The Washington times., 1923-06-09

ing a real contender around the G.
tough Boston and Philadelphia clu
tail-end st. Louis Browns. The
Indian sign on the Griffs, though
in class. And the Browns are jus
today as ever in history.
The Browns have come from Fl
Mack's remarkable outfit tough
will hang around here for as mai
York. They intend to take all
team, needing that many to galr
division. That's what they intent
ators may have something to sa,
Browns intend, anyway.
Washington fans will miss George
Sisler. The batting champion of
1922 always played wonderfully in
the Capital, and his successor, Fred
Schliebner, can hardly expect to ap.
proach the m err. However,
Schliebner is plugging up gap
that threatened to make the Browns
terrible tailenders this season.
Ever since he reported and donned
n uniform the Browns have begun
playing together better. Jacobson,
McManus and burst were tried at
the first sack, bur each man failed.
When Schliebner was obtained from
Brooklyn in exchange for Dutch
Henry, a promising southpaw pitch
er, it was seen that at last Lee
Tohl had q man who did know
eornethink about playing first base.
OF Governor Ellerbe, once with
the Griffs, is back at third base for
the Brownies and his friends Will
probably give him welcome. He
was one Of the popular members OF
the Washington club when with the
Griffs.
The Browns, probably because
Of their painful getaway, are not
0xpected to be COntenderS this
season, but while here they should
give DOME Bush's team quite as
much trouble rs they usually do.
At least four Of the Browns are
among the best players in the
American League. They are Hank
SEVERED, the concrete catcher; Ken
Williams, the smuggling gardener;
Walter Gerber, prince of fielding
shortstops, and Marty McManus, a
star second sacker.
SEVERED is a heady backstop, q
good pegger and a hard hitter, eS-
pecially in tight places.
Ken williams is not leading the
league with his circuit clouts this
year, but he's q dangerous lad for
all that, whenever he's up there
with runner on ahead OF MIN.
Walter Gerber is playing beau
tiful ball In the field, quite up to
his regular standard, but McManus
has yet to catch his stride following
the experimenting which sent him
to first base.
Another big favOrite among the
Brownies with Washington fans
IL old Pepper Pot Jimmy Austin,
whose grandchildren are dying off
every now and then in homes
for the aged and infirm around
the country. Jimmy still has the
old pep and will be seen coach.
ing his team during the series
opening today.
The final clash with the Tigers
was a 7-to-4 triumph for the GriffS
and cause for personal satisfac-
ton for Goose Goslin. All the
Goose did during the long afternoon
two timely doubles. knock four
mates across the pan, score twice
himself and worry the livers and
lights out of the fiery leader Of
the Jungaleers.
Jonkheer Baskerville HolIings-
worth started the game and, pursu-
ing an extremely rocky road, con-
tinued until the strain became too
great for DOME Bush. That was
in the eighth when the Tigers had
a run over and two lads on the
bases, just enough to tie the count
IL they could come in. Pratt was
- Lok 11sII IL la
him when Bush derricked Jonkheer
and substituted Walter Johnson.
Pratt slammed the second pitched
ball off Johnson to center for a
single, scoring Fothergill and send
ing Kerr to third. It was a ticklish
situation and became more so when
johnson passed Haney, filling the
bases. Lu Blue had a great OPP
portunity to break up the game
but, with the count 3 and 2, the
Tigers firstsacker bounded one
back at Johnson. and gave up the
ghost. Ouch, that was tough
place.
Ray Francis faced the Griffs In
the eighth and before he gave
way to SyI johnson the GrifHs
had hammered him for two Sill
giles and a double for three runs
and the victory was cinched.
Bluege's fly to Cobb scored GOslin
with the fourth run Of the frame
and the last for the home boys.
The real break in the game came
in the third. Haney was on second
and Blue on first when Cobb laced
a double to the scoreboard. Every
body in the park except Haney knew
that drive would fall safely. Haney
didn't. and refused to leave second
base until he did know.
Finally with Blue on his heels,
Hanev started for third. The ball
bounded nicely off the barrier for
Rice, who threw to Peck. The vet
.eran shortfielder relayed 1t on to
Ruel. and Haney was cut down at
the dish. Thus the fans were offered
the strange sight of a runner failing
to score from second on clean drive
to the wall for two sacks
In the fifth George Dauss was cut
down trying to score from first on
Haney's double to left center. Peck
once more relayed the ball from Lei
bold to 'Reul. The little backstop