Evening star., 1919-09-03
GR|FFS SAND MACKS
IN NDOUBLE-HEADER
Johnson HurIs First Game
Today-Davidson to De-
but With Nationals.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September }.
Figures showing the number of
times the Washington club this sea-
Son has been victim of one cleanup
hit that has cost it the ball game
would make interesting reading. Even
when such distressing number of
contests were being frittered away
through the yawning gaps at short
and second. misplays by the guardians
of these positions at times just set
the stage for the long clout that
netted the enemy two or three runs
and victory 1t was so yesterday,
when a big biff for three bases by
Whitley Witt, the Shanks of the
Mackmen, snatched game that ap-
peared to be won right from under
the noses of the Griffmen. 1t hap
pened- that Witt was playing second
base Today it may be short and to-
morrow left field. Hank hasn't a
thing on Whitley .
Strunks double had given the Macks
a tally in the second, the Griffs came
back and sewed it up on Judges
ponderous triple that struck the
right-fieId fence but few feet from
the top. and wild pitch. No more
scoring then until the seventh, when
Judge again paved the way with a
walk. completing the circuit on Fos-
ters single and two-base blow by
Rice. Ellerbe had whacked re-
sounding single to left the inning be-
fore, and it was hoped he would cash
the pair of his mates. but he fell vic
tim to strikes and left them stranded.
The one-run margin looked good,
however, until Witt got busy with his
biudgeon. McAvoy started the Mack
ian end of the frame with single
TO left and was out when Kinney's
rap struck him on the leg. Burrus's
Hri v1<pyr TO far cd rOh
Kinney reaching third and Burrus
second. Then Witt plunked the ball
over Gharrity's head in left for three
bases and scored himself a moment
later while Shanks was retiring
Walker. giving the Macks the verdict
by "a.
Erickson hurled fairish sort of con-
test UP to the time he was maced for
that disastrous long blow. and his op-
ponent, Walter Kinney. shows more i'm
provement than any young pitcher We
have lamped this season. Kinney was
tossed in for good measure by the Red
SoX in one of their deals with Connie
Mack. He promises by next season to
irove of more value than Roth, Strunk
or any of the principals who figured in
the transactions. Kinney lacked a curve
ball when he came to Philadelphia, but
since he has been performing under Con-
MES banner has acquired a hook that
compares with the best. With a club of
power behind him. such as the White
So2- he would excel the best efforts Of
Claude Williams. He whitfield eleven 6f
the Griffmen. Sam Rice taking the count
twice.
Some new faces will be seen on both
SIDES when the Nationals hook up with
the MackS in double bill this after
noon- Claude Davidson. who once was
on the pay roll at Shibe Park. reported
TO Manager Griffith yesterday, and
would have been put right into the game
Tut for the fact that Southpaw Kinney
was working and Davidson is a left
National today. taking Fosters place
1t third base. Davidson narrowly
'issed chance to horn in on some of
the world series this fall. He was with
&c Cincinnati Reds at their training
camp last spring. being turned loose by
[toran only because he was adjudged
title short Of being ripe for ma jor
league play. Like Griffith. c. McGilli-
cuddy has raft of youngsters slated to
report this fall. including the pick Of the
entire Atlanta team. One of his hope
fuls. a pitcher named Zinn. obtained
from the Waco club of the Texas
League. already is here and has made
TIE usual request that he be sent
against Walter Johnson in one of the
games today This young man ought to
get along almost anywhere. Harper or
t'ftf will work the other game for the
Nationals With confirmed tailender
playing a seventh-place club the day
after holiday it was expected there
would not be a corporaFs guard out for
the contest yesterday. but the turnstile
count showed that more than 1.500 paid
real money to see the game. You never
can tell in base bail.