The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
Mats Open Long
Home Stay With
Chicago Today
Red Faber Due to Work
For White Sox-Mac's
Men Still Hold Third
Place.
ny JACK NYE.

Still clinging to third place by
margin Of a game and a half over
the Tigers. the somewhat worn and
weary. Griffmen pulled into Union
Station last evening after a djsas-
trous campaign through the West.
offsetting the repeated bumps OF
late, however, is the joyful thought
that the schedule calls for another
long stay on the home lot. In view
Of which fact. McBride's lads ougnr
to- be bright and clipper when they
take the field this afternoon
against the pesky white Sox. They
are going to make hard fght to
maiptain their present position in
the face Of hard competition.
Manager Mcbride continues 70
maintain a cheerful outlook despite
the hard shedding Of late.
I'VE are back after a pretty rough
trip" he declared. after he had
eliminated the CRIME gathered IN
Pittsburgh, but we hope to do bet
ter from now on" Not a word
about the breaks being against him.
or hard luck pursuing him. Macs
not that kind Of a gentleman.
Charity sim AninE.
The Mats will miss the services
of Pat Charity for at least another
week. as the star catcher's infected
foot has been slow in healing. The
doctor has ordered him to give. the
injured member further rest, and
may consent to him donning the
mask and protector within six or
seven games.
In the absence Of Pat, Val Pici-
mich has been doing fine work be-
hind the bat. and has also been hit
ting with gratifying frequency,
Riccardo Torres also jumped into
the lineup in one. OF the recent
games, and Is ready for emergency
duty again when called upon.
Mcbride has finally decided upon
an outfield combination Of Miller,
Rice and Milan for the time being
and that trio will probably do the
fly chasing until one of them gets
into a too noticeable slump. Brewer
and Smith remain. in reserve, and
Turkey will also continue to do
stick work in the pinches and sub
for Joe Judge at first II needed.
On the recent trip Turkey slammed
out a bunch OF hits as a pinch
hitter and Is the best bet in that
department. There's no getting
around the fact that although the
Reading Rapper has not won =
permanent berth he Is a handy man
to have around.
Faber May Pitch Today.
In order to be prepared for a
hard series here, Manager Gleason
of the Sox sent five of his pitchers
to Washington ahead of the team.
They arrived last evening. among
them being the famous Red Faber
and Dickie Kerr. Shovel" Hodge.
the long boy from the South, was
also given the advantage OF a good
nights rest before the series opens.
The remainder OF the Chicago
crew. including Kid Gleason, arrive
this morning.
Fans who turn out today will
probably get another look at Mr..
Faber. the leading pitcher of the
league. who is due to work for the
visitors./ Red already has twenty
victories to his credit and is am
bilious to make It thirty before the
season closes. Ifthe sandv-haired
star works for the Sox, Manager
McBride's pitching choice will have
to do some wonderful iinginR to
get a verdict. Mac was undecided
last night as to who his starter
would be. Zachary. Erickson and
Acosta are all ready to go. with the
odds favoring the southpaw.
Though the. White Sox are repos-
ing IN seventh place. they are q
mere FIVE games removed from the
third place Nationals. All Of which
means that a loss of this series
would be a serious blow to the
home team. Detroit Is less than
two games behind the McBridemen.
while the st. Louis Browns. having
come to life at last. are three games
removed. Any kind of slip during
the home stay may see the locals
skidding toward the bottom.