Evening star., 1925-08-13


menu for three weeks to come is sucl
prospect of improving their position,
1t is chiefly the clashes with the |
Athletics themselves, of which eight |
more remain. to which the Harrismen |
are confidently looking forward as the |
means to recovering the ground they |
have lost in the flag chase and the |
first of these is not scheduled until !
September l. In the meanwhile past |
performances indicate that the margin |
now boasted by the Macklets may be !
increased.
Griffs Face Tough Task.
Following the double bill listed here |
for today between the Champs and |
Redskins while the AS are winding up |
with the Browns in single encounter
at Philadelphia, the Nationals face
a rough route.
Tomorrow, for instance. the Yankees
are due to arrive for three tits in as
many days. This would appear a |
rather soft assignment considering
that the Griffs have taken 13 of 19
games from the Gotham gang to date
this season, for an average of 6S4 but
the New York pitchers recently have
shown signs of regaining their normal
form, and in view the fact that the |
Athletics will be engaged with the |
Red SoX, from whom they have won
10 of 10 games, for an average of .7S9, |
the edge here is all with Comics clan
Starting next Tuesday when the |
Nationals and the Quakers both open
their final tours along the frontier the |
leading contenders will be encounter
ing opposition that shows the Mack |
lets to have another big advantage
over the Champs. To date each has
played go of their So schedule contests
with the Browns, Tigers, White Sox
and Indians and of this number the
Nationals have won sc and lost "a
for an average of 900. while the AS
have a rating af .6S3 from Al
triumphs offset by only 19 reverses.
Figures Are Not Cheering.
These figures embrace little of COM
fort to followers of the Harrismen and
prove clearly that the champions are
facing tough task to prevent the |
AS from drawing farther away into
the lead.
1t is the statistics regarding the
combats between the contenders them |
selves that are cheering to local fans, |
the Nationals having mopped up with |
the AS in 8 of their IA clashes, but
the Champs cannot afford to let the
Mackmen get much farther out front, |
or their ability to win on a twoto-one
basis from the Athletics themselves, |
II 1t is again demonstrated, may not |
prove adequate for ultimate success in
the flag scramble.
Johnson and Zach Today.
Johnson and Zachary were sched- |
uled to fling for the Nationals in the !
double-header listed for today to close |
the series with the Indians, who had |
Karr and Uhle primed for mound duty. |
This twin-bill business. although |
popular with the fans, who naturally |
are looking for bargains is not calcu- |
lated to prove helpful to the Nationals, |
possessed of only four fingers en-
titled to tirSt-String ranking.
Against the Yankees, who arrive |
tomorrow for the first of three games |
Ruether probably will get the call for
toll with only three days for recupera-
ton since his successful effort Mon |
day, and Dutch needs more rest than |
that to show at his best. Coveleskie |
VIII be due for duty Saturday, and |
should not be greatly handicapped in
the matter of condition. as he worked |
last Tuesday, and needs less of a lay
off than the aOre youthful left-hander |
but the rub will come on Sunday.
when Manager Harris will be COM
PEELED to start Gregg or Russell |
against the Hugmen. Both of the lat
ter are in fine shape now, however,
and feel contident they can deliver if |
given the chance.
Buddy Myer in Bad Shape
Word received today from New Or
leans indicates the illness of Buddy |
Myer, sensational young shortstop OBJ |
tained for delivery in the Fall, in re-
turn for bundle of cash and the loan !
of Pitcher Harry Kelly. may be of a
more serious nature than was at first |
supposed. Myer recently underwent |
an operation for enlarged glands, and |
while his physician, DR.. w. A. Giles |
pie, asserts Myers playing future /
should not be endangered. that is a |
matter of conjecture.
Manager Larry Gilbert of the Peli- |
cans recently visited Myer at his home |
in Ellisville. Miss, and. after confer
ence with the player and his parents, |
decided it would be unwise for Myer to |
resume playing for at least two weeks !
'Myer is in bad shape" Gilbert is |
quoted as saying, but / am confident |
he will come around all right He is
gradually mending and l have been
assured his operation ultimately |
should result in increasing rather than !
diminishing his speed on the bases He |
has oodles of ability and genuine |
love for the game, that should enable |
him to make the grade in the big
show
An Appeal to the Fans.
Attention of Washington fans is
commended to the following comn1uni- |
CatlOn received by the writer from |
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, a promi- |
nent worker in the ranks of the Amer !
lean National Red Cross. 1t is self |
explanatory:
The boys at St Elizabeths Hos |
pital-there are 1900 veterans there
need base balls and any equipment !
they can get A letter just received |
from President Griffith of the Wash !
ington club is to the effect that this |
year very few balls fouled into the |
stands are returned by the fans. 1t !
was with these used balls that Mr.. |
Griffith formerly kept the men at St |
Elizabeth's supplied.
ut has been suggested that you !
gentlemen of the base ball depart |
ments Of the papers would be glad to
help in your columns by asking that |
the lost balls be turned over to the |
ushers and police on duty at the ball |
park so that they ultimately may find |
their way to the patients at the hos
pital. | am writing to the other pa
pars asking the same help