The Washington times., 1927-08-03

the season, let out q loud roar z
whole team except about four.
George SisIer, Ball replied that TIL
70 the success Of the team for
The fans everywhere have been
wondering just which four win be
retained. Until Manager Howley and
President Ball can get together ana
work out plan for strengthening the
. team nothing will Be known about
this.
It Is easy to name at least four
worthy players Ia the st. Louis
roster, players easily able to fit
into the major league scheme OF
things. Though the Browns hurting
corps - not strong, Milton Castor
ranks among the best pitchers In the
big show. George SiSler Il q veteran
hut he Is hitting for .S43 and per-
forming smoothly around first. base.
He Is leading the base stealers In
The league right now.
Harry Rice would look pretty
good on any team III the big
y show. Indeed he looks pretty
good with the Browns. He is =
speedy, haPd-hitting putfielder
who, II with q winning team
would easily perform much bet.
ter than he does now.
Then, too, there il Bing Miller.
lie Is a corking good outfielder, e
strong righthanded hitter and 2
lopable Gus with it.
There's four players without mem
tioning the promising Fred Schultz,
now out of the game with injuries.
Schultz. according to Umpire Billy
Evans. Is sure to be q leading big
league gardener before he finishes
Itss possible that some Of the others
might make good In other fields.
Ken williams, for instance, might
look good for another year OF 80,
even with the Browns. Little Oscar
MelilIo, despite rather poor heath,
Is 4 good second baseman. Herschel
Bennett isn't much Of q pegger, but
he can hit and hitters are popular
these days.
Phil BAN was probably correct
in saying that some Of his play.
ers had worn out their welcome
with the Browns. Many players
are like that. They get = peeve
under their belt merely It being
with d certain team In . certain
city, New scenes make them
improve 100 per cent.
The Browns viii be followed by
the Cleveland indians. They open
II folr.gaI series Saturday and
Sundays crowd should be large.
The fans always rally to the In
dams, even when they are bat
tling far down In the second dtvi-
sion.
Umpire Billy Evans hobbled to
the plate yesterday and called EN-
for the first frame. Then he had
to quit, letting Red Ormsby carry
on In his stead. That was senti.
ment. Bill called 'em twenty years
ago when the young Walter john.
son broke In and he forced him.
self to start the twentieth I'M
niversary Of that start, though suf-
fering severe pain from his wrench.
cd knee. 1t il doubtful II Evans
will be able to resume his duties
for q week or so.
Celebrating Johnson's birthday
) 1854 fans paid 1,314.25 through
the little windows yesterday. OF
this amount johnson was given
4 Sl4,746.05. All in all, Walter had
b great day, even II his team didn't
win. 1t didn't win twenty years
ago, either.
Charles r.. McCOry. Of the
interstate Commerce Commits
alOn, was among the Old.tilneIs
nc the park yesterday. 1t was
&c his suggestion that Presi.
dent Tom NOyes and Manager
JOe CantillOn sent Cliff BlaI1-
kenshlp. d catcher nursing
broken finger. ont to Weiser,
Idaho, to look over Walter
johnson in July. 1907.
Original plans called for the old.
timers to be grouped at the plate
but this had to be eliminated az
the last moment because some 500
veterans answered the call and
received badges. Half that mum
her had been expected. Among the
vets was Frank Saffel. chief wire.
FOUNDER OF the press box. His
badge has already gone into his
notable collection Of baseball
trophies.