The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-07
DR.. cox. DELIVERS
BIG LEAGUE STUFF
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

They've just got to quit kicking
] Old DR.. Cox around. that's all. Those
roughnecks in the right field pavilion
| discovered that in the second clash
with the st. Louis Browns, for Old
DR.. Cox took ~ the pitching task
| suddenly when Jim Shaw injured his
right leg and delivered the real
goods.
Goodbye. Doc" roared the hand
full OF bugs rain storms couldn't keep
away. That was when Doc was call
ed upon.
stay with EN-. Doc" roared the
bugs when they found that Old DR..
Cox had his fighting blood boiling.
That was when Doc was turning
back the Brownies with Ridiculous
ease. The Griffs COPIED. to 1
where Are the HurIeraP
Where are all those splendiferous
hurlers Jimmy Burke was said to
possess? Five different Fingers have
been seen in two days and young
Wayne Wright is the only good look
er in the lot. But Bert Gallia, Urban
-Shocker, and Allan SothOron remain.
Maybe they're the real ones. Certainly
the ginks turned loose thus far have
not been UP to snuff.
Sam Rice. having proved the ef-
ficacy OF the well-known jinx, start
ed out upon another hitting streak
yesterday. Go TO il, Sam; we'll keep
mum for the sake of the team. We
need the hitters. Up four times, Sam
walked once. cracked a fine double
and splashed two clean singles for
his afternoons toll. Which was quite
enough.
Hank Shanks kept Sam company.
He poled a sacrifice fly and three
healthy singles, all 10 left field.
These lads were sure there with the
goods.
One Inning Ended IL.
The game was ended in one frame.
the third when the Griffmen poled
six hits for five runs. Each side had
scored one run in the second, but
that meant nothing whatever after
that third.
Davenport; started off by whiting
Mcbride. but bling. bling, came the
bingles by Shaw, Judge. Foster and
Menosky all in a row. Dave was so
worried that he passed Rice and then
headed for the showers.
''SpUo' Murphy greeted Lefty"
Leifield with a safe crash down the
first base line. and Shanks followed
with another to left. That last drive
brought Rice across with the fifth
run of the frame. PiCinich famed,
Mcbride walked, and then Shaw end
ed the assault with a pop fly to
Bronkle in short center. The game
was over right there.
Aside from the stellar clouting OF
Rice and Shanks. the hurting of Doc
Ayers featured the game. Coming in
cold. he faced Demmitt with one
strike and no balls on hon.
Doc threw two straihtG strikes.
ending the inning. and then went
out 10 right field to warm up.
Not till the ninth, when all was over,
did the Virginian allow a. hit. Sisler
and DemmiGt each singled in that
session. but no runs came over. The
roughnecks in right field had got
Docs fighting blood up. He meant
business. He did it
Wash inEton,s own" the 312th ma
chine gun battalion, will be guests |
OF the Washington baseball club to-
day, occupying seats behind the |
Griffs' bench. Following their lunch |
con, the machine gunners will march |
to the ball yard and out upon the /.
field. They will give a short drill! !
before taking their seats. Their own
band will be with them to provide /.
stirring military airs.
Capt Tim Jordan. in command of
the 312th. IL great personal friend .
Of Clark Grifhth'S. 1t was Captain .
Jordan who senI 10 the Washington /
manager genuine German helmet /
last winter. This the veteran dia- (
mond leader cherishes greatly.