The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-11
Young Finger Would Get Crack
After His Poor Luck Yes
terday.
GRlFFMEN DROP THE OPENER
Have Now Won One and Lost
Eight on First Trip Through
West.
Wv LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

telling what will happen today. The
bows from the banks OF the Potomac
are real peeved over their initial de-
feat here, and promise much better
work Showers are expected, but the
weather sharp rays they won't come
till night. and 20 the Sunday contest
may be staged.
Dumont or Ayres will probably be
chosen for mound duty against Urban
Faber. Dumont has asked permission
to start, grieving over his Door luck
yesterday. and may get his wish.
Four more games remain to be played
here, and 1t must be confessed that the
outlook Is far from promising. When
"Woof woof" Wolfgang can puzzle the
Grlffmen what Is to be expected from
the regular pitchers. Wolfgang Is util,
ity man for the White Sox. yet he had
little tAublc in upsetting the best plans
of Griffs lads in the opener.
Failure to hit when hits meant runs
cost the Griffmen a victory yesterday.
The White Sox won out. to ]. In tho
ninth because Dan Moeller's bone play play
Dumont forced Schalk across In the
final by hitting Ruck Weaver In the
ribs. However. Jim Shaw was really
responsible for tho White Sox tally In
the ninth. for he had filled the sacks
with none out before Dumont replaced
him.
two teams were tied. Shaw had stag
gercd through two frames IN safety,
but he promptly proceeded to dig n hole
for himself when he should have been
at his bert. Fclsch singled to left. Shaw
iy to Mcbride trying to, cut of Fnlsch.
When he passed Murphy. filling the
corners he was derricked.
! Dumont steppepd into the breach and
~ afsxA. In
the bases jammed and none out. For
a moment 1t seemed rs II the GriGs
might get out Of their trouble for
Fournier flied to Noeller and judges
fine relay cut of Felch at the plate
John Collins drew a pass. again filling
the bases. Dumont was told 10 Keep
the bail close to Weaver, He did; but
stopping one with his ribs forcing
schalk over with the needed tally.
The Griffmen had four chances To
score and benefited by only one. They
after the fifth till the eighth they bat
tied to overcome the result of Moeller's
"Reminiscences.
with the bases iammed and ono gone
in the fifth. Wolfgang drove n long foul
TO right. Moeller ran across and caught
the hall Had he dropped IT. jackson
would have been held at third. RcinG
In no position for the peg. Moeller
failed to get Jackson ut the plate.
II was not until Judge tripled in the
eighth and Jameson brought him over
with n sigle that the (iriffmen made
UP for Moeller's mental lapse.
On the whole, Harper looked good,
though he was unsteady in the NTH,
hitting Felsch and passing Schalk. He
recovered his poise In the sixth. and
there was no cause for removing him.
Jvdpad NV his work here Shaw IA
far from being ready to pitch for the
Grifrmen. Alright hurting is abso-
lutely necessary to. team without
sluggers. and Shaw Is as alright as a
screen on your sleeping porch.
Since leaving home the Grifrmen have
now lost eight games, won one. and
tied one; they have a bunch left to
be puzzled II confronted with the ques-
tion as to how many victories are to
be won on this trip. johnson will pitch
at least five more games: II that tip
Owing to a weeks heavy rain, the
field was slow and soggy. but both
teams suffered equally and no COM
Woifgang passed Judge and Foster
with one gone In the opener, but moth
ing came of 1t. as Milan forced Foster
and Jameson raised a foul for Weaver
to gobble.
Three hits came for the Criffs in the
fifth an6 yet they failed To score. With
two gone, George Mcbride pounded n
safety to left. Wolfgang Knocked down
Harpers drive. hut couldn't find II IN
time to end the frame. Moeller's swing.
ing bunt declined TO roll foul and thG
bases were clcRged for Judge. The
youngster topred one IN front Of the
platter and Mcbride was forced.
In their half OF the fifth the SoS Goi
busy. and. getting three on, Mocller':
bone play sent Jackson across. A dash
ing double by Jackson was n beginner
Felsch WINS hit and Schalk passed
Milan came in and took Terry's ny
wolfgang drove long foul to riGh
and Mccller held onto 4 .sllowirg Jack
son to score. John Collins walked. bu
the scoring ceased when Jameson
camped under WcaVcr's high fly.
Fosters scratch single to Terry openei
the sixth. Milan forcing him with
hunt. dropping dead IN front OF tn.
plate. Jameson ripped a single I,
right Morgan hammered two lin,
fouls to left and then ingloricusl.
breezed. Williams roller to Eddie Col
Inns left Milan and Jameson stranded
ard the White SoN ahead.
Happy" Felsch drove the first hal
delivered by Shaw TO left for a hassock
going up on Schalk's sacrifice. Fe re