Evening star., 1922-05-16


r With Clark and Rigney, green and
somewhat erratic, but fast and ambi-
tiouS, plugging in fine style the holes
that existed on the infield last year
and a handful of young pitchers to
supplement the efforts of the vet
Grams, Ehmke and Dauss, and the
near veterans, Cole. Oldham and Hol-
ling, the Junga!eers are threatening
to necessitate radical revision of the
winter estimates of their strength
Two of their rookie fingers, Stoner
of Oklahoma City and Pillette of
the series just ended with the Yanks,
while Sylvester, Johnston, the second
of the Portland pair Clark Griffith
tried to buy in the off season. and
Arthur Olsen from Syracuse are MAX
ing noises like real, big league hurl-
erS. s..
Have Batterins Outfeld.
The Tigers have the hardest hit
ting outfield trio the big leagues
boast of in Cobb, Heilmann apd Veach.
two 800 hitters for third and first in
Bobby Jones and La Blue. the local
boy. and in Johnny Bassler back
stop who ranks with the best sof
them in all-round worth, and is far
ahead of the majority when it comes
to using his noodle. Any team such
as Frank Navin's 1922 edition. when
it gets the winning notion, can cut
can well afford to heed the new
alarm: Look out for, the Tigers
1t is no cinch set the Cobbmen must
contend with here in the next four
days. however. The Nationals have
shown unmistakable signs of COM
ing fashion for the greater part of
the last six starts have started lit
tie climbing expedition of their own.
Although buffeted about in humiliat-
ing fashion for the gerater part of
the initial month of the campaign.
Milan'S charges occupy last place by
only the narrowest OF margins and 1t
is possible for them to attain the
first division before the week ends.
They displayed defense that was
smart and snappy in ma king it two
ing the final of the series yesterday
So. Just such brand of fielding
was imperative to victory over Jim
Bagby, despite the dozen hits he al
fective. He yielded eleven blows to
the enemy. and also developed
streak of wiidness late in the fray
that seemed likely for a time to prove
fatal
Bagby was combed for bingles suffi-
ciently well punched to net the Ma
tionals tally in each of the, first
three innings. Bush beat out roller
to Sewell over second in the opener
and scored on Brewers Texas
been wounded. In the second singles
to left field by Picinich and Johnson.
with Peck's sacrifice sandwitched in,
accounting for another, and Judge
turned the trick all by himself in the
third through the medium of bunting
one over the barricade in right.
Jameson was doubled up after
starting the pastime with safety,
O'Neill's bingie in the third was
wasted and one-basers by McInnis and
f~r
naught The Tribe contrived to
count in the fifth. however. With one
gone. O'Neill singled and was forced
by Bagby, who took third on jamie
sons single over Harris head. and
scored when Wamby dropped Texas
ran first and was nipped by Brewers
peg to Judge.
The Indians made no headway
against johnson in the next two
rounds, but nicked him for three hits
in the eighth, and, despite the bene-
tit accruing to Walter from dou-
BILE play. registered a run when the
kansan control wabbled. Wamby
drilled into dual killing after
Jameson opened with a safety.
Speaker and McInnis singled in sue
cession, and when Johnson failed to
get the ball over for either Sewell
or Gardner, run was forced over
the plate. The bases were left clogged
when Graney, inserted to hit for
Wood, rolled to Bush.
Barney Menaced'at Finish.
It was feared that Johnson, visibly
tagged, would fail to weather the
storm when O'Neill started the ninth
with triple to the wall in left,
Evans, put on to run for the 1um-
bering backstop, was held at third
when Judge gathered in BaG by's
roller, and was erased between bases
when Peck grabbed Jamieson's roller
and fired to Charity, who ran him
back to third, where Bush tagged
him. Jameson reached second on the
play, and tense situation was re-:
lieved when Wamby flied To- Goslin
for the final out.
The Griffs accomplished little,
against Bagby after round 8. The
only time they threatened was in the
fifth, when Judge, singled and took
third on Brower'S lucky safety. to
right. The rally ended when Goslin
whacked into double play.