The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18
Walter Johnson viii Try His
Hand for Another Win To-
day.
TEAM SHOWS BETTER FORM
Another Rush Of Wins May
Land Griffmen on Top Be-
fore Long.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


predicting another OF those wild rushes
70 come. II the team continues its re-
cent good work. the Griffmen may yet
return to the Capital In first place.
Since hitting the West the Grirrs
haye dropped seven games. They have
won four. one each from Cleveland and
Chicago and two from the Brownies.
The Tigers cleaned up their series or
four games. Another win here today
will make the break bit closer, with
seven defeats and five victories.
Walter johnson Is going after the
honors today. This means a monster
crowd, because st. Louis always turns
out to see the Weiser Wizard. and just
now the Mound City fans are strong
for Jones Brownies. II is expected
that either Dave Davenport or Jim
Park will be used against the blond
shrapnel.
Immediately after today's contest the
Grtnmen will catch a fast train for
Pittsburgh. where they will play Jimmy
Callahan's Pirates Monday. thus break
ing the long jump to Philadelphia,
where they open a series on tuesday.
The Grinmen have never played In
traction. Jim Shaw. a Pittsburgh boy,
will pitch against the Pirates.
Harry Harper may have to stay out
OF the game for week or so, having
days shower Harper caught a slight
cold In his fiinging wing, and. while It
bothered him BIZ yesterday. he
thought he could last out the game.
ager Griffith decided to relieve him.
Galiia taking up the job OF turning
back the Brownies. Harper has been
working hard and faithfully. and a
little rest won't hurt him any.
The second victory for the Grirmen
In ST. Louis was by a score OF to Z,
before a large crowd who rooted to the
Sir Robert Groom and Carl weilman TO
prevent base blows at opportune times
could not be overcome. for Harper was
stingy with his bingles. and easily
game.
Groom was soundly bumped in the
very first frame. three bingies bringing
over run for the invaders and send
ing the Belleville beauty to the showers.
After Morgan had whiffed, the next
three banged out safeties. Rondeau's
drive to, to center scoring Foster: Judges
double play. ending the attack. Groom
quit after Rondeau's hit. weilman re-
placing him and pitching to Shanks,
who relieved Jameson as soon as the
southpaw appeared.
With two gone in the fourth, Shanks
singled past Austin; going to third when
eTeet s sinseG Msesde sou Eho had
cleaning the sacks. George tried TO
reach third on the drive. but was
caught.
Uncle Nick Altrock established him
self as fully as good a balk detective
as the Old Fox. wher in the sixth he
howled that Weilman baked Rondeau
OF with a single ard stole. Judge
walked, both advancing on Shanks'
sacrifice. then came the halk. Weilman
ss espap Vas his wPWsa m9t9n and Ron
score on Henry's. ny to Marsans and
was thrown out at the plate.
The final run for the Griffs came in
the ninth off McCabe. Judge opened
with a single to left. Shanks sacrificed.
Henry bumred double into left, bring
Ing Judge over with the fifth tally OF
Five frames passed without the
Brownies becoming dangerous. though
now and then they got men on the
paths, usually by free passes. Just two
hits were made off Harper In tho first
Ave innings. But three cane together
in the sixth and brought a run over the
pan.
with two down. Borton singled. Pratt
followed suit. and Marsans drive to
left scored Borton. Hank seyereid, hit;
ting for Johnson, rolled to Harper. and
breathed his laet. leaving two runners
on the bases.
Though Gallia was hit freely. he was
not scored upon until the last inning,
when the home bows showed their Sec
. ond tally across. sissler hit for McCabe
and sked to Shanks. Shotton laid one
to third when the midget flung the pill
into right field. Austin skied. but MIL
Ter singled to left. bringing Shotton
over Borton's I'y TO Shanks ended the
contest.
Rondeau. Henry. and Mcbride were
the hitting kids for the Grinmen'
Ths Sinaies lots
pep in his work, and looks like a
different lad from what he was In
Washington. Henri Is demanding
he does his best hitting only when the
enough here yesterday to suit the
most fastidious. and Henri knocked
IN the hrst run and scored another
Henry cracked out a single and a
double. He scored one run and knock:
ed In another. Mcbride likewise had
a single and a double. the double driv-
Ing over two tallies.
Three runners died stretching hits
during the pastiming. Morgan dou-
bled to left In the NTH and tried to
make II three, only to be nailed by
Johnsons relay from shelton to Aus
tin. Johnson relayed MdBride's dou-
BILE from Marsans to Austin, and the
veteran infelder was cut down a,
third. When Marsans singled To
""h IN Sh'nks' peg across lots, but