The Washington times., 1916-07-09
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

The real scramble, the battle for blood,
10 due to start tomorrow at Georgia
avenue and continue throughout the
week.
The Griffman are fighting for first
division berth. They are also fighting
with the Tigers for fifth place. Hughey
Jennings' crew having come. mighty
the Tigers and the Cleveland Indians,
still ahead Of the Grifemen, arc to be
entertained with Lrickbats, war clubs
and hand grensdes at the Georgia
Though thoy are not hitting to suit
him. Manager Clark Griffith Is not
downhearted. He still believes that his
team will find itself and begin to climb
back into the first divis, on. Griff is the
goll-darndest gink in the world for ever
lastingly sticking to thing. He has
set his mind on getting back Into the
running and he won't stop until he has
Though they have been successful in
philadelphia against Connie Macl<'s col.
lection OF sandlotterssx coiseGians, ind
dispirited big eagners. the Tigers'., Will
hare no such easy running here. The
hitting. but they have better pitching.
at least as good, fielding and more w.
and-doing baseball about them. There
fore. the TIGERS are In for four mighty
busy days In Washington.
Following the Tigers come the In.
dians. reaching out for pitchers and out
fielders In every direction. The Drifts
have held their own with the Indians
season. Folrs team has wen nc aol..
low victories from the Griffmcn and
they won't win any here. either.
The fight in the American League to-
from the Pennnnt race. While the
Western clubs are struggling here In
the East some Of them are likely T.,
drop out 81 the running. The Mackmen
n RI IA In Tn all ttxht
The western teams will remain in the
East until July %: Before that day
70 Detroit and Washinss soP but p1 the
Gritfmcn are determined to make IT TIE
troit. not Washington. md beginning
tomorrow their opportunity comes In all
Its glory.
Harry Harper's swell work on the
mound made It possible for the Griff-
men to take the deciding Fame from
southpaw held the foe to iour scattcrsd
hits. and never was in muca trouble.
Fielder Jones sent Dave davenport to
good ball. He had only one bad frame.
and that was enough to iefeat him. for
the Grifmen made their two runs right
For four innings BON teams struggled
without getting q single run: Then the
home boys got busy and showed over
their two tallies.
George Mcbride opened that NTH
with fine single to center field.
Sawyer died, Davenport making a fine
one-handed stop. Harper came
through with an unexpected bingie, a
safe drive to left. putting Mcbride en-
third. Danny Moeller, who has been
slumping of late, delivered the real
goods with a two-bagger to center,
scoring Mcbride and putting Harper
on third base. Fosters sacrifice fly to
Shotton brought Harper In with the
run that really made all the difference
in the world.
The Brownies rolled along for seven
innings without getting a smell of a
run. But In the eighth they managed
TO crowd one tally over the dish.
Henry, who was unusually active
during the day, tossed out Lavan, who
fondly imagined he might drop bunt
in front of the plate and get away
with II. Hartley, hitting for Chap
man, drew a pass. Tobin, a Federal
League star and a major league Joke
came up for Davenport and forced
Hartley. Bert Shotton spoiled the
entire works with a long drive thai
Barber watched sail over hts head for
three bags, scoring Tobin. Hank Sew
oreid, hitting for Ernie Johnson, flied
10 Sawyer, shutting of the Brownie,
with one lone run. not enough to catch
There wasn't much doing in tn.
other innings, SC take a peek at this
WARRINGTON. ST. LOUIS.