The Washington times., 1917-03-29
GRIFFS AND REDS
IN BATTLE TODAY
Game At Louisville Will Open
Series of Five to Be Played
In As Many Days.
SHAW AND DUMoNT ON SLAB
Fate of Pittsburgher Will Be
Decided on Showing Against
Matty's Men.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 2.-Today
the Griffmen once more hook up with
the Cincinnati Reds. and for nve
straight days these two teams will en-
gage in daily battles. Each Is. deter
mined on victory. .
The Reds, working for their new man
arer. Chrtsty Matthewson. are anxious
TO show superiority over the American
lsaruers under Clark Griffith. for three
wears their manager. The Grinmen are
inst as desirious Of victories to prove
that the Johnsonian organisation nas
something on the Tener trioesmeh
shaw shows Signs.
linn Shaw and George Dumont are
scbeduled to perform on the hill for the
Grifmen today. with Walter Johnson
sunearing tomorrow. Shaw shows Signs
~ having the necessary control for the
big show, and Manager Griffith VIII oe-
eide the Pittsburgher's fate by what ne
does against the Reds in the haIt dozen
interieague contests this spring.
Dumont. heavier and In better
health than last spring, looks gooo
enough to be a regular. He Is WorA
ing hard and is in perfect conoi'ion
He. too. is being measured by the olo
Fox largely on what he does against
the Redlanders.
Griffs on Long End.
The first clash between these two
teams ended with the Griffmen on the
long end Of a 5-to-1 score. That was
last Sunday at Memphis. The Gritf-
men blessed with far better pitching
and with more timely bingling. made
a better showing than the Reds In
every department OF play. HANK
Shanks' base running was reVela-
tIon to the Reds. and they nope 10 TO
verse the tables soon
Two games are scheduled 10 pc
nlaved here. Tomorrow night ootn
teams leave for Cincinnati, wnere
three games are to be played a. 1ne
Reds park. walter Johnson Will oe
the principal attraction there on eun-
day. and good weather snouio
a 10000 attendance.
Expect Majority.
The Griffmen hardly expect TO win
avery game from the Reds. but tney
do expect to win a majority. The Ma
tional IeaKuers are not in as gooo
nhvsicaI condition as their American
league rivals. This is especially true
Of the pitching, q most important mat
Ter st This time of year. With strong
. er twirling the Griffmen woulo ap-
near to have an edge on the opponents
IN the interleague series Win tne
Reds.
Game Not So Much.
Az an exhibition that game at Nash
willie was not much. The Griffmen won
e+os hut they were woefully weak with
the willow in the pinches. Fourteen
T,Jts we're made, but just as many run
,,.rs vvere left stranded on the SACKS
II was not on account Of poor running.
either. but wholly because the solo
yallop were not at hand.
leonard. Foster, Smith, Shanks ana
Jamieson each collected a prace VI
bingIes, Smith having one two-Dassel
10 his credit. He was the only one 70
seize an extra cushion during 'he
ernoon-
Jameson Pitches Six.
Jameson pitched six innings ana
did creditable work. despite those
three runs in the eighth. He was
using an old ball, roughened by the
dirt infeld, and could not control II.
On that account he filled up the cor
ners. forced in one run, and then al
lowed Marshall TO drop a diniSy single
in right, that sent two more Nolun-
teers scurrying across the plate.
Rice's pass, his steal, and McBride's 8
single to center put the Griffs in
front In the second. Smiths single,
Rice's walk, and Shanks' single gave
them another in the fifth.
Pug Cavet, the former Tiger, was
hit hard, and was wild in the sixth,
allowing three runs. With one down,
wingfleld's boot gave Leonard life.
Foster stalled. Morgan was hit by a
pitched ball, and both runners scored
on Smiths double to right Smith
stole third and scored when Bailey
dropped Cavet's toss.
Shanks singled in the ninth, stole
second, reached third on Jamieson's
.infeld hit, and Tailed when Leonard
singled TO left.
WASHINGTON. NASHVILLE.
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