The Washington times., 1918-06-09

The Washington club has eight
more games in the West, divided
evenly between St Louis and Chicago,
at BOTH Of which places trouble is to
be expected. Then comes a long, tire
some and costly leap to New York for
four tussles with Miller Higgins en-
tertainers. After that Washington
viii have its own opportunity Of
watching Mr.. Griffith's lads at play,
romping on the green turf at Georgia
avenue and climbing to the top, as
Mr.. Griffith predicts without hesita-
ton.
list q tough break for .he boys
here in Detroit right now, trying to
frame a reason for leaving the folks
at home and spending the sabbath
afternoon at the ball park.
Crucial games" are The only thing
that go when your team is in eighth
place, and there was one already
framed for the abb when Harper
and ksIlio were announced on Satur
day, as a Detroit victory meant two
al and the necessity for lesping OH
w. johnson for the odd number.
This ieaping stiIl is planned but il
Eon't be so joyous. even II IL goes
through as 1t would have been had
not Harper crossed up everybody in
Guiding his manager, who had the, re-
lief corps ready at one stage, not
only by winning a 5-to-3 game, but
by holding the pass list below that
OF the base knocks.
Harry Wake Bot TIVE.
Harry walked but two men. Both
gifts were given in the same round
But the first man had been wiped out
in a double play before the second
one strolled. Not entirel yto disap-
point the crowd, Mr.. Harper in the
sixth inning introduced some original
baseball that cost a run and a run
that was very desirable just then.
Harry was on second anu Judge on
third with two out when Foster hit
20 Witt. The latter fumbled the ball.
kicked it, picked IT up and decided
not TO throw anywhere. Just then he
discovered a young man trying to
get home, and tosser him out
After the scorers had credited Harp
er with a run and counted Judge out
on an attempt to so from second
home, they discovered that IL was
Harry who was sprawled on the pan.
He had been delayed in transmission
somewhere.
mat was LnE KIM OF Glull 70 loOh
for in a game like this. On the De-
troit side Il was filled with bad
baseball. and with brainstorms.- Be
cause e lack OF support and Helle's
mind wanderinEs KalliO had to give
chances to retire nine men in the first
two rounds before he got the side
out.
some Bun Skull Work.
In the second. after Morgan sin
EIed, YeIle threw badly on Lavan's
sacrifice. Then KalIio pegged poorly
on another bunt- Telle dropped
third strike on Harper and held the
ball like Hamlet looking at the skull
while Harry legged II to first. Shot
ton hit Just in front OF the plate and
IL took the entire Detroit team to in
duce YelIe to tag home instead OF
throwing somewhere
Harper held the Tigers to three
hits and two passes for seven rounds.
In the eighth Dyer and Spencer, pinch
hitters, singled and doubled, respec-
lively. With a two-run lead Dyer,
scoring on SpenceTs drive. Grin be-
came alarmed: but Harper got Bush
and Cobb, and Spencer scored only
by grace OF a two-bsse mum Of ny
by Vsach of which Schultz was guilty.
That was the only spot in which the
home team looked dangerous
Detroit played erratic ball and had
bad pitching, and yet the Nationals
didn't improve their opportunity
much, as I'VE runs on eleven hits, four
bases on balls, four errors, a passed
ball and two steals would indicate
eleven men were left on the sacks,
the third being the only inning in
which no Washington tourist did not
ind himself stranded.
Erickson may oppose johnson in
today's game.
There were about 1000 fans out on
Saturday. Half Holidays are frown-
ed on at the munitions plants.
Kallio opened the game by pitch
ing six called balls before he got a
strike over.
Cobb on his showing Saturday, be-
longs in the outheld. He's all right
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