Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-21

connection Griff says that Walter
tirely different in his work the next
change in tactics will be watched WI
ers, and fans as well.
!. Detroit fans are remarkable in their
support of the Tigers. The weather
: was dark and threatening all day for
the opening game. but nearly 20,000
. spectators took a chance and turned
out. 1t began to drizzle during the
second inning and continued until, pc
fore the Griffs had concluded their
|, sixth turn at bat. further hostliltles
were called off. as the drizzle develop,
ed into downpour. The Mats scored
four runs in the sixth. but the totals
reverted back to the end OF the nItn,
the figures showing 9 to 4. with the
. Tigers on the losing end. Under the
new rules Judge and Rice are creolteu
with singles, and Rice and Rotn WIN
although the Tigers did not take their
turn at the bat in this inning
Poor Enemy Hurting Aids Grihs.
Jim Shaw finally landed his first vic
/ tory of the season. The poor work OF
: the Tigers twirlerS was largely re-
sponsible, however. Nine hits. for
total of ten bases, were MADE py the
Tigers in FIVE innings. and but Tor the
fact that Griff wanted Jim TO follow
the managerial instructions. ana tnat
the Detroit twirlers were being nam
mered numerically, Shaw would nave
been derricked before he had gone
very far. The Mats nicked Leonard.
oldham and Okrie, all left-handers.
for eight hits. for total OF twenty
one bases, and this does not INCLUDE
what they accomplished in the SKIN.
Bobby Roth led all performers win
the stick, and was closely followed Dy
Rice. The former got homer. dou,
bile and a single. while Sam garnered
a homer and two singles. The nelding
of the Griffs was almost perfect, Milan
alone being charged with an error
when a hard-hit single t py f ae,,"ah
A pretty exhibition of consecutive
hitting was shown by the Mats in the
third inning. when they drove Oldham
to cover with a single. three douoles
Where Jennings got the idea that the
Griffmen cannot hit 1eft-handers Is
mystery He served up three in the
opener, with dire results for the
Tigers.
AS Leonard started to pitch in the
second inning his foot slipped in the
soft ground, twisting his ankle so
badly that he had to limp of the field.
He didn't appear to have much in the
: only inning he pitched. and mis- re.
: being chased. as the Mats certainly
had their eye on the ball.
Two Remarkable Catches.
In the second inning two Of the
most remarkable catches ever wit
messed here were staged by Center
Fielder Shorten and Zeb Milan. Char
rity caught one on the end of his bat
and drove it into deep center for what
appeared a triple, if not a home run.
Shorten started after the ball with his
usual speed, turned twice and then
caught the pellet as it was n sailing sailing
was still talking about the catch
when Stanage connected with the ball.
1t was ticketed for the left-f1eld fence.
Milan Travelled back fast. jumped into
his gloved hand. and hung onto the
ball! II anything. the catch was more
sensational than Shortens.
Sam Rice's speed in the muddy go
ing was something wonderful and
lad the spectators talking all the
time Sam was on first in the third
! inning when Roth got fiuky double
to right. Sam came all the way home.
with Pep Young holding the ball near
the edge Of the grass in right while
line toward the plate. Rice's speed
seemed to dumfound the second
sacker to such an extent as to make
him forget to peg to the plate.
In thte sixth inning Rice again gave
a sensational demonstration OF his
speed when he raced to third from
first on Roth's single to left, some
thing unusual with q ball hit in that
territory. Rice then stole home while
Roth pilfered second. okrie was get
to steal. BY the time Okrie turned
around. Robbie was too close to the
bag to make peg. and when he
turned to see what Rice was doing,
the plate and going like a man o. war
down the home stretch.
shaw Breaks q Window.
Jim Shaw pulled a funny stunt while
at the bat in the sixth inning. He
slammed the bali over the left field
fence. foul by only foot The sphere
crashed through a large windowpane
on the second floor of a house across
the street. The occupants evidently
were startled, as they came to the
window and looked up and down the
street for the culprit who threw the
ball.
There is no more wideawake ball
player than Joe Judge in the bust
a pretty piece Of base stealing by
dashing home while Ellison was pat
ting Leonard on the back in congrat-
ulating him for covering nrst on
Rice'S gr0under- Joe TOOK quick al
vantage Of the fact that no attention
was being paid 70 him as he rounded
third Judge also is due for praise
for several beautiful pick ups Of short
losses by Shanks and O'Neill.
! Brick Owens. the umpire. with his
left arm an a sling. paid the press
box a visit during the game. 1t may
be news to know that he was hit by
a pitched ball here in Detroit and his
shoulder bone broken. 1t will be two
weeks yet before he will be ready
to resume work.
Bill Snyder probably will pitch this
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