Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-12

and apparently is playing as if it dc
fire aplenty left in the makeup of Il
bers OF the club, too. are fighting de
remainder Of the crew. But their
Arifhth appears on the scene of act
for the year.
OF course, the club is liable to
such as it did in the double header
ITS pitchers may upset the dope, \
base ball. But nothing short OF a
ball club out of a collection of play
now.
With all his fire. Bush is not fight
lhg now so much for this year as for
next He is experimenting with his
new material as soon as he can, trust
ing that something may be developed
TO give the Nationals Il better start
IN 1924 than they got this season.
Little time was lost in testing under
fre Kenneth Sedgewick. right handed
pitcher procured from Norfolk of the
Virginia League. and yesterday Mon
roe Belvidere Mitchell. another or
thodox finger, who arrived in the
morning from Memphis of the South
ern Association, was hurled into the
Rreach at the first opportunity.
Mitchell Looks Impressive.
Mitchell got a chance to show his
with the Browns after George Roch-
ester Mogridge, veteran southpaw,
got his fill of the heat and the
browns batters. The newcomer
worked through three innings and
gave an impressive performance, even
though six hits and four runs were
registered against him. With better
support, Mitchell would have yielded
Only one tally. He twice took the
MEASURE of such sterling batsman as
,S,Nrr ~.
slugger to wave at a third strike
This Mitchell is Il long youngster
something like George Mogridge in
general build, although much lighter.
He is 8 feet 5-5 inches, tall, weighs
around 100 pounds and gives his age
us twenty-three years. He throws
with an easy motion, appears TO
Know how to make runners hug the
sacks and seems to have a good
curve ball under control. Mitchell
lives in Triton, Ga. although he was
borel at Sardis, Miss, and frequently
winters there. He admits he is a
hunter in the off-season, preying on
rough. wild birds.
He must be a regular Allen Russell
for work, according to his record
with Memphis this year. He has been
In twenty-nine games all told, win
. ming six and losing seven. odd mo-
unents were spent in the bullpen.
Mitchell first went To the Southern
Association last year. reporting to
Memphis, but was traded to Atlanta
for forkhander. He finished the
year with the Crackers.
sam Rice Is knocked Out.
The Nationals lost to the Browns
Yesterday, to 10, which was nothing
unusual. but an incident of the sew
enth inning was most unusual and
almost costly to the club. During the
Browns batting portion of the ses-
sion. Fred Schliebner slammed one
OF Grier Fridays pitches toward right
field. Sam Rice backed with the fly
ing ball and crashed against the
stand fence just as the sphere Topped
INFO the seats for homer.
Rice dropped in his tracks, com
pletely out, with blood flowing from
his head so profusely that il could
be seen from the grandstand behind
the plate Players of both teams and
the physician of the St. Louis club,
who was in the stand, rushed to Rice's
assistance and the injured athlete
was carried from the field. The physi-
clans examination disclosed a scalp
laceration caused by a protruding nail
against which Rice backed, but moth
ing more serious. After the wound
was cauterized and dressed Rice SUI
fered nothing more. distressing than
a headache which soon passed away.
Jimmy O'Neill was sent to right
feN to finish the game, but Joey
Evans will complete the Nationals
der Rice To rest for a time In all
likelihood. though, Sam will resume
his positions
The second tilt with the Browns
was contest for FIVE and one-half in
wings. then II Roman holiday for the
home outfit. George Mogridge had
nothing with which to battle the op-
position and two-run lead gained
OF Elan Nangilder. big right handler.
III, the first inning, soon was swept
aside.
Nationals Tighten Game.
With Mitchell pitching after the
third inning. the Browns were check
ed temporarily and the Nationals. aid
ed by an error. frightened the game
But prosperity was too much for the
Bushmen They forced the Browns
10 a greater advantage in the latter
portion of the sixth session and Fri
day. who pitched the last two innings,
boosted the lead Of the opposition
3luege and Goslin and Gharrity's
forged out of Rice Melted the Nationals
pair of runs at the outset, but
eQually loose fielding by Goslin, gave
these tallies back to the Browns In
the same inning. With two down.
Williams singled and Jacobson
shocked a one-base blow to left Will
Iiams raced for third, but would have
been an easy out had not Gosln been
so butter fingered in handling the
baby dolls rap. AS it was, Williams
barely beat Peck's relay to BIuege.
Jacobson advanced to second on the
play and scored with Williams when
McManus slammed a single to left.
The third saw the passing of
Msgridge after the Browns had in
dufged in a home-run orgy. After
Tobin had lined to Harris. Gerber
walked and trotted home when will
lams walloped the ball over the right
field stand and across the street bor-
l~dering the ball yard. 1t was a ter
rifle clout that would have cleared
the right field wall with plenty to
spare had it been made in the Wash
ington park. Jacobson could do
nothing. but McManus poled a homer
over the left field fence.
Van Glider was unhittable after