The Washington times., 1920-05-22

HriHitH Soco out ohu Scto ioh i"SS
quit playing around first division.
judging from letters 10 this desk,
1920 are a fine baseball club, but
longs to the Epworth league. All
notice of Mr.. Griffith.
Also, and this does not come from
letters to this desk. whenever Sam
Rice can double, with Joe Judge on
second base and Joe is stopped at
third. there Is little hope. This also
goes as 1t lays. More especially when
Judges speed would have given the
Griffmen a much needed run.
The White >Sox COPIED the second
victory of their series here In ten
innings. IL to 8. largely because the
home teams hurlers were of the punk
variety. That's the cold turkey de-
scription- We might adorn this
description with fancy stun. but 1t
would be the same. A barn yard amt
got the odor that the rose bush has.
etc
The Grins Do Wen Enough.
} Aside from the hurlers. the Grins
Are doing well enough. For instance,
yesterday the boys went out and tied
bthe score though they were behind.
to 1, in the fourth frame. They
bgrabbed a couple of runs In the
Fourth. and then equaled things In the
hixth with three tallies.
In the eighth the Sox bumped
Courtney for a pair of runs. but the
Griffs came right back and got two in
their half OF Kerr. There wasn't
hnythink wrong with the home teams
hitters. They were on their jobs
But their pitchers were sleeping.
Jim Shaw, who might well be draw
ing no salary at all these days, see
Ang as he reported when he saw mt
and has been of no service whatever,
was on the hill in the tenth. The Sox
got a walk, a single. and two doubles
Sff his stuff for three runs in that
extra frame
This three-run lead proved too much
for the Griffs. They jammed Kerr
for one run in the tenth. which feil
short of the required three. EDDIE
Cicotte was dragged into the tray
with two runners on, and ne mahaseo
to stop the home teams attack. SO
The ,Grifrs dropped one more game
they should have won hands down.
Al schacht Proves Cinch.
AL Schacht proved one fine cinch in
The opening frame. giving the soH
three runs without much opposition.
He gave them another in the second
and then came Bill Snyoer, VINO
might have done better had he started
the fray. There is hope for Snyder,
An spite of his work yesterday.
In the third the Sox got another
run and one more in the fourth,
making six.
In the sixth the Griffs, punching
three hits with three walks, TIED the
score. Courtney was hurting then. he
was a minor Lacquer, IL ever one
was. He gave a walk and two hits
for a pair of runs in the eighth ana
the White Sox were in front.
But the GrifYs came back in their
half and tied it UP. The team was
doing it's duty, even II It's pltch'hs
staff was on the rocks.
With the ninth came J. Grunting
shaw and defeat. What's the use?
The Sox got a walk, single ana TWO
doubles off him in the tenth and won
the game.
Looking Into the Future.
Let's forget all about yesterdays
game. Let's look into the future.
Bill Richardson, the guy VINO Is
supposed to have lot OF money TOT
the backing OF inc "dsnihb toh N'oc'
told us in Philadelphia a few weeks
ago that, If the Griffs needed money
10 do this or that, he stood ready. He
had the money, 1t was up to Clark
Griffith to ask for it
The season has now progressed Tor
f,ye weeks and more. The Grinmen
stiIl have no pitchers. The team is
the second hardest hitting team in the
American league, standing second
only to the st. Louis Browns. 1t
ranks nth in the league, with sixth
place about ready to receive 1t And
ali because the pitchers are OF the
lemon variety.
without a nickel invested In the
oall club, It appears to us as II some
RADICAL action were needed, the soon
or the better. There Is little sense
Tn collecting a ball club that can run
second to the hardest hitting club In
the league and still ride along In the
second division.
They are erecting a barrel OF boxes
ut Georgia avenue. They won't be
needed soon unless the bal club wins
some ball games. The ball club can
not win ball games unless 1t gets at
least second rate pitching.