The Washington times., 1921-06-07

upon weak NclulnG dS punk pitCuih
better along this line and today the
than when they were touring the w
That the Griffs have their work cut
out for them in the Detroit series may
be guessed when IL is known that the
Jungle Cats are leading the league
with team batting average of $50.
Only the tightest kind of fielding and
pitching can hope to. stave of such
siuggers as Heilmann, Cobb, Veach.
shorten. Blue. Jones and Bassler.
Those birds can hit. make no mistake
about that
Nevertheless. Manager Mcbride is
confident that his lads will reverse
their painful doings in Detroit and
expects to take three out of the four
games to be played in the series open
ing today HIS pitchers are in much
better form now and his lineup, while
not the greatest in the world, does
contain timely hitters and fair
helders.
SEVERAL NEW ONES.
Ty Cobb. the Tigers new manager.
has several new players to offer
Washington. Lu Blue. Washington
boy, is playing bang-up game at
first base and shifting the pill most
wickedly for a lad not thought much.
Johnny Bassler. a high-class catcher
from the Coast League, is sure to
make a hit here with fans who like to
watch clever backstops in action.
Middleton, from the American As
sociation, and Sutherland. Cole and
HoIling. from the Coast League, are
pitchers likely to be used against the
Grifrs during this series at Georgia
avenue.
The Grifrs have settled down since
coming home, and 1t is well, for they
are now facing thirteen games with
their toughest antagonists, the Tigers,
Indians and Browns. The spirit OF the
team is excellent and they really ex-
pect to be close to the champions
when the present home stay canes to
an end on June 10.
GRIFFs TAKE FINAL.
The Griffs made II four out of fve
from the White Sox by winning the
anal game of the series yesterday,
10 to Z. 1t was sloppy game, too,
the visitors erring frequently and the
Griffs contributing three to the days
total of misplays.
'Andsome AIRY Courtney was fac
ing Dick Kerr when the clash began.
At the end 'Andsome AIRY had dis
appeared and Kerr should have, for
he was sadly pummeled to the tune
of fifteen juicy bingles.
tinued their swatting. each collect
ing three blows. Judge had double
and two singles in fve attempts.
while Harris made it a single and two
doubles.
Two runs came over in the frst
for the Griffs when, after Judge had
singled and Harris doubled, Mulligah
hit Judge in the back and both run.
ners Tailed. Gharrity's double and
O'Rourke's single sent the third
across in the second frame.
In the third Harris doubled. went
to third on Schalk's wild heave and
came in while Lewis was perishing.
Gharrity's single and ORourke's
triple in the fourth accounted for the
nfth tally, the last until the glorious
eighth when the Griffs, getting angry.
piled into err and jammed nve more
runs over the PAN
Courtney practically handed the
Sox their run in the second innins.
= Johnny Mostil had singled and
reached second on a wild pitch.
Courtney tried to catch him of sec
ond and hit him on the shoulder.
Mostil went to third while the ball
was being chased and scored on
Sheeleys single.
Collins walked in the third, went
up on Hooper's out, reached third on
Falk's single and scored as Mostil
forced FaIk.
HANDSOME AIRY GOES.
,Andsome AIRY managed to wealth
er the storm until the eighth Then
he blew up and was promptly super
seded by ]. Gruning Shaw, who
kept the Sox from catching UP with
the home boys.
Eddie Collins opened the eighth
with a pass. Hooper singled to
right. Mostirs infeid out brought
Collins over and Sheely's triple sent
Hooper over and 'Andsome AIRY
out of sight. Manager Mcbride, not
wishing to lose the game. called on
Jim shaw. The Pfttsburgher stopped
the scoring there and then.
Tho Griffs, in their half, ran
sway with the victory. Miller OPEN
ed with a double Shanks singled,
went up to second on return peg
and worked a delayed steal of third.
He scored on Gharrity's long fly to
Mostil. o'Rourke flied. but Shaw
xinRied and Judge doubled Harris
singled. scoring both runners Rice
singled. putting Harris on third from
where ne scored while Johnson was
funbling a ground bail from Lewis.
Miller, on his second time up, flied
10 center.
with such lead Shaw loafed
through the ninth and the Sox grab
bed three moro runs a triple by
strunk. walk TO Collins Hooper's
visitors their last tallies.
Dastroyers Challenge.