Evening star., 1922-08-14

The Browns today still are a game
to the good in the merry scrap LOT
the league leadership. despite being
vanquished in most decisive man.
ner by the White Sox yesterday. que
to the fact that Milan's men signal
lied their return from foreign heldS
by hanging 80 sinner on the KUN
less Yanks before big tnrohS at ''h
and Florida avenue.
Jfnxman Jones the Victim.
rhere Is no club in the circuit that
the Nationals would rather lick than
New York. and the fact that sam
Jones. for years a stumbling block TO
them. was the victim furnished ad-
ditional reason for gloating. FUR
thermore it was two ex- ankee
Mosridge and Peckinpaugh-wao
figured most prominently in the pro
ceedinss. George banking the enemy
until the concluding chapter. wnlie
Rajah supplied the punch that reg
istered two of the three requisite
markers.
Loss of the game proved the end of
a most unsatisfactory day for Miller
Higgins. for the was shunted to the
showers along with Whitley witt on
the first play of the paStime by Ious l,
Bill Guthrie. the latest addition to b.
,Johnson's SQUAD of arbitrators. Wit
lost a close decision at first. Hugslns
rayed and tore what little hair ne
has After he had been chased OH
efhe field Witt sought to continue .ne
debate and he. TOO. was gwen the
privilege of cooling off in the club
house. although that isn't what Eutn-
rie terms it. Judge knows
Grins Mun First Chance.
A fne opening was neglected by the
6rc wh
Iofted to Smith after Judges double
to right-center and walks to Goslin
and Brewer had loaded the bases. In
the second Peck got life on Scott S
tumble and died stealing. while Mo
gridge singled and was forced py Rlce
after Picinich famed.
For the next three rounds they were
retired in order hut after play was
resumed in the sixth. following a
shower. the Nationals hopped on
Jones for five bingles good for three
runs. Harris started with liner to
right-center that bounded past Smith
for three bases, and scored on Judge
sharp whack past Ward. Goslin looped
a single to center. Judge stopping at
second. With Brewer up. the hit and
run. or something, went wrong. Judge
being trapped in dashing for third
and run down on the line, Goslin TAX
ing second. Brewer then walked. ad
vanced a notch with Goslin on Shanks'
tallied when Peck slashed a single
to center. Picinich also got bingle.
but he and Peck were left when Mo-
gridge succumbed on strikes.
Yanks Blanked TIL Ninth.
Dugan reached the far corner in the
opener on his double and McMillan's
long 1y. and was left when Pipp
1ofted to Goslin. Schang got no
farther than the vestibule after start
ing the second with a bingle. and
Dugan's clever bunt in the third was
unsupported.
In the fifth pair of force outs fol-
lowed Wards single. and nullif1ed a
safety by Smith. Meusel was an
chored after drawing a pass at the
start of the seventh. and in the
eighth. after Mcmillan walked and
Rice fumbled Pipp's single. Yanks
were left on third and second when
Shanks took care of Schang's bound
er.
1t was in the final frame that the
Yanks insurged. Meusel singled to
center. reached second when Peck
messed up Wards roller and scored
on a single to left by Scott. Mo-
gridge slipped over a third strike on
Hofmann. who batted for Jones. but
Smith received a free ticket. filling
the bases. and Ward tailed on Du-
Ean's long drive to Goslin. The
threat was dissipated when Judge
grabbed McMillan's hopper.