Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-08
GRIFF'S PITCHERS MUST WORK
i: WITH ONLY TWO DAYS REST
Injury to Harper Necessitates Ayers and
]: johnson Doing Woman Service.
!: Battle of Speed Ball Hurlers
- a.
Listed Today.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Jast how hard pressed Grifr Is in the
matter Of pitching material is Illus
trated by the fact that Doc Ayers is
due .to-work tomorrow in the final con-
test OF the set with Boston, after hav-
ing pitched long and arduous game
against the Mackmen Monday. Then
on Friday Johnson probably will be
called upon to come back, also with
only two days rest. to face the Cleve-
land Indians in the first of the four
games .here with them. Harper should
60 ITO the mound tomorrow. put the
ankle he twisted in Philadelphia has
compelled him to take lay-on, and IL
is uncertain just when he will be ready
for duty again. The joint was sl1ghtly
sprained and, although it was strapped
this morning preparatory to a work
seen whether the southpaw will be
ready for duty before Saturday. if then.
Speed galore should be on tap this
afternoon when the Griffmen tackle the
Red Sox in the second game OF the
series at American League Park. Tor
Jim Shaw is on the program to do the
ninging for the Griiis. While 1t AZ Is h tne
duty for the visitors. Both Of these
huflers rely in the main for their ef-
fectiveness on the use of 1.-The swift
sam Rice, the heavy-hitting out
fal6Hrwhose call to the colors wrecked
Manager Griffith's hopes for pennant
contender this season. is located at
Fort Terry. n. Y. according to com
munication received by the writer. Sam
said In his missive, which was dated
April IS, that he hoped to get to see
the boys while they were in Boston,
but that several cases of measles had
developed in his company, and that he
would be restricted as to leave for
couple of weeks as a result. Sam says
he has taken to Army life like duck
to water and is in good condition.
Hubert Leonard was treated to a fine
young pummeling by Grifrs earnest
and agile athletes yesterday. the latter
ringing up fourteen safe cracks FOR
total Of seven runs, while johnson. in
holding the Barrowites to four blows
and two tallies. rather nonchalantly
brought about the fourth straight de-
feat the Red Sox have suffered. three
OF these having been inflicted by the
Tanks in New York. Almost all the
Grinmen enjoyed a profitable afternoon.
ehotton and Shanks being the only
Rembers of the local array who failed
had q perfect day with three singles
and a walk. and Morgan grabbed a
double and a brace of one-basers for
hif portion. .
would only refuse to heal. SO that Babe
Ruth could continue to perform at first
base, the latter might give Messrs.
Veach~ Cobb and Baker a fine battle
for-tiIe title of home-run king Of the
American League. Yesterday, for the
third successive day, Ruth pounded out
o circuit clout. this drive being a mile
high and clearing the right field wall
by Q considerable margin. Strunk was
on first at the time. through the me-
dunn of beating out hit to Lavan. 1t
was thus that the Sox got their two
taIlies. Except for this wallop John
son had the visitors completely at his
mercy. although they got at least one
runner on the bases in every inning
except the eighth. by means Of the six
free tickets Walter issued. an error
by Foster and four hits. Agnew and
Leonard each getting single in addi-
ton to Strunk's dinky bingle and
Ruth's mighty wallop.
Only a smart catch by Shean in short
center of Fosters Texas Lacquer pre-
vented a local run in the second. as
Morgan had preceded him with lusty
drive to left for two bases that Schang
managed to get only one fin on.
The, Griffs had better luck in the
third. however. when singles by Ain
smith and Johnson and Lavan's sacri-
nee fly produced run No l.
With Shanks disposed of in the