Evening star., 1915-09-16
BY J. ED GRILLO.

d.
Walter johnson is to be pitted against
the St Louis Browns today. He is very
apt to be opposed by one of the several
young pitchers Manager Hickey is try
ing out.
Acosta and Moeller will be shifted to
the outfield again. and within day
or so Foster will go back to second
and Shanks to third. for the purpose
of bringing the team up to its strong
est level when the Chicago and Detroit
teams make their final stand here
Manager Griffith has decided to make
an infielder out of Howard Shanks. He
made this announcement this morning,
and that means that Shanks is slated
for third base next season. This, mel
dentally. also means that Foster VIII
play second this combination having
proved to be the best in the history
of the Griffith regime here.
There is not a chance for the Ma
tionals to get the services of Jamlson
and Judge. the two Buffalo recruits,
until next week, for by beating ProvI-
dence in a double-header yesterday
Buffalo has taken the lead. and ii
stands to reason that Patsy Donovan,
who manages that team, will not let
any of his players go up to the majors
while he has a chance to win the flag
in the international League.
Bill Donovan has been trying to get
Gilhooley, the outfelder. from the
same team. whom he purchased some
time ago, but, of course, Gilhooley can
not be spared any more than can Jalnl-
son or Judge The international League
season will close within a few days,
however. and then JamiSon and Judge
will report here at once.
Tom Sawyer. who is being given
chance at second base by the Griffmen.
is most capable fielder. and when 1t
comes to riding prospective base steal
erS into the bag Sawyer is in the same
class with Eddie Collins. 1t was this
trick which made Eddie Collins of so
much value to his team when Mack
was winning pennants and earned for
him the reputation of being the best
second baseman in the league. Sawyer
knows the trick and worked it on Roth
yesterday. 1t is legitimate and not
violation of any rule. though there is
more or less danger attached to it.
Harry Harper's pitching for four In
nings yesterday was little short of
marvellous. but he weakened materially
In the fifth. and there probably is
rea son for this. Harper took part in
the teams batting practice for two
hours before the game started. He was
in uniform as early as o'clock, and
himself by this strenuous work. and
when he got into the fifth inning yes
terday he lacked the stamina to con-
tinue he had started.
In this kind of weather pitcher
should do little or nothing prior to a
game, for the strain of going nine in
nings at top speed with the thermom-
eter over the 80 mark requires a lot
of real stamina.
Brenton was with the Cleveland
American Association team early in the
season and pitched only far ball for
that club. Like Collamore, he scored a
shut-out over the Nationals the
occasion of his debut in fast company.
Collamore was given a beating the
second time he faced the Griffmen, and
that probably would be in store for
Brenton if there was a chance for him
to hook up with the locals again this
season.
George Sisler, who jumped from a
college team to the Browns with no in
termediate experience in minor
league, is expected to make first di-
vision contender of the St Louis club
next season.
Sisler already has done much good for
the Browns, but he arrived too late to
help put the Rickeyites in the first four.
He didn't report until after he mad re-
ceived his sheepskin at Michigan Uni
Browns had been kicked and cuffed
about so much that it would have taken
a flock of Ty Cobbs to put the club in
the running again
But Sisler undoubtedly has proved
the marvel of the American Leagues $
1915 season. He has done everything
that has been asked of him, including
the compiling of 300 batting average,
and all in all is the spark plug SO
necessary in every team that hopes to
be winner.
Sisters real value, however. lies in
his versatility. In other words he will
serve as the lace in the hole" for Man
ager Hickey.
The Browns need bolstering on the in
field and in the outfield. Sisler will plug
up one of the spots. though just which
one hasn't been determined.
Hickey has lined up only one first
base recruit. He is Eugene Pualette of
the Nashville tSouthern League) team.
a capable fielder and a good hitter in
bing the first baseman's job. Sisler will
shift to the outfield. where he also
shines. If not, Sisler will play first
base and Rickey will have to get his
needed outfeld strength from some
other source.
Right now Hickey is paying most at
tention to the development of some
young pitchers. In the st. Louis party
are about six new faces, all curvers.
who will be thoroughly tried on the
final swing around the circuit
The Browns slumped badly this sea :
son because of lack of good hurting