The Washington times., 1921-05-21

While 1t must be admitted that the
Griffs have not torn things wide open
since coming out tothis section of the
land, neither have they shown any
unique weakness. Their pitchers have
been poor as a rule, but so have the
opposing contingents. That makes 1t
fifty-flfty.
By sprinsins at the battered White
Sox and cleaning up the ground with
them. 1t still remains possible for the
Grns to go home in a very respec-
table position In the league stand
ings. That's just what they intend
doing, too.
Yesterdays defeat once more puts
them behind the foe since coming out
to this part of tho world. A victory
today, however. will make It all even.
This means that three out of four
victories in Chicago may send the
Griffss homo contenders for top
honora.
JOHNSON Is HUMBLED.
walter Johnson was humbled by
Dfx1e Davis, 8 to 4. Each team col
Tested seven hits, the Browns having
An edge on the luck in that they had
Pictnich sandwich in his bad peg dur
ing the hitting session. the third
johnson. however. looked better
than he had since that excellent show
ing In New York some weeks ago, his
control sagged a bit in that third
frame but at other times was good.
His fast ball had the necessary hop,
and with better luck he might have
been on the long end.
Tho crowd was, small and the game
on tho whole dull and listless. Two
scrtbes in the press coop slept soundly
until the ninth when angry fans
tcered Pat Charity, then they came
to life and wanted, to know how
Cleveland got those sixteen runs. Yes,
that's about as interesting as the game
here was. For two innings nothing
happened. Judge being the one lad to
reach first for either team, and he
walked. Picinich walked to open the
third, and pounded over to third on
Johnson's severe single to center.
Judges long fly to Jacobson scored
Picinich. Milan rolled to Smith and
J Johnson scored on Rice's single to
left, Williams displaying a dead arm
on his peg to the plate. Lewis second
strike out ended the frame
FELL UPON WALTER.
Tho Browns. after being retired In
order for two innings. fell upon John
son in the third and smote him hip
and thigh. They snatched that lead
away as IL they had been kidding the
Crifrs.
A pass to Lee, Severeid's single to
left and a hard smash to center by
Davis gave the Brownies one tally.
Tobin's two-bagger to left scored
Severeid. tieing the count Gerber's
pass hlled the bases. On Sisters hop
per to Shanks. Davis died at the plate,
but Picinich, throwing to first, hit
Sisler on the shoulder. letting Tobin
score and Gerber reached third. WILL
iams singled to right, scoring Gerber,
but the next two gents hoisted to
Lewis.
The fourth was uneventful, but In
the NTH Johnson and Judge singled
to center, only to be left stranded by
Milan and Rice, who rolled to the
infeld.
In their half the Browns had
better luck. Tobins bunt caught
asleep and flat footed. sisler
and Williams had shown up the
3riffs third sacker previously and
Tobin Joined the string. Gerber's
sacrifice was followed by Sisters
clean hit to right and Tobin was
over. Johnson wild pitched Sisler
TO second, but williams famed and
Jacobson fouled to Shanks, leaving
Sisler where he was.
PARTY DIDN'T HAPPEN.
Note-That party there the other
night didn't happen. Too bad, but
also too true. This world is filled
with empty promises, alas and aIack. |
Judge dc4bled to the right field
bleachers a. . starter in the eighth.