The Washington herald., 1921-07-04
AS Profit by
PoorPi itching
And Fielding
Hammer Three Pitchers
For Is Hits in Fourth
Victory of Five Game
Series Here.
BY JACK NYE.

letes packed up their bag ana Dag
gage and departed from the Capital
last evening. They were very
Cheerful.
Among the outward bound par
ties were also the third-place Grill
men. sometimes known as the dark /
hsrses'' of the league. Mr.. NC
Rides obys were not humming gay /
music as they boarded the train ror
Boston. One would almost be led
to suspect that there was something |
o1 their minds.
Perhaps the trouble can be trace =
to the visit of the Mackmen- Play |
ing anything like cellar champions
the visitors won their fourth game
OF the five-game series on the home
LOO yesterday afternoon; score IL to
49, Except for the fact that tney
exhibited better hitting. fieldIns
and pitching. there wasn't much to
choose between the two teams.
If, the Mackmen continue their
present pace they won't be on the
bottom many more days. In fact.
they are now but one game removed
from the wobbling White Sox.
Grins In Bad slump.
Pursuing the same line OF
thought. it is apparent that unless
the Griffs perk up in their WORK
they will have a slim chance of
returning to their native heath
about three weeks from now-in the
hrst division. Yesterdays defear
brought them down to within one
game Of the 500 mark and less than
tyo games ahead of Detroit. Tran
ing bp two an da half games are
the Red Sox, with whom the Nc
Bridemen open a hectic series to-
day
Six games in three days will be
played at Fenway Park, after which
the Griffs journey westward to meet
the four teams in I hat division.
with Mogridge and Johnson the
only, members of the pitching staff
in, form. and with the erstwhile
mighty sluggers daily finding Il:
harder to plunk the ball safe. there
seems to be trouble ahead
Poor fielding and miserable pitch
ing accounted for yesterdays de-
feat The lively Macks peppered
Schact. Erickson and willard
Gaines the Alexandria southpaw.
for i1S safe ones. including a few
doubles and triples. Schacht was
bumped out of the box in the third
and Erickson retired for a pinch
hitter in the eighth after a sloppy
performance. Young Gaines worked
the final frame and didn't allow a
rum. which was commendable.
Slim Harris Good Enough.
Opposing the Griffs was this Mr.
Bryan Harris. who is getting to be
common nuisance. Harris allowed
IL hits. but never had to do much
slabbing. Hes didn't mind the
Griffs getting on base. but it was
against his convictions to allow
many of them to reach ONE. He's
just that stingy
Zeb Milan. having recovered from
the shock of stopping a bat with his
face, was showed into the lineup
again. replacing Miller in left Zeb
was both the hero and the goat"
Of the day. He made a couple of
costly errors, but redeemed himself
to- a great extent by socking five
hits in as L-any times at bat
Jimmy Dykes. of the visiting crew.
also had perfect day, with four
hits. including a double and triple.
in as many trips up. He also stopp
In as many trips up He also
stopped a couple of Erickson's fast
ones with portions of his anatomy.
The second time this happened
Jimmy registered extreme mental
anguish. to say nothing of quite
bit of the physical kind.
How Grins Scored.
The first local run came in the
third when Schacht walked and
scored on successive hits by Judge
and Milan. In THE sixth the Griffs
added two more when O'Rourke got
two bases on Dugan's hig hheave to
first Judge singled and Rice and
Milan doubled Judge walked in the
eighth and counted on hits by Milan
and Rice. This was the last Wash
ington marker of the day.
There might have been another
run in the ninth had Picinich been
able to score from first on a triple.
ORourke was the party who smash
ed. the ball to deep center. but Val
was Inipped at the plate by several
feet.
When Milan dropped Wits line
drive to start the game. he pavad
the way for the first PhiladeIpiha
run Dykes short hit and Schacht's
error advanced him to third and he
counted while Harris was tossing
out {. walker.
Two more hostile markers came
in, the third on hits by Witt. Dykes
and welch and Tilly walkers sac
rihce fly.
IN the fourth the Macks register
ed six. Perkins opened with
single and Dugan was safe when
Judge muffed Harris peg on his
bunt After that Witt singled.
Dykes tripled, Welch singled. TiIIy
walker doubled and ]. Walker also
trtplsd
Dugan's single, Mnan's error,
MCCAIN single, and Wits double
ACCOUNTED for two more in the fifth.
The final run came in the eighth
when Erickson walked Dugan. who
advanced a base on McCann's sin
GLE A wild pitch put Joe on third
ard Harris brought him home with
very short fly to Milan. The
throw to the plate was woefully
weak
ShAnks retired after an injury to
his, arm in the fourth and DDeeby
ost' was sent to third. The Florida
youth failed to get hit nd hda
Youth failed to get a hit and had
few fielding chances. He muffed "a
thrown ball which should have re-
suited in a forced out -
Gaines, from Alexandria, al
lored a triple and issued two walks
int the ninth, but was not scored
upronJ For youth who has had no
PREVIOUS professional experience. he