The Washington herald., 1921-05-27
TeanatHon1e.
ForLongS Stay
Brolper and Miller VIII
Hold Jobs in the
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Outfeld.
BY JACK NYE.


second position they had a definite
idea that they were just about as
good as the next one
Returning to the capital yester-
day, after failing to break even on
their trip, they still harbor the
same opinion. They would have
been more pleased with better
record on the road, but seven wins
and nine defeats isn't such hor-
rible calamity when the pitching
and other features are considered.
With their morale mistaken, Nc
Brides boys will go into action on
Georgia avenue this afternoon
against the Yankees. Twenty-four
games in all will be staged here
before they leave again. If they.
are ever going to improve their po-
sition now is the time.
Yank Line-Up Changed.
Walter johnson or Jezebel Zach
drY Will WOrk To-Day against Inc
Yanks, who blew into town yester-
day from st. Louis. Huggins will
present a different lineup from the
one seen on the New York teams
last appearance here. Johnny Nit
cheII. the coast star. is taking care
of second and Aaron Ward has gone
back to third, due to an injury to
Raker Also Nelson ("Chicken'O
Hawks is playing in the outheld in
the place of Bobby Roth.
New York's pitching choice is yet
to be decided. but there is some con-
sol8rion in knowing that il won't be
Gail Mays He has been suspended
for ten days by Ban Johnson for his
rupsin with Ollie Chill over in st.
Looie.
One of the reasons for the bubbling
confidence OF the Nationals is the
manner in which Frank Brewer and
BinE Miller are acting in the out
field. They are fielding in an accept
abls manner and are doing plenty OF
damage with the willow.
a., Turkey and BinE Help.
Brewer is living up to his minor
leaEhe reputation as an artist with
the mace. After a late start, he has
raped the ball so consistently that
he now has an average of .37S. It's
been a long time since any mem
bets of the Griffs was hitting for
such a mark a month after the sea-
son started.
Bing was another of those late
starters and hasn't reach any no
table batting mark as yet But he
is showing all the earmarks of
healthy swatter and it is believed
his mark of .23l will be boosted
much higher before the home stay
ends
In view of these facts. is it any
wonder that the announcement is
made that the two minor league
home-run kings will remain in the
lineup. They are there for keeps.
IL seems. as long as they hit the
bait Between them. they should
sock in a bunch of tallies.
Ersn-steven in the matter ot
games won and lost. the Griffs are
a. Dosition 70 climb if they have
II in them. Less than three games
removed from the second place
yanks and five games back OF the
Indians up to yesterday. the sltua-
tion is far from hopeless.
RIackie stick. At short.
with the exception of the out
Geld. the lineup will see no changes
in the near future. ORourke VIII
continue to hold down short despite
his weak hitting. He is playlns
-en afieId and hustlins all tht
- 90 Criffs efforts to land Steel
league star in Wisconsin during tne
,ocent trip fell through and there
. no other shortfielder in sight.
r.obl I,aMotte has been suffering
frorn' a bum leg, but will be ready
for any emergency shortly.
Nnch depends on the slabbing de-
nartment. which failed to dis
tinEuish itself in the west. II II
can'ido an about-face McBride's
task will be much more simple. In
viaw of the unsteady box work.
there is much to be said in Man
agar Macs favor in keeping his
bows as high as fourth place.
60. west outpIays East.
III the results Of the recent in
yasion of the west by the eastern
teams can be taken as criterion,
which it cannot, the western clubs
have a slight edge over their rivals.
None of the fasteners won more
games than they lost save New
York, which got away with 10 wins
the next best record with Z vic
tortes and losses, while Boston
Won but out of IL and Phila-
delphia won 4 out of Is.
St Louis topped the western clubs
with 10 wins and defeats. fail
ing to lose a series. Chicago fol-
lowed close with . wins and dis
appointments, losing only one
series and that to Boston. Detroit
broke even with in Is games,
while Cleveland won 8 and lost l
less Both Washington and New
York won 3 out of from the
Champs.
Il is now the turn of the west
erners to battle on alien territory
and another month will probably
shed much light on the real pennant
race
Here is the schedule of the Ma
tionals' home stay. exclusive Of to-
fayE
May IS, %, Boston.
May 80, 81. New York; e games