The Washington times., 1915-08-08

Totals, Detroit, 8; Gr1ns, D.
Though the Tigers are considered
one Of the best run-getting teams IN
the American League. the Grins
have scored Il runs against them
to the Tigers 80 this season. The
Jungaleers have had to fight for every
game they won from the Griffmen.
and Manager Griffith predicts that
their troubles will begin tomorrow.
Thursday night. Immediately after
the final game with the Tigers. the
Griffs will hike to Boston, where they
have three games scheduled with the
lea que leaders on August 13 IA. and ID.
They will spend Tuesday. August II.
travelling to Cleveland. and their |
Western trip will be as follows:
At Cleveland. August ls, ls. 20.
At Detroit. August p. Y.
At Chicago, August "a. 25 26.
At St. Louis. August 2. 2S, %.
The long ride from st. Louis to the
Capital will use up August 49, ana SO
they will be at home to their Washing
ton friends on August 81. the Yankees
opening a flve-day stay that day.
The Griffmen have yet to win more
then six games in a row. their defeat
yesterday at the hands of Jim Scott. o
10 q preventing them from cleaning up
the series with the white Sox, and also
Straight. However, the Griffmen have
done more than we'll since returning
home. winning nine out of twelve games
PLAYED with three of the Western CUPS.
The Tigers remain to be played ana ,S .ns
them for their battles with the Junsa-
ieers. Following is the record Of the
Griffmen since coming home:
Indians. 0: Griffs. !:
Indians, 10: Griffs. l.
Indians. l: Griffs. ..
Brownies. 0: Griffs. 3.
Brownies. 4: Griffs. 3.
Brownies. 1: Griffs. 5.
Brownies. 0:Griffs. l.
White sox. 0: Griffs. l.
White sox. !: Griggs,, 3.
White Sox. s: Griffs. s.
White Sox. 8: Griffs. s.
White Sox, 6: Griffs. ?.
In these home games the Griffmen
have scored thirty-six runs: the op-
ponents coming one behind their total.
Four Of these victories have been smut
outs. Bert Gallia pitched a one-hit
game against the Indians. his best
work Of the year.
Tending to prove the contention that
the Griffmen need air-tight twirling to
win games was that defeat Saturday
Shaw Uttered up the mound for the
short time he performed. and sam Rice
had little with which to fool the White
HELPLESS before Death Valley" Jim
Scott the tide Of battle turned against
the home team and It lost to ?.
For four frames the Griffs were un-
ss @s te Only n the ssSh ssSs dd hH "
ceed in punching hits off the Chicago
veteran and they made their two runs
then on bingles by Gandil. johnson and
Henry. At az other times they could
Meanwhile. Gallia was being bumped
for enough to decide the contest, the
Texan yielding five runs In the four
Of Gallia's afternoons. that's all. The
good-sized crowd took things pretty
we'll, doubtless remembering that the
Griffs had won every game during the
week until yesterday.
Eddie Murphy, who had gala day
with the bat, opened the contest with
single to right. Weavers safety tc
Inns sacrihce advanced them, Fournie,
walked, filling the sacks, and while
Felsch was forcing the Frenchman
Murphy scored. Shanks made pretty
assist off John Collins. ending the IN
Murphy opened the third with a two
spot 70 left Going to third ,iJ on ,,tch WSaver %
let the former Mackman score.
The fourth inning was a bad one FOL
Gallia. the White Sox showing three
the starch out of the pastime. With
one gone shane Collins drove G
clean safety to left. going to third OF
Schalk's drive to right. Mcbride go
Blackburne's roller, but his toss I,
Foster failed to get Schalk and so Col
Inns scored and two runners were on
Jim Scott sacrificed and Eddie Murphy
third bingle. a single to right, scoret
both Schalk and Blackburne. Muir
phv's death stealing closed the frame.
The visitors got their last run In tn
seventh while Sam Rice. the Virginia
Lacquer. was on the mound. With en-
gone Murphy splashed a single to right
stole second and third. and tailed whei
HSpry's throw to Shanks went wild Z