Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-02
WESTERN OUTFITS
HOLD BACK GR|FFS
Win Rate Against Them Is
Below Season Mark-PIay
Twin Bill Today.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.
THESE Western clubs are not
doing much for themselves
in the American League, but

NHESE western clubs are not
doing much for themselves
in the American League, but
they certainly have man
aged to DO plenty for the Athletics
and Yankees and to the Nationals
this year. The weakness of the
West against the AS has put
Mack's club at the top of the heap,
and the Vests helplesSneSs
against the YankS has Shawkey's
outfit right in the thick of the
pennant running instead of down
in the second division. But the
West has managed to put up a
good enough fight against the
Nationals to keep the latter out
Of the league lead.
The Yanks have kept in the race
solely through their ability to punch
the life out of Western rivals. They
have played the West SO times and
lost but 10 games to it. That's win
ming at a rate of 1877, a rate which
is ITO points higher than the YankS
have in the standing of the clubs.
The Athletics also have played against
the West faster than against all rivals
combined. OF Al games with the clubs
of the far sector of the circuit the
winning percentage for competition with
the West is 683 Their winning per-
centage against all clubs is .654. diff
ference of 20 points. Plenty help from
the West there.
The Nationals have engaged Western
clubs in battle SO times and have won
% times. Not so good, for that's win
ming at rate of only SO, while the
Nationals have for their season win
ming percentage .627. They have played
against the West at a pace slower by
48 points. Had they repulsed the West
as have the Yanks, the Nationals today
would be leading the race with an ad-
vantage OF three and half games over
the Athletics
As it is, they are two and a half
games back Of the world champions.
DALKED by rain yesterday, Nationals
~ and Browns were to end their series
this afternoon with double header
Manager johnson was to send to the
hill for the two games Alvin Crowder
and Irving Hadley. The st. Louis club
was expected to use as pitchers Sam
Gray and Dick Coffman
The Washington outfield was likely to
be realigned. Sam Rice was feeling
so much better that he was to return
to his job in right field, while Sam West
was to resume his post in center AL
in right and hitting hard Manager
johnson figured the outfield lineup
that had worked the greater part of the
season would be the better to use Il be-
lieve my team can pick up some runs
off the Browns" he said in discussing
the outfeld change, and want as
strong defense as possible in the out
field"
Tomorrow will be an off day for the
Nationals so far as a game is con-
cerned and thus far Manager johnson
has ordered no practice. He probably
will not for it is not customary to have
the club out on an of day following
o double-header.
Nov the Nationals have three double
IN headers within six days The
next after todays will be played
Friday afternoon, when the Yanks will
be met here in two tits. Following the
July double bill will be one at Bos-
ton Monday This double header in the
Hub will open a series of five games
with the Red Sox.