The Washington times., 1921-06-16

All the pitchers have to do is pitcl
but Just ordinarily good ball, and
first place will satisfy the rank anC
Today the Griffs are well up in
this pennant scramble. with any
sort Of luck. they should take the
series with the Browns and then go
over to Philadelphia and whale. the
eternal daylfghts out of the Mack
men. This would put them in condi-
tion for their second invasion OF the
Polo Grounds. on June "a
The Yanks have not bothered the
Griffs much so far this season, and
IL the name thing continues, there is
small reason for thinking the Griffs
cannot 40 West either in second place
right on the heels OF the leaders, or
in first place itself.
sHoCkER Is BUMPED.
Leo Fohl. wishing to get q flying
start here. sent his one best bet, Ur-
ban Shocker to the mound. The spit
ball finger failed to go through the
ton, and when he left the Griffs had
accumulated a comfortable lead.
That is, IL seemed comfortable until
s Courtney exploded like toy balloon
In the eighth.
The Griffs banged Mr.. Shocker for
four blows and three runs in the
fourth and were in fair way to re-
peat the dose in the sixth, when Fohl
yanked him out of there and sent In
,Kolp.
Rice opened the fourth with a hot
cne through Lambs dogs. Brewer
hoisted to Tobin, but Miller and
Shanks hit safely to the same section
and Lees wild heave' gave Charity a
life. o'Rourkes long fly to Williams
scored Shanks with the third run of
the frame.
With one down in the sixth. Char
rity walked and ORourke singled to
left Courtney scratched a hit to
gave way to Kolp.
LEE DOES TRICKS
Young Lee was doing tricks all day
at short and he seized the opportunity
Of doing one when Judge forced
Courtney with a roller to Lamb. In
stead of going through with the dou-
BILE play. he hit Courtney with the
ball and O'Rourke chased Charity
across the plate with the second run
of the inning.
Courtney had been, performing too
much like a real pitcher to last In
the first seven innings the Browns had
collected just four hits. So in the
blow up in his usual style. When the
inning was over the Browns had tied
the score.
wetzel, up for Lee, rolled TO
URourke, but Pat Collins, UP for Kolp.
walked. Johnny Tobin smashed the
rightfield wall with a double. and
Lamb shot a single to right, scoring
Collins and Tobin. Sisters clever
triple to left scored Lamb. and Will
1fHrns' hot two-bagger down the
right-feld line sent Sisler across.
Manager Mcbride finally decided to
take the altitudinous southpaw out of
the game and send in a real hurler
In the person, of AL Schacht
sCHACHT,s IN TOWN.
The first bird to face Schacht
when he came to town was Hank
SEVERED, a good hitter. He raised a
foul to ORourke. Frank Ellerbe
then tied up the score with a solid
single to center and Jacobson fol-
lowed with one to left before Wet
iEel, up the second time, raised ny
to Miller.
A mean guy in the pest box said
that Schacht had lee the Browns
tie the score that he could win a
game, seeing as he wasn't starting
sny and had to take the leavines
and all that. Well, IL that's so, he
sure played the percentage right
for the Grifrs banged out the victory
in their half and AL disposed of the
Brownies with ease in the ninth.
n Richmond, tall youthful right
handler, was on the hf1l when the
Grffs came in for their half and
Hank Shanks shot a hot one through
Lamb just for fun He went up on
Gharrfty's sacrifice and scored on
ORourke's single to right. Blacde
Thought to beat Tobin's peg to
second, but didn't.
4 Al Schacht waited and walked
and one ball had been called on
Judge when Lee Fohl yanked him
out of danger, substituting Bayne-
] Judge cracked him for a single to
right, putting Schacht, overcoat and
all. on third from where he taIfScd
f. on Harrfs's single to right.
I And there you have the result. a
victory to the Grtffs in an eighth
inning rally, which Is now be-
coming an old story to tho faithful
/ Followers of McBrfdc's gang.