Evening star., 1923-05-28

Brillheart this afternoon will en-
deavor to demonstrate that the sew
eral big league managers who have
refused to waive on him this spring
are wise Jay Bees failure to live
up to the promise he gave with the
club last season would have resulted
in his being shipped to Memphis or
New Haven ere this but for the fact
that some Of the alien pilots, aware
of his potentialities, are anxious to
acquire him at the waiver price.
Brills case is peculiar. for he is gem
Grating considerably more speed than
but has proved almost worthless due
to wildness. Possessed of control. the
youngster would be assigned to a
regular berth on the Nationais
whatever. II the Juvenile Virginian
indicates by his work today tnat ne
has gotten his bearings he Will oe
worked into a championship contest
at an early date.
Griffs Hand Gnme TO Yanks.
The WOODY brand of piteh,ing, g, fur. fur.
Warmoth alone would have been suf-
ficient to preclude the possibility OF
a victory by the Nationals yesterday
in their first home game In more
than three weeks, but this being
combined with reprehensible support
by Bucky Harris and joey Evans ana
superlative singing of the no longer
sad Sam Jones, made the 81 Victory
of the Yankees natural outcome.
Warmoth, as usual, was as un-
steady as an Irishman at a. wake
issuing seven passes and commit
ting q balk in the less than seven
semesters he toiled. while an error
Of commission by the captain and an
other Of omission by the middle gar
dener settled the issue in the very
first inning. ,;. ~,
Bob Meusel netted the Yanks three.
run margin to work on. although oui
for an error by Harris they wouia
have been retired in order. Two mao
been set down when Harris played
Ruth's roller poorly, the ball bound
ing past him to the garden and put,
ting Ruth on second. Pipp WaiKeo
and then MeuseI connected The
misjudged. Joey started in for IT. then
went into reverse. but contrived only
to touch 1t with twisting leap. ana
platter before the ball could be re-
trieved.
Ruth RattIes warmOth.
Ruth's success in rafting Warmoth
by his maneuvers on the base line
gave the Hugmen another tally IN
the third. Again two were out wnen
Ruth ripped a single down the right.
field line, took third on Pippe hot
smash past Judge and worried War
moth into committing balk that
entitled him to score. Meusel then
walked and was left, with Pipp on
second. when Warmoth whiffed
Only three Yanks faced warmoth
in each Of the fourth and fifth rounds,
but after he had disposed of Pfpp in
the sixth he started staggering again
and before Hollingsworth could re-
tire the side three more Yanks had
checked in at the counting station.
warmoth walked both Meusel and
Schang. and the former scored when
Ward lined double of Harris shins;
was greeted by Scott with q double
to right that cashed Schang and
Ward Holly then whitfield Jones and
Witt lofted to Goslin.
Bluege's single and a wild heave by
Dugan permitted Bushmen to reach
third and second in the opener, to no
purpose, while Evans and Peck got
no farther than third and second on
singles in round 2.
Bushnen Tally In Sixth. =.
Bluege, who was forced by Harris
after drawing Jones' first pass in the
get on the paths thereafter until the
sixth, when the locals lone first tally
was registered. This was the result
of 4 triple to the scoreboard by Rice
and 2 single over the midway by Cos
lin. Leibold was put on to run for the
lame Goose, but was forced by Judge.
and Evans drilled into q double play
initiated In a snappy manner by
Ward.
The only other opportunity the Ma
tionals had was in the seventh, when
Hollingsworth doubled to right and
reached third on Ruth's wild heave,
but Jonkheer was left when Bluege
lofted.
4 single Witt walloped through
Hollingsworth in the ninth and Du-
Ean's triple that rolled past Rice to
the wall in right gave the Yanks
their final marker. Ruth then drew a
pass, but was doubled up stealing
as Pipp famed when Peck handled
Gharnty's throw in a masterful man
ner.