Evening star., 1919-09-02
GR|FFS TO
WITH MACKS TODAY
Four Games to Be Played in
Final Series of Three
Week Trip.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN VHOMFSONs
PHILADELPHIA. September 2.-On
the last leg of their three-week
swing around the circuit, the Ma
tionals today do battle with Connie
Mack's celebrated cellar champions.
who constitute the one and only OBJ
stacle to attainment of last place by
the Griffmen.
to be known. have faults which ex-
tend from the pitching corps to the
cutfield and back again, but despite
the loads of gratuitous criticism di-
rected at them individually and COL
1ectively. they are possessed Of one
virtue in an unparalleled degree
consistency.
Since C. McGillicuddy breezed home
in front of the American League
field in 1914. only to come a CROP
series. the Mackmen have not varied
one whit in the race they have put
up. They have finished last every
year. and seldom have had any dis
stitutes what might be termed a model
of consistency. No other club has
finished in any one niche Of the race
with such degree of frequency. The
the Macks a tight rub for the sub
marine honors. but for the fact that
their losing tendencies were not fully
developed until after the Macks had
toe hold on the place.
Four games are listed here-com-
pats today and Thursday. with twin
nln sandwiched in tomorrow. 1t is
likely George Erickson will do the
finging for the Griffs in the opener.
Labor day, 1919. will live long in
the memory of George German Ruth
asa ana more f6to HaaS than 10000 fans that jam
the second largest of the season in
Boston, braved lowering skies and a
chill wind in the hope of seeing the
Red Sox take double fall out Of the
Griffmen and witnessing Ruth's in
tmitable enactment of the sketch en-
titled hitting for the circuit"
The mob was not disappointed in
either particular, and it SO happened
that Ruth personally was responsible
Tor both Boston victories. He pitched
the opener against Harry Harper and
run and scoring the other himself on
a subsequent hit, to cop by 2 to 1
count.
In the closing affair. in which Shaw
Ing duel for two thirds of the route,
Ruth came to bat in the seventh with
q mate who had walked on the sacks
ahead of him and drove one of Shaw's
hleachers for round trip of the
bases.
The scene that ensued surpassed for
enthusiasm and wild acclaim anything
that we ever witnessed on a diamond
1e was Ruth's twenty-fourth homer
of the season. 1t carried him to with
in one of the record set by Freeman
many years ago. The crowd arose en-
roared its tribute to this Colossus of
Swat
They stood on their seats and yelled
themselves hoarse. throwing programs
in the air and pounding the backs of
the fans nearest to them in their de-
Iirium of delight Some of the en-
thusiastic sailed" their straw hats
out onte-the field. the park attend
ants being kept busy for several min
utes clearing the field of discarded
ed. with the tally to / in Boston's
favor. the fans swarmed over the
railings. hoisted Ruth on their
shoulders and carried him of the
field
Not content, it waited until he
emerged from the clubhouse in street
attire and converted his auto ride to-
ward home into sort of triumphal
march for several blocks. 1t probably
was the greatest demonstration ever
given ball player. At least nothing
like it ever was seen by any one
connected with the Washington club.
George Twombly's career as a MEM
the record for brevity. The New
Haven player reported in time to get
into the first game. He explained
. that business detained him from max
ing the trip to Washington Sunday,
and as soon as the first game was
ended he was given permission to re-
turn and finish his business. Incl
dentaliy. he was informed he needn't
be in hurry to wind it up" as the
Washington club probably would have
no further use for him.
Twombly has been out of the Army
only a few weeks and is about twenty
pounds overweight. He is slow of
foot and far from impressive looking
get chance in the field. but Griff
saw enough of him to conclude he
is not the player he is looking for.
Eleven safeties wefe compiled in
the initial affray of Ruth. who weak
ened rapidly toward the close: but as
many athletes were left on the bases.
which explains the Griffs' defeat. The
was secured in the seventh. when
Charity walked. took third on q sim
gle by Shanks. who hit for Harper,
and scored while Judge was forcing
Howard. Roth executed driving
one-hand stab of a liner from Fos-
ter's bat in this contest that was
sensational in the extreme.
Elierbe and Harris. relieved Of the
strain they experienced in playing
before Washington crowd for the
first time Sunday. again put up strong
games in the field. The governor"
as Ellerbe has been dubbed, because
his dad formerly was chief executive
of the state of South Carolina, got a
pair of blows in the opener Harris
got one The latter was withdrawn
because of further injury to the dam
eyed digits on his throwing hand He
probably will be laid off until the
team gets back home. to give his
fingers a chance to heal.
Menosky's two-bagger over Ruth's
head in the seventh round accounted
for the only tally the Grirs were able
10 comb Russell for in the nightcap.
Ut scored Rice. who had forced Milan
following Zebs single. The only other
safety obtained OF the former Yank
was a scratch by Leonard the inning
before Russell had his side-arm spit
Ger working in wonderful fashion.
Eight of the Grins succumbed with
strikes.
loving cup on his hrst appearance at
bat It was from the Hooper Ath-
1etIc Club, an organization of young
eters who play on the sandlots in
Boston. Hooper did not strike out in
acknowledgment. as is usually the
case, but he failed to get a hit in
sither game.
The size Of the crowd. which num-