The Washington times., 1919-06-29
GRIFES GRAB BOTH
ENDS OF BARGAIN
b. RoBERT W. MAxwELL


PHILADELPHIA. June 2e.-c1ark
Grifhth's Senators nabbed both ends
Of the double-header here Saturday
from the housekeeping Athletics, 4
to 1. and 6 to 8 The Grfffmen were
in a hitting mood and twenty-one
wallops rang on their bats. The
tWenty-one hits went for twenty-six
bases. Listed among the many slams
was q home run drive " Picinich.
The nrst game was All Griffith and
the 4aekmen never had a chance
from the start. The second contest,
however, was won only after an uphill
struggle.
Amos strunk reported to Mack and
was placed In night Geld lack Barry,
the other half OF the trade that sent
Roth and shannon 20 the Red. Sozs
has not put In hts appearances. The
boss expects Barry TO report Mon
day or Tuesday. In the absence Of
Barry, Mack used Shocks" Dowd, a
twenty-year-old recruit, at second
base. "SnOolxs" looked bad.
jim shaw Was Master.
Jing johnson was nicked regularly
By the Grifs In the opening tilt. He
went seven innings and was hit safely
nine times. Kinney finished the game
and allowed only one hit. Jim Shaw
was master with men on bases and
he was never in serious trouble. He
permitted eight safeties.
Harry Thompson, erstwhile Griff-
man, batted for Jing johnson. Harry
had an idea he could hit Jim shaw,
but he had another idea when he
sat down. He sent q short fly to Muir
ply.
Mack IL thinking about getting a
head protector for Joe Dugan. He
may get killed by a pop fly some of
these days. He was slammed on the
weH-known bean by Rice's lift in
the first game.
Grover Slams Three.
Roy Grover, who left the. house
OF Mack only a few weeks ago, was
as proud as the proverbiaI peacock
every time he connected safely and
he hit often. too. He had three singles
in row in the first engagement.
Tllly Walker swung at a ball so
hard he almost lost his balance in
the opener and Umpire Evans called
it ball Much bowling and protest
ing from the Senator's bench.
The fans begged George Burns for
hit when two were on in the fourth
inning of the first game, but Jim
Shaw put on a few extra tricks and
Gawge whiffed.
Erickson Was First.
Scott Perry suffered another re-
verse in the second game. The big
Westerner was walloped all over the
lot by the revived Griffmen and he
was yanked in the eighth. Kinney
succeeded him and he in turn gave
way to Tom Rogers. Eleven hits
bounced off Washington bats.
Erickson hurled good ball outside
the first inning. He seemed TO get
stronger as the game progressed. He
was nicked for nine hits and struck
out an even dozen.
Erickson started rather weakly
the M8cks showing over a couple Of
tallies in the opening inning. When
the GrIffs went ahead in the seventh.
Griffith had three twirlers warming
up to hop TO the rescue II Erickson
showed a tendency to ascend,
Maurice Burrus. the young first
baseman Mack picked up from Co
lumb!a, :. c., took George Burns
place in the second game and made a
great hit with his sensational field
ing.
clyde Milan hurt his ankle sliding
into third in the seventh inning of
the nightcap battle but refused TO re-
tire
The friendship that sprung up be-
tween Dowd and Erickson while they
were with Detroit is all off when they
step on the ball field. Erickson made
the former Lehigh football star Feel
very unnecessary.