The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
SHAWKEY OR HOYT|
ITO FACE ZACHARY.
:OR KID BRILLHEART
Rain Forces Postpone
ment of Both Games in
Boston Yesterday
By RAY HELGESEN.

president of the Nationals. we have
yet to run afoul of him or his pet
brand of chatter. Griff can see only
the good in everything. Sometimes.
if really pressed, he'll admit that
there Is another side. But on one
subject in particular there is moth
ing but sunshine. A nd that's the
Nationals.
Grif can't figure how the Ma
tionals are down in sixth place In
the league standing. But he'll take
the figures and prove to you that
they ought to be up there fighting
for the pennant. He'll show you
where the pitching was bad on this
day and the catching on that; how
the infield was a sieve in this game
and how the gardeners were wear
ing blinders on that.
Mats Make Good Showing.
Last night, for instance, we had
Grifr on the phone for few min
utes. and ii wasn't more than a
couple of seconds before the Old
Fox had us hanging on the ropes.
Grif showed plainly and advanced
the dope to prove that the Nation
ais had made a really good show
ing on their western invasion on
which thew won eight out of seven
teen games, not counting, of course.
the games between them and the
Mackmen. and that with the Reo
Sox Friday.
AS a matter of fact the Nationals
did make a good showing on the
trip. which rain ended In Boston
yesterday. They won q total OF
nine out of nineteen games ana
were beaten out of at least four
games by the closest Of margins,
mostly due to erratic pitching IN
the pinches-
But the most pleasing part Of the
entire invasion, according to Man
aper Milan. was the way the team
performed when the injured mem
bers returned to the lineup. With
Coslin and Shanks back In the
Iine-up the team performed more
like IL was doped to work than at
anv previous time this season.
Goslin's terrific hitting was one
of the main factors in what must
be regarded as a good showing In
the West The Goose took TO all
kinds of pitching much as his name
sake does to water and lifted MS
average almost so points in three
weeks. landing among the hrst
seven hitters in the American
League.
Goslin Changes style.
After that last injury Goslin
changed his style OF swinging,
rIilan said this morning. He stlll
takes the same terrific cut at the
ball but crashes IN a straight line
instead of using that arc swing
III TamDa
and in the early part of the season
here. believe he has found him
self and will be one of the best
h:tters in the league from now IN.
Certainly he has been the big gun
in our attack since we left and If he
continues his present stride and the
rest of the boys hold themselves at
the present pace 1 hope to nave
them in the first division and pos
sibly in third place before the end
of this home stay.
The club on paper surely looks
be tier than it has shown on the
field. Once We get right we'll tear
things loose in this mans league
and though my hopes for second
place are merely hopes / feel GER
tain we'll finish at least fourth and
probably third"
Zachary ON the Hill Today
With Brewer. Goslin and Shanks
pounding the ball and Harris, Judge
and Rice coming to life and Peck
swinging his bludgeon in the
pinches the Griffs should have their
best home stay of the season begin
ming today when they meet the
Yanks in one game to be followed
Nxyif
Western clubs.
Zachary or Brillheart will prob
ably work for the Griffs today with
either Hoyt or Shawkey toiling for
Miller Higgins.
Beginning Tuesday the Browns
come here for a three-game series
ending Thursday. However. the
Browns have a pair of postponed
games to play Off So there will
probably be double-headers on We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Following the Browns will come
the Indians also for a three-game
series. They also have a postponed
engagement which will necessitate
another double bill. Then comes the
White Sox to be followed by the
Tigers. Boston and Philadelphia
follow the Tigers after which the
Griffs jump to New York for three
games. They then return for an
other series with the Red Sox dur
ing which the two games postponed
yesterday in Boston because of rain
will be played off.
With a bunch of double e-headers
piled up for them to hurdle Milan's
hHrlers face a tough life in the
next three weeks Rodney believes
his pitching staff has just found
Itself and will romp through the
next three weeks with little trouble.
Others, however. point to the fact
that the hurlers have been the main
trouble of the Griffs all through
the season and advance the opinion
that their recent good showing has
Donie Bush. Ed Goebel and Nick
Altrock were left in the Hub when
the Griffs entrained last night to
participate in n benefit game for
the family of the late Tommy Nc
Carthy. oldtime player. coach and
scout who died last week Babe
Ruth will also take part in the
game and will autograph balls
which will be sold to increase the
fund
Here's q record of what the
Grfffs have accomplished since they
pushed their fragile bark of these
shores three weeks a1o.