Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-17
.GR|FFMEN DETERMINED
TO GET THREE IN ROW
Expect Another Victory Over De
troit, as Jim Shaw Is
to Pitch.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT. Mich, May 17.-Clark Grit
fith's ball tossers are determined to set
a record for themselves today-that of
winning three games in row. Pros
poets for them doing it are bright. too.
notwithstanding the fact that Howard
Ehmke. the sensational young pitcher
who defeated the Red SoX in a twelve
inning game last Sunday, is slated to
oppose them. Shaw is to hurl for the
Griffmen. and there is not a box artist
in America right now who is going at
a faster clip than Jim. True it is that
he lost on the occasion of his last start,
against the Indians, in Cleveland. Sun
day, but it was not Jim's fault. He
did all that could be expected of any
twirler in holding the enemy to two
scattered bingles. 1t was the fact that
his teammates failed to manufacture
any runs for him that caused him to
lose the verdict.
This Ehmke person is the chap who,
acting on the advice of his brother, a
lawyer tried to hold up Griff for a
Walter Johnson salary three years ago.
although only an untried rookie at the
time. When he failed he hoped to
the Brook-Feds. and upon peace being
declared Griff disputed Detroits title
to him. The Washington pilots claim
was a rather weak one, and when
Owner Navin suggested a compromise
$500 purchase money-Griff was
glad to accept. Not until last fall did
big show, although he has. quite rec
ord as minor Lacquer; but this spring
his work has stamped him as future
or .present-major league hurler of the
first class. However. he will have to be
good today, for Washington's average
for it's three games here thus far of
eleven hits per game BODIES i'll for any
moundsman. no matter how good a rec
ord for effectiveness he may be toting
around.
There was threat of rain in the
low-hanging clouds yesterday, and
this, together with the races at Wind
SCR. across the river in Canada. served
to keep the attendance down, the turn
stile count being only 2,S92, but. with
Ehmke advertised. to twirl today, a
large turnout of fans is assured, with
good weather prevailing.
Ehmke is exceedingly popular with
Detroit fans, who regard him much
as did those of Washington when Wal
ter Johnson started setting the league
on fire ten years ago.
Charley Jameson, glove, bats and
all, arrived in Detroit yesterday in
answer to the summons Griffith sent
him when Menosky was allowed to &c
home and rest up his wrenched back.
Jamey saw part of the game. He was
not in uniform, but will be today, pre-
pared to act in the role of pinch hitter
should Crane come due at bat with
needed runs reposing on the hassocks
He may even get a chance to do a
| little outfielding.
Ben Dyer, who is subbing at short
while DOME Bush is giving his injured
knee a rest, looks every inch of hit
fielder. He got two clean singles of
Gallia his first two times up and com
PEELED Milan to sprint far back AND
make leaping catch to get his line
II ut, oh, I,
sensational catch in the seventh that
| robbed Spencer of hit, and Morgan
also distinguished himself in that
round by running well into center
field to spear Wits short fly.
Just how effective Gallia was in the
pinches can be judged from the fact
that the Tigers had one or more men
on base in all but two innings With
two out in the first, Cobb walked, but
was nipped stealing. In the second
with two away, singles by Burns and
Dyer and pass to Spencer filled the
bases. but Bert made Mitchell lift to
Milan. In the third Gallia walked Witt
and Cobb on four straight halls to each
and also passed Veach after the count
had reached three and two, but he
famed Young and compelled Heilman
and Burns to raise easy flies. Dyer
started the. fourth with a single, but
was doubled up on Spencer's tap to
Crane. Witt led off in the fifth with a
double to the fence in left and Young
sacrificed him to third-with the Tigers
three runs behind. figure it out-but
neither Cobb nor Eeaoh could get the
ball out of the infield. The Jungaleers
were set down in order in the sixth and
seventh and in the eighth scored their
one run. as related in another column.
In the final sessions. with two hands
dead. Nicholson, recruit outfielder
from the wilds of Texas, batting in
place of Cunningham, handcuffed Eddie
with single and Witt sent HON to sec
ond with a safe blow to center. but
Gallia put the screws on and Rice
camped under YoungS high fly.
Sam Crawford again appeared in the
role of pinch hitter in the seventh. bat
ting for Jones, who had relieved Mitch
deliver. Judge taking care of his
grounder without any assistance.
The Griffmen had thirteen runners
Foster and Rice both got scratchy hits
in the first. Henry doubled and Gallia
walked in the second. Foster drew a
pass and Smith was hit by pitched
ball in the third. Gallia tripled and
Judge walked in the fourth and Rice
singled in the eighth. All these were
left. in addition to the quartet unres-
cued in the two rounds the Griffmen
manufactured runs.
Morgan lost 4 chance to retire Cobb
in the eighth, when Ray went to sleep
standing up. Ty. on first by reason of
Cranes boot, which gave the Tigers
their only score, overran second while
Gallia was throwing out Heilman.
Judges quick peg to the keystone sack
reached Morgan while Cobb was several
feet off the bag, but Ray did not even
look in that direction until .Ty had
Scampered back.
The Griffmen touched up a trio of Jen-
nings' pitchers for eleven safe swats
yesterday, and aided by errors both of
commission and omission, in part of two
of the hurlers and a couple of men be-
hind them, one of the latter being Cobb,
chased five runs over the pan, while the
best the Tigers could do with Bert Gal