The Washington times., 1918-04-20
MACKMEN.
GRIFFAIEN.
Game at 4:SO p. m.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

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Two-thirds Of the pitching the
GFifmen have faced in their first
four contests of the 1918 season has
been Of the southpaw variety. They
come close TO being "fed up" right
now on forkhanders. Out OF 80 2-8
- innings played thus far, southpaws
have twirled % l-3 frames against
GFifPs lads.
Miller Huggins took delight in
sending southpaws to the mound.
George Mogridge, Herb Thormahlen
and Slim Love were shot IN against
the home boys. Then. along came
Connie Mack with Vean Gregg.
When it is Onsidered that Bert
Shotton. Zeb Milan and Joe Judge
are lefthand hitters, and all three
are expected to be the leading bats
men OF the team. the task facing the
Grifmen can be understood. shotton
b the only one OF the trio to hit well,
beipe1Gt the 357 mark.
Hank Shanks, the Merciless- Mon
AGA. is the only right handler who
IsSslting the southpaws for wellnigh
300. Morgan and Foster, right hand
hitters, have been helpless before all
kinds ofpRch1ng.
Hht6 on TO gregg.
Vean Gregg, our hat is of to you,
Sir It T9ss a tough one to lose.
Connie Mack has today pretty close
l. L. haI
american league. and were looking
right at Babe Ruth and Harry Har
per, tpoy when we say this Gregg
proved beyond all argument that he
has really staged his "come back
Indeed, II n doubtful II he ever went
away. He must have been kidding.
For eight innings the veteran bat
tied against the Grihs on better than
even terms. IN those eight frames
Bert Shotton was the only msh to
ring up a hit, polling a sweet single
~ the fourth Then luck. which had
never been with him from the be
ginning, openly protested against his
great work.
With one gone, Doc Ayers received
the FIRST and only pass issued by his
OF rponent. Shotton connected with his
second hit. q single 10 right. Fosters
ny to Jameson made the second out. I
mere was HAlll d GAduGN
shannon Spills Bes9E.
Milan slapped one down the alley |
- Red" Shannon The rookie was
a. nervous as q debutAnte. So Gnx-
sous was he 20 retire the side that
he was making the peg before he sc-
tually had the ball. Result-he 4
erred, hllinE the bases.
Then came the Merciless MonAcan,
Hank ShankE. He is proving q terror
these days TO all twirlerH, and yester-
day he was In form He drove
Dropping hY'out to right field. jamie
son could not get under II and II was
a hit, scoring Old DR.. Cox from third 4
base with the lone run Of the game.
Mr.. Gregg, our hats on TO you. It
vas a tough one to lose.
Lawn q Candy KId-
Johnny LAvsn proved the candy kid
In the eighth, saving the game with
perfect short relay from shankS TO
AinBmith, cutting down Gregg at the
dish. He played the ball in Al style
when the slightest imperfection would
have msrTed the performances.
MorEan's slipGhod work OF GregE'B
Frounder put the pitcher on the bases.
Xopp's great speed turned his attempt
Cd sacrifice bunt into a safety, and
Jameson gtrollsd, filling the corn
era Gardner slammed a long one out
70 shanlEa, and Gregg dug for the
platter.
Like a naSh Lavan was heAdinE to-
ward the plate. He took shhnks'
throw hardly more than ten feet from
the plate, turned and shot It right into
Aiusmith's big mitt. Gregg died.
That great double play spiked the
liGcks' hopOA
GreEE Deserves Victory.
GrsEE deserved 20 win. His curve
bail was tantalizinE. He used Just
enough speed for his purposes, and
his sloW ball fooled the home boys all
she way. In eight innings he allowed
but one hit. q single by ShottOn. Had
shannon gone through with his play
IN the ninth. daTknssG might have
ondsd the fray with no runs chalked
Hp by the Rsntismnnly and freezing
scribes in the gallery.
Ayers pitched one OF his typical
EGmss. He allowed eight hits, ons
coming IN each OF the first eight in
ninEE That great double play in the
eighth saved his scalp, 20 be sure, but
Doc was doing good work, good
enough 70 win most games. Such q
performance should hang up many
yietoriaH, II rspSGtsd.
Brilliant running catches by WALK
CT and Jameson, q clever ons-handsd
pickup By Doc Ayers, Larry GArdnsr's
stop Of ShankF smoking drive In the
seventh and Lhyan'H fine relay of
ShGnkE' peg In the eighth innings
double play were the fielding features
enjoyed By the pitifullY small but en-
shusiastio crowd