The Washington times., 1921-05-04

The Griffs closed their nrst swing
through the East with victory over
the Philadelphia Mackmen at shribe
Park yesterday, going ten innings
before Joe Judge could pummel the
pill down the rightfield corner for
three bases and drive in the two runs
that broke the tie and gave the AS
their jolt right under the fifth rib.
The Griffs played nine games on
foreign fields. They lost one in Bos-
ton. They took three out of four in
New York. They won two, lost one
and tied one in Philadelphia- Five
victories and four defeats gives them
the edge over their rivals, which Is
good enough for anybody on the road.
LEWIS siTS ON BENCH.
Manager Mcbride benched Duffy
Lewis yesterday, the veteran not lik-
ing the dark day. Bing Miller went
to right field where he galloped
around like a two-year-old and dis
played a fine wing in pegging across
to third base and mailing Frank
Walker in the second. Zeb Milan
went to left where he. too. galioped
around and showed no arm, at all
when he failed to throw out Johnny
Walker at the plate in the eighth.
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary south
paved his way along to the end He
did not seem any too impressive, at
that. the AS walking right into his
stun on occasions. Some of their
smashes came elose to knocking the
infelders down. Cy Perkins actual
ly knoced Shanks from under his cap
with a singing drive in the tenth.
Roy Moore tried his stuff for the
Mackmen, but his wildness took him
of the stage in the second inning.
Dave Keefe came in and whitfield
Bing Miller with the bases entirely
decorated with Griffs. From then on
Dave flung like a regular finger
until the tenth when he was bumped
for three bingles, two runs and the
bah game.
AS TIE 1T IN EIGHTH.
The Griffs were leading, to /. till
the eighth. but in that session
double and single, with Milan's weak
wing, permitted the Macks to knot
the count and forced the Mcbride
gang to sail along for an extra inning.
Dykes whistled liner over
O'Rourke's head for a single to start
things in the first, advancing on Wits
sacrifice. He easily Tailed on Dugan's
healthy slam to center. Tilly Walker
forced Dugan and was then caught
mapping off first by Zachary.
Shanks opened the second with a
pass. O'Rourke miraculously singled
to center, and the bases were clogged
on Gharrity's walk. Zachary's roller
to Dykes killed off Shanks at the
plate, but Judges fly to center scored
O'Rourke. Milan singled over CAL
loway's head and Charity beat Tilly
Walkers inaccurate peg to the plate.
Rice's walk again filled the bases and
out went Comics southpaw. Dave
Keefe climbed the pea kand whitfield
Bing Miller.
Charity singled and Milan walked
In the third, to be left when Rice
raised a weak foul fly for Perkins.
Witt reached second on his slow
safety to short and ORourke's bad
peg, but was promptly doubled up on
Dugan's pop fly to Judge. lilly
Walker rolled to ORourke
O'ROURKE GETS ANOTHER.
Two were gone in the fifth when
Frank Walker muffed Shanks' fly. |
ORourke surprised with another, a
clean single to left center. However,
Charity forced Shanks with a
bounder to Dugan and so O'Rourkes
blow was wasted.
ZAchary's vicious single to center
opened the sixth, and there were two |
on when Judges bad hopper got away |
from Dugan. Milan forced Zachary !