The Washington times., 1913-05-21
Bill Carisch Proves
To Be a link for
Washington Club

CLEVELAND, May 2l.-Aftter trot-
ting out seventeen of his big and
brawny athletes to work the down.
fall Of the Griffmen, only to sse
them fall. Joe Birmingham. the mana
ger who invented the shakeless styie Of
playing big league ball. found just one
more sink sitting on the bench. This
last ore had yet to see his name in the
box score The Naplanders were behind
TO the tune of 8 to S, two were down In
the last Of the ninth. and the bags were
crowded. And there sat Bill Carisch,
backstop, saying not a single little
thing.
Carish to Rescue.
Ali around the field the frenzied fans,
remembering all they had ever read
about ninth inning rallies and seeing
Tomasso Hughs passing Joe jackson
and Larry Lajoie In a last dying effort
to avert the inevitable. roared and
screamed and begged and 'howled and
whistled and stamped their feet.
Think you-can do ft?" whispered
Manager Joe Birmingham into the ear
Sure thing. Try me- was the ready
reply.
Go on UP there and knock the cover
OF the pill" was the last order OF Gen.
eral Birmingham
Come over. Howard" shouted the
foxy Clark Griffith TO his young left
fielder. And right there came the mar
gin that let the thing happen. Howard
failed to follow directions. standing
rooted where he was. Bing. Blli
bench. had done ii. He had soaked
II on the eyeIid. The ball rushed out
to left field. and before Hank Shanks
could cover the distance from his po.
eition TO the course of the ball. IL had
passed him. scoring Joe jackson and
Roger Peckinpaugh The Griffmen.
after leading for seven innings. had
lost out. 10 to 8.
Final Session Sizzles.
Grifmen were ahead, to Z. when It
opened. RAJ Chapman crashed a single
to left for a beginner. and Ivan Olson
hammered one along the right tield
line for two sacks. scoring Chapman.
The Maps had one run to get and all
their sluggers coming up. Terry Tur-
ner sacrificed Olson to third. Clark
Griffith came out and told Hughes TO
pass jackson. He did. But. heavens
above US. up came Larry Lajoie in
place OF Ryan. Again Griffith ordered
z free ticket and Larry got ii, filling
the bases.
At this place in the festivities the
blood. II demanded the head of Tom
Hughes done up on a platter. Jack
Graney bounced high one to Morgan
and Olson was forced at the plate.
II was a close decision, and Guesser
Dineen was Immediately surrounded
by both teams. Olson wanted to eat
him alive. He would nave, too. only
for Grover Land. Grover gave the
magic sign and Olson retired.
Steve OMEN, the wasteball backstop.
who had already connected with a
brace of doubles, was due for another
trip to the plate when Joe Birmingham
sspied Bill Carisch. Carisch had been
the only one not to get into the game.
This was his chance and he took II.
Curtains. and no dinner for Old Fox
Or fifth.
Shanks Learns Lesson.
But a ball game is never over until
the last man Is out. Consequently to
Bill Carisch goes the individual glory
and the victory. To Hank Shanks goes
the knowledge that Old Fox Griffith
knows more than he does To the
whole team OF Griffmen II is once more
rammed home that they must keep on
playing every minute IL they are TO cop
that bunting. Here is the dope:
CLEVELAND. WARRINGTON