The Washington times., 1916-05-28
GRIFFMEN in 'FRONT.'
ON EVE OF LEAVING
FOR CIRCUIT SWING
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


leading the Cleveland Indians by
slight margin In this game OF see-saw
they have been playing for more tnon
q week now. Manager Griffith hopes
that, by hanging up q fourth consecu-
tive victory over the Meckmen tomor-
row. the Capitolians will hit the tran
tomorrow night leading the American
league race.
Tomorrow comes the concluding game
Of the present series between the Atm
letics and the Griffmen. For a month
following the Griffs will be on tne
road, VISITING every city In the circuit
before returning to greet their nome
fans on June Is.
Here are the dates for this hrst long
swing around the trail:
Boston-May 90 %. May 81. Junel.
Detroit--June Q, I. ;.
Cieveiand-June Q, z. 8, o.
Chicago-June 10. II. II, IL. IL
ST. Louis-Juno 16.16.17. Is.
Phiiadelphia-June ~. n T.
New York-June q, "a, 2e. y.
The Griffmen will be IN potn n suona,
Tuesday in Boston. They win be play
ing in Chicago while the Republicans
and Progressives are trying to name q,
sssS Ss. for or t b. css TO % the
Democrats in picking out Woodrow
Two very unpleasant Jumps are also .s o
circuit. The frst one comes tomorrow
night. The Grinfs have to take the s.se
o'clock train for New YORK. arrivlns
there at iiso the train ths c II on TO m Ret
the midnight train for Boston. me
team Will arrive in Boston around Z
o'clock Tuesday.
q. from st Louis to Phiiadelphia, two
nights and q day on the train. Ban
PLAYERS are more or less hardened 10
travelling. but none OF their likes max.
ing that 81 Louis jump East or West
in the summer.
The Griffmen will depart on this big
swing IN fine condition and II wouio
return re nDln stiYi leading sSGa Tie league.
Griff's infeid - working like ma
chinery in the field and Eddie Foster
signs s5 sS%rF ds sS fs
makes a team formidable. but the Grifr-
men are also hitting the ball.
Cleveland is the one Western club be-
series with the Grirmen. Though four
days are named on the schedule. omly
three games will be PLAYED there ere; s the
day. having advanced It q Few weeks;
Boston has thus far. not shown much
strength against the Capitoiians.
the Mackmen to uphold the banner of
the East against the lads working for
the Old Fox.
II they continue 70 play the game
month. the GriffInAn should maintain
their present position In the league
struggle. ..
Getting into first place meant winning
two games from the Mackmen yester-
day, 80 the Griffs went out and did
that little thing. Bert Gallia copped
the first, 8 to g. and Walter johnson
was large, a bit larger than that turn
ing out on "Gandil Day." and 1t was
Wildly enthusiastic. Maybe that's why
the boys got busy and won both bat
ties.
Though Gallia pitched good ball and
deserved his victory. he never would
have got It but for Charlie Jameson:
The Buffalo rookie simply slaughtered
the ball every time he came up In q
pinch. His wallop in the first scored
the first run. His drive in the third
drove over the tying tally. His belt to
right in the nth put over the run that
made the difference. He scored him
self one of the two tallies In the eighth
for good measure. Jameson was the
candy kid in that first contest.
Gailia's unsteadiness in the early In
nings proved costly. the Mackmen get
ting a run In the opener and another
IN the second. 1ney got no uore,
though. for Bert pulled himself together
and his support. brilliant at times. did
the rest.
Wits pass. Strunk's double. McInnis'
sacrifice. and Lajoie's drive to left
scored witt in the first. Shanks' perfect
peg got strunk trying to score on
Laioie's hit.
The Cribs came back in their half
and tied the score. Morgan s walk. an
Ne VavT tAan AFat
wallop. single to left. scored Nor
The Macks got another in their second
on Oldring's double. McBride's error
and Bush's force of Meyer.
with one down in the third. Foster
walked and stole. coming home with
the tying run on Jamieson's safety &c
left.
The home boys went ahead. never q
be eauaIed, in the ffth. With two
gone, Foster singled and raced to sec
ond when Oldring failed to field tbs
drive cleanly. Milan beat out one II
third drive, bang to right. drove
Foster across and put the Cribs ahead
For good measure. or, or Just nstrt to rub ~ Z
ssh the e Milan got singled sTS mS Snd stole h
Jameson sacrificed, but Bush los
Milan at third. His throw was wild
and so Jameson went to second. wheI
Judge hit to Pick. Milan was rui
down. but Shanks came to time will
a liner over LaJoie's head, scoring
both Jameson and Judge.
Here you are for that first game II
numbers:
FIRST GAME
Philadelphia. Nationals.
Alb II o FL ABB II o A
Till $s iss e. I'LL:
Lajoie. 2b... 3 1 / 2 0IJamieson.rf
Walsh,rf.. 0 o 0lJudge, h.. o Q
Piek;sb.;:. 90 dshanks.if..