Evening star., 1922-06-14

knrN Z OF the ihuI bdtllcS AtaStQ.
1t is not too late for the Griffs to
initiate preliminary plIuS for bury
ng the RruupuIau houfpo. however.
md this Manager Milan plans to do
n the quartet OF encounters opening
Iere today by giving the f"hlmen 3s
learly as possible an exclusive diet
# southpaw sla hbiSts. Il brand demon
Stratrd To he least to their liking.
johnson to Pitch To-day.
This program of portsidcrs viii not
apply i'll the initial clash this after
noon. as BriIlheart is not adjudgcd
sufficiently seasoned to cop" with the
'rafty clan at SporJm,ns' Park. Be
sides. JohuS"n'S unusual wilduess in
Detroit last saturday was another
evidence of th' fact that he needs
work at stated intervals. 50 he Will
facC the Brow u,~ to-day. hut. starting
tumorrcV M"gridGe. Zachary and
Francis viii get the summons. in that
order.
1t is impossible To figure out how
Pilot F'ohl will work his slahmrn, hut
IT practically is assured thai Urban
ShocEer Will have to he C"Utout"I
with two or three times. i'll udrtS of
games. at least. The spItbail artist
figures that often in ucarly every
series. which has led tn" critics I"
opiue that the ace of tn" local stan
July. in which event tn" pennan;
q ;piratIons of the Browns will go
hlooie. Davis is sure to see S"rvIc"
against III" Grjffs. they being one
of the outfits this erratic Highlander
is effective against. Dave bantorth
is another sure starter. rs is also
Hubert Schuchsm"istcr Pru"tt. the
American Leagues newest singing
sensation. with Baynr and Nangilder
standing by for relief roles.
Lead in club Rafting.
The Browns despite the fact that
Ken Williams. for all his fifteen home
runs is far below his normal hitting
average. and that Jacobson and FL
lerbc both are listed under the 80
mark still are l"adiug the league in
club batting. thanks largely t" tn"
work of 'ieursc SiSItr. who tops their
circuit with It mark in excess of 100.
and Tohin, ScVcrcid and MCManuS. all
well up in tn" charmed circle. Tn"
tohlmcu also are riding on the cres'
in the fielding averages. this combIna-
tion explaining To 4 large extent why
the Browns continue to snap at the
heels of the psCe-settinE Yankees.
1t is possible - couple of Milan :
rripples will he able to return to the
lineup before the visitors pull up
stakes for chicago Saturday. Char
rity saw brief service yesterday de-
spite his wrenched back and '"Ckin-
pauCh. who came on today from
Cleveland. reported that his aiiment
has improved greatly under treat
uent ShankS alSo is in pretty tar
shape nov. He is the most likely of
the lot To- resume service because of
his well known proweSS against the
brand of hurlimg that VIII be on tap
here.
StiIi i'm Third Place.
Thanks in a measure I" the fact
that rain interfered with the activi-
ties of the Indians and Athletics at
Cleveland. the Nationals still are in
third place by slender margin, but
once more are below the 800 mark
i'll the team standings as a result of the
a-to-1 verdict obtained by the Tigers
in the Ret-a-WaH game a Detroit
Yesterday to give them the series.
three games t. one. ana n4=5 their
record for the season to date with the
Griffmen four victories and two de-
feats.
AS was anticipated. John Oldham
was sent back against the Nationals
and despite having had only two days
rest, VanquiShed them in Impressive
fashion. Francis. although wildness
cost him one tally, gave a credible
exhibition until the seventh. when he
was mulcted for two singles and a
double. which. with Il pass and a sac-
rife fly. netcd the Tigers three runs
to settle the issue.
A marathon maui by Harris in his
first trip to the platter accounted for
WaShington'S lone run. Thereafter
the Griffs were practically helpless
before Oldham until the Hinth, when
they staged rally that was fraught
with possibilities. but was nipped just
as their earlier efforts were, via the
double-play route. BleuSe started
the final frame by beating out a rap
TO Cutshaw and Harris blistered
single through Haney. Rice lofted to
Hcilmann. but Judge got a hit on a
blow to RiGney in deep short and the
bases were loaded. with the issue up
to Goebel The youngster put every
thing he had into a lunge, but Rigney
corralled his roller and it was all
over when CutShaw converted it into
dobule play.
Francis Starts Well.
Francis got rid of the Bengals in
order in the opener. Cutshaw was
stranded at the midway in the second