Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-15
GR|FFS MAY LOSE
MILAN LONG TIME
Veteran OutfieIder Is Suffer.
ing From AiIment That
Puzzles Physicians.
JOHNSON PITCHING TODAY
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 15.-Clyde
Milan. who was placed on the mac
tive list for moro than month last
spring because of an operation Tor
appendicitis. may be lost to the Ma
tionals again for an indefinite period.
owing to an ailment from which ne
now is suffering.
Just what Is the cause OF Mtlans
present indisposition has not been de-
termined. Stricken with cramps Sun
day morning, he attributed ii to In
digestion. but when the pain became
localized In his left side just above
the hip bone the hotel physician was
summoned. Not satisfied with his ex
animation. he called another doctor
into consultation, and the latter. a
noted diagnostician. also was puzzleo.
The medical men say the symptoms
indicate there is a stone passing from
the kidneys to the bladder. but In
that event pain would be constant.
whereas the player suffers only at
intermittent periods. II 1t proves 10
be merely a clogging of the digestive
tract. as they are inclined TO oeileVe.
Milan will be on his feet within DAY
or two. Needless to say, his services
are much missed.
Murphy, who is subbing for him. Is
q good fielder and by collecting cou-
pie of safeties yesterday has amasseo
three blows in eight attempts since
taking Zebs place. but he Is an
atrocious base runner and falls far
short Of Milan's measure as an all
round performer.
Weather permitting the Nationals
today wind up their series with the
Indians, which now stands two-aii
as result of the IL licking they
absorbed yesterday.
hv lxx,a
mer for the Nationals, is announced
to do the pitching against them.
Johnson is due to work for the
Griffs. In fact. he is overdue, not
having appeared since he trimmed the
Tigers in Detroit last Thursday, but
back and. being Milan's roommate. has
not been getting the proper rest for
the last two nights. If he is as eff
fective as usual it will occasion some
surprise.
The Indians celebrated the ami
Versary of the fall of the Bastile by
taking fine fall out of the Griffmen,
Harper being the victim. The Jer-
seyite Just didn't have thing with
which to fool the Tribesmen, and when
he was not issuing passes they were
spanking his hooks ana benders to
all parts of the Enclosure. They load
ed the bases on him in the first, sec
ond. fourth and fifth innings. got two
on the sacks in the third and one in
the sixth, after which Craft took up
the burden.
The Fohls did their swatting when
the swatting would count and when
the southpaw retired, half a dozen
passes and twice that many hits had
produced seven runs for the enemy.
The Griffs lost fine chance to gain
on the Red Sox, who were badly buffeted
in Chicago, but eventide still saw them
two games to the rear of the Barrow
men.
Hy Jasper. the spitball artist who
toiled for the Tribe, had the Nationals
all crossed up. permitting only seven
scratched safeties. He would have
registered a shutout but for his own
error, in the seventh.
Fosters retirement after the fifth was
necessitated when O'Neills hard smash
hit the thumb on his gloved hand which
had been sore for some time. He prob
ably will be able to get back in the line
up today. otherwise Joe Leonard will sub
for him at third.
Menosky's double, with two down, in
the opener. was a terrific wallop, strik-
ing high up on the screen in center
field 1t was sort Of a celebration by
Mike in recognition of being moved up
to Milan's position, third place, in the
batting order. 1t better had been saved
till later. however, as the sacks were
unoccupied, and when Rice grounded to
Jasper the blow was recorded as futile
Mike got a single for himself in the
fourth and narrowly missed another ex-
wallop hit the right field screen a few
inches foul.
Harper got himself into a fine jam
right off the reel by loading the sacks
with passes. A hard windstorm blow
ing up at this tuncture sent clouds
of dust whirling over the field. some
thing not conducive to steadying the
southpaw, but he got out of the hole
when Wamby popped an easy fly to
Janvrin. 1t was a noble effort Janvrin
made to retire Johnston in the sec
ond. The ball bounded high. fanny
tore in and whipped it to Judge, but
Brodie. His fancy stunt failed to
save Harper. however, as ONeill and
Graney followed with singles and
Chapman was safe on a swinging bunt
to Foster. This time tho Jerseyite
had the opposite experience to that
before. as Speaker spanked the horse
hide to deep left for three sacks. chas-
ing a trio of tallies in ahead of him
iris was left when fanny got Woods
roller.
The former Red Stocking got a
far as the station he guards in the
third on a walk and steal. He re-
ceived no assistance. Gardner opened
this round for the tribe with . line
single to right and pilfered after
wamby died. Johnston and Jasper
both were set down on strikes, q
pass to O'Neill being sandwiched in
between them.
Menosky was the victim Of a tough
break in the fourth. His vicious
smack struck the right field screen on
the fly, but bounded back into the
hands of Speaker. whose quick peg
to Chapman tagged Mike at second
After Rice popped. Murphys bingle
through Johnston was wasted whom
Charity failed to produce.
Harper's failure to cover frst on a
rap to Judge proved costly to the ex-
tent Of two runs in tho fourth
Graney started with a single and fol-
lowing Chapman's sacrifice Speaker
drew a walk. Wood fouled to Char
rity and when Gardner rolled to Judge
the side would have been retired had
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