The Washington times., 1921-05-17

Before leaving for Chicago, where
hesattended the meeting Of the Ameri-
can League board OF directors yester-
day, President Griffith was asked IL
he had any good right-handed pitchers
In sight. His reply was. mo, we don't
need any. either" He was but repeat
ing what he had said down at Tampa
this spring. He is banking on having
Waiter Johnson come through in old
time style with the warmer weather
though Johnson has never been what
IL known as a good hot weather
pitcher. Furthermore. Johnson is
showing signs OF wear. 1t is by no
means a certainty that he will be a
winner this season. To make matters
worse, the remainder Of the staff con-
tains no man capable of flling John
sons former place. II George
Mcbride is given no better pitching
than he has been getting this spring,
Washington fans may as well kiss
good-by to all hopes OF a high rank
this year; 1t just can't happen. that's
CLOSE IN DETROIT.
Today the Griffs close their visit
to Detroit George Mogridge or Olaf
Erickson will attempt to win. Imme-
diately after the game the Griffs will
make wild rush for their train to
st. Louis, where they are looking for
ward to warmer weather and better
luck than they have met here.
Wretched exhibitions were given by
the three Washington hurlers yester-
day and the Tigers copped. II to IL.
Jim Shaw started and in a little more
than three innings he allowed nine
hits and walked three men. One Of
those hits was Heilmann's home run
ever the scoreboard wall with two on.
Al Schacht followed the Pittsburgher
and his showing was pitiable. He
walked two and permitted eight
bingles, including three triples and
two doubles Some pitchers wear rec
shirts In tho spring. Schacht did.
That's how far he aualined as hurler.
Harry Courtney finished on the peak
for tho Griffs. He was little better
than his predecessors. He failed to
walk anybody, strange to say. but the
Tigers belted him for two singles,
triple and two runs.
Jimmy Middleton, starting for the
Tigers. was driven to the showers in
the second inning. the Grinrs liking
his nniddle-aged stun. This finger is
almost as old as Nick Altrock and
licked quite as old when the Griff's
E~e through with him yesterday. But
Bert Cole. the long left-hander. who
followed him. was a horse OF another
color. Except for the eighth inning,
he made most presentable showing.
SOME STAR STUNTS.
Even in dire defeat, several good
things cropped up In the work of the
Griffs, notably the fielding OF Frank
O'Rourke and the stellar slugging OF
Joe Judge, Duffy Lewis and Frank
Brewer. Judge and Lewis each
>vhacked a single, double, and triple.
while Brewer belted two singles and
u triple.
ORourke was charged with two
errors, both on throws. one costing a
run, but some OF his stops were bril-
liant to an extreme. His magnificent
stop OF Sargents grounder in the
eighth brought cheers from the crowd,
even ~ he did follow II with a bad
peg caused by throwing while or
balance.
The Grtfrs grabbed a couple of runs
in the first. Lewis tripled to the
fence in left center and Tailed on
Rice's long hy to Heilmann. Brewer
iripled to the corner OF the fence in
rpht, scoring on Middleton's balk.
This balk was odd. The Tiger pitcher
vent through his complete pitching
rsotion. but the ball, slipping from his
nngers. rolled slowly to Young. This
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