The Washington times., 1915-07-21
GR|FF ALLOWS
SHAW TO STAY
0NMOUNDT00.
MANY INNINGS
Boehling Is Not Sent to His
Relief Until Tenth and Final
at Cleveland Is Dropped.
OF Day in City Of Straits Finds
Players interests Centered
In Horse Races.
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.


DETROIT, July 21.-An off day
in the City of Straits finds most of
the Griffmen over in Windsor across
the river, watching the ponies in ac-
ton. As soon as the boys finished
breakfast parties were formed for
the jaunt to the race track and it
will be tired gang tonight. 1t Is
unlikely that they will win or lose
much money, for pay days don't
happen on the roaf and few are car:
rying more than the most modest
rolls.
The Philadelphia Mackmen are
still here, going to Cleveland tonight.
Many of Comics athletes joined the
Griffs in making the trip to Wind
sor. The two squads fraternized in
a quiet way around the hotel and
there wasn't the slightest sign of
rivalry between them. I
Old Fox Griffith tempted fate too far
In that final clash in the Forest City.
Fate suddenly swung around and swat
ted Griffith right In the eyes. Don't
blame the players. blame Griffith. He let
Jim shaw remain on the mound alto
sether too long. that's AL. and the al
legged Indians picked UP courage ana
won, s to 1, in ten innings. 49,
Jim Shaw was numerically slammed
by the Indians throughout the game.
but the Old Fox feared to hurt his
feelings by applying the derrick. There
fore the big fellow pursued his wicked
way all along the route down to the
crucial moment Yes. and he went be-
yond that. allowing the alleged Indian ms
Boehling was the sacrifice offered up
by the Old Fox in the tenth inning.
when 1t was too late.
When the alleged Indians came up in
had been wobbly all day, but the Old
Fox never turned hair when Hoffman.
hitting for Walker. drove a single to
left. Az Eschen forced Hoffman, Grlff
smiled. Gallia and Boehling were warm
ing happened when Ray Chapman
puncher a sizzling single to right. With
6outhworth and kirke coming up, both
southpaw hitters. baseball generalship
called for the immediate substitution Of
rubber. and Griff seemed about to get
away with his stuff when Southworth
raised fly to Mcbride. Old Man Fate
is a tough gink, though and he swatted
hot one through Mcbride. scoring
Eschen with the tying tally. Then.
when 1t was too late. in came Boeh-
ling. He disposed of Elmer Smith. a
= succumbed to the cavalcade OF right
handlers IN the tenth.
After Connolly had tossed out Barbara
IN the tenth. Wambsganss singled sharp
ly to center. Steve O'Neill came up and
drove to the extreme corner Of left for
two bases. scoring Wamby with the
winning run. Right there the winning
streak Of the Griffmen stopped at six
Right there Griff got what was coming
to him.
Shaw was murderously fast, but the
alieged Indians were wise enough to
get him In holes and punch the cripples
ne mad to serve up. Almost every in
ming saw the Fohlics slap out, couple
or the good fortunes saved the Pitts
burgher from having his head knocked
off. Not til 1.-The seventh, when Chap
mans error allowed the Griffs to take
to warm up: Not till the fat was on
the fire In the ninth did he make any
change. That waliop yesterday sent
the Griffith to this city with twelve
victories and fifteen defeats on the trip.
Dixie Walker was in fine fettle all
through the game and deserved a VIC
tory. In the first six frames he gave
the Griffmen Just two scattered hits,
and 1t wasn't his fault that the enemy
forged ahead in the seventh. He out
pitched Shaw in every way.
Chapman's single and steal in the
first frame. followed by Grancy's safe
blow gave the alleged Indians their
first tally. With two gone in the third
Southwork. who had succeeded Graney
on the latter's injury. walked and
scooted all around when Foster tossed
Kirke's drive to the stand, the big
first sacked going to second. from where
he scored on Smiths single to center.