Evening star., 1918-06-02
GR|FFS CLOUT BALL
AND WIN BY Il T06
Trio of Cleveland HurIers
Lambasted in Opening
Game in West.
MANY EXTRA BASE BLOWS
By DENMAN' THOMPSON.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June

SLEV VELAND, OlllO, uiie 1.
-ks3arently all the Griffmen
needed to focus their batting
orhs was a day of rest, for after
loafng Friday they went out
this afternoon, hoped all over
the delivery of a trio of Indian
hurlers and la1nbasted the ball
to fare you well, literally ham,
mering their way to an 11-to-6
triumph over the Cleveland crew
in the initial battle of their swing
around the frontier. Fohl
started off with Fred Coumbe, a
left-hander, in the pit, and after
he had been bombed into obliv-
ion our old friend, Bob Groom,
was summoned to stem the tide.
Sir Robert and his splitter proved
woefully ineffective, however,
and Enznlann, another right
handler, took up the burden.
But all with the same result.
The Griff-.ien simply went on a
batting spree, in which portside
and orthodox fingers looked
alike, and in the nearly two
hours and a half of scrapping
rang up seventeen safe swats
for a total of twenty-seven
bases, including a home run,
triple and quintet of doubles.
Joe Judge contributed the circuit
c1out. Shanks the three-ba eger. while
Shotton, Foster. Lavan. PiciEich and
Harper accounted for the two-plF
Flows. So timely and effective was
the bomhardmcnt Of the Griffithian
battalion that only four athletes were
left on the bases Only three of the
seventeen safeties were unproduc-
tive.
Harper Begins on Mound.
Harper started for the Nationals and
was effective as far as allowing hits
went. but four being bagged OFF his
delivery in the little more than five
rounds he worked and never more
perfect control for three frames ne
began to dabble in the fourth, when
he loaded the sacks with walks, and
O'NeilI's scratch loop single to center
scored a run.
He got by in the fifth by passing
only one man. but in the sixth after
Wood and Evans both had strolled
and scored on O'Neilfs double Grif
decided Harry had had enough. even
though the score at the time was 9
10 8 in favor. of the Nationals. Jim
Shaw, who had worked twenty-five
innings from the preceding Saturday
up to that tine, then took up the
burden and, after O'Ne.u had tailed
on Pinch Hitter Thomas scratch sin
gle and Graney's regular hit. Shaw
proceeded to- grind his way through
four frames. permitting eight hits.
two to an inning. hut only two scores
both of which were manufactured IN
the final session. and then Jim was
not entirely at fault. Roth started
this round witn a double to right and
took third when Shanks and Lsvan
became deferential and permitted
wods Texas leagues to drop between
them. The sacks were loaded when
Evans walked. and after Shaw famed
Enzmann Lavan booted Thomas roll
er, permitting Roth to score. Wood
followed him over the plate while
Foster was tossing out Graney. Shot
ton took care of Chapnars fly.
Singles by Harper and Judge in the
second came to naught and the side
was retired in order IN the third. pCt
the bombardment Of Coumbe was re-
sumed in the fourth, which Pichinich
started with double to the right
Held wall. This youngster has hit
safely thrice in seven times up since
Joining the Griffmen, for a mark of
.438. Pichinich was caught OF sec
ond end Harper famed. but Shotton
doubled down the left field foul line
- Tod rhA1
Jos's line drive got by Graney and
rolled to the bleachers. the first sack
er finishing the sprint around tho
bases standing up. This ended
Coumbe's regime.
Groom Lasts Two Innings.
Groom pitched effectively in his
first inning. the fifth. but in the next
round Lavan started with a double
to left, and. after Pichinich famed.
Tailed when Harper biffed the ball to
right center for two bases. Harry
moved to third when Wamby let
shotton's drive go through his legs
and scored on Judges single to right.
up and Shotton also breezed home.
Enzmann appeared on the rubber
for the Indians when the seventh
opened and nipped Milan trying to
steal third after Zeb had singled and
taken second on Shanks' sacrifice.
He was touched up for a run in the
eighth, however, Lavan's single, Pich-
1nich's sacrifice and Shotton's drive
to right accounting for It, The elev-
enth Grifiithian tally was produced
in the final frame when Foster dou-
bled to left. stole third as Milan fan
ned and scored on Shanks' long fly
to Speaker. Score: