Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03
GR|FFS' RUN TOTAL
DOUBLED BY TRIBE
Elmer Myers Is PummeIed
for Fourteen Blows, But
Wins, 12 to 6.
ERICK HAS ROUGH TIME

By DENMAN THOMPSON.
Indians, IL; Nationals, 6.

By DENMAN THOMPSON.
Indians, ~; Nationals, 6.
George Erickson had a rough time
of 1t yesterday. He tried to pitch
bail game against the Cleveland club.
He was permitted to linger for five
fearful rounds, and at the end OF that
period, having been shaken down for
eight tallies, Clark Griffith concluded
the blonde behemoth was not exact
ly on edge and rugged up the derrick.
II Erfck had a matinee engagement
he probably missed it anyhow, as 1t
took him ninety minutes to get thir-
teen men out In the course OF the
hour and a half, in addition to being
combed for nine safe swats. including
a brace of triples and pair OF dou-
bles, he handed out tickets to first
with reckless abandon, wounded Ell
mer Smith on the ankle and MANNED
Steve ONeill with rap sa the elbow.
He Can't Get EN- Out.
To further diversity the proceedings
his tenure witnessed the pilfering OF
q trio OF hassoclzs by the agile aliens
and a couple of passed balls oy
Bricks accomplice back OF the bat
Val Picinich. The Swede struggled
assiduously to get his sweeping curve
the foe from knocking it far and
wide when he did, but ringing In his
ears was the revised version OF the
old Army reveille dittye, hummed by
Chef Thomas. the noisiest coacher IN
the world-"He can't get EN- OUT
Just when he had lost hope OF
softening Griffs stony heart with ap-
pealing glances, the boss ended his
punishment by hailing Eddie Gill from
the bull pen. This was in the nrth'
with three runs already registered Ior
The collegian succeeding in putting
the brakes on and skated through
the sixth, but ran into an air mole
in the seventh. when he was mulcted
for three runs and subsequently gave
way to a pinch Incl, hitter lite ,on and after
Shanks set the stage with one OF his
copyrighted fumbles. the hrey-thatcn-
ed southpaw presented the opposition
with its twelfth run by heavfng 70
the Krandstand. He set the Indians
down In order in the ninth. the only
plished.
Myers Just 0rins and Pitches.
While all this was going on Elmer
Myers slow-hooked along the even
tenor of his way. He was bumped
for three runs right at the outset
and rocked for three more In the
seventh, but Elmer formerly ooaroed
with C. McGillicuddy and a graduate
IN unrufied aspect in the face OF
worse things than that. He just kept
on grinning and pitching.
AS q result Of the doings on dia-
monds Of three American League
cities yesterday four of the i've clubs
that harbor pennant ambitions HOP
ped around into altered positions In
the race. From second place the
Yanks, walloped in q Garrison finish
by the Tigers, slumped into tie with
the Browns, who downed the Mack
men, for fourth place, while the In
dians again assembled to dispute with
The pace-setting White Sox stood
still by whacking up q twin bill In
Boston, the Tigers, Indians and
Browns all gaining half . game on
them.
ages, the Griffmen had rather fair
day Of 1t, hits being accredited to all
nine positions, with sum total OF
fourteen and Menosky showing the
way with three. The Indians did
not have quite SO plethoric day OF
Il with the stick, collecting only ten
blows, but each and every one OF
them toed the rubber at least once,
which was more to the point.
orins Lead short-Lived.
Speakers infield hit, pass to Smith
and Gardners lusty triple gave the
tribe two runs in the opener. The
Griffs came back and by q pass to
Judge and bingles by Foster. Menos-
ky, Rice and Murphy went them one
better. They maintained this lead
over the next session, but starting
with the third Spoke's henchmen de-
veloped the habit Of scoring trio
Of runs every other inning, and re-
moved all doubt a. to the/outcome.
third stanxas. In which they were
the benefciaries Of four hits and q
walk, but not . one could make the
circuit, and they subsidized to q whis-
per during the fourth, nth and sixth.
Zeb Milan cudgeled his way out OF
the convalescent class In the seventh.
elashing q safety over drst In sub
bling With the stick for Gill. This
started q rally that developed Wash
ington's 6na1 quota Of three markers.
Running for Zeb, Janvrin took sec
ond on Judges death, went to third
ON Fosters bingle and dented the rub
Der when Menosky lined over second.
Rice's stir wallop to right center for
who pulled up at third, raced to the
plate after Smith got Under Murphy's
long drive.