Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
Criffs to Get Another Shot
At Sam Gray's Hurting Today
In Final Clash With Browns

TH1S st. Louis club seems bent
upon making all the trouble it
can for the Nationals before de-
parting. It's manager. Bill Kill
lefer, shocked the Washington camp
right after yesterdays engagement
ended by announcing he would send
back to the hill for the final of the
four-tilt series none other than Sam
Gray.
Gray. who pitched the Browns to
victory over the Nationals only last
Wednesday. has licked the locals three
times in four starts this season. So
the Nationals to a man would be well
pleased should Gray decide to take a
nice motor trip to the seashore instead
of showing up at the ball yard this
afternoon.
But Gray is not longing for any So
iourn at the waterside after ducking
experienced yesterday in the pool at
the hotel where the Browns reside
while in the Capital. Nattily attired,
Sam was strolling beside the pool, in
which Manager Killefer and several
other members of the st. Louis club
were disporting themselves. Spying
Gray. the Browns pilot swan to the
pool edge, hailed the pitcher and asked
for a cigarette.
Sure. Here yare," said the genial
GRAY leaning over the water the better
to pass the smoke to the boss. But
Killefer grabbed Sans arm instead OF
the cigarette, and into the pool tumbled
the pitcher So today Gray is think
ing much more of that valet bill for
the pressing of a well drenched suit
than of the seaShOre
The Nationals still hope, though, to
make Gray "all wet" this afternoon.
Again all the Washington regulars Will
be in the game and on the slab Man
ager johnson will have the left-handed
Lloyd Brown. This southpaw has scored
over the St. Louis Club once in two
starts against it, and it did not lick him
in the game in which he was batted out.
THOSE in charge Of the Washington
i ball club are hoping Ad Liska will
be in trim TO do some pitching
when he gets back to the outfit this
week, but they are not SO optimistic.
They recall that Liska. after having his
ailing arm treated fer three weeks early
in the season, wired he was ready to re-
port in good enough condition to take
his turn on the hill, only to rejoin the
club in no pitching condition at all
This time Liska has been resting his
arm for more than seven weeks, idllng
without pay. For more than four weeks
not word came to the Washington
club from the pitcher, who was sojourn-
ing in the Midwest. Last week, how
ever, two kilograms were received, in
each of which Ad declared himself in
shape to do his club some good Now
Liska has been ordered to return i'm
mediately, but when he gets back he
will have to show those in charge of
the Nationals he is prepared to do some
worthwhile work before he is restored
to the pay roll.
In form again, Liska could help his
club greatly. If the rest has done him
no more good than the earlier treat
ments did his arm, however, the once
promising underhand pitcher will not
be long around the Nationals.
tom JENKINS crashed the Browns
l. lineup yesterday and will be in
right field for them again today.
Larry Bettencourt, who has been caring
for that pasture, finally had to give
away to a sore foot that had been both
! ering him for some time. Larry left
| last night for st. Louis, where he will
have the infected pedal treated
The substitution of jenkins for Bet
| tencourt is not calculated to help the
Browns in attack. Larry is far bet
| ter hitter than Tom and had been
| banging the ball well for his club. Jen-
| kins is an excellent fielder. though, and
possesses a strong arm. With the other
! Browns seeking as they have recently
the outfit should get along despite the
! presence of the weak batter.