The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
Nationals Big Tirler Will At.
tempt to Start Another
Winning Streak.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
Regulars Also Will Be Back in the
Line-up-Boy Scouts Enjoy
Game.

Walter johnson, after a good long
rest. will get back into the game today,
pitching for the Griffmen against the
posed by one Of Branch Rickey's left
handlers.
1t is also probable that Shanks will
adorn third base, Acosta play right. and
Danny Moeller left field. for Griff wants
to swing his regulars into line and prime
them for the Chicago White Sox, the
club which follows the Browns here.
Yesterdays trouncing at the hands Of
the Indians snapped Washington's win-
ming streak of seven games in a row.
Four games separated the White Sox,
in third position. and the Nationals this
morning. Griffith is surely putting up
sterling fight to finish in front Of Com
iskey's stars. who have taken a big tum-
BILE in the percentage column ever since
Joe Jackson was purchased from the
Clevelands. It is not hard to understand
the slump Of the White Sox, by the way.
Manager Rowland has been making fire.
quent changes in the lineup all season.
He has experimental with four first base
men-Brief. Fournier. DAILY and John Col
Inns. At third base he has tried Breton,
Blackburne. Roth and Johns. At the be-
ginning of the campaign the regular
outfielders were John Collins, Felsch and
Quinlan, while today these positions are
filled by Liebold. Jackson and Murphy.
1t is charged that Rowland has killed his
pitching staff by keeping one of his regu-
lars warmed up" during each entire
game. The team as a whole has not play
ed up-to-date baseball. but whether Row.
land is to blame is question that can
not be answered here.
Manager Hickey. Of the Browns. whose
team begins a series with the Nationals
today. intends to sacrifice a position or
two in the 1915 American League race TO
try out squad of young players who
are here with the St. Louis ball club.
BY putting my best team in the field
from now until the season ends i feel
sure that the Browns could beat out New
York and finish in fifth place soid the
st. Louis manager last night. 'Rut 1t
matters little II we finish fifth, sixth.
seventh or eighth. and instead Of trying
to beat out the Yankees. I intend to
learn just how good my recruits are.
The Browns have been playing better
in the last three weeks than at any time
this season. The club now has two 300
hitters in George Sisler and Ivan How
ard, giving us a punch that was lacking
for a greater part of the year.
Earl Hamilton's return to form has
also greatly bolstered my pitching staff.
With Hamilton. Weilman, Ernie koob
and Chester Hon late Of Rochester.
have four excellent southpaw pitchers.
my task now Is to develop couple
Of right-handers. as my club is without
a single right-handed hurler. From what
nv new pitchers have shown in the last
couple of weeks, I think I will have
good staff next year. staff whose most
BILE members will be left-handers
''weilman is undoubtedly one of the
greatest left-handers in the. business
while when right, there are no better
southpaws than Hamilton.
"Sisler has made a world Of difference
in my ball club Although playing his
first season in a major league, he Is
fielding wonderfully .and hitting above
800. the goal of all ball players.
Unless some other player comes along
and performs at first base in a credit
able style, Sisler will be my first base
man next year. II I get a first baseman
Sisler will go to the outfield. He would
prove a winning pitcher in the Ameri-
can League, but I don't want to pitch
him unless 1t is necessary. because his
hitting is needed in the lineup every
day."
Hickey brought q half-doZen young
pitchers to Washington. He says he will
probably start a recruit in each of the
four games here. He hopes to win, but
will not be disappointed II he is able
to get a line on the ability of the young
fellows. He is starting his training trip
now instead of waiting until next
spring.
About 500 Boy Scouts. the guests of
Clark Griffith. attended the game yes
.erday. aided and abetted by a band
of youthful musicians. the
.attle of the drum and the blare Of the
comets vaselining the hike.
At the park the drab clad Juveniles
proved noisy rooters. yelling incessant-
Y for the Griffithians to a boy, except
ng those whose thoraxes had become
mbedded with the peanuts provided
,y Clark Griffith.
Chief Scout James e. Vast looked
lfter the interest of the boys. and red
emonade was dispensed to all those
hirsts.
While the boys favored the Griffith
yambolers they were quite as enthusi-
lstic in their cheers and jeersH when
me Of the Indians made a good play.
The "A. NJ. E. r. I. c. A.. Boy Scouts!
Boy Scouts! B. S. A." (the scout
'cream). was sopranoed many times
Turing the game, especially when
iriff's gang gained a point of vantage
Thus embryo fans. many Of whom
lever before enjoyed the privilege of
/ grandstand seat. enjoyed the game,
md with a cheer for Clark Griffith
md a blessing on our national game,
marched away from the field disap.
,ointed but quite satisfied