Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-11
ERICKSON TOFACE
OLD CR0N|ES TODAY
Will Have Chance to Earn
Griffs Even Break in Series
With Tigers.
DOUBLE-HEADER DIVIDED
RY DENMAN THOMPSON.

| DETROIT, Mich, July 1l.-lhe Ma
tionals' chances of leaving DETROIT
with a $3.50 split in the four games
depends upon what they are able 10
do today. and with Howard Ehmke.
| the star of the Tiger Staf, appointed
| to do the flinging for the opposition,
| the outlook is none too rosy. Crit
fth's big three"-Shaw. Harper and
Johnson. have been removed from
consideration for the Ringing assign
ment. the last two named having per-
| formed yesterday in the twin bill that
| was halved. the Jungaieers coping
the opener, 6-5. Craft being charged
with the defeat while johnson was
| returned victor in the nightcap by
count of to D. Ayers. Cunningham
and Leonard appearing on the hill Tor
the opposition and the latter being
made the goat.
II Manager Griffith knew when the
postponed game that must be played
off in Cleveland is to be settled he
could decide on how to juggle his
twirling staff. OF course. the rules
call for games postponed from the
first series to be played on the hrst
mean a double-header tomorrow. If
the regulations were observed. But
they are treated as mere scrap OF
paper by home managers. who list
their bargain attractions to suit
themselves and with an eye to the
contest. scheduled for settlement in
Cleveland may be disposed of tomor
row. Sunday, Monday or Tuesday on
all of which days the Griffmen will be
sopourning in the Sixth city.
In view of the fact that Manager
Foil had double header on his
hands yesterday and that Monday is
a poor day anyhow. the bargain may
be saved till then. This is taken to
mean that Erick Erickson will get
he can do against the club that let
him go to the Nationals. Doc Ayers.
who figured in the deal for the big
Swede. got his opportunity to make
day but failed. the Virginian lasting
only three rounds and making a
rather sorry showing with a walk.
hit and a brace of personal errors in
one session that accounted for a su-
perfuous tally.
Harper was both wild and ineffec-
tive in the opening bout of the dou-
BILE show yesterday. five safeties.
to eXe he Mo auntet
markers by the time three innings
had been completed The southpaw
was compelled to stay in there and
showed greatly improved form in the
in favor of a pinch hitter in the sew
enth. when the Griffs opened up on
Dauss and got back in the ball game
by chasing four athletes over the
pan.
The visitors collected their first
counter in the opening round on a
pair of walks and Menosky's single.
Thereafter Dauss had them swinging
helplessly. until the seventh, when
they staged a spectacular rally that
lifted them up to even terms with the
Tigers. Rice started 1t with blow to
center Menosky followed with a crack
to right and the sacks were jammed
when Charity blistered rap
through Jones. Shanks uncorked
three-bagger to right center that
cleared the paths. and after Janvrin
walked. romped home while Murphy.
pinch hitting for Harper, forced fanny
at second.
Craft for two innings looked to be
fully equal to the task of holding the
aliens until his mates could collect
another run for the verdict. but he
cracked in the ninth. when, with one
down. Cobb. Veach and Heilmann
punched bingles to produce the run
that spelled defeat for the Griffs.
Jennings men were the first to reg
lister in the closing battle. getting a
counter over in the second through the
medium OF walk. a sacrifice, an in
field out and passed ball. Doubles
by Rice and Charity evened it up in
the third, however. and in the sue
ceeding stanza the Grins put Walter
on Easy street by lacing Dutch oeLn-
ards southpaw shoots for five runs. a
walk and error by Bush. Rice's single
and doubles by Shanks. Foster and
Charity, in addition to Milan's sac
rifce fly. turning the trick. Another
run was added in the seventh off
Ayers for good measure. but it was
not needed. for although the Tigers
kept swapping at Johnson scoring
twice in both the fourth and eighth,
Barney had enough in reserve to
check them when they became dan
gerous
Milan shared honors with Bush and
Young as the fielding star Of the
initial ARRAY, Zeb twice robbing
Veatch OF extra base hits with meri-
torious catches. DOME and Pep both
pulled some fancy stun to please the
rams and turned in a double play at
the expense of Menosky and Charity
in the fourth that was a dilly.
Bush exhibited some more big
league performing in the final en-
coohtef' making one play on Shanks
mat was humdinger. but Offset this
with boot in that fatal fourth that
was exceedingly costly.
Exactly 1885 persons paid to see the
bargain on top Of the close to 1000
on hand the day before to see a couple
or second division clubs in action. 1t
would seem the Nationals are in for a
prontable trip Of it again-fnancially
speaking.
Whit CO. =. Y1