Evening star., 1922-08-13


Not since June has the New York
club appeared in Washington. AS the
fans there have been deprived Of the
major league brand of diamond ma
neuvers for three weeks ii Is eX-
pected that with good weather a
stable thIong will be on hand at
7th street and Florida avenue to-
morrow.
Shawkey Due to Pitch.
1t is probable that Bob-the-Gob
Shawkey will get the call for hiii
duty from Manager Higgins. but
Pilot Milan declines to commit him
self with an overnight nomination
George Mogridge is the logical cam
didate, but Zachary, Francis and
Brillheart also are available. and it
is possible that Johnson may work.
despite the fact that he toiled here
yesterday.
1t seems that Walter. who labored
for six innings in that getaway affair
at ST. Louis Wednesday, discovered
that he felt better and had more
stuff than usual when he came back
again Friday. so he has conceived
the idea of pitching with only one
day of rest between efforts and has
asked Zeb for permission to see how
the idea works out with a further
trial.
Will Loaf Tomorrow.
Monday will be am off day for the
Dul lney Will Ue kept
busy for the remainder of their two
weeks at home. for the following
day the Browns invade the capital
for five games in three days, twin
bills being carded for Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Thursday also is an untitled date,
the Indians then arriving for a three
day visit. and after loafng Monday.
August 21. four games in three days
are billed with the White Sox. who
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gers for trio of contests. After
that the Griffs go to New York and
the Red Sox and Mackmen come to
Washington before Milan leads his
menage westward for the final tour
through that section.
Capital fans should have plenty to
enthuse over regarding the manner
in which Brewer and Goslin are meet
ing the ball. particularly the latter.
After being shelved by serious in
turieS for nearly two months the
Goose has been hitting 'em right on
the seam and has fully justified all
the rosy predictions voiced during the
off season as to his future as a bats
man. Since the team left home, July
20, Goslin has welded his bludgeon
at a gait in excess of .450 and has
boosted his average for the season to
.356, which ranks him fourth among
the leagues sluggers, according to the
unofficial figures.
Pirates Hold Attention.
The eyes of the base ball world at
present are focused on the Pirates,
whose recent sensational squirt has
altered the aspect of the National
League pennant race. Until two and
a half weeks ago the flag fight in the
older circuit appeared to be merely
a nip-andtuck battle between the st.
Louis Cardinals and the New York
Giants, but by capturing thirteen
games in a. row the Corsairs have
pulled up to within four and half
games of the leaders, and with good
stretch of home playing against the
eastern clubs just ahead the Dreyfuss
entry well may be expected to prove
a real contender against the teams
bossed by Hickey and McGraw.
The Pirates, who were favorites for
the gonfalon in John Heydler's or
ganization over a greater part Of last
season, only to flivver near the finish.
have done a lot of Swobbling during
the present campaign. but with the
passing as pilot Of the veteran George
Gibson and the acquisition OF Bill
McKechnie, another old-timer. but a
newcomer in managerial ranks. the
Buccaneers have been travelling at
sensational clip.
McKechnie apparently has demon
strated an ability to handle" Rabbit
Maranville, whose disregard for train
ing rules proved such factor in the
failure of Gibson. and with Walter
Schmidt, generally rated as the best
catcher in the circuit, back on the job
after being a hold-out for two-thirds
of the campaign, the admittedly pow
erful Pittsburgh pitching staff may
be expected to improve to such an
extent that what proved to be a pre-
mature enlargement of Forbes Field
last summer may yet serve a highly
profitable purpose.