The Washington times., 1920-06-24

At the last minute, just pe1ore the
game, Jim Shaw stood the two pitch
ers together and considered graVely
the shadows cast by their noble
brows. He was inclined to call 1t
dead heat then and there. But DOME
Bush claimed IL was unfair to over
look the superior bulk OF Ayers. He
said that, while the shadows might
be equal, Erickson did not begin to
have as much beak when II came to
cubic measurement.
"Where do you get that cubic stuff
howled Jim Sfaw This amt got
nothing to do With 3alvo. There amt
no cubes in this. I'm Just measuring
Doc and Erick, here"
'.Bush is quite correct" butt In
Frank Ellerbe, collegian, the cubic
measurements Of the respective beaks
should not be cast aside as pearls be-
fore swine. You know many flower
is born to blush unseen, as the poet
says, while the Scripture says, Let
him who is without sin cast the hrst
stone Now, in the face of all this
authority, l cannot Sc how you can
overlook the cubic measurement"
Frank Is right" grunted NICK AL
trock. Frank is right"
"All right then" growled Jim Shaw.
"You educated guys win out
DISAGREEMENT CAME.
But when the jury considered the
two beaks. another disagreement
came, Bush, Altrock, and Ellerbe
voting for the Detroit sawbones, the
others sticking out for the chisel-
nosed Norseman.
Thus it came about that, as in the
days when most points in court were
determined by clashes with sword and
spear. OLAF Erickson and Doc Ayers
climbed the hill to oppose one an
other the winner to be credited with
owning the greater beak.
For four innings Ayers held the
Griffs hitless He was leading. as
Young scratched hit past O'Neill in
the first and Neach beat out one to
Judge in the second, but the Griffs
fell upon Ayers in the fifth for a
triple, single, two passes. and a, hit
batsman for two runs, and Olaf was
in front.
pass to Shannon, O'Neilrs hit, and
an out gave the. Griffs another run in
the sixth, but the Tigers belted Erick-
son for three hits and two runs In
the last half and the contest was
more even.
HOPED ON AYERS.
Then the Griff's hoped upon the
Virginia saWbones in the seventh for
three blows and two runs. Erickson
did not return in the seventh and 1t
seemed as IL he would lose by de-
fault. but Ayers failed to come back
for the ninth, leaving the jury as
much in the air as ever. '.'
So there the matter lies. The jury
could not pick the greater beak, 1eav-
ing 1t to a struggle on the rubber.
The question remains undecided.
Erickson allowed five hits and two
runs to seven hits and five runs for
Ayers, but Olaf pitched six frames
to eight for Ayers. Both had to quit,
but Ayers went the greater distance.
Looks to me- said George Nc
Bride, "as If they'd have to hook up
in another duel I'm Washington to set
tie this question"
If they do carry this contest to
Washington, let's hope they put on as
good an exhibition as they did in De-
troit yesterday. Until the break came
and the Griffs brought in their first
run, 1t looked as II the game would
never end. g.,
For four innings Doc Ayers was in
vincible. walking Roth and Judge, but
never giving smell of a hit. Those
four frames brought his total UP to
twenty-five, and then the curtain
went up.
SHANNON GOT TRIPLE.
Maurice Shannon opened the nth
with wallop to the bleachers in
right center for three bases and
UNeill took a walk. Charity jammed
one at Pinelli, who got Shannon at
the plate.
Erickson leaned on one for a single
TO left and ONeill pranced across the
platter for the first run off the saw
bones in .twenty-three innings. Judge
filled tho bases with a walk and