The Washington times., 1918-06-02
GRIFFS GET FIRST
BLOOD BY VICTORY
VERF0HL'SMEN
By Do BANa


CLEVELAND, June 2,-The GriRs
men drew frst blood IN the opening
game Of their nrst invasion Of the
West, humbling the Indians II 70 &.
They hoped all over Fred Coumbs,
Lee Fohls sOuthpaw, driving out
i've hits for four runs IN the very
Arst inning. The offsids hlttsrs took
as kindly to Ooumbe's offerings as
did the right handlers and therein
is the story Of Clark Grifhth's cause
for Joy.
Bob Groom replaced coumbe-In TIA
fifth and lasted two innings, being
found for three runs "a the sixth due
mispiays By Wamhy and Roth En1s
man finished
ALTHOUGH Harry Harper was worIos
ing with q big lead 10 the sixth, Nan
ager Griffith yanked him IN favor a
Jim shaw after be issued two passes
and Olgeill, doubled
Shotton, first Of, the left-handed
bAtters 70 face the Cleveland and
Heartside finger, scratched q single
over. Coumbe's head Judge died to
Roth. but on the hit and run FoateF
Wamby. this oeing the twentieth sue
oessIVe game In which EDDIE has HE
safely.
MlIaa seoFes shotfoa.
shotton reed to third on the driva
and scored on Mi1an's Teas League
single Just out OF Granay,s reach
shanks followed with . long drive
over Speakers head for q triple, Foo4
ter and Eilan scoring. Shan<8 ran
"A when Chapnian threw out Morgan
The Indians made q bid in their
half; Speaker cracking q triple -
the bIeaeh6rs In left with two gone
but Harper tiehtsned up and, got
Wamby.
me isft-handed hitting GriRs kspt
up the bombardment in the second
Harper and Judge uneorking singles
bat nothing came Of them. The IN
dikns went out In order IN the sec
ond. as did the Nationals IN theif
section Of the third
.Coumbe singled aud Graney va
hit with one gone in the Indians
third, but both were left
~Picinieh started the fourth with
q sIashing double only to have
coumbe ana Chapman pick him oa
second Q
Judge Hlts Hsae Run-
After Harper famed, shotton doua
blsd to left. and Judges line smash
to the same territory counted for =
home run when Graney mads q high
dive, landing on his face trying fog
the ball on the frst bound.
Harper suffered q lapse OF control
IN. the Indians half. and walked
Wamby. Roth. and Evans, the formeE
scoring on o'Neilrs single, which Nj
L. H. N.mna ~
Groom, foYmer -Kashingt gton- pitcher,
replscAde Coumb6 ths the nth. and SEE
the Griffs down one. two, three
Chapman walked for the Indians, bus
that was all
The Griffs got 70 Groom IN tha
sixth for three counters- Lavan dous
bIed to left. ana after Pieinich famed
Harper doubled to center, WambY
made a mess 0f Shotton's boundeE
and Roth fumbled Judges single.
Shotton scoring from hrst BY grea4
sprint
Gr4ff JeriEs Mozie.
Despite a big lead. Griff yanked
Harper in the Indians half. following
gifts to Wood and Evans and o7Sein'a
double which scored both men When
Turner was sent to bat for Groom,
Shaw was sent to the mound. Chez
Thomas replaced Turner at bat and
scratched a single through Morgan
Graney followed with a single to
right scoring O'NeilL Chapman
flied to Shotton. Speaker lifted 70
Shanks and Wamby hoiSted to Shou
ton.
Enzmann went to the firing lind
in the seventh, with Thomas catching
and got by by picking Milan OF
after Clyde had singled and Shankd
had sacrificed.
Lavan scored In the eighth on HID
single. Picinich's sacrince, and Shoa
TONS single. Thomas and Chapmau
singled for the Indians, but there wad
nothing doing In the run line.
Fosters double theft OF third ana
Shanks' sacrifice fly to Speaker gave
the Griffs their eleventh and Anal run