The Washington times., 1922-09-16

proud and naughty representatives
Of the rich plutocrats Of the East.
Hardly a man Is now alive who
remembers the old championship
Browns OF 1889. but a new genera.
tion Of rooters has banded together
here to put st. Louis on the base.
jail map again.
IL the Yanks win this series and
the pennant again, they will strik,
q fatal blow at the civic pride of 81.
Louis.
II they lose. they will get the
grandest concerted "razz" that was
ever handed to a baseball team.
st. Louis takes its baseball so serl.
ously that the Yanks are likely to be
handled roughly here II there are
any arguments on the field. The
populace Is aflame with civic pride
and righteous resentment against
the money bags Of the East, as typ.
fled by the expensive cast of the
Yankees.
The Yanks were deeply cha.
grined over the failure Of the 81.
Louis chamber OF commerce to
send . reception committee to the
railroad station. The chamber Of
VIII Dc represented al
the ball park this afternoon, how.
ever, and II the Yankees commit
any nuisance they will be slapped
into the local hoOsegOw forthwith.
The newspapers are spreading
themselves on this event as much
as they would on a world series,
For weeks and weeks the citizens
have been told how the effort of
the poor but honest Browns to win
the pennant by fair means is being
foiled by the foul tactics Of the
rich marauders from the East.
backed by the tainted millions of
the bloated Yankee colonels. who
have corrupted baseball by bribing
the best players to employ their
talent for New York.
The Yankees themselves recently
acquired third baseman from the
Bos on club, but the St. Louis
chamber Of commerce approved
that move. St. Louis, however, will
never condone the transfer of Joe
Dugan to the Yankees.
That was despicable piece Of
work. Some of the infuriated fans
have gone so far as to write let
ters TO Huggins threatening him
with dire disaster II he piavs
Dugan in this series. Nevertheless.
Joe will be I'm there today.
The games will be played on
field surrounded by human wall.
The capacity of the stands here is
only $4,000. About 1000 can be
parked on the field. Mounted 10
lice will hold this crowd in check.
Ground rules will be necessary and
flock of two.base hits should he
harvested.
Doubt is expressed as 10
whether tire Browns will haze the
services Of their captain. George
Sisler. the leading hitter Of the
American League. SisIer has
been out with q lame shoulder.
but a desperate effort Is being
made to get him mended In time
to jam him back In the St. Louis
lineup this afternoon. With
SisIer out, the Browns will be
badly handicapped.
This afternoon the Yanks will face
Shocker or Pruett. Shocker usually
works In the first game Of a series.
but he pitched against the Red Sox
>on Wednesday, and IL he goes in
today he. will have had rest of
only two days. AS he can pitch
only one game of the series. he may
he held out until tomorrow.
Shocker is the only pitcher the
Yanks fear. They think that they
can beat Pruett. the lefthander, who
has not worked a full game in
weeks,
Huggins will start 'old reliable"
Bob Shawkey today and follow In
tomorrow's and Mondays games
with Hoyt and Bush. Jones and
Mays will be available for emPr.
gencies Shswkey hasn't worked
since last Monday and Is well rest.
ed. The Yanks will have no alib!s
IL they lose the series, as every man