The Washington herald., 1921-09-25
johnson Beats Tigers 81;
Sixth Straight For Griffs
Macs Lads Bunch Hits on Oldham and Gain
: On Browns Shanks' Triple Helps Bring
2 Decision Zachary Works Today.
By JACK NYE.


reached the astounding total of six
straight games yesterday when
Walter Johnson toppled the trou-
blesome Tigers In the second game
of the series by a score of to 1.
: with visions of third place grow
ing brighter every day the Griffs
are coming into the stretch with
q burst of speed that is something
to marvel at. Today they are one
game removed from the Browns,
who again divided a twin engage
ment with the Red Sox yesterday.
A few more wins and McBride's
boys may yet line their pockets
with the third place purse.
Barney registered his sixteenth
win Of the year, but not as easily
as the score might indicate. As a
matter of fact, it was only by the
tightest kind of work in the pinches
that the Kansan escaped a much
closer battle. Cracking out nine
hits and accepting a half dozen
passes, It seemed that a flock of
Cobbmen were always loafings on
might have changed the complexion
of the entertainment at various
times, but when hits meant runs the
speedbaIl king put on a little more
steam and disappointed the enemy.
barney Now Going Great.
Barney now claims four straight
Victories and should add a couple
more before the season ends. In
his last thirty-six innings the Big
Train has allowed only two runs.
Two of these games have been
three-hit affairs.
Bunched hits brought about the
defeat of the left-handed Red Old
ham. who went the route for the
Tigers. One run came in the second
and third rounds, and in the sixth
four hits, including a rattling triple
by Shanks, showed over the remain
ing three counters.
As IN the first game, Young started
the visitors on their way to an early
score by greeting Johnson with a sin
gle in the opening round. Jones
walked and Cobb's single brought
him In.
Washington evened II up in the sec
ond on Rice's single, a walk to Goslin
and Shank's single to left. In the
third johnson slapped a long one
against the score board. nearly knock
ing on few of Chicago's eighteen
runs In Philadelphia. Judge hunted
him to third and Harris fly to He'll
mann brought the pitcher home with
Yards to spare.
All doubt as to the ultimate result
was removed when the Griffs made
their bats ring in the sixth for three
runs. Harris singled and took second
on a wild pitch. Milan sacrificed and
Rice scored Bucky with a single to
right Sam sped to third on Goslin's
safe one to center, and the two out
helders scored when Shanks sant a
three-base drive to the fence in right
center.
Detroit missed a big opportunity in
the fourth when Veach walked and
stopped at third on Heilmann's dou-
hie- Blue popped to Harris, and
Shorten, batting for Tavener, was
famed with neatness and dispatch.
The strategy OF walking Bassler hav-
ing succeeded on the previous day, he
was walked again dlling the bases.
Oldham raised an awful howl when
he was called out on strikes.
Again in the nth Young walked and
was forced by Sargent. Cobb singled.
and with Veach and Heilmann COM
ing up It looked like trouble ahead.
But veaeh skied to O'Rourke and Cobb
tried to steal before Heilmann could
swing. succumbing to Picinich's ac-
cHrate peg. Heilmann hit his second
double with one out in the eighth and
and Bassler skied to Goslin-
Zachary will face the Tigers in the
final game Of the series this afternoon
In an effort to make II a clean sweep
for the Griffs. With the exception of
the final game with the Athletics on
October 2. today Is the last time the
Griffs appear before the home fans.
They open q four-game series in Bos-
ton on September %.