The Washington times., 1914-06-20
GRIFFMEN PLAY GOOD
BALL, THOUGH BEATEN
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

DETROIT. Mich, June 2O.-The
sole consolation that the NATIONAL
nave today on yesterdays defeat
is the fact that the club as a whole
looked good. At Cleveland the team
allowed the Maps to cleanup the whole
series by playing an article of baseball
nat was little short Of a disgrace.
The opening engagement Of the present
set was lost because of the fault of
men. as usual. to get runs for Walter
Johnson. Yesterday, however, the Ma
uonals he'd the whole thing sewed up
nth the break Of the game came. When
[ broke againts the Griffmen, they were
unsigned TO the lesser side OF the
count
At the beginning George Mcbride was
rhased of the field by the umpire, and
the eighth inning there came up a
Iay that the regular might have smoth-
eCrd. As matters broke, il went for a
HIr and enabled the Tigers to score the
run that evened the count. and gave
hem the opportunity, in the next, to
nut over the one that meant victory
When the crucial play came, Bush was
on second bv virtue of his own single
ana an infield hit by Moriarty There
were two strikes on Cobb when he rails
VA a LOAt -lN near LQe nome teams
bench. Foster, Smith. and Henry as
semhled near the ball. but none was
close enough to grab IL and avert the
belated spurt that evencd the count.
Mcbride would ordinarily have gotten
II, but the failure Of the SQUAD of three
20 annex the leather meant the turning
ot Wctory to defeat That was the turn
ing point
It's the first time we have really suf-
Ierea severe setback, but you can
say for me that we are offering no ex-
use. said Griffith today. II have
oflsn repeated that would not stand
.or dissatisfied man on my club, and
! do not think have one now. The
nave simply been unable to win. We
vent on that field yesterday, and |
would have bet my right arm that We
wouid have landed. But when the
We are still up against it. but our gang
battling back at them as hard as any
cam in the history Of the game"
The Punishment of George Mcbride al
Intustifable, so far as those in the
,'snds were able 10 discern. Wally
smith had apparently beat out roller
ward first when the umpire called him
out. Immediately the whole Washing
on squad assembled around the ar
biter and the result Of the deliberations
was the suspension. for the day. OF the
Geld leader. II appeared. as a matter
n arrogant umpiring-
Wally Smith was favored by the wind
N the third. when what appeared to-
- out, in the hands Of Marty Kava-
-augh, veened off the foul line and went
'or a double. The utilitarian was
stranded when Shanks flied to right.
N spite OF the fact that the Tigers
sle been going along at a four-alarm
-0eed. the attendance yesterday 'TaS
ess than 1000
~ the morning there was driZZle Of
ain. which quit about noon. when the
-'ronz suns rays dried UP the diamond
Efficiently 10 play. But throughout
he game a stirf wind blew across the
I'D making the flight Of the ball mocJ
Hcertain.
Having seen Ollie Chill in action as
IN umpire We cannot say anythlnF
r0-tions seem to initiate against him,
ao umpire has done so well that there
- ere no objections against him Thurs
av. and yesterday the general aver
% Of his work was excellent.
IN the fourth inning Crawford lad
.hree balls and no strikes. when Boeni-
~ famed the slugger. leaving TN CoDo
On second base.
IN the sixth with Shanks on first
Morgan raised a fly back or secono
go hich Kavanaugh apparently had oas-
I'd II was the easiest sort OF chancc:
~ when Kavanaugh dropped the Dali
Shanks was easily thrown out at sec