The Washington herald., 1916-05-09

Brownies AreH
Groom will Pitch
Nationals Open a Four-Game
Series Against Fielder Jones
Crew This Afternoon.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT

We have with us today the st. Louis
Browns, in charge Of Fielder Jones, and
the Nationals are prepared to give the
Westerners the right kind of a well
come, something like four sound lick
ings in row II possible, three out OF
four, anyway.
Grifith's club arrived in the Capital
about II o'clock last night-there was
no cheering heard nor loud and bolster
Gus laughter-for that defeat at the hands
Of Connie Mack's Athletics wrankled,
and everybody was far from happy.
The Nationals feel, however. that they
have gotten rid Of all the bad baseball
in their systems and are now ready to
turn over new leaf.
While the st. Louis Browns have not
been setting the woods on fire with their
smoke, this club under Fielder Jones Is
said to be a good one. much stronger
than the aggregation led by Branch
Hickey last year.
Jones is the old White Sox pilot, who
retired about nine years ago and came
back again last year TO manage the St
Louis Federals.
Jones for years, but most Of them re-
member him well as a smart baseball
man.
Bob Groom. who formerly wore the
Griffithian livery, returns to US again,
this time in the role Of an enemy.
Groom, rather than piptch for Wash
Ington, went over TO the Federal League,
where he has been twirling the past two
seasons.
Groom will probably be in the box this
afternoon against his old teammates, at
least that's the dope. for 1t is his turn
to work.
The Browns stopped OF for an exhIbi-
tion game yesterday and will not be here
until this morning. The squad comprises
eighteen players, including the veteran
southpaw Eddie Plank and the former
National League star. Armando Marsans.
Ray Morgan will probably continue as
lead-off man for Grifrs club at present,
while Barber's stay in right field will de-
pend a whole lot on whethre the oppos-
ing club presents a southpaw twirler, in
which case Howard Shanks will be used,
There seems to be no stopping the
| Cleveland Indians for Lee Fohrs clut
added another scalp yesterday, defeatinG
the Detroit Tigers and making 1t elght
straight victories.
Cleveland opens in Boston today anC
as the Red Sox are not in the best o.
shape the Indians stand a fine chance tC
| prolong this winning streak.
The first section OF the major leagues
schedule for this season was completed
with the playing OF yesterdays games
This is the East versus East and the
| West versus West
! Each team in each league has now en-
tertained each Of its rival OF the SAINT
section at home. and each team haI
! played on all of the grounds Of its op
! ponents in the same section.
With today the intersectional clashes
will start. with the Western teams of tht
! American League in the East and on
such contest in the West in the Nationa
| League, while the other Eastern team
of the Tener circuit will be travelling
| westward.
| There is q similarity in the mato
league races TO dates in that the Eas
| has furnished one club in each organi
zation which could not keep up with tn,
! procession. The Athletics became a tail
ender by losing six straight games at tn,
start OF the season and the New Yorl
| Giants have been in eighth place al
most from the opening day. Both teami
| have played better ball than their posi-
tiors would indicate, the Athletics losing
| some mighty hard-fought battles and tn,
| Giants being defeated IN no less thar
four extra-inning games.