The Washington herald., 1921-08-05
Champs Lose First Place
To Yanks by Twin Defeat
Johnson and Erickson In Fine Form, While
McBride's Men Outplay Tribe At ALI
.se e Aneles-Milan Stars in Field
BY JACK NYE.

By JACK NYE.
-fhat winning streak OF the
Grifrs is getting to be more than
habit It looks like an epidemic.
showing as little respect for the
mighty worlds champions from
Cleveland as for some of the lesser
lights OF the league, George Nc
Bftde's triumphant men made II tea
sraight yesterday when they decis-
ively outplayed the Tribe IN a
d1uble battle and won both games
bhe score of to l.
"A was a sad occasion for the yis-
iusrs, as the pair Of defeats knocked
tNerr right out Of FIRST place and
allowed the Yankees to assume that
ldffy perch. With the New York
as in the saddle once more, IL will
tslse some fast travelling by the In
chsns to overhaul them.
efhere was nothing fukey, in the
wAS the .Griffs humbled the
clamps. as the more than $4,000
frenzied fans who packed the stands
and boxes will testify.
Barney and Erick Right.
Both victories were due to superior
Etching, hitting and fielding on the
part of the Macs. In the opening
fracas Walter Johnson, shooting
them through with deceptive speed,
had a distinct edge over Harry CO.
yeIeskie, the best bet on Speakers s
stan. Barney allowed seven hits
ne two Of which came in the same
inning and was powerful in the
pfnches. On the other hand, the
Cleveland spitball star was hit un-
usually hard, yielding twelve safe
aOlaf Erickson did even better than
Johnson in the second tilt. when he
Ikt the visitors down with four
scattered hits, one of which was a
fukey affair. The Big Swede had
trouble controlling the ball at times,
hut proved that he can take the
number of the champs most any
time he is right
sErick profted by the fact that
the Griffs assailed Guy Morton
heavily in the first frame, forcing
him from the mound and scoring all
Of their three runs. Slim Caldwell,
VINO finished, was in splendid form,
allowing but three additional hits
and striking out five men, II Slim
had started the game, the verdict
might have been different.
81 Milan Robs Speaker.
The Grifs continued their splen-
aid fielding, which has been one OF
the outsta1ding features of their
spurt Not until late in the second
game did Erickson foozle a bunt
fot the teams only error. Brilliant
Individual work marked ooth
aarnes, Zeb Milan furnishing the big
thrill N the first with sre1t run
ming catch of Speakers long to
fight center. In the second engage
rdent, Rlackie ORourke pulled some
more of his fancy stuff.
sCleveland's play was ragged In
spots and not up to the standard OF
a championship team In the tlrst
came Jameson forgot to don his
sun glasses and consequently lost An
essy fly in the sun, which gave
Harris a tvc base hit. Buckley s'Ib-
seuuentIy scored with the tally that
brought an end to a tie. Speaker
in6eld was also caught mapping
twice on bunts. Harris andd Char
Nv each laid one down to the left
o2the pitcher and Johnson. Wamoy
and the boxman seemed completely
q, sea. Nobody covered the bag or
aelded the balls.
aIn addition to these oyersiGhts'
the Grfffs threatened to steal the
zfove OF Steve O'Neill in the hrst
aarne, aided by low pegs by the
usually accurate receiver. They got
a. pair of thefts in each battle, the
last two off young Shinault.
Here's Victory No. o.
.sIf CoveIeskie hoped to blank the
Criffs in the initial battle it did not
tAke him long to realize his m1stake e.
a. he was touched for a run at the
start. The damage was done with
TWO down when Rice singled ana
stole, loping to third on ONetll
nad pee to wamby. BirG Miller
then unccrEed a double to left.
scoring Rice. Miller, however, over
lid the bag and was out before ne
csuld scramble back.
sFhat was all the scoring until the
sxth, when the Indians got their
ohiy marker the Griffs hung up
No :. The Griffs punched two hits
in the third with two out, but
couldn't get a run over. In the
fsurth they filled the bases with
tsro out on Miller's single to center
harris safe bunt which caught the
rhlht side of the enemy infield nap
mig, and Picinich's hit to Sewell
Gardner saved Covey from further
damage, however, by making Q
seat stop on Johnsons haro
Rfounder, and nipping Barney al
nfst by an eyelash.
Barney breezed through the first
fire frames easily, though he had to
Pat something on the ball at times,
In, the first Jameson walked. but
became involved in a fast double
piay. Gardner walked with one
dawn in the second, but was nfpped
al the pan on Sewelrs double to
center. Jamie singled with two
doNn in the third and stole, but
HAmby whitfield. And so it went
uhtil the sixth, the Indians getting
their one hit in nearly every in
nEng, but failing to land anywhere.
:, Speaker scores Osiy Run.
In the sixth Speaker worried
Barney for a walk and advanced to
third on Gardner's two-sacker to
Ieft. counted while Harris was
t4towing out Sewell.
.Washington's second run in their
half of the sixth was more or less
o6sa gift, but just as welcome as
aay other kind. Harris lifted a
snort fly to Jameson, but the left
fieIder got the sun in his eyes as
he reached for the pellet and al
lowed II to drop unmolested. Har-
riss made q couple of sacks on the
Iueky hit. Shanks bunted him to
tffd and he scored on a timely
wifd pitch by Covey.
E cleveland tried to start some-
ting in the eighth, but couldn't
make the grade. After wamby had