoer
Of the team been IN PLAYING sns shapee ZAP Ne
been out since the season opened Inc
southpaw is rounding to form, ana hao
he been fit to take his regular turn
when the bell tapped, the players claim
they would now be leading the league
Jimmy Austin, who, with Clyde
Wares, is the life of the Browns has
been on and on nearly all season. He's
played on his nerve in many or the
games in which he has showed. SO has
But ali hands, including Bill James,
who is taking an abbreviated Vacauon
in the Michigan woods. VIII soon pe
ready to put their shoulders 70 tns
wheel and the Browns nave 'lsioHS u
advancing in the race. Ill, - +o
RIcEey's task from now on VIII pe W
keep his players from getting overcoh-
@dent. They prospered against the strons
eastern teams, making their Gimp 10
third place at the expense Oh lhe Ma
tionals and Athletics.
In their opening game agalnst tle
Maps there were traces OF oNercohnoehSe
aTnong the players They played as II
,ba Mans would be soft picking mas
much as the Sixth City aggregation Is
at the bottom of the heap.
The Browns are doing nicely and there
GEMS no reason To believe that thcy
yCon't continue hobnobbing with the
leaders,, provided the team plays as II
did against the Eastern members or the
league ,,t.
But Hickey must guard agains! MS
pIayers getting ctreless end relieving
that they have snap against the seS-
Und division teams.
And speaking of tailenders Hickey re-
sents the remark that the Maps form a
slow combination. As straightvaY run
RS he looks upon the Cleveland team
as one OF the fastest in the league and