The Washington times., 1918-08-23
GRIFFITH GLAD
ATBAKER'SSAY
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER-

corning the possibility of there being
worlds series is most gratifying
to me-" said Manager Griffith today
1t is just as l expected. l have
contended from the very beginning
that the Government had no desire
to kill baseball, that its leaders from
President Wilson down were desir-
Gus OF our going along as far rs pos
sible, stage our annual worlds series
and then join in the great work OF
bringing an end to the war by wal
Looping the Kaiser.
Il am particularly delighted with
what Secretary Baker had to say
about the interest in the worlds Sc
ries being shown by the soldiers in
France. / am constantly receiving
letters from men overseas, sometimes
as high as twenty a day, and they
all speak OF the league races or the
coming worlds series. i know that
the men in the army are interested
in baseball, no matter what anybody
says to the contrary, and 1 am glad
TO find that Secretary Baker also
knows the same thing to be true.
II never had any doubt but what
we would be permitted to finish our
rtes. You'll find it'll come out that
way, too"
Would XIII Kaiser.
Manager Griffith expects to be a
mighty busy man after Labor Day.
He will devote all his time to his bat
and ball fund.
However, 1 wouldn't take a cent
out of that for myself" added the Old
Fox. I've got to find something
tnatt support me- I'm willing to do
anything, though what I'd like to
DO would be to kill the Kaiser That
would suit me down to the ground"
Mr.. Griffith means to play out the
season with all his strength He
makes no prophecies, but intends
grabbing second place, il he possibly
can. That his players will stay with
MN goes without saying. for the
higher the team finishes, the more of
Gthe worlds, series money will be
forthcoming.
Thomas Is a Pest.
1t was a fine afternoon. quiet and
peaceful. Few were at the ball yard
to disturb. our slumbers after that
glorious first inning in which the en-
ragged Griffmen, piling all over the
mighty frames of Jim Bagby ana
George McQuillan, banged out seven
bingles for as many runs. But in the
sixth couple of guys appeared on
the coaching lines and from then on
there was bedlam. The Griffs won,
to i, but that doesn't make amends
Tor the ear-wracking noises Of the
last four innings.
Chet Thomas, at third base, and
Jack Graney, at first base, opened up
al A~-
Evans came to bat in the sixth.
Thomas sounded like wind blowing
through q rain barrel. Graney was
quite as bad. It's a wonder that hu-
man pest, Fred Coumbe, didn't join in
the chorus. His tonsils must be
botherlng him.
Here we go!" was the burden Of
Thomas refrain, aided and abetted by
Graney. Soon the squirrels in right
field and even the four in the upper
tier Joined in. The noise was deafen-
ing So Evans singled and so did
Speaker, the former scoring while
Wood was hitting into a double play.
That was the lone run for the Indians.
Nick AItrock Joins.
Showing the evils of bad example,
Nick Altrock, usually a kindly soul,
came tramping out to coach at third
IN the last half OF the inning and he
began right where the Thomas-Graney
duo quit. And Nick las one powerful
voice. He used it. He woke the
echoes. He frightened away the ayia-
tor who seemed headed for the park
He ratified the hIt;G fagpoles on the
roof OF the GIanGstand.
, And in the seventh back came
those two fiends, Thomas and
Graney. continuing the awful noise
They roared. They gesticuiated. They
startled everybody in the enclosure
and kept them awake. They got the
nuts out in right field all excited
over nothing. J. Grunting Shaw in
sisted on turning back the foemen
and reall.- there was nothing to cheer
about.
All that noise walked US Up. Most
Of our gang didn't arrive till late, !
having pressing business somewhere |
else. Some didn't show up at all. |
And to have our slumbers disturbed |
thus rudely, it was tough, boys, it |
was tough.
First Settles II All.
The Griffmen settled it all in the
first inning. Shotton walked. Foster
doubled, Judge tripled, and Milan
doubled, Bagby passing out OF sight to
allow George McQUillan to appear.
George is old His bones creak. His
Joints are stih But he got along
fairly well after taking a prelimi-
nary beating.
Schultz sacrificed. putting Milan on
third base. Shanks singled, and SO
did Lavan. Hank swiped third, scor-
ing when O'Neill dropped Chapman's
peg after Casey had rolled Shaw's |
bounder to Turner at third forced |
Lavan at the plate. ,
Shotton, UP the second time. sim |
gIed sharply to center. scoring Casey, !
and Fosters second hit in the frame |
brought Shaw over for the seventh |
and last run. Judge whitfield. Seven |
runs were enough.
Monotony reigned till the vocal |
demons got busy in the sixth The |
Griffs had made it but two games |
between them and second place.
HnRE MICH RETTEP