Evening star., 1921-08-18

II not, Shanks will be transferred
to center, Smith retained in right ana
Deebe Foss. installed at thtrd oase.
Should this be done 1t is proDa1ie
La Motto will be lifted and u
peinstated at short to give the lei.
side of the infield the beneht OF
R!ackie.s experience. as 1t would oe
inadvisable to have green yonnss.e.s
like La Motto and Foss playing sue
by side.
Shocker Is Too strong.
Lee Fohl scrambled the dope ny
sending Urban Shocker against the
Nationals yesterday. and. as cohse-
quence, the opener of the series went
to the enemy, I to .. This was the
second time in the last two series
between the Browns and Grins that
Fohl has sent his ace against the
Nationals with only two days rest.
the last time he did 1t having been
in Washington about week ago.
when the moist ball manipuiator
opened and closed a game series
with victories. Shocker's first game
in the capital was on sunday august
Z, and his next on Wednesday. Au-
gust 10. He then faced and van
Quished the Tigers here last SUNDAY:
Despite the demands made on his
stamina, Shocksr hurled gilt edge
6all for seven rounds yesterday. hold
ting the Griffs runless on four hits IN
that period. Then, seven runs 10 the
good, he eased up a bit, Milan's dou-
the left field fence for the circuit
netting the Griffs pair OF tallies
In round s. Shanks also socked one
over Williams head for two bases
in this round, but was left.
Have Few Opportunities.
The Nationals had few other op-
portunities to score. With two out In
the second. Charity walked and
reached second on La Notes Texas
Lacquer to left. whereupon Mogridgee
famed. In the sixth Milan started
with a bingle and was forced by
Judge Williams backed up against
the fence to take Miller.s cIout, and
a hot rap past Ellerbe by Harris put
Judge on second, but Shocker gath
cred in Shanks' bewhiskered smash.
La Notes clean single to left in the
seventh was ui supported. and IN the
ninth, which Bobby started with a
safety over second. Pinch Hitter
play and Milan lifted to Tobin.
Mogridge's lay-on of a week ap-
pear.d TO nave hurt Instead OF helped
his effectiveness. He was pummeled
right heartily in the second and third
innings. when his support was also
a pinch hitter-Johnson-w failed
in his mission. despite valiant ef-
fort, and Schacht hurled the last four
frames. AL did a good job of it. too.
for, deleting an error by Harris, he
would not have been scored On.
Browns Get Busy.
There were two out in the second
inning when Gerber was credited with
q double on a drive down the left
field line. The Brownie himself was
SO sure the ball landed foul that he
failed to run at hrSt, otherwise ne
could have made third on the whack.
singled to left. and. when
Miller momenrarily fumbled the ball,
Gerber scored. McManus stole second
and counted on Shocker's ripping sim
gle to left.
Ellsrbe started round three by beat
ing out a bow to La Motto in deep
short. Sisler and Williams both loft
ed. but jacobson sent Eilerbe to third
with a single to right and reached
second on Smiths futile peg to the far
corner. SEVERED was purposely passed
10 fill the bases. Gerber smashed
safety through Shanks. Ellerbe easily
scoring. and Jacobson also reaching
the plate when Hank slipped in try
ing to recover the ball. McManus'
little Texas Lacquer to right scored
SEVERED from second and put Gerber
on third. The sacks again were load
ed when Shocker was hit by pitched
ban. and Gerber waiked in with the
fourth tally of the frame when Judge
ingloriously ruffed Tobin's soft fly.
sFor two rounds Schacht retired the
Browns in order. With one away in
the seventh. Williams singled to right
aid Jacobson beat out a slow roller to
Harris. Stanley had Williams trap
pSd between second and third. but
f4olishly ran him back to the key
stone after Jacobson had reached
there. and then. in an effort to flag
B4g Bill. made a wild throw past
JSdge, Williams reaching third and
Jicobson second. Severeid's fly to
Miller cashed Williams.