Evening star., 1919-05-22
GR|FFS TAKE DROP
TO SIXTH PLACE
Browns Head Second Qivi-
sion When Lucky Double
Wins Game, | to o.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


Burke's cohorts drew first blood yes
terday in the initial clash of the set
of four contests and thereby attained
the position at the expense of the
Nationals. who dropped a peg to fifth
place. but only after grueling
struggle and because the goddess of
fortune chose to smile upon the home
folks.
The break of the game" occurred
in the eighth round after the two
teams had struggled neck and neck
with many opportunities to get a
runner around the circuit, but lack
ing the punch to do it. Then with
two-t thirds of the side retired, our
!! old friend Joe Gedeon stopped a lazy
looper to center. Tobin walked and
Slsler raised a weak fly that dropped
safely near the foul line in right, too
far In for Rice and too far out for the
inhelders, although it sailed high and
Leonard did get within a stride or
two of it. Sisler. made two bases
and Tobin pulled UP at third. Gedeon
scoring from second with the only
run of the game. Jacobson fell
SISTERS horse shoe tap was a hard
blow to Jim Saw. The Pittsbureher
had done himself proud prior thereto,
having allowed but three hits.
almost brilliant support by his mates
and 1T really seemed he was destined
to add another scalp to his belt. On
four other occasions the Brownies
were in position to score, and thrice
shanks saved the day with clever
work.
Justin died on third after reaching
tnere by a walk. a sacrifice and an
out, in the opener. In the fourth, Ged-
con drew a pass and went to second
hfv,'s 4IA
f1elded by Picinich in time. sisler
moved them up with a sacrifice and
Jacobson smashed hot one to
Shanks: Howard was playing back
and had not second to lose. His per
1ect peg to the plate just nipped Ged-
on the play and Sloan followed with
hard rap. which Howard stabbed
ana made quick. long throw to get
his man.
In the sixth Austin started with
s!hgie ana advanced on Gedeon's sec
pitched ball and jacobson drove q
hopper with terrific speed toward
Shanks. The ball was travelling 40
iast. austin. in darting for third,
didn't have chance to dodge it. and
the side was out when it struck him
on the fip A
shanks did not confine his activities
TO neiding. He grabbed a couple Of
ea1e oloWs Tor himself and by a heady
pleee OF nase running. gave the Griffs
tnelr first opportunity to count.
rosters single in the opener was
wasted and there was one awav in
the second when Hank beat out a
roiler to Austin. The Monocan
caught the Browns asleep with a de-
layed steal. Leonard famed "a ho
did on his two other trips to The n.n
but Picnich hustled to first ahead ~
Gerbers toss and it was up to shaw
TO produce something to make his
record look good. Jim forced his
battery mate.
Joe Judges failure to follow one
OF the cardinal rules Of base bail cost
the Nationals another chance in the
third, when the first baseman's SAFE
rap to left with two down was fol.
lowed by Rice's fly, which Tobin
muned. Judge was on his way to
tnlra; I'M put stopped and scurried back
Tor the keystone sack. .Tobin already
nad started his throw there. If Judge
had continued to the far corner he
could not possibly have been caught.
put the peg nipped him sliding back
into the middle .hassock. With two
out, Judge mad nothing to do but run.
Shank's second hit. in the fourth. was
unsupported and Foster was nipped
on first in the fifth, after getting a
LIE on Sisters error. This was the
last time Griffman got on the bases
except in the seventh inning. when
Picnich,s swinging bunt and a wild
title to second base There were two
out and Shaw was impotent with the
willow.
Shocker deserves great credit for
the way he pitched. After the fourth
fWn vie
and one was due to misplay. He
famed seven batsmeh, tying Shaw in
this respect.
Shaw was given the call over Har-
per yesterday because it will put him
in line to work against the White Sox
Sunday. Harry doesn't pitch on the
Sabbath. He is listed to toll in the
second Of the series today.
The crowd was the smallest the
Grifmen have played before this sea-
son, only about 500 turning out. This
was accounted for by the raw, chilly
weather. 1t sprinkled a couple OF
times in the course of the contest.
1t looks as If the Nationals might
be after new scoreless inning rec
ord. They already have one of thirty.
three rounds charged against them.
Their present string is eighteen.
How much chance the Nationals have
of getting Jacobson away from the
Browns may be judged from the fact
that in the recent series against the
Red Sox, he was directly responsible
for every one of the ten runs St Louis
scored in the four games. batting in
nine and registering one himself.
Dick Robertson, the Nationals lat
est pitching acquisition, was on hand
when the team arrived yesterday
and took his first workout before the
game. He is small, but according to
who possesses fine control. He has had
a lot of experience.
Johnny Lavan was on the field prior
the Cardinals when they return from
their road trip. He confined himself
to chasing flies in the outfeld and
limped perceptibly when he came off
the field. Mayhap he wouldn't have
been Of much use to the Griffmen il
What bothers the st. Louis scribes is
where did the Cards get the $4,000
they gave Griffith for title to the
shortstop. They were under the i'm
and company didn't have a dime. But
they forget that Hickey got $4,000
from the Giants for Catcher Gonzales
and $4,000 from the Braves for Out
fielder Cruise.
Yesterdays imbroglio was the sixth
of the 1919 championship season in
which the capital delegation failed to
get run.
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