Evening star., 1923-08-21

\. me triumph yesterday put the
i<ationads IA. t very much in the running
lpf 1lrst division berth. 1t left
jhem, just half a game behind the
-ourth place Browns. so a win to-
aay in the final tilt of the series
would send Bush and his athletes
select upper bracket of Ban John
sons circuit
This run of victories in the west
has inspired the Nationals 10 at
iempt greater heights. Already they
are counting upon returning home
IN third place, now occupied by the
fysers. The defeat of the latter
yesterday by the Red Sox left Bush's
The Cobbmen. However, many rivers
are TO be crossed before the Nationals
once more may disport themselves
on their native heath. and third place
may not be achieved easily, despite
the dizzy pace the club is setting at
present.
Go to Cleveland Tomorrow.
Tomorrow afternoon the Bushmen
are due to open a three game series
with the Indians in Cleveland. and
Speakers bunch has not been soft
pickinSs' for any club this season.
Perhaps the athletes would do better
to wait until after the set of battles
with the Tribe before figuring their
chances to overhaul the Tigers in
the five contests to be played in
Detroit.
The Bushmen, though. firmly be-
lieVe they can overcome all obstacles
in the path to the show position. and
this morning We're quite confident of
again taking the measure of the
Browns TO make sweep of the
quartet of engagements here. Their
chances of success today did not seem
remote. either. for the st: Louis club
* d disorganized one. Team spirit
is missing, and the pitchers are not
performing any too well.
Perhaps Phil Ball. owner OF the
Browns. who was some what harsh in
relieving Lee Fohl of the manager
ship OF the club, may be wondering
II his action was not a bit hasty
Since Fohl'S departure, the Browns
have scored but two victories. not an
impressive record for any club in
ten days.
In sharp contrast 10 the Browns
here. While Bush's club has not
been blessed with particularly good
pitching, it has more than offset this
defect with concerted attacks and
game, as in that of the day before,
they double-played the Browns to a
frazzle and punched hits with tell
ing effect.
Mitchell Delivers Goods.
Monroe Belvedere Mitchell. the only
hurler manager Bush could find who
had not worked within few days or
was not ailing to considerable eX-
tent, toed the slab in the third game
of the series and came through with
colors flying. And he did so, despite
tendency toward wildness that
caused him to grant five bases on
balls and get himself into difficulties
with practically every Brown bats
man.
But the youngster yielded only five
hits, one of them decidedly scratchy.
and the Browns did little with them.
He was accorded remarkable support,
too, the Nationals once more accom-
plshing four double plays in game.
These We're made in the third. fifth.
sixth and seventh innings. and two of
them brought about the retirement OF
Browns who had gotten on the paths
at the start of frames
Mitchell did his share of the hit
ting that drove Dave Danforth, the
Browns starting pitcher. from the
slab before the second out was regis
n single that sent in run in the
second inning rally by the Nationals
and as the result of pass was in
position to score when the club again
became active in the fourth.
The Nationals gave the Browns
southpaw a rought time of it in the
second frame, when they slammed
five successive singles. but Danforth
got himself into trouble In the fourth
by walking three batters in row
after yielding a one-base knock.
This brought Ray Kolp to the
mound and he was Immediately found
for a wallop that accounted for three
runs but thereafter he kept the Ma
tionals fairly quiet.
How the Bushmen Did 1t.
There were two out when the Ma
tionals' batting melee opened in the
second. Then singles by Ruel. Harris.
Bluege, Mitchell and Evans produced
"A trio of tallies. The Browns got back
two of the runs in their part of the
inning McManus walked and Sever
cid singled. but EZzell forced Nc
NIanus at third. Schliebner singled
SEVERED home and Ezzell scored after
Evans caught Danforths fly.
The Nationals clinched the game In
the fourth. With Ruel out of the
way. Harris singled and stole and
Bluege walked. Leibold was sept in
to run for Bluege. as the latter's in
iured knee was bothering him con-
sidcrably. Danforth passed Mitchell
and Evans, forcing Harris across the
plate and was relieved by kolp. Peck
lined double to left that Tailed
Leibold, Mitchell and Evans. Then
the Bushmen played defensive game