Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-10
ABSENCE OF MILAN
Z C0STSLAST GAME
Failure of MoeIIer to Cover
Center Field Properly Results
in Victory for Browns.
JOHNSON is SLATEDT0
PITCH IN CHICAGO TODAY
Nationals Should Open Series Sue
cessfully-Harper Shows
Well.
BY j. ED GRILLO,


been in yesterdays game at st. Louis
Joe Engel would have brought home a
victory. But on the charge that he in
suited Silk OLaughlin Monday. when
, the Jump" made ridiculous decision
on him at the plate, the clever center
fielder was suspended. This shifted
Moeller to center field. E. Walker. the
right fielder of the Browns. hit a high
fly over Moeller's head Milan would
have caught that ball, and the run
which resulted on Moeller's failure
proved sufficient to win the game for
the Browns, though. of course. Nor
| ganS error contributed another run
when the side should have been retired
Iscoreless.
Manager Griffith was much aroused
when he learned that he and Milan had
both been suspended indefinitely He
does not care for himself, but he holds
that there was no occasion for keeping
| Milan out of the game, and he eX-
poets to convince President johnson on
this point some time today and have
Milan reinstated. To have Milan out
of the game Is a hardship on the team
and there was no such punishment
justified by Milan's .offense. When
lOLaugh1in called him out at the plate
in Mondays game Milan arose and
shouted that he was safe. O'Laughlin
ordered him out of the game but there
was no cause for insisting on his sus-
pension
Luck never seems to favor Engel.
His work in yesterdays game was
plenty good enough to win, but errors
cided his fate. and he is charged with
another defeat. But Engel showed good
| enough form to warrant his being
used regularly for time at least.
Harry Harper proved surprise.
Though the youngster had not appeared
In game before during the regular sea-
| son, he was very effective in the two in
giving but one pass and allowing two
scratch hits. neither of which went to
the outfeld. 1t was the fact that he
had good control that made good i'm
ager Griffith will use him more fire.
quently hereafter Harper is naturally
still a bit green about things pitcher
ought to know. but he is sure to pick up
these points when he Is given a chance
to work more often.
Walter Johnson, who returned from his
home at Coffeyville yesterday morning,
is slated to pitch the opening game
against the White Sox here today The
| chances are that the Nationals will make
a much better showing here than they
did in ST. Louis. To begin with. the
team was badly handicapped by the
weather conditions in the Missouri me-
| tropolis. and incidentally was not IA
vored by a single lucky break Condi-
| tons here are sure to be more favor
| able, and some of the ground lost in
| st. Louis should be regained.
| There has been a material falling off
| in Howard Shanks' hitting in the games
played in the west SO far, yet he seems
to be picking out just good balls as
ever before and is meeting them as well,
but he has not been able to get them
| into safe territory. Shanks is doing most
| brilliant work. and it is only question
| of day or so when he will begin to
hit again. though the Chicago pitchers
have all shown good form of late, and
may be hard to beat.
| Double plays put the Nationals out of
| the running on at least two occasions
yesterday. In the second inning an err
ror by Wares, followed by Gandirs sin
gle. looked to be an impending rally, but
Morgan drove a sharp grounder to
Wares. which the latter turned into a
double play. When Moeller singled in
| the eighth, before a man had been re-
tired. Foster hit sharply toward center.
and Wares again intercepted the ball and
ting for Acosta, who had taken Schae-
| fers place. singled to center, but the hit
was wasted, for Gandil died on his drive
to the first baseman.
| During the week that the Nationals
play in Detroit where five games are
scheduled in row. all the other eastern
| teams will be doing similar stunt in the
| other western cities. 1t Is the first time
In many years that as many as five
games have been scheduled in a single
series, and as the Nationals will be
| hooked up with the Tigers. while the
| going Browns, there are apt to be some
| upsets in the pennant race about that
time.
Louis are. of course, discouraging, because
| the reverSes came at a time when there
| was chance to get a comfortable lead
in the race. But the team Is not out of
have any luck in the games with the
Browns. and when it gets the breaks 1t
I will be very apt to make up for the
ground it has lost.
| The players do not seem to be dis
couraged, either. and seem determined
! to hustle harder than ever before,
realizing that their only hope is in
putting forth their very best efforts
every day. The pitching In the st.
Johnson won his game. but was hit
harder than usual Boehling was
star for most of the way, but weak
ened at the finish. while Shaw had
one of his bad days. Engel pitched
we'll enough to win, but his support
faltered and caused his downfall.
| Inc chances are lndt Ill the pitch
ers will show to better advantage in
the games here. for the weather is
certain not to be as severe as it was
in St Louis. There is one thing that
| Branch Hickey. the new manager o.
the Browns, seems to have inaugu-
rated. and that is hustIing spirit
among his players Never before in
4 the Browns history have they shown
such fighting activities as they are
showing this season. which is sure to
make them contender in the race
with a chance to finish in the first
division. The Browns are strong on
pitchers. and the rest of the team
while not numbering many stars, is
fairly well balanced. and every man
is working for the best interests of
his team.
Ray Morgan did not arrive here with
the Nationals this morning. He missed
the train last night. In view of the
fact that Morgan has not been play
i ing good ball. Grifath may mete out
some severe punishment when he re-
ports here. Today's game is at 3
o'clock.