The Washington herald., 1922-08-15
MATS FACE BROWNS
in Z GAMES TODAY;
z MORE TOMORROW
johnson and Zachary to
Atte m p t to Stop
League Leaders.
By RAY HELoEsEN.

Facing fve games in three days,
Zeb Miian's sixth place Nationals
meet the ieasue-ieading st. Louis
Browns this afternoon In double
header. the first game starting at .
o'clock. Tomorrow another double
bill viii be staged. while the last
game Of the series will be knocked
on Thursday.
Milan was noncommittal last night.
but ventured the suggestion that
Johnson and Zachary will probably
work for the Nationals with Francis
and Erickson cluttering up the bull
pen. Manager Fobl. Of the Browns.
had picked Shocker and Wright to
carry the pitching burden. but
was undecided last night as to
which one Of them would work the
first game. Shocker. however. win
probably twirl the opener.
Grins "Hope. to Win.
As usual. the Nationals hope" to
win today's double bill. They also
hope" to capture tomorrow's pair
and end the series Thursday with
another victory.
All Of which looks like a poor sort
Of psychology to an outsider. Hoping
has never won pennant yet and
never will. II may help some. prob
ably does. but It's the fighting spirit
that makes a second division club
look like q contender. Going into a
ball game merely hoping to win
never yet has brought home the ba-
con, It's that driving spirit. coupled
with confidence and the will to fght
II out. that wins. Merely hoping
means absolutely nothing.
While the Tigers are clawing the
Yanks In New York the Browns
will attempt to add to their present
short lead at the expense of the
Griffmen. SEVERED is back in shape
| and will again work behind the bat
thereby getting the best results
from Fohrs pitchers. Ellerbe, how
| ever, is still on the injured list and
may not be able to return to third
for another week or ten days. How
ever. the way Old Man Jimmy Aus
tin has been travelling the Cover
| nor's absence hasn't been felt as
much as was at first expected.
Jimmy. of course, can't keep up his
| present pace indefinitely. So the
| quicker Ellerbe returns to the line
up the better 1t will be for the
Browns.
games behind the Indians who are
lodged in fifth place and three and
a half games In the rear OF the White
Sox. who are bringing up the rear
OF the first division. Should the
Griffs win four from the Browns
while the Mackmen are taking three
from the Tribe they would step into
fifth position by half "a game. This
naturally sounds like a far-fetched
proposition. particularly in view OF
the way the Nationals have been
travelling this season. However,
nothing 10 impossible and the way
| the Griffs have been going the last
| two weeks there Is no good reason
| why they shouldn't break their jinx,
| the Browns. Neither is there any
| reason why the Mackmen shouldn't
trim the Tribe.
A.. Bad Medicine.
The AS have always been bad
| medicine for Speakers club and
while they aren't playing as good
| ball as they did earlier in the sea-
son, neither are the Indians. Speak
er's men have fallen off consider
ably since their recent winning
| streak of twelve straight games. In
/ fact, they have been just barely
holding their own and no longer
seem to have a potential pennant
punch.
The White Sox are hooking up
with the. Red Sox while the Grfns
battle the Browns, so there Is only
the remotest chance to gain on
Gieason's bunch. The Red Sox are
barely staying in the league thess
days and should be easy for Chicago
With the added punch supplied by
Goose Goslin's fiail the Griffs arr
beginning TO look like a real Sap
club. Whether or not Goslins
clouting Is a flash in the pan or just
a sample Of what he really can d."
no one knows. However. there Is
no legitimate reason why. the for
mer Sally Lacquer shouldn't be alb.
to clout up around the leaders in thJ
American League. With that tire.
mendous cut he takes at the bali
some Of his drives are bound to r.
safe and infielders who try to cut
of his drives should make 1t a po'nt
to have ample insurance before the,
try stopping comets