Evening star., 1921-05-27

Ddli s8elOfe tney again hit tHe iodu'
Yorks two with Boston, FIVE with
CleuSiand and five with st. Louis.
theirsappearance here estimates of
Of the Griffmen must be held i'll abe
the &dge on the Indians and an ever
TigeSs and Browns have it on them
When the Nationals opened their
recent swing through the west they
wereStn second place, with an aver
age 0f $50 from eleven games won
md A4ne lost. being topped by the In :
Hang with fifteen victories and six
defeSfs. Since then the Griffs have
ost 50 points in percentage, but the
Redskins. still in front. have dropped
E5 points. and the Tigers in
points. picked up to emerge from last
place, are the biggest gamers. the
Browns have advanced 4S points and
The Red Sox have dropped IS points.
and the Mackmen %.
Tour Financial Success.
Financially the tour proved quite
success, total of approximately
10000 paid admissions being record
ed. an average of $3.50 a game. De-
troit turned out the largest crowds.
about 5000 attending the four games
there. while Cleveland produced some
10000 and Chicago 26.500. st. Louis
hringine up the rear with only 1880.
Performing in the familiar sur
roundings of their own yard for more
than three weeks. the Nationals face
their position in the race. They are
only two and one-half games back of
the Yankees in second place, and only
one game separates them from the
third place Tigers, while the lead the
pace making Indians hold over them
is not so great but that it can be
practically overcome in one series.
Mess the weather becomes SO warm
as to render morning practice mad
visa BILE the Nationals will have the
advantage of two drills day for
considerable stretch. That is TO say
the youngsters will, for it is proba BILE
most of the veteran athletes will be
excused from the forenoon practice.
Speaking of the juveniles, Manager
Mcbride has decided to let both Mill
]er and Brewer remain in the lineup.
for the time being, at least. to see
what they can do. Duffy Lewis being
in the throes of a~batting slump and
Zeb Milan, although meeting the ball
well. has slowed up from the eff
4ects Of an attack Of charleyhorse
in his leg. Both Brewer and Miller
recently have given indications Of the
4tickjng form which earned reputa-
tions for them in the minors. Bing is
q fair enough hychaser, with a. good
dfftp anu DtO"SE, dftNOuSn SC1ll lack
ing polish, has shown sufficient i'm
provenent in the garden over what
he was capable of when he reported
to the team late last season to justify
tie belief that with gradual improve
rsent he soon will be able to give an
which will be eminently satisfactory
III he continues to sting the ball.
With the exception Of Judge. who.
IKE Milan, has sprung a charley
horse. the Nationals all are in good
which developed while he was sprint
dng to first in one Of the ChicaEo
games. is not expected to keep him
out OF the lineup. but should it be-
come worse there Is a possibility that
base. Shanks sent to the outfaeld and
either Ellerbe or Foss installed at
third.
Cp to the Pitchers Vow.
What the Nationals will accomplish
our1ng their sojourn at home will de-
pend largely. Of course, on the form
shown by their pitchers. Their work
10 date does not make the outlook very
roseate. but there are reasons for be-
Ieving some agreeable surprises are in
order. For one thing johnson may be
expected to inausurate a series of win
west the critics invariably referred to
Barney as the fading star" ~slipping
veteran and other terms indicating he
had reached the end of his string.
but close scrutiny of his recent work
bellies these pessimistic references.
Jphnson has been unusually wild, but
stin has the old zip on his fast one
ahd unless We are very much mistaken
.nose NO - VINO IN & figure he is through" are
The SUSPENSION of Carl Mays result
ing from his run-in with Umpire Chill in
~. LOUIS Tuesday. unless Of very short
Huration, will help the chances Of the
rinmen who are listed. to meet the
Yankees in two games Monday and
nsie contests Tuesday and wednes-
nay. IN addition to the battle this aft
ernoon. the Red Sox being carled to
perform here tomorrow and Sunday.
ming Wednesday after a lay-ofY OF about
week, probably will have to face
Iacnary tnis afternoon. providing rain
does not interfere. in his daily effort to
Fecaiis the fact that Bambino, despite
his recent slump. still is ahead of his
Je2o mark for marathon n1auIs and thar
has thirteenth Of last season was made
asalnst his probable pitching oppone nj
cf today on June .. when ne also vic
timized Carlson and Snyder for honnrs
Nos IL and l..
Owing TO an in!Ircy suffered bv
Prank Baker. Aarx Ward now is
back at the hot corncr for the Yanks
end Johnny Mitchell. the Coast
league phenom. is guarding the KEY
stone station. while Nelson Hawks
has been installed as regular center
helder. except. perhaps. when "A south
paw faces the Hugmen. Chicken
Hawks is credited by Gotham scribes
Hs being wonderfully fast afoot, some
Of them contending that he is, per-
haps. the fastest runner in either
eaEue today. and ne is said to know
Row to use his exceptional speed to
edvantags. He is a good Judge of a
- ball, uses his hands well and can
~. Commenting on Hawks, one OF
ne war correspondents travelling with
ne Yanks says:
whether he can throw or not. he
VIII bring an element of speed to the
riub which neither Roth nor Bode
c~uid give H. These two veteran per
FORMERS have apparently reached the
Fdge or the seepy chute, and the
ma noes are that they will be sold or
raded as soon as the opportunity Of
ers. 50 far as the Yankees are con-
Ferned they are through. except as in
euries to other players may compel
heir use"