The Washington times., 1918-08-12
GR|FFS CLIMB,
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BEATING MACK
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER.


shal General Enoch Crowder, sup
ported with horse, foot, and artillery,
the Griffmen spent a most essential
and productive Sunday. They crawled
up half a game closer to the Red Sox
and the same space closer to the In
dams by whitewashing Connie
Mack's hired men before a throng
that would have been more numerous
save for the threatening skies, but
one that could not have shown much
more enthusiasm at pitchers duel.
Today the Griffmen are exactly
five games behind the Boston Red
Sox and two in the rear Of Lee Fohl's
shrieking Indians. The Old Fox ad-
mits the difficulty Of the situation.
but he insists that he has a chance
of catching the leaders in the re-
maining seventeen contests, two Of
which are booked for Shibe Park to-
day and tomorrow.
Jim Shaw had his grunts all shined
up and in order for their most enec-
tive performance. During his recent
tour of. the large cities in the West,
Jim collected several new grunts-
They are an Improvement on the old
ones, II yesterdays performance offers
any standards OF comparison. Indeed,
J. Grunting Shaw quite outdid him
self
Only twenty-eight Mackmen ap-
preached the plate. One got q free
ticket, hve waved, and not one
reached second base In safety. E.
Dorf Ainsmith's whip was well oiled,
and he cut down the only two guys
who cared to test 1t, Tfllie walker
and Jimmy Dykes. Neither had q
chance.
Has One bad Frame.
BIZ Adams, no relation of the IA
nous Babe" looked good out there
on the hill. He had one bad Inning.
the sixth, when the Grins climbed all
over his person, explored his brain
cavity an everything. Under other
conditions Bill might have hung up
q victory, but he was opposing some
Of the best grunts in captivity, and
50. naturally, achieved little or
nothing.
We confess ourselves ever to have
taken Connie MaelE's 1918 outfit Sc
rjously, once we could see II in ac-
ton Connie has a rattling good ball
club, all things considered, and yes
terday he showed the Capital one
of the neatest and prettiest little
fielding second sackers In the buBi-.
ness. Jimmy Dykes 1t is- They say
he can't hit We'll, Il that's true
it's too bad, for he sure can neld
He makes Morgan look a. II he Il
standing still -
Dykes cleverest bit of nelding
came In the third session when with
two gone, Foster drew q pass. Joe
Judge, who is getting to be q hard
luck guy. slammed one past George
Burns. It looked like q sure bingls
until Dykes was seen seooting across
for It Sticking out his gIoved IN.
the Aackman grabbed that ball.
turned on his toes and got It to Burns
ahead of the agile Judge. II was
robbery, but ah, such clever robbery.
Gardner In Brilliant.
Larry Gardner. close to the best
thfrd-sacker In the league, II not the
best, contributed two brilliant plays
I'm quite his old-time style. During
that sixth frame Larry beat down
Shanks' attempt at q safety, feinted
Milan back to second. and got Hank
1t first That showed fielding skill
and good brain work, and he deserved
the applause given him
In the seventh Foster poled q foul
ny into left neld- Merlin Kopp was
too far away. and never could have
captured Il, but he wasn't needed. for
old Larry was going under full head
of steam out toward the barrier. He
reached up in time 70 drag down that
BAN and retire Washington's midget
Johnny Lavan cut loose with q nifty
double play In the second After
Gardner had singled, Cy Perkins, no
sIouch Of q hitter, busted q nasty
hopper down to Johnny, who gathered
II In, stepped on the cushion, and
doubled up Cy-
Hank ShAnl1s, ornAmentfng the gar
den, stole an extra base blow from
Burns when he ratified out toward the
wan and dragged down Georges ny in
the NTH
Score Right on Reel
ne Grtnmen leaped ahead In the very |
mt inning, and so were never on even
temA Bert Shotton cracked one opea
for . blow to center to start things, |
going up when Foster drew q walk and |
cheers from Frank Saffel. judge laid |
down q sacrifice. Milan sent q bad
Jumper to Dugan, and Shotton sailed /
across with the first run Of the Eultry
afternoon
Until the sixth the Grins could do
nothing with Adams, whose perpIextnEl
curve ball had them worried. But in the
sixth the machine guns got busy and
blooie, away vent Connie Mack's hope
Of q victory. l
Milan opened the sixth with a bingIe
to center, Morgan sacrificing cleverly
In 'front.' Of the plate Then came Gard
nerS hne stop Of Shahks' hard grounder.
L9xan followed with 4 double over
Walkers ivory thatch. scoring Milan.
AinEmith shot drooper to left center.
wake tried for It, but failed and Lavan
wzs over. Shaw drifted a snicker to
left, but Stations grounder to Dykes
closed the engagement.
Eddie Foster Looks Good.
Eddie Foster showed at his best on
hn-Kopp in the fourth Asocta and Mer-
lin Koop IN the fourth Acosta's bunt
was perfect, barely rolling eight feet
from the plate. Foster was in on II
ike rat terrier and picking 1t up
with one hand. he got the Cuban.
Kopp Is faster on his feet than
Merito. but his bunt had a little more
stuff on IL and rolled a bit faster
Foster nailed that one. and with his
peculiar underhand peg. he cut down
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