The Washington times., 1919-05-05


mean no baseball in Washington Il
start the week right. go to Shibe
Park today Athletics VS.. Washing
ton. See the fast-coming Mack play
ere in action at city's safest baseball
plant"
Here you have the advertisement
in today's Philadelphia morning pa
pers. You must congratulate the
"fast-coming players for having es-
capped from the nations most danger
Gus baseball plant. 1t was narrow
escape, too, for the Griffmen ham
mered and banged the "fast-coming
players" until the fans lost their
voices cheering, the Walter Reed he
roes forgot their wounds and war
memories and "PerdUke" Fowler
swallowed his gun. Final score. II
toe in favor the Griffs.
IL Was A Great Day.
A beautiful day, a fine crown
around 10000, and a home team vic
tory. What more could you want?
The sound of savage bingles was
heard in the land, the snarl of
peevish rivals. The gladsome mo-
tfons Of Ed Charity, fioundering
around at first base, were seen, as
well as the swimming movements of
Mike Menosky. the harem-scarum
outhelder. All in all, it was a great
day.
The Grins have waxed barbarous
Of late. No more do they approach
the plate, wave their bats, and retire.
Nothing like that. A brief experience
ia Philadelphia which is not dry
yet-has sharpened their eyes, added
speed to their feet and strength to
their backs. II they could continue
playing the Mackmen for about three
months more-well, the worlds series
would be played partly at Georgia
avenue. '--.... ....-..-...'
For that Sunday contest Manager
Griffith presented walter Johnson.
Barley was opposed by Walter Kin
ney, & sou1hpaw obtained by the foe
from the Boston Red Sox. Kinney
sailed along in proper fashion until
the fourth. Then the raw meat Grif
was feeding his young athletes go
in its deadly effects and-blooie-
away went the hopes of the visitors.
Mackmen Score First.
The Mackmen scored first, a pass
TO Shannon, two deaths, and Kinney's
sIashing single to center bringing the
speedy second sacker across but that
was promptly wiped out in the latter
half. Oh, boy, twas great!
Two were down and Rice was on
second, when Mike Menosky beat out
a slow hopper to Burns. Janvrin
walked. and SLAM" AEnew delivered
the goods with safe hit to left, right
out where that piece of paper was
floating around on the grass. John
son followed with slam to center,
bringing in two runs. Shanks sim
EIed and SO did Foster. The slaugh-
ter might have gone on forever, save
that Milan rolled to Shannon for the
third out. Five runs had crossed the
pan and the home boys were out in
front, never to be caught.
Fans like hitting. that goes without
saying. Well. they saw a-plenty yes
terday. The official scorer wore ont
three pencils keeping tabs on the
boys. for the Macks collected eighteen
blows and sixteen were checked Up
for the GrifIs. No, the Macks didn
get the runs, because their hits came
at the wrong time. The home boys
delivered with men on, which helped
a lot
I'd HOvIIk Disappeared.
Finding the game we'll in hand,
Manager Griffith pulled out Johnson
TO open the eighth, sending Ed How
lik to the hill. I'd quickly disappear
ed beneath an avalanche Of wallo2s.
The Rex A. c. or the Clarendon lads
could have defeated him.
With one out. he passed Kopp. Gro
yer doubled. Roth perished on roller
TO Foster, but Burns, Witt and Shan
non came through with hearty blows
and HoVlik went back to the bench,
saddeF IL not q wiser gent As DE
mon" Thompson mUrmured in our
shell-like ear, "Hovlik weakened in
the eighth" Molly Craft succeeded
aim, finishing the game.
Hal Janvrin was the only Grif aot
To connect for at least one safe blow.
but he made up for IL by. pulling the
best fielding stunt OF the afternoon,
a brilliant bare-handed stop of Gro
veF's slap back of second base. That
came in the ninth, and some OF the
FANS missed IL. more's the pity. 1t
vas great stun.
Score Board on Strike.
The score board, which has been
suffering from the alcoholic blues ever
since last Labor Day, was on a strike
depFiving the fine crowd of consider
able information. This was especially
important because both teams had
switched batting orders and the "of
hciai score card" was a faker.
Tiny" Maxwell, all the way from
philadelphia, occupied two chairs IN
The pressed box" He kept rather
duiet-beinG from Philadelphia.
Ed Charity replaced Joe Judge.
The hrstsackeF bent an ankle sliding
iAto third At Philadelphia Saturday.
q happened to be the one he busted
IN Detroit two years ago. and so, be-
ing a cautious young felleT, Joe rest
ed. That allowed Charity to bump
lis way through nine frames and col
lect q single and a double.
The Griffs are in Philadelphia to
day. They ought to win. Tonight
they hike 10 Boston, where It may oe
dLHerent