The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
"Movie Idol" Piercy or
Fullerton Will PrOba-
bly, Face Nationals.
GOEBEL IN CENTER +?
Cleveland and Mats Now Tied
For Third Place in Ameri-
can League.
BY RAY HELGESEN.

S'P un NnlCn lhey won TOUR OF
the six games played with the Bos-
ton Red SoX. the Griffmen are in
a battling mood and prepared to
show the paying customers that
they can live up to their paper
form" Having won the Red Sox
series the Grins trekked on to the
C'ty OF Perpetual Sleep only to be
temporarily stopped on their pen
nant chase. Just as they were really
fndinC themselves. by a healthy
three-day rain which forced the
postporement OF the trio Of tilts
scheduled with the Mackmen.
Today the Nationals hope to show
sthe paying customers that thev are
not morning glories;" that they
- Pre now in shape to live up to their
rre-sHason reputation and that IL
Will be only a matter of two or
three weeks before they are bat.
tIinE with either the Browns or
the Yanks for the honor of head
inc the first division.
Milan announced las, night that
he will send waItersJohnson against
the Red SoK in the final game be-
fore the Griffs hop of into the
sticks. Johnson has won nve games
and lost two this season and r. Just
beginning to hit the top of his
stride. He won hve straight but
was stopped in one Of the two
games the Grifs lost to the Red
Sox last week. Errors caused his
downfall then. but the Grifs are
usually more reliable behind Bar
ney than when backing, any other
hurler. so II Is not likely that mis-
cues will figure to that extent in
today's fray.
Pfercy or Fulierton for sox.
Piercy or Fullerton, possibly both.
will be sent against the Griffmen,
according to Manager Duffy. who
arrived in town last night chaper-
oning the occupan1s Of last place.
a spot which the Griffs inhabited
not So long since. Piercy is the
younEster with novie-idol eyes and
complexion who was banned with
Ruth and Meusel for taking part in
transforming games after the world
series last year.
The Nationals are mentally cuss-
ing the Philadelphia skies for In
terfering with their l n I e n ed
slaughter OF the Mackmen. Milan's
men had it'ngured that they would
win three straight OF the presump-
tous Athletics. thus cinchinE third
position and putting them IN q po-
pition to start their Western drive
with a game or two leeway over
other aspirants FOR that spot
Overnight however Cleveland has
displaced the Mackmen as the Griffs'
rivals for third place. Winning
yesterday from the Tigers the In
dians displaced the Macks and are
now romping along in tie for third
with the Nationals. each team hav-
ing won % games and lost "a, for
a percentage of .4ss.
Third Place Battle Looms.
II the Grifs beat the Red Sox to-
day and the Indians again trim the
Tigers, Milan's men and Speakers
hirelings will do battle for third
place beginning Tuesday when the
Griffs open their Western trip in
Cleveland with the Macks chasing
right along in their shadow ready to
check in where one of the two fall
tiers.
On May z1 the Griffs were idling
along in seventh place. with IA
games won and 1s lost. Today they
have won % and lost "a. which gives
them a record of . games Won and
lost in their last II starts, which
is just a little better than their pa
per form" indicates they ought to
do.
Milan was undecided last night.
but IT Is quite possible that by this
morning he has definitely decided to
place Goebel in center field and shift
Rice to right. with either Smith or
Brewer in left. The chances OF
Milan, himself, toiling in the gar
den are so slim as to be almost
negligible. Rodney, while his health
has Improved considerably over
what 1t was during the first few
weeks Of the campaign. is still
bit under the weather and II Is un-
likely that he will be seen in any
but a pinch-hitting role for at least
q month. and, barring injuries to
one or more OF the gardeners, pos
sibly not at all this season.
BIuexe at Third.
Washington fans will get their
first real look at "Oesie" Bluege this
afternoon. This youngster. who
nlled in so capably in Boston when
LaMotte and Bush were injured, will
probably be seen at third here. It's
worth the price of admission just to
watch this youngster work. Though
a shortstopper by birth and inclina-
tion. Bluege is getting by at third
In q wonderful manner. considering
his age and experience. or rather.
lack OF II. He has a great pair OF
hands and as pretty a whip as any
innelder in the league
Handsome Harry" Courtney. re-