Evening star., 1917-05-20
BY VIRTUE or HEAVY
SLUGGiNG GRlFFMEN
AGAIN BEAT BROWNS
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entry in the American League scramble,
/ the Griffmen are going into the fray to-
morrow with the determination of maxi
ing their record six straight wins and
further closing the gap between them
and tho Cleveland Indians, who occupy
fourth place, the next object Of the
Capitalism crew. ".-
To Bert Gallia, Texan, and Bob
Groom will fall the task Of further
hoisting the Climbers.
Whether Ernie Koob of no-hit fame
or Eob Groom. the elongated former
resident OF Washington. gets the call
to oppose Grin's grenadiers will make
play the 42-centimeter attack exhibited
| today, when both Davenport and Soth-
oron were hammered to fars-you-
we'll.
Fourteen safe cracks, including q
brace Of doubles and one three.bagger,
accounted for seven earned runs, the
other two being gifts. because errors
figured in their making. -5se
Four Of the six tallies the home
guard was able to muster were mer-
tied. three of Johnson and one--Mil-
ler's homer-of Ayers. AS was FORE
casted yesterday, Johnson was inef-
fective. Ten resounding safeties. em-'
bracing as they did two doubles and
triple, were gathered of the former
premier pitcher of the world" in the
five innings he fingered. said lombard
gan and Crane. giving the enemy five
runs, three more than the Griffmen
had collected in that time. But
Doc" put a Quietus on the Brownies
bats when he appeared in the sixth
st. Louis batsmen able to get t, him
Tor a. safety and then but one run re.
suited
The injection of Ayers into the fray
johnson safely in. every inning. In
two Of them they got three bingles
and in another two. Johnson had a
hard time fooling stickwielders in
towns where cool weather prevailed. 1t
being a fact that he cannot stand hot
weather. little surprise Is in order that
he was mauled today with the tempera-
ture up near the 80 degree mark. Ayers
will get credit for today's victory. as
the score was a tie. all, when the man
of medicine entered the melee.
Dec distinguished himself other than
In pitching way, however. for he was
the second time this season, worked
the squeeze play. which, II you will
pardon our saying so again. was in
vented by the Washington pilot. After
Ainsmith had doubled in the eighth
hit, Mcbride sacrificed him to third.
At the appointed time Eddie sprinted
for the plate and "Old DR.. Cox" laid
down a beautiful bunt along, the third
for it to roll foul, but 1t didn't and
the native of Hillsville, Va, was cred-
tied with hit.
Mcbride broke into the game for the
first time since Speaker tore a nail oft
his finger in. Cleveland. In the sixth in.
ming; after Crane had been removed to
permf. *Shanks to bat for him. Macs
injured finger: still is quite sore and
bothers him somewhat in his throwing,
but otherwise is progressing satisfac-
torily. .'-a- -.Ft.,s,~-. -,
these days. Formerly the Virginia
League rookie had nothing to do but;
pitch to the batters before each game,
but since Manager Griffith has acquired
a large stack of books of worth for ref
erence in building the speech he is to
deliver on the occasion of the banquet
at Bloomington, ILL.,, next Tuesday, his
time is fully occupied.
Molly, in addition to being librarian,
also is acting in the capacity Of re-
has burned the midnight oil for several
days past in preparation Of the address
to be delivered by the base ball i'm
presario on Griffith day." in Bloom
lngton. 1H6' document mas peen CoHls$
pIeted except for azlittIe furnishing up.
which will be given It. today, and 1t 10
expected that copies will be ready for
distribution to the press by tomorrow.
The speech will be printed in full by
The Star in next Wednesdays issue.
As an aid to recruiting. both the
Brownies and -Griffmen gave an exhi-
bition drill before the games at Sports
mans Park today. A drum corps, in
cluding some gbuglers, furnished music
for a procession around the field. head
ed by a group OF recruit bluejackets.
who carried q sign reading. I'VE want
to fight. Join the navy today so we
can go to sea-" st. Louis is not
Stacker town" by any means, as it
United States for. the number OF men