The Washington times., 1916-09-18
Loss win Cause Even Break on
Battles Staged During Cam
paign.
MENosKEY DUE TUESDAY
Hank Shanks May Get Trial at
Short Before Season Is
Through.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

81. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept M-By winning
their final game OF the season here to-
day. the Griffimen will retain q mar
gin over the Brownies. A defeat will
leave the teams even, each having
eleven victories over the other.
Out Of their ten games played here. 80
far. the Griffs have won but four. They
took all three In the spring, dropped all
ave In the summer. and on this nnal
visit have won and lost one. Their
other seven victories came in Washing
ton.
Immediately after today's game, the
Griffs will eaten a train for Cleveland.
being due there early tomorrow morn
Ing, u. 49,. .,..,.u. ,,,-
Jump into the game against the Indians,
Though Mcbride Is now playing
coaching roles. he will probably get into
the Detroit series; There 10 great need
at second base. However, he will prob
ably be allowed to go home from De-
troit.
trial at short In the Philadelphia and
New York series. With Menoskey on
hand there will be enough gardeners
without Shanks.
While opposing the Tigers, con-
tender, Manager Griffith will present
his best team. He does not believe ip
experimenting against teams In the pen
pitchers. johnson getting into two games
with the Tigers.
Leonard continues to play strong
berth a th nsa S Ses Is scp Of sq Hsr
ley's vicious grounder In the third yes
terday was clever. while he maintained
his hard hitting. especially against
that the younsster Is a success. and
that he counts on him to be Washing
tons regular third baseman next sea-
son.
Armando Marsans and George Slsler
conspired to trim the Griffmen Sunday.
and succeeded. to 0. Sisler pitched his
second game Of the season, and turned In
T. classy days work. He allowed six
walked but two men, and he was at his
best when In the tightest places.
Marsans contributed a leaping bare
handed catch In the eighth inning that
has seldom been equaled. 1t cut on an
almost certain home run that would have
tied the score.
Morgan caught hold Of a good one. and
IL headed for the bleachers In left GEN.
5hotten OF Marsans to get II. The great
Cuban outhelder sprinted as hard as he
could toward the fence, and. Just as the
ball was over his head leaped into the
hand. Morgan was almost at second
and. had Marsans failed In his great
catch. should have scored. The Cuban
was loudly cheered when he came to the
bench.
johnson showed terrific speed. but hi
lacked his usual control. Only because
OF this did he lose. He famed eight
men, but hit two. Wildnes. more thar
anything else brought about his downfall
at the hands Of the Browns. Just -four
hits were chalked up against him, two
Of which were punched In the seventh
without avail
third. Morgan singled. Henry wal
struck by g pitched ball; and John.
were In sight, but s Leonard M ,sfi fa hnel
a~d Foster rolled into a double play
The Browns frst hit was not seer
Johnson deveioped a sudden WIZ Wiz
streak, hitting Marsans with a fourth
ball. and passing Borton. They wen
up on a passed ball. johnson steadiet
cracked a sarety to left that sen
Marsans across. Lavan tanned. an,
Shotton rolled to Morgan.
ter In the seventh. and reached sec
opd on Marsans' error. A passed bal
. let him 20 to third, where he re
manned. as Shanks famed and VIII
liams flied 20 Miller,
Borton's single to center opened tn
last half OF the seventh. Austin sac
rihced. Leonard tossed out Hartley
but Lavan singled to left. Borto
foolishiy tried TO score, and Shank
cut him down at the plate.
The Griffs cam to life in the mint
getting a man on third. Milan walk
ed with one down. Miller failed
head Smiths short ny after a Ion
vanced on shanks' death, and WI
ii"Ts expired with yeak grounds