The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
McBride's Boys Down Tribe
For Third Time; Score, Al
Milan's Diving Catch Furnishes Big Thrill
Judge and Rice Get All Teams Hits.
:. Bagby Blows In First.
BY JACK NYE.

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IL not frequent-hitting. the Griff-
men again made the world cham
pidns look slow by comparison
yesterday and added victory No.
l1ito their already notable winning
steak. The score was to i.
t.he thing that gave the Indians
grtSe concern was not SO mucn
ths pitching OF George Mogridge,
though the lean southpaw was do
ing very we'll It was the fact that
to win the game they must OF ne
cessity hit 'em where they weren't.
They made heroic efforts to follow
the advice of Willie keeler, but
geferally found 1t hopeless task.
Spurred on by the return of
George Mcbride to active command,
after an absence of ten days as
rebuilt of an injury received on
Judy %, the speeding Griffmen in
duged in an orgy of fielding par
exeellence.
atiIaekie, and Feb Take Honors.
tBlackie" 'Rourke and Zeb Mi
lah set the pace, but they were
NOT alone. Both Bing Miller and
Sam Rice horned in with a pair OF
catches that snatched away extra
basse hits from the desperate cham
pisns.
tYhe performance of O'Rourke
wkk something to marvel at, Most
ohihis eight chances in the short
hdd were difficult affairs but
dien't worry him a bit. In the sew
eAh he engineered his most
srarkIfng piece of work when ne
pisked Evans twisting bounder out
oR.the dirt with his bare haHd ana
dipped him out at first. In the
eithth he committed a double rob-
bsky with Wamby and WOOD as
his victims He took the Visltins
sepond sacker's hard drive on an
s,rremely difficult bound and elm
United him Immediately after tnat
Id went over to second base 10
a. Woods rap and nipped nim oy
yards These events had a cniillns
effect on the hopes OF the inoiahs,
bdt they had already been lros'eu
a Bit in the earlier innings
The blow that really killed ta.neI
was engineered by that youtnluL
veteran. Clyde Milan Just to sho"
thAt being relegated to the ranSs
aaain upon the return OF Mcbriue
didn't worry him bit Mlian
stiged one of those circus catcnes
thkt you used to read about IN 'he
DIX Merriwell stories.
MfIan's Miracle Catch.
3sen Steve o'Neill hit a low
drive to right center in the second
everybody was ready to mark down
a Itwo-base hit. Zeb was to be
ootnplimented for his courage IN
.thrting for II. He raced across
the greensward with one chance IN
a thousand of getting the ball. But
'atIl the last minute he made
AIyfno dive, clutched the ball. turned
oyer three or four times and came
uri with the pellet in his mitt- the
avestricken bugs staged a two
minute demonstration that was
record breaker.
n was little things like these
THAT kept the old winning streak
intact.
when Il came to welding their
stlcks. most of the Griffs found
themselves enjoying one of those
lehn days. In fact only two of
than got any hits at all. but they
dslivered with enough frequency to
sekF up the battle. Sam Rice. COM
ink out of his slump. contributed
anpair Of doubles and a single,
which drove in three of the four
russ. Judge landed pair OF
singles. That made five, which was
aM Joe also scored three of the
four taIIies. thanks to the punch
Carried by Rice.
Jim Basby Yanked Early.
Speaker again was forced to yank
hfs starting pitcher, while his re-
Lief man pitched fine ball.
Jim BaSby, the leading bowman
% 1920, lasted one-third of an inn
inE. During that time the Griffs
cohnbed him for a single and a
double, which together with two
walks was good for 4 pair of runs.
They would have won the game.
Affan SothoTon, the carefrec spit
bssfler. finished and did his job well
He, allowed but three hits after nc
entered the koX. though he showed
a decided disposition to he wild.
Atwild pitch helped the Griffs score
tHHir last run against him.
Mogridge was nicked for but six
hts, thanks to his excellent support.
ms worked easily throughout and
hA excellent control is indicated by
IN fact that he refused to walk a
b3tsman. Speaker landed three of
td4 visitors hits, two of them be-
ing on we'll placed bunts. Wood
cracked out a couple and ONeill got
tina other one.
nhe fall of the famous Bagby was
. sudden one. Judges single greet
ed him in the first round and Milan
dew a pass. Rice raped a safe
one to center and made it good for
TITO bases by a sprint to second,
though Speaker handled il cleanly.
THIS blow scored Judge and put Zeb
on third from whence he registered
when Sewell tossed out Miller.
Htrris also walked and Bagby got
the gate. Sothoron ended the rally
bS, forcing Shanks to hit into a
double play.
Rice Has Two-Base Habit.
In the third Judge again opened
with a single. Milan grounded out,
E1t Rice shot another two-sacker
to- center, bringing the lead-off
man home.
Run No. 4 came in the fifth when
Judge walked with one out and was
wfld pitched to second Milan skied
-,tOt wauby, but Rice uncorked his
third hit, a single to center, Judge
sccring in defiance Of Speakers IA
meus throwing arm. Miller got life
when enc of Sothoron's shoots
bdnncedi of his head, smiling broad
lyt as he walked to first. Harris,
hdwever. lifted to Wood.
Judge reached first in the seventh
when be struck out and O'Neill
missed the ball, out he was forced
by Rice. In the eighth Miller got
IT'D nm SeUeIl's error hut could get