The Washington times., 1922-07-18

Nunamaker may accompany him.
Gardner will attend TO his garage
mp In his Vermont home. Wood
may play on the coast. New men
will have their jobs In 1923.
Nevertheless, all these veterans
have been great players in their
time and they are making a won
derful squirt on their second swing
around the Eastern half of the cir
cult. They will hardly continue IT,
that being beyond nature, but they
should make Zeb Milans gang
travel for whatever victories they
get this week.
As a nucleus for his 1923 team
Speaker has the two Sewells, Joe
and Luke; Riggs Stephenson, a slug.
ging infielder: Louis Guisto, a smooth
fielding firstsacker; Steve O'Neill,
still too good to take away from
behind the bat. especially with young
pitchers coming along all the time;
"Cuckoo" Jameson and himself in
the garden, with a couple of tidy
singers in Coveleskie, Uhle and Jim
Edwards, a huge lad fresh from col
leEs.
The trouble with the Indians is
when they won their pennant and
worlds title in 1920. Last year
Speaker. thinking he might drive
them into another championship,
kept the team intact. This year it
was evidently burned out when the
curtain went up. Then. to gum all
his cards, no new players appeared
good enough to fit into the lineup.
Yet, like all veteran teams, the
Indians have bestirred themselves
with the real warm weather of the
summer They know how to play
ball, no doubt Of that. 1t is simply
that their. enthusiasm Is chilled,
along with their muscles and tendons.
1t Is hard for them to get going.
Iris Speaker, playing wonderful
ball himself. has whipped his team
into a fiery mood on this trip
through the East, and he may he
depended upon to keep them NOV
ing at Georgia avenue for the four
contests with the Griffmen.
The st. Louis Browns. still leading
the pennant race, close their visit
here today. They have played cx-
cellent ball and. knowing the great.
est honor in the game may be theirs.
they are battling for every little
thing. Today they will try again
thanking their stars that the heavy
shower prevented their losing yes
terday.
Joe Judge IL one sad bird todav
Joe came up with the bases loaded In
the first frame and all he did was
TO fall upon one of Dave Danforth's
slants for a home run over the clock
In right field, scoring Bush, Peck
and Rice in front of him. Now that
wallop will never figure in the totals
FOR the year. 1t rained in the fourth,
ending the game.
Danforth failed for the third time
this season against the Griffmen He
passed Bush and Peck and hit Rice,
filling the bases. Then came Judges
tremendous drive over the clock.
-Four runs were over in a jiffy. The
next three perished.
McManus beat out slow one
down the third base line in the sec
ond and travelled 20 third on Jacob
sons single to center. Rice's high
throw to Bush let Jake reach sec.
ond, and the bases were loaded on a
pass to Williams. SeVeroid rolled
into a double play, letting McManus
score.
Jimmy Austin gave q great ex.
hibition Of high diving during the
rain which came down IN buckets
before the fourth inning was un-
der way. He ran all over the out
field, selecting the deepest lakes
for headlong plunges. It was great
stuff and there were loud calls for
Uncle Nick Altrock. high diver par
excellence Of the Griffs.
Capt. Tim Jordan's black brigade
rot all mixed up. II brought the