Evening star., 1923-05-07

These seven comprise the entire
staff. the smallest by far in the cir
cult. and they will require consider
ably more offensive support than
they have been accorded to date if
the Griffs are to improve their posi-
ton.
In the first eighteen games of the
campaign. contested here. in New
York and Philadelphia against the
fanks. Macks and Red Sox, the Bush
men won seven and lost ten, in addi-
ton to playing a tie with the Ath-
ietlcs. This record, while nothing to
boast of, is at least as good a one as
that attained by three other clubs, for
the Nationals today We're in a four
c6ornered tie in the second division,
helng on even terms with Chicago, St.
Louis and Boston.
Test for Pitchers in Detroit.
In their first series of the current
trip Bush"S pitchers will have to
race one of the greatest hitting teams
ever assembled in the Tigers who
have been disputing with Cleveland
and New York for the leadership, and
top the entire pack with a batting
average in excess of 300. Then they
tackle the Indians, who, with weak
places in the garden and infield.
plugged and some formidable new
nox material. are travelling at a rapid
pace under iris Speakers lash. The
Following week they hook up with
me White Sox, who, after a misera-
r u1e staat, t nave Just taken three in a
row from the Cobbmen, before NOV
ing on for set with the Browns,
VINO seem to be getting accustomed
70 the loss of the great Sisler. Tn
iess the Bushmen display considera-
bly, more prowess on attack than they
have shown to date they will be for
tunate to win third of their games
in the west
Whi!e touched up rather frequent
~. Johnson. yesterday, uncorlted a
lot of stuff in the pinches and missed
oN a narrow margin, increasing his
total of shut-outs to 1O1. A space
or only about two inches prevented
walter from attaining this distinc-
: ton, the hit by Mcmillan that did
the damage passing squarely through
could not quite get his hands down
In time to intercept it. Walter him
self supplied the punch that drove
IN two of his teams runs with
itree-b -bagger to the scoreboard, and
he registered another when Rice fol-
lowed with a safety
Maui Murray OF Mound
'clliIS murray range IN the
second the Bushmen drove him to
cover, counting four times. Goslin
opened with a terrific drive that car
ried on a line high up on the right
field fence and netted two bases. He
advanced on Wades sacrifice. Muir
ray tossing to Mcmillan too late to
get the decision. and the bases were
loaded when Ruel drew a pass. Peck's
fly to Joe Harris scored Gcslin. and
after Bluege forced Ruel, both Wade
and Bluege tailed on Johnson's triple
10 right center. Walter then count
I'd on single to center by Rice Sam
was cut down stealing.
johnson was threatened several
times before he finally was nicked
singled and was left at the midway
after Burns walked in the opener
Round two, saw the bases loaded
with none out, hit by Mcmillan,
wild toss by Johnson of Shank's
sacraf1ce and Picinich's swinging
hunt. whereupon Walter whitfield Muir
ray and made Mitchell and Collins
pop. Burns was left at the midway
after getting an inf1eld safety in the
third. double play followed the
walking of Picinich in the fourth
Burns started the sixth with
wicked smash past Bluege, advanced
notch on Reichle's single to right
and scored when Mcmillan rifled a hit
through Johnson's legs to center
Shanks' rap to Johnson resulted in
Reichle being forced at third and
Rluege completed a dual killing by
lining the ball across the diamond to
Judge