The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
Manager Hopes to Make Up
Lost Ground at Expense Of
Detroit Tigers.
PITCHERS ARE GOING BADLY
Added to This, Dumb Baseball
Has Cropped Up In Series
With Champion Red Sox.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

ny LoOlo n. DOOGhEh.
BUFFALO. N. Y, June AFTER
those defeats in Boston the Griffmen
are now speeding on their way
toward Detroit, hoping to regain their
lost laurels by cleaning up the Jun
galeers. There 10 not much happiness
In the bunch. They looked for at
least an even break against the Red
sox. They got nothing. not even one
victory out of the four.
We'll, we're going bad now" said
Griffith last night, but 1t can't last;
only one game In Boston was really
ded-Wednesday's. We should
Wen pull ourselves together in De-
troit ! still think we have q better
team than Boston"
While the Old Fox tries to cheer
himself up with the brave words. the
facts of the case are that his pitch
ers have lost all their form, even
is sadly lacking. To make matters
This has ruined the work Of the team.
IL 10 possible that a win or two may
change all this, but right now the
Griffmen look like a second division
ball club. Judged by their last four
games In Boston.
Tomorrow the first of three games
will be played against the Tigers
and the Griffmen hope to get back
into their stride. They are banking a
lot on the He'd Sox to assist them by
thinning the Indians for the next
Raising the American League PEN
nant. the presence of a band, a trained
quartet. and a wonderful whistler. a
and Babe Ruth. and a sudden winning
streak for the champions failed to en-
tice many fans to Fenway Park for
the concluding game Of the series. less
accurate. they preferred 10 10 to the
circus. maybe. Anyway, they didn't
show up. at the ball park. thereby miss
Ing q fine ball game. and victory
TOT Babe Ruth over Walter johnson,
Before the game a concert entertain
ed the crowd, Carl Sawyer assisting as
band leader. Then Bill Carrigan and
the customary march from the plate
to centerfield. Then. after proving
a boob for seven frames. Mike McNai-
iy singled. went up on an error by, Nc
Bride. and scored the one run Of the
battle while Morgan slept soundiy,
ball In hand.
For seven innings the teams were
SON and Ruth. Three times the Griffs
Red sox got to third, only TO see John
son crush their effort; But that eighth
feat Of the Grlffmen.
Henriksen died on 9 roller to Fos-
ter for a beginner. Mike Mentally. who
nae rce be ' fre was b6aS
beauty. He plastered single to left.
starting wild roofing.
Lewis hit to Mcbride, with an easy
double play in sight, the dandy captain
InhnRnn
dissusted: Then came the crack in
the mental machinery OF the Griffs.
Hobby rolled to Mcbride: A toss to
third. and was on hts way to the
plate, but Morgan disdained TO notice
him. He chung to the ball as in a
trance. throwing to the plate when too
for q major Lacquer. and 1t decided the
ball game.
Mike Mentally played wonderful
fielding game once again. His stop Of
Miian's hit in the sixth was startling,
while his one-handed pickup Of Shanks'
drive In the ninth was classy. As be-
tween Morgan and Mentally the former
resembled a tallow candle against an
arc liRht.
Though the box score would make
Johnson look rood. In actual work the
big fellow did not impress as much as
usual. Ruth seemed to have more
speed. Toward the end of hostilities,
johnson seemed firing. while Ruth
never wavered. At that. johnson pitched
a fine game. losing II because of the
sieve behind him.
Bad blood showed in the third when
Joe judge and Babe Ruth nearly came
to swapping wallops. The Griffs firmly
believe Shore and Ruth deliberately use
the bean ball. and when Judge was hit
n
for Ruth. Players quickly interviewed.
and o'Loughlin, led Judge. still splitting
fire at Ruth. toward first base.
Rondeau started In left fled. but was
relieved In the third. Moeller went to
right and shanks to left. Rondeau is
Shores bean ball, having constant head
aches. The game promised to be a nip
and-tuck affair from the beginning, and
II Kept right up to the very end.
to see first base in the second when he
dropped Hobby's opening fly. lie came
back with pretty running catch OF
Title Walkers drive close to the fence.
Larry Gardner provided some excite
ment with clean single TO left. Milan
had to journey far out for Janvrin's
high n.y. and both baserunners ad-
vanced, Thomas might have caused
merely hopped one to johnson.
The Griffs retired in order till the
third. and Ainsmith was dead then
when Mcbride got a safety on a bounce
that Janvrin could not Held Judge was
hit on the head with pitched ball.
and Rags" O'Loughlin had to inter-
fere to keep the young tirstsacker and
claimed he had been purposely beaned.
II was useless, though. for Morgan
famed and Foster rolled to Janvrin.
Shanks drew a pass to begin the NTH.
smiths sacrifice bunt along the first-
base line was perfect, and Shanks went
up. He got no farther, for Mcbride
famed and Judge skied to Walker.
After Janvrin had been tossed out
by Johnson In the last half, Thomas
tore a sizzling safety through Judge
into right field. With Ruth up, the
fans began cheering, looking for q bin